2010/2011 Annual Report Covering the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 HONOUR ROLL

Australian Paralympic Medal 2001 Marie Little 2002 Ron Finneran 2004 Adrienne Smith 2005 Nick Dean 2008 Scott Goodman 2010 Paul Bird Ken Brown John Coates Doug Denby Rod Kemp

Australian Paralympian of the Year 1994 Louise Sauvage 1995 Priya Cooper 1996 Louise Sauvage 1997 Louise Sauvage 1998 Louise Sauvage 2000 Siobhan Paton 2002 2004 2008 Matthew Cowdrey 2010 Cameron Rahles-Rahbula

2010 Paralympian of the Year Awards Paralympic Achievement Award – Individual: David and Pamela Baker Steve Mason and Belinda Green

Paralympic Achievement Award – Corporate: 360HR

President’s Award for Excellence in Sportsmanship:

Coach of the Year: (Winter Sport)

Male Athlete of the Year: Cameron Rahles-Rahbula ()

Female Athlete of the Year: (Alpine Skiing)

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Daniela Di Toro Australian Paralympic Committee ANNUAL REPORT 2011

CONTENTS

02 President’s Report

04 CEO’s Report

06 The APC

08 Finance

12 Message from Sport Commission

14 Sport

28 Communications

32 Marketing and Sponsorship

34 Knowledge Services

36 Corporate Services

Page 1 PRESIDENT’S REPORT Securing the future of Australian thank my Board colleagues and Jason for their passion and Paralympic sport is, and has commitment to Paralympic sport, as well as the APC staff always been, a key function of for their hard work, enthusiasm and dedication to ’s the Australian Paralympic Paralympic athletes and teams. Committee. Many individuals and organisations have contributed to While the London 2012 the success of the APC. is our Our relationship with the Australian Government and the immediate focus and we are Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is critical to the APC’s working to ensure Australia sends future growth and I would like to welcome and thank the the best team possible, investing new Minister for Sport, The Hon. Mark Arbib MP, and the new for the future is vital for the long Parliamentary Secretary for and Carers, The Hon. term survival and viability of the Jan McLucas MP, for their support. I also extend my thanks Australian Paralympic movement to outgoing Chief Executive of the ASC, Matt Miller, and and the APC. acknowledge Professor Peter Fricker for the work he has Central to this investment is the development of outstanding done as Acting Chief Executive. athletes, coaches, and sporting programs, which is why the To our National Federation partners which deliver the expansion of the APC’s Classification and Talent Search Paralympic Preparation Programs, I thank you for your work programs in the past year has given Australian Paralympic over the past 12 months. I also extend my gratitude to sport an exciting outlook for the upcoming Paralympic our member organisations, athletes and their families, our Games in London, , and beyond. coaches, support staff, corporate sponsors and donors for Not only does developing Paralympic sport from the playing an integral role in the success of Paralympic sport grassroots level to the elite arena inspire sporting success, in this country. it also has a lasting impact. The way Paralympic sport Australia is positioned as one of the world’s leading National connects with Australians at a community level can change Paralympic Committees and the progressive work the APC perceptions of across all spectrums of our society. is doing here in Australia is reflective of the Paralympic In the past financial year, the APC welcomed five new movement’s booming growth worldwide. sponsors, supporters and suppliers, which brings the number We have had a successful 12 months on all fronts and, as of members of the APC sponsor family to 15. On top of this, we embark on a Games year, I am excited not only by what Paralympic athletes are now receiving the same level of we have achieved to date, but what the APC is still capable direct athlete support from the Australian Government as of. We have every reason to look to a bright future. their Olympic counterparts in a sure sign we are moving closer to equality for athletes with a disability. The Australian public continues to support us in our drive to raise the $7.8 million necessary to send the Australian Team to London, and the level of Paralympic media coverage during a non- Games year showed that much progress has been made.

The APC is driving these changes and under the leadership Greg Hartung of the APC Board of Directors and Chief Executive Jason President Hellwig, we are moving in the right direction. I would like to Australian Paralympic Committee

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CEO’S REPORT The past year has seen a further APC’s Facebook page, in addition to our popular Twitter maturing of the APC and its role and YouTube sites. Communicating with our stakeholders, within Australian sport. athletes and supporters in this way has created an online community rich in Paralympic news and content which We have maintained our focus we can only grow from here. on the Australian Paralympic Team and our planning for The APC has finished the 2010/11 financial year within the London 2012 Paralympic budget. We have improved our human resources practices, Games is more comprehensive, our information management and our administration. sophisticated and advanced We have developed our relationship with the Essendon than for any in our history. We Football Club, and have confirmed that the club’s new base recently completed the London at Airport will also be the new home of the APC’s 2012 Team Processing sessions for almost 500 potential Team Victorian operations. The direction that this partnership is members, we have secured all our major apparel suppliers, heading is exciting. we are close to finalising our pre-Games staging camp in Cardiff, and our fundraising activities are on track to raise And finally, but not least, we are building our connections the $7.8 million we need for the Team. with all Paralympians through our innovative Paralympic history project. This project draws on the resources of expert While 11 of the 16 sports supported by the APC under the institutions and individuals to recognise the achievements Paralympic Preparation Program are managed by our of those who brought us to this stage, and to link today’s National Federation partners, the APC plays an active role Paralympians with their rich history. in adding value to every one of these programs through our activities in the areas of sports science, sports medicine, high There are so many who have contributed to the APC in the performance coaching, classification, education and talent past year. I would like to thank APC President Greg Hartung identification. We continue to engage with our program for his knowledge, vision and dedication to Paralympic sport. partners in ways which meet the individual characteristics Greg leads an APC Board of Directors whose expertise and of each sport. passion to drive our organisation forward is boundless.

While this has been occurring, the APC has also been I would also like to thank the APC staff – a wonderful group working very hard to secure a strong and successful of hard-working, forward-thinking people who I am so proud future for the Australian Paralympic movement. to lead.

There are gaps and weaknesses in the pathway for To the APC stakeholders, sponsors and supporters, Paralympic sport in Australia and over the past year, the particularly our major partners – the Australian Sports APC has increased its focus on helping to address these. Commission, Telstra, Toyota and WorkCover NSW – thank you Through our pathways and development program, we for your ongoing support and we look forward to you staying are expanding our network of partnerships and activities with us on this exciting journey towards London and Sochi. within every state and territory so that any person who may be eligible to participate in Paralympic sport has the We are driven by innovation and energy but, ultimately, we opportunity to do so. are successful because of our capacity to develop effective partnerships in all areas of our activities and because of the Away from the sporting arena, the APC’s activities are many, many people who are committed to Paralympic sport driven by the same commitment to excellence, with a in Australia. focus on meeting the future through the adoption of new technologies and ways of operating. As we now move full swing into a Games year, complete with excitement, optimism, nerves and anticipation, I wish Our Paralympic Education Program, which from this year all athletes and their families, coaches and support staff the encompassed both primary and secondary schools, is best of luck. After a successful 2010/11, you can be assured thriving. The number of Australian school children who the APC will continue to do everything we can to help you have learned about Paralympic sport through the achieve your personal best. program has increased to more than 300,000.

Our Paralympic Workplace Diversity Program has successfully placed 16 Paralympic athletes into meaningful employment. Jason Hellwig In a changing communications landscape, the APC Chief Executive Officer has embraced social media with the launch of the Australian Paralympic Committee

Matthew Cowdrey Page 5 APC BOARD

Greg Hartung President Nick Dean Vice President Paul Bird Vice President John Croll Director Doug Denby Director Steve Loader Director Joyce Parszos Director Troy Sachs Director Glenn Tasker Director Jason Hellwig Chief Executive Officer/ Non-voting Director

APC MEMBER ORGANISATIONS Athletics Australia Blind Sports Australia Australian International Shooting Limited Australian Sport and Recreation Association for Persons with an Intellectual Disability Australia Australian Sports Organisation for the Disabled Cerebral Palsy – Australian Sport and Recreation Federation Cycling Australia Disabled WinterSport Australia Equestrian Australia Football Federation Australia Rowing Australia Australia Table Australia Tennis Australia Wheelchair Sports Australia Yachting Australia

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STAFF

Sian Barbanti Jacob Hardiman Greg Omay Coordinator, Fundraising Development Coordinator, VIC/TAS Manager, WA Development (from April 2011) Michael Hartung Sharon Peterson Alison Bombardier General Manager, Sport Assistant, Finance (from July 2010) Senior Coach, Natalie Hutchinson Kara Retford (from June 2011) Coordinator, Sport Operations Development Coordinator, NSW/ACT Sue Bowman (Maternity Leave from 1 October Nat Rodrigues Manager, Fundraising 2010 to 3 October 2011) Acting Coordinator, Sport Operations Jason Bremner Sally Jarvis (from August 2010) Development Coordinator, NT Manager, Events Sarah Rogers (from July 2010) Andrea Johnstone Manager, Education (Maternity Alison Campbell Development Coordinator, QLD Leave from 24 December 2010 to Manager, Sports Science/Sports Georgina Kenaghan 26 August 2011) Medicine Coach, Veronica Ryan Katheryn Chambers Cathy Lambert Manager, Human Resources General Manager, Marketing Development Coordinator, SA Amanda Scarfo and Sponsorship Tim Mannion Assistant, Sport Operations Kieran Courtney General Manager, Communications Silvia Scognamiglio Sports Analyst Tim Matthews Assistant, Events Charlie Coyle Manager, Pathways and Development Trevor Spaul Manager, Finance Margaret McLennan General Manager, Finance Kate Delaney General Manager, Corporate Services Scott Upston Assistant, Corporate Services Kate McLoughlin Senior Coach, Powerlifting (from March 2011) Senior Manager, Sport Operations Paul van Oosten Brigitte Duba Genevieve McMahon Program Coordinator, Boccia Acting Manager, Education Manager, Classification (from December 2010) (from November 2010) Joel McMaster Yuriy Vdovychenko Brad Dubberley Assistant, Corporate Services Coordinator, Development Projects Head Coach, Wheelchair Rugby (Reception) Chris Voysey Shaun Giles Kashmira Mistry Manager, Information Technology Manager, Communications and Coordinator, Donor Donations Rebekka Wake Multimedia (from August 2010) Anna Muldoon Coordinator, Media and Public Relations Maren Goll Coordinator, Classification Caroline Walker Coach, Winter Sports Coordinator, Sport Operations (from June 2011) Tony Naar General Manager, Knowledge Services Amy Winters Steve Graham Manager, Marketing and Sponsorship Head Coach, Winter Sports Chris Nunn Senior Manager, High Performance Services (Return from Maternity Leave January 2011)

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Finance Report – For the Year year. The continued support for Investments for the year have Ending 30 June 2011 our Paralympic Team and ideal is performed at higher than average The Australian Paralympic Committee encouraging, given the experiences market returns. This has largely Ltd operated in all states and territories of the global financial crisis. been the result of increasing cash of Australia during the year ended - Fundraising income increased levels in preparation for the London 30 June 2011, and this finance report $148,000 from the previous year. This Paralympic Games. Further, the timing reflects these operations. There is a strong result 15 months out from of cash flow requirements allowed the were no Paralympic Games in the the London 2012 Paralympic Games. establishment of longer fixed interest period, however significant activity terms. At balance date, 61.2 per cent commenced in relation to the Expenditures for the year increased of investments were held in cash or their London 2012 Paralympic Games. by 1 per cent from the previous year. equivalent. The strong Australian dollar Additional funding received from the has also been a contributing factor to A summarised financial report for the Australian Sports Commission, as noted the higher than market return result. year ended 30 June 2011, together above, has contributed and allowed with the comparatives for the previous the APC to carry out additional For the financial results achieved this year, are on the following pages. For programs within specific divisions. year, as in prior years, the Australian further detailed financial statements, Expenditure incurred in relation to the Paralympic Committee is extremely together with the report of our auditor, London 2012 Paralympic Games has grateful for the continued support of our Ernst & Young, I would invite you to been accounted for as incurred, with sponsors, benefactors and, particularly, apply to the office of the APC. $69,100 expended in the reporting the Australian Government through the Australian Sports Commission. The surplus for the year amounted to period. This treatment is as per current $7,044. This result is pleasing on the Australian accounting standards.

basis that the accepted budget for All expenditures were held within Doug Denby the 2011 financial year allowed for a budgeted levels. Chair, Audit Committee surplus of $6,551. As in the previous year, there was no requirement Income Statement (in $000) for the year ended 30 June 2011 to transfer funds from the Games 2010 2011 Preparation Fund. It should be noted Income that $320,000 was transferred from Australian Sports Commission 9,617 12,569 general operations to the Games Other Government grants 238 343 Preparation Fund in the period. Sponsors 1,660 1,414 A summary of key factors that Fundraising 6,389 7,752 contributed to this result are: Income from investments 464 716 • Revenue increased by some 24 per Other income 197 221 cent to $23.015m for the year. The 18,565 23,015 increase for the year is attributed to: Expenditure - Government grants through the /Beijing (2009) Paralympic Games 791 273 Australian Sports Commission London Games 69 significantly increasing. $3,480,000 Sport programs 9,515 12,519 was added to the Australian Sports Promotions, marketing and media 1,432 2,028 Commission baseline funding. Fundraising 4,755 6,312 - Although sponsorship decreased Administration 1,969 1,807 13 per cent from the previous 18,462 23,008 year, it was attributable to a “one off” sponsor for the 2010 financial Surplus for year 103 7

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Page 9 Balance Sheet (in $000) as at 30 June 2011

2010 2011 Assets Cash and cash equivalents 4,708 3,356 Investments and managed funds 6,693 8,543 Receivables and other assets 1,231 1,101 12,632 13,000 Liabilities Payables and provisions 1,301 1,359 Deferred revenue and grants 917 1,080 2,218 2,439

Net Assets 10,414 10,561

Equity Restricted reserves 5,901 6,041 Accumulated Funds 4,513 4,520 10,414 10,561

Statement of Changes in Equity (in $000)

Accumulated Restricted Funds reserves Total

At 30 June 2009 4,409 5,548 9,957 Other comprehensive income 352 352 Surplus for the Year 104 - 104 Total comprehensive loss for the year 104 352 456

At 30 June 2010 4,513 5,900 10,413

Other comprehensive income - 141 141 Surplus for the Year 7 - 7 Total comprehensive income for the year 7 141 148

At 30 June 2011 4,520 6,041 10,561

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School children enjoy Paralympic sport at the Sydney 2000 10th anniversary celebrations

Fundraising Summary per State (in $000)

ACT NSW QLD SA TAS VIC WA Total Fundraising revenue 916 1,299 1,675 968 2 1,776 1,116 7,752 Fundraising expenses 784 992 1,290 822 1,464 960 6,312 Fundraising surplus (deficit) 132 307 385 146 2 312 156 1,440 Surplus (deficit) % 14% 24% 23% 15% 100% 18% 14% 19%

Income Summary 2010 to 2011 2010 2011 14,000

12,000

10,000 8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000 0 Australian Sports Other Government Sponsors Fundraising Income from Other income Commission grants investments

Expenditure Summary 2010 to 2011 2010 2011 14,000

12,000

10,000 8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000 0 Beijing (2009)/Vancouver London Games Sport Programs Promotion, marketing Fundraising Administration (2010) Paralympic Games and media

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Message from the Australian Sports Commission

The countdown to an Olympic and This Framework is supported by significant additional Paralympic Games is an exciting time investment in sport by the Australian Government. The for Australians. As London 2012 looms 2011-12 Budget will provide $300 million to support the on our horizon there is much work to full spectrum of sport from grass roots through to elite be done to fine tune our preparations. competition.

The Australian Government and the Support by the Australian Government will enable a Australian Sports Commission (ASC) more collaborative long term focus to drive reform within continue to work closely with Olympic Australian sport and importantly make the connection and Paralympic sports, along with the between Australians standing on the podium and young Australian Olympic and Paralympic Australians participating in sport. Committees to ensure our athletes This is an exciting and challenging time for Australian sport. get the best possible support. The Australian Sports Commission looks forward to working Through the Green and Gold project, $3.85 million in extra with all sporting organisations, the state and territory funding has been provided for our top Olympic athletes institutes and academies of sport and state and territory and teams to boost their training and preparations for departments of sport and recreation, to promote access London 2012. to, and participation in, sport across the community and support Australia’s continued sporting success. A true sign that Australian sport is united in working together is the endorsement from the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments of the National Sport and Active The Hon. Warwick Smith AM Recreation Policy Framework. Chairman Board of the Australian Sports Commission What this means is that for the first time all governments have agreed on priorities for sport.

Underpinning the Framework is the new National Institutes System Intergovernmental Agreement which unites our National Institutes of Sport and national sporting organisations to work hand-in-hand to achieve common national high performance objectives to maximise resourcing and expertise in support of the development of world class athletes to achieve international success.

Daniel Fox Page 13 Sport Overview the international stage, the APC must point plan was developed and an The 2010/11 financial year fell take full advantage of the Australian additional $300,000 was allocated by between two Paralympic cycles, with sporting system to support its National the ASC to the APC to develop those preparations for the London 2012 Federation partners, athletes and opportunities. Paralympic Games moving into full coaches. In September 2010, the In supporting Australia’s Paralympic swing. Plans were also implemented Australian Government increased athletes, the APC acknowledges following the Vancouver 2010 its support for the APC by providing the ongoing contribution of its Paralympic Winter Games to achieve an additional $3 million annually for key PPP partners – the 11 National an improved result for Australia at the high performance Paralympic sport. Federations which are responsible for next Paralympic Winter Games in This funding was divided up to have the management of a Paralympic Sochi in 2014. the greatest impact on Australia’s sport program, the Australian Institute medal prospects at future Paralympic The APC continued to directly support of Sport, each of the state institutes Games. The APC was able to provide 16 high performance Paralympic and academies of sport, and the additional funding to 13 Paralympic Preparation Programs (PPP), 11 through Australian Sports Commission – all of sports, with swimming ($550,000), our National Federation partners which continue to assist the growth of athletics ($530,000) and cycling and five PPPs managed internally. the Australian Paralympic movement ($330,000) receiving the largest In addition to the direct funding it through their valuable ongoing increase in investment. provided, the APC was very active in support. the past 12 months in supporting its To support the funding provided Paralympic Games – Summer investment. This broader commitment to sports, the APC worked with the The London 2012 Paralympic to Paralympic programs was made Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Games will be held from 29 August to ensure Australia continues to be a in the establishment of its new Direct to 9 September 2012 and preparations competitive nation at the Paralympic Athlete Support (DAS) program, to for the Australian Paralympic Team are Games. At the high performance level, ensure all Paralympic athletes would well advanced. the APC actively sought opportunities be eligible for the same level of direct to provide additional support to assistance as their able-bodied peers. APC Chief Executive Officer Jason programs in areas such as coach The APC committed $1 million and will Hellwig was appointed by the APC development and the provision of be making an ongoing contribution Board as Chef de Mission of the 2012 opportunities to improve the training to the program in future years. The Australian Paralympic Team in April 2011. regimes of athletes through access to result has been a significant increase in A significant milestone in preparations sports science and sports medicine direct funding to Paralympic athletes for the Games came in 2011 with Team experts at the Australian Institute of who are in the top 10 in the world. Processing. This involved 22 sessions Sport (AIS). In March 2011, the APC and ASC met across all states between April and With the world of Paralympic sport to discuss opportunities to improve the June, at which 458 shadow squad moving at a rapid rate, and in order medal prospects of Australian athletes members were briefed on Games for Australia to remain competitive on in London. From this meeting an eight preparations and had their profile

APC direct investment to sports – 2010/11 AIS Investment High Performance Funding Baseline Funding 1,800,000 1,600,000 1,400,000

1,200,000

1,000,000 800,000

600,000

400,000

200,000 0 Winter Sailing Boccia Rowing Cycling Football Athletics Goalball Shooting Swimming Basketball Equestrian Powerlifting Wheelchair rugby Wheelchair tennis

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Alpine skier Cameron Rahles-Rahbula in action (left) and with his 2010 Australian Paralympian of the Year trophy (right) information, outfitting sizes Paralympic Games – Winter in Canberra in March 2011. Guest and photographs taken. Since returning from the Vancouver speakers addressed key program staff 2010 Paralympic Games with four from each Paralympic sport during Leading into the London 2012 medals, including the first ever winter both conferences on areas including Paralympic Games, the APC will be medal won by an Australian female, the importance of leadership, holding a pre-Games staging camp the APC’s winter program has further management within high performance in Cardiff, Wales, to allow athletes and developed its plans for the Sochi 2014 environments and the latest research officials to acclimatise to conditions in Paralympic Winter Games. into skill acquisition, physiotherapy, the and complete the nutrition and psychology. final stages of their preparations. Team During 2010/11, the APC took steps to hotels and training facilities were all strengthen the program’s coaching There were changes in personnel secured in 2010/11 and the APC was ranks, appointing two coaches to work across some of the high performance the first of all National Paralympic and alongside head coach Steve Graham. Paralympic Preparation Programs Olympic Committees around the world Alison Bombardier, who returned during the reporting period. Athletics to finalise its arrangements for staging to Australia after heading up a Australia appointed Andrew Faichney and apply to the London Organising development program in the US, joined as its new PPP Manager in June 2011, Committee (LOCOG) for the Support the program, along with Maren Goll, replacing Rohan Short, who moved into a role with the Melbourne Tigers Grant, provided as an incentive for who coached the German Paralympic in the National Basketball League. countries to utilise facilities in the United Team at the last two Paralympic Winter Rowing Australia appointed Chad King Kingdom in the lead up to the . as the new head coach in March 2011. and Paralympic Games. The program is now set on achieving Basketball Australia appointed former a top 10 finish at the Sochi Paralympic The APC developed its Games Opals coach Jan Stirling as the head Games. preparations further by conducting coach of the women’s wheelchair three separate site visits to the United High Performance basketball team, the Gliders, in Kingdom during the reporting period. The past 12 months saw a significant February 2011. Table Tennis Australia The first was made by members of the increase in the presence of Paralympic increased its engagement with head Team Executive to commence official athletes at the Australian Institute of coach Roger Massie from three to four engagements with LOCOG and finalise Sport (AIS). days per week. the APC’s arrangements with suppliers The APC invested $1.55 million into the Through the APC’s investment in in Cardiff. The second was a visit to AIS in 2010/11 to support Paralympic Australian Paralympic sports, there London and Cardiff by the APC’s programs, with 132 athletes with a were 23 full time or part time employed Manager, Sports Science and Sports disability from 11 sports accessing coaches across the PPPs as at 30 June Medicine and the APC’s Chief Medical the AIS facilities and services. Through 2011. Officer for the London 2012 Paralympic the support provided by the APC, Sports Science and Sports Medicine Games. The third visit was by the APC’s time spent by Paralympic athletes The APC Sports Science and Sports Communications division to continue at the AIS focused primarily on Medicine program continued to planning with LOCOG and key Paralympic Games preparations and strengthen its relationship with AIS organisations in London and Cardiff in the improvement of daily training service disciplines, by expanding the preparation for what is expected to be environments. the most comprehensive coverage by number of APC-funded, Paralympic Australian media in Games history. The APC conducted two high focused AIS roles. During 2010/11, roles performance congresses in 2010/11, in physiotherapy (two staff members), The APC is anticipating a 2012 Team size with the first conducted in Sydney strength and conditioning, recovery, of approximately 300 athletes and staff. in November 2010, and the second nutrition and movement sciences

Page 15 were added to the physiotherapy Program at 38 Talent Search Days, with success of the three camps held in and recovery positions established 26 participants identified as ‘tier one’ 2010/11 in NSW and . in 2009/10. Staff in APC-funded AIS athletes (elite potential within two The APC Development program roles service Paralympic Preparation years) and a further 85 identified as received $160,000 in funding grants Program athletes, and provide support ‘tier two’ athletes (elite potential within from state and territory governments to National Federations and National four years). The program has tested in 2010/11 to assist with, among other Federation providers as needed. more than 1,750 Paralympic hopefuls, initiatives, bridging the gap between in every Australian state and territory, The APC expanded its research participation and elite competition. since its inception in 2005. partnership with the AIS, delivering One of the programs benefiting from projects in 2010/11 for wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, handcycling and athletics, and supported the further development of AIS expertise in regard to prosthetic and orthotic optimisation and equipment development.

Projects launched during the reporting period included the development and testing of a sport specific wheelchair for table tennis, the instrumentation of wheelchairs to provide immediate performance feedback to athletes and coaches, cooling and recovery strategies in wheelchair rugby and and walking optimisation in athletes with While a number of participants this funding is the extremely successful cerebral palsy. who attend a Talent Search activity skill development program in South The APC also engaged the services become part of the Paralympic Australia, which targets 6-16 year of Richard Bennett as Principal Preparation Program, the majority will olds to improve general motor skills of Psychologist and as an advisory not reach the Paralympic Games. participants in movement, balance, resource to Paralympic sports Each state based APC Development coordination, throwing, catching and managed by the APC and its National Coordinator works closely with state kicking. Federation partners. Richard will assist sporting organisations and disability APC Development staff conducted in the planning and implementation sport groups to ensure opportunities several multi-sport development of performance psychology and exist to increase participation at all camps which provided an opportunity wellbeing services for the Australian levels, from grassroots through to for Paralympic coaches and Paralympic Team at the London 2012 elite. Providing these opportunities is medical staff to educate emerging Paralympic Games. Additional Games an ongoing challenge and requires athletes about the requirements and appointments included Dr Geoff continued leadership from the APC demands of being an elite Paralympic Thompson, Dr Corey Cunningham and and collaboration from all parties. athlete. In 2011/12, the focus of Dr Linda Clow (medicine), Dr Liz Broad Paralympic Talent Search Program the development program will shift (nutrition), Dr Jo Vaile (recovery), Keren participant numbers from the identification of talent to a Faulkner (physiotherapy) and Ruth Year Total Tier 1 Tier 2 Other greater role in assisting Paralympic Fazakerley (administration/nursing). 2007/08 207 29 107 71 sports develop the talented emerging Pathways and Development 2008/09 255 45 105 105 athletes, ensuring these athletes have access to appropriate coaching and With the London 2012 Paralympic 2009/10 301 41 141 119 competition opportunities. Games fast approaching, a significant 2010/11 205 26 85 94 number of APC Paralympic Talent The APC Development program Search participants are well on the The APC’s development partnership provided grants to 30 athletes in way to securing their place in the with Disabled WinterSport Australia swimming, athletics, table tennis and Australian Paralympic Team. Of the 288 will continue to underpin the APC’s powerlifting to attend the Arafura athletes named on the 2012 Australian winter program, with four development Games in Darwin in May 2011. These Paralympic Shadow Squad, 92 are camps scheduled through the 2011/12 participants are all considered graduates of the APC Program, with a reporting period to build on the to have Paralympic potential for number of these athletes likely to make APC Paralympic Talent Search activities for 2010/11 an impact on the medal tally at the London Games. ACT NT QLD WA NSW VIC SA TAS Multi-sport Talent Search Days 1 1 5 1 3 4 4 1 During 2010/11, 205 participants were Sport/disability specific Talent 1 0 4 8 2 2 1 0 tested as part of the APC Talent Search Search Days

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London in 2012 or Rio in 2016. Held • Development of classification The 2011 provided an every two years, the Arafura Games information and resources available opportunity for the APC to combine are important for the development via the APC website; a detailed multi-sport classification of emerging athletes and coaches, • Expanding classification opportunities program with classifier training and providing a chance for many to for emerging athletes within the education. It was the third time the compete in a multi-sport, international school sport system; and APC invested in the event in the area competition for the first time. of classification, and successfully co- • Expanding access to classification ordinated the delivery of classification at the grassroots level of Paralympic In February 2011, the APC brought services in four sports for 115 athletes sport, assisted by the appointment together school sport representatives from across the Oceania region. of a full-time APC Classification from each state and territory for a Coordinator. At the conclusion of the reporting workshop with the APC Development period, a total of 166 Australians were and Classification staff to develop Working with schools and state recognised as certified classifiers or clear guidelines around the sporting organisations to focus on trainees, an increase of 48 over the participation and classification of entry pathways and classification past two years, and 48 Australians students with a disability within the enabled developing athletes to have were recognised as international school sport system. Fact sheets greater access to Paralympic sport. 675 level classifiers by their respective for each of the Paralympic sports school aged children (born 1995-2002) sports. Australia now has international contested within the school sport have been classified across sports, classifiers in all the Paralympic sports system were also developed as part an increase of 235 from the end of it currently contests at the Paralympic of this process. The workshop was the previous reporting period. Those Games. extremely successful and is likely to classified will be aged between 15 and become an annual event. 21 years during Rio 2016, positioning Classifier training delivered in 2010/2011 Australia well for athlete talent Sport National International In the 12 months since the APC and identification into the future. Classifier Classifier the (ADF) Training Training Attendees Attendees established their joint Paralympic Since the program’s inception in Alpine 1 - Sport Program, ADF personnel who 2006, more than 2,075 national athlete Athletics 3 8 acquired a disability during their classifications have been conducted service attended two ADF camps across sports, 369 during the reporting Cycling 5 1 (one for summer sports and one for period. Powerlifting 1 - winter) with the support of the APC Football - 1 Australian athletes classified High Performance Manager and APC to a national level: Swimming 3 - Table Tennis 5 - service providers. One ADF member Classification Athlete has been identified as a “targeted period numbers VI classifier 8 1 training athlete” within athletics and his 2006/07 77 program is being overseen by the 2007/08 229 Classification online AIS PPP athletics scholarship coach. 2008/09 356 The APC worked towards increasing 2009/10 551 The relationship between the APC the availability of classification 2010/11 369 and the ADF continued to generate information and tools for potential other benefits during the reporting Following the delivery of the vision Paralympic athletes on its corporate period, including presentations to PPP impaired classifier training workshop and education websites. During the athletes by ADF staff, and increased in November 2010, the APC focused reporting period this included: awareness within the ADF of the on increasing classification • Publication of national best practice value of Paralympic sport and active opportunities and awareness of classification guidelines; rehabilitation. Paralympic sport among athletes • Publication of each sport’s Australian with a vision impairment. As a result, athlete classification master list; 47 athletes with a vision impairment Classification • The development of web based tools accessed national classification in Throughout the year, the APC to assist athletes to determine the the past 12 months, compared to Classification program focused on: sports for which they are eligible. 35 in the previous reporting period. • Development of a model of best After the APC launched an online practice in national classification National VI classifications 2008/2011 registration system for classification delivery; Classification VI in October 2010, 53 athletes had period athletes registered by June 30 2011 to access • Enhancing partnerships with National national classification in a new sport. Federations and their members 2007/08 4 in developing pathways and 2008/09 21 The APC also continued to invest in classification opportunities for their 2009/10 35 the development of international sports; classification systems through funding 2010/11 47 and in-kind support.

Page 17 The APC invests significant resources to minimise the impact of international athlete classification on the preparation of high performance athletes at world championships and Paralympic Games across all sports. In 2010/11, 98 per cent of all international classification outcomes for Australian athletes matched those that had been provided by Australian national classifiers prior to international competition.

The APC Classification program aims to ensure that all potential 2012 Team members will have presented to international classification at least once prior to the London 2012 Games. Strategies have been developed to manage the classification process prior to, and during the Games, minimising APC President Greg Hartung presents Rod Kemp with the Australian Paralympic Medal risk and impact on Team preparation and performance. Current estimates 10th Anniversary of the Sydney Paralympian of the Year Awards on 2000 Games indicate that less than 5 per cent the date which marked 10 years The APC partnered with the Australian since the Opening Ceremony of the of 2012 Australian Team athletes will Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games – 18 require classification in London 2012, Olympic Committee, Sydney October 2010. This gala event was compared to 16 per cent in Beijing. Olympic Park Authority and the NSW Government to deliver an event to attended by more than 250 guests, During the reporting period, the celebrate 10 years since the Sydney and was a momentous occasion for APC secured $300,000 in Australian 2000 Olympic and Paralympic the Australian Paralympic movement in Government funding towards Games. The celebration on 15 many respects. Not only did it provide enhancing classification opportunities September 2010 included a schools an opportunity for the APC to host in Australia. This funding will be used event for 1,000 school children and a reunion of Sydney 2000 athletes to expand classification access a reunion for thousands of Sydney and staff, seven members of the 1960 for those living in rural and remote 2000 Games volunteers. Paralympian Australian Paralympic Team also areas, and increase opportunities Louise Sauvage was also honoured attended to mark the 50th anniversary and partnerships with state partners with a plaque dedicated to her of the first Paralympic Games held in and school sport networks to support achievements, presented by the Rome. The evening culminated with access to classification for athletes Premier of NSW. The day culminated the honouring of the achievements beginning the sporting pathway. in a free public concert where Louise of Australian athletes who competed Sauvage and Olympian Cathy at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Events Winter Games. Alpine skier Cameron Freeman together re-lit the Sydney The APC is developing a strong Olympic Park cauldron. Rahles-Rahbula received the 2010 Paralympic events program in Australia, Paralympian of the Year award after and was involved in delivering or Australian Paralympian winning Paralympic bronze medals in supporting the following events in of the Year Awards the men’s standing slalom and super- the past year: The APC staged its biennial Australian combined races in Vancouver.

Members of the 1960 Australian Paralympic Team at the 2010 Paralympian of the Year Awards

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Arafura Games Supported by the Government, the Oceania Paralympic Championships were incorporated for the third time into the Arafura Games, in Darwin from 7 to 14 May 2011.

Paralympic events were contested in four sports – athletics, swimming, powerlifting and table tennis. 234 athletes with a disability from 22 countries competed, confirming the championships as the most significant multi-sport event for athletes with a disability in the region.

Outstanding performances included 16-year-old wheelchair racer Nathan Arkley, who won four gold medals on the track, 14-year-old , who also won four gold medals on the track and was named IPC athlete of the month for May 2011, 21-year-old who won her singles and team events in table tennis, and the Australian swimming development Nine-time Paralympic gold medallists Priya Cooper (left) and Louise Sauvage (right) at the Sydney squad which dominated every race in 2000 10th anniversary celebrations the pool. 2011 IPC Athletics World were held and all provided very Not only was the Games an Championships warm-up event positive feedback on the bid proposal. opportunity for athletes to qualify for In partnership with Athletics Australia, The site visit concluded with a day of the London Paralympics, it was also the APC hosted a warm-up meet on sight-seeing in Sydney, including a VIP a chance for many athletes with a 14 January 2011 for the IPC World tour of the Opera House and Sydney disability to compete for the first time Athletics Championships in New Taronga Park Zoo. at an international level. Zealand. Athletes from Australia, , the , , Powerlifting National Championships The Games saw two Northern Territory and Rumble in the Rat athletes with a disability compete for , and the competed against each other at The APC staged the 2010 Powerlifting the first time, indicating the progress Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. National Championships in Hawthorn, Paralympic sport is making in the Victoria on 6 February 2011, with Territory, while four members of the 2014 Wheelchair Rugby 12 of Australia’s finest powerlifters Australian Defence Force Paralympic World Championships bid taking part. The APC also presented Sport Program competed at their first The APC made a submission to host a wheelchair rugby event for the major international competition. the 2014 Wheelchair Rugby World Australian Paralympic Preparation Desert Duel and Corporate Championships. From 30 June to Program squad called “Rumble in Bowls Day 3 July 2011, the APC hosted a site the Rat” from 23 to 26 June 2011 in The annual Desert Duel took place evaluation visit from a representative Ballarat, Victoria. This event supported of the International Wheelchair from 8 to 16 April 2011 and saw the preparation of Australia’s team by Rugby Federation, Kathy Newman. 41 participants traverse simulating conditions they are likely This included site inspections of the from coast to coast over nine days. to face at the Asia Oceania Zone competition and training venues, Paralympian (wheelchair Championships in Korea in hotels, recovery facilities and meeting rugby) joined the adventurous group. November 2011. rooms. It also included a presentation The 2011 Desert Duel raised $50,000 for from APC staff on all functional areas Para Cycling the APC. within the bid proposal. A lunch was The APC hosted the welcome The 360HR Corporate Bowls day was hosted by Sydney Olympic Park reception for the UCI Para Cycling held on 20 October 2010 for the fifth Authority and the APC hosted a dinner Road World Cup on 3 May 2011. This year, with scores of people taking to which included all proposed members event supported the delivery of the the greens in support of Australia’s of the Organising Committee. Meetings Para Cycling Road World Cup in Paralympic athletes. The 2010 with Sydney Olympic Park Authority, Sydney, hosted by Cycling Australia, Corporate Bowls day raised $45,771 Accor Hotels, Wheelchair Sports with athletes from 18 countries taking for the APC. Australia and Wheelchair Sports NSW part from 4 to 6 May 2011.

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Boccia Goalball Program managed by: Program managed by: APC APC Program coordinator: Head coach: Paul Van Oosten Robb Apps (men) and Georgina Kenaghan (women) Benchmark event for 2010/11: Benchmark event for 2010/11: No major competitions 2011 IBSA – , Report: Top performances: After the APC boccia program changed its focus from high Women – 6th, Men – 12th performance to development during the reporting period, emphasis was placed on building a sustainable national Report: boccia framework. Goalball continued to go from strength to strength in Australia during the reporting period, with rapid improvement from both The APC appointed Paul Van Oosten as the Program the men’s and women’s program. Coordinator for boccia in December 2010 to drive this development. In April 2011, the Australian men’s and women’s goalball teams competed at the IBSA World Games in Antalya, Turkey. This As a result, state specific plans were implemented to support event was the Paralympic qualifier and resulted in the Australian the development of boccia in NSW and SA, with QLD and WA women’s team finishing sixth in their 12-team competition, while to follow a similar path in the next reporting period. the men’s team finished 12th of 15 teams. Both teams missed qualification for London 2012 at the tournament and will have Capacity building and talent identification sessions were one last opportunity at the Africa/Oceania qualifier in Sydney delivered throughout VIC and the NT, with a similar process to in November 2011. commence in TAS and the ACT in 2011/12. Following the results from the IBSA World Games and current Overall, considerable progress was made, with key stakeholders world rankings, the men’s and women’s goalball PPPs have identified in all states and territories and a number of emerging been separated to allow the programs to focus on their boccia athletes identified and targeted for future development individual goals and preparations in the lead up to the activities. London 2012 Paralympic Games. While the high performance component of the program is on hold, the APC will assist a small team to compete at the 2011 Boccia World Cup in Northern Ireland in August 2011, with the Australian BC1/2 team aiming to qualify for the London 2012 Paralympics.

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Meica Christensen

Powerlifting Wheelchair Rugby Program managed by: Program managed by: APC APC Head coach: Head coach: Brad Dubberley Benchmark event for 2010/11: Benchmark event for 2010/11: 2010 IPC World Championships – Kuala Lumpur, 2010 IWRF World Championships – Vancouver, Canada 2010 – Delhi, Top performances: Top performances: Silver medal – 2010 IWRF World Championships. Australian Deahnne McIntyre – silver medal at the 2010 World player Ryley Batt named tournament MVP Championships (women’s over 82.5kg) Report: Report: The APC’s wheelchair rugby program continued to progress Over the past year the APC established training hubs in Victoria, extremely well. and . This is largely due to an increase in hours of the APC program’s senior coach. With the Following a successful Canada Cup in June 2010, the team development of these training hubs, the number of athletes in went on to finish second at the 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby the APC development squad grew from three to 11. The high Championships in Vancouver, Canada. The team had a great performance group also increased its numbers with five athletes event and progressed through to the championship game in vying for a qualification slot for the London 2012 Paralympic impressive form, before going down to defending Paralympic Games. and World Champions, the United States. After reviewing this performance, the team set a comprehensive plan in place In the 2010/2011 season, Deahnne McIntyre’s silver medal with the aim of qualifying for the London Games in 2012. performance at the 2010 World Championships placed the Australian team equal 13th on the medal tally. Three-time The APC has set up two training hubs in Brisbane and Melbourne Paralympian returned to competition in which will allow the head coach and team staff the opportunity February 2011, having missed both the World Championships to better service, monitor and oversee the progression of and the Commonwealth Games through injury and illness. His the team, ensuring that the program continues to improve in attempt to lift a personal best at the Arafura Games indicates preparation for the London 2012 qualification event in Korea in his commitment towards achieving yet another Paralympic November 2011. medal in London 2012, after winning silver medals in Beijing and Athens.

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Winter Sports Athletics Program managed by: Program managed by: APC Athletics Australia Head coach: Program manager: Steven Graham Rohan Short Benchmark event for 2010/11: Benchmark events for 2010/11: 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships – Sestriere, 2011 IPC World Championships – Christchurch, 2010 Commonwealth Games – Delhi, India Top performances: 1 silver, 2 bronze medals - , 2011 IPC Alpine Top performances: Skiing World Championships 8 gold, 8 silver, 7 bronze – 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships Report: 3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze – 2010 Commonwealth Games Following on from the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, the Winter PPP entered a development phase, Report: while still focusing on creating opportunities for its existing The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships and 2010 Delhi elite athletes. As a result, three ‘tier one’ athletes, two ‘tier two’ Commonwealth Games were two key international events athletes and six ‘tier three’ athletes were selected for inclusion contested during the period, with the Athletics Paralympic in the Winter PPP squad for the 2010/11 international season. Preparation Program (PPP) achieving good results in both competitions. While the APC development squad based its international training season in the United States under the guidance of The 2011 IPC World Championships were held in Christchurch, multiple Winter Paralympic gold medallist Michael Milton, the New Zealand in January 2011. The Australian Team finished APC’s elite squad of four athletes and one guide competed at 10th on the medal standings with eight gold, eight silver and the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in January 2011 in seven bronze medals. The APC provided Athletics Australia with Sestriere, Italy. significant support in the area of classification, sports science, sports medicine and communications for the duration of the Vision-impaired athlete Melissa Perrine and her guide Andrew event, with eight APC staff members travelling to Christchurch Bor secured one silver medal and two bronze medals, with to support Australian team operations. Melissa creating history by becoming the first Australian female Paralympic alpine skier to win a medal at a World The AIS program was remodelled in February 2011 and Championships. Toby Kane frustratingly finished fourth in his first established a targeted approach to support athletes in a three events but was able to claim the bronze medal in his final camps-based environment in addition to the existing residential event, the men’s standing slalom. Mitchell Gourley showed his sprints program. This provided an opportunity for more athletes improvement with top 10 finishes in all of his events, while dual to access the excellent AIS facilities and services. Paralympic bronze medallist Cameron Rahles-Rahbula ended his championships with top 10 placings in all of his five events, After a year at the helm of the program, PPP Manager Rohan despite suffering a foot injury on day two. Short departed Athletics Australia in June 2011, leaving the program in a strong position heading towards the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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Kieran Modra and pilot Scott McPhee (centre) with Australian team-mates Bryce Lindores and pilot (right)

Cycling Equestrian Program managed by: Program managed by: Cycling Australia Equestrian Australia Head coach: Head coach: Peter Day Julia Battams Benchmark events for 2010/11: Program manager: 2010 UCI Para Road World Championships – Baie-Comeau, Brett Mace Canada 2011 UCI Para Track World Championships – Montichiari, Italy Benchmark event for 2010/11: 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games – Kentucky, USA Top performances: 2 silver medals – 2010 UCI Para Road World Championships. Top performances: 4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze medals and 2 world records – 2011 2 bronze medals – , 2010 FEI World Equestrian UCI Para Track World Championships Games Report: Report: Led by head coach Peter Day, the Australian Para cycling During 2010/11 the Para equestrian program integrated well program spent the past 12 months consolidating its squad with Equestrian Australia’s able bodied program and under and recording impressive results, which hold the team in good head coach Julia Battams provided targeted state-based stead to maximise qualification for the London 2012 Paralympic training opportunities, national camps and competitions Games. (both domestic and international) for squad members. In March 2011, Australia finished third on the medal tally at the The program held two “horseless” training camps in 2010/11 UCI Track World Championships in Montichiari, Italy. at the AIS, focusing on athlete preparation, with particular emphasis on sports science, sports medicine and strength With the support of the APC, Cycling Australia successfully and conditioning. The camps were enabled through the hosted a UCI Road World Cup event in May 2011 in Sydney. This APC’s partnership with the AIS. event was attended by athletes from 18 countries and saw the Australian Team finish third on the medal tally. At the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games in Kentucky, USA in September and October, outstanding performances came The Paralympic handcycling program continued to develop, from Sharon Jarvis who achieved two bronze medals, while with five athletes training in the program aiming to qualify for the Australians secured 10th in the team event. the London Paralympic Games. Sports physiotherapist Victoria Kahn was appointed to the role A Para cycling classification course was run in conjunction with of Sport Science and Sports Medicine Manager in September the Cycling Australia National Championships in February 2011, 2010 to implement a comprehensive sport science, medicine with six national level classifiers initiating their training. and performance research program to support the Para equestrian program. Cycling Australia High Performance continues to work to develop a strong relationship for Para cycling within the Equestrian Australia also spent the past 12 months working national training centre environment through relevant state to implement the Para Equestrian Horse Owners Program to institutes and academies of sport and the AIS. bolster the quality of horses available to riders aiming for medal success at future Paralympic Games.

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Football 7-a-side Rowing Program managed by: Program managed by: Football Federation Australia Rowing Australia Head coach: Head coach: Paul Brown Pedro Albisser (June 2010 – February 2011); Chad King (March 2011 – present) Benchmark event for 2010/11: 2011 CPISRA World Championships – Drenthe, the Netherlands Program manager: Andrew Matheson Top performances: 11th – 2011 CPISRA World Championships. Ben Roche – 8 goals Benchmark event for 2010/11: in 6 matches 2010 FISA World Championships – Lake Karapiro, New Zealand Report: Top performances: The pathway to London 2012 Paralympic qualification for Grant Bailey and – bronze medal (mixed double 7-a-side football ended for the Australian Pararoos at the scull) at 2010 FISA World Championships CPISRA World Championships in the Netherlands in June 2011. The team faced a difficult draw and despite the hard work and Report: dedication from athletes and program staff, Australia finished in Rowing Australia appointed new head coach Chad King in 11th position after finishing third in its pool. early 2011. Chad joined the program having worked as the head coach for the British adaptive rowing team for the Beijing Head coach Paul Brown was employed by Football Federation Paralympic Games. Australia (FFA) part time during the reporting period, allowing him the opportunity to work closely with the broad network of Rowing Australia continued to support an adaptive rowing FFA staff to drive development and awareness of Paralympic program within its National Rowing Centre of Excellence football within the community. and had three residential scholarship positions at the end of 2010/11. FFA worked to improve the program at the development level, with a number of promising junior players coming up through Three athletes competed at the 2010 FISA World Championships the ranks aiming to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic in New Zealand in November 2010, with the mixed trunk and Games in 2016. This has been supported by the work of the arms double scull crew of Grant Bailey and Kathryn Ross APC Development program in establishing strong state achieving a bronze medal. In a very hard fought final, less than 7-a-side football programs in SA and WA. one second split the second and fourth placed crews. In May 2011, a squad of two men’s arms and shoulders single scull crews and a mixed trunk and arms double scull crew toured Europe to compete at the International Adaptive Rowing regatta while being based out of the new ASC European Training Centre in Varese, Italy. The team came away from the regatta with two gold medals, one silver and one bronze. The squad then went on to race at the 1 in Munich, Germany, where Ben Houlison rowed strongly to win bronze in the arms and shoulders single scull, with closely behind in fourth. The mixed trunk and arms double scull crew of John Maclean and Kathryn Ross rowed together for the first time internationally since the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, finishing in fourth place.

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Ashley Adams

Sailing Shooting Program managed by: Program managed by: Yachting Australia Australian International Shooting Limited Head coach: Head coach: Greg Omay (June – December 2010); Miro Sipek Adrian Finglas (December 2010 – present) Benchmark event for 2010/11: Program manager: 2010 IPC World Championships – , Katie Culbert Top performances: Benchmark event for 2010/11: Australia finished 10th on the medal tally with 3 silver medals 2010 IFDS World Championships – Medemblik, the Netherlands Report: Top performances: The Australian shooting PPP achieved exceptional results in Daniel Fitzgibbon and Rachael Cox – bronze medal (SKUD18 2010/11, most notably the three silver medals won at the IPC class) at IFDS World Championships World Championships in July 2010. Daniel Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch – gold medal (SKUD18 class) at 2011 World Cup The national squad achieved the maximum score of 600/600 10 times in the space of 12 months with (four), Report: Jason Maroney (three), (two) and The integration of the PPP into Yachting Australia’s Australian (one) all reaching the milestone. Sailing Team High Performance model produced some quality results in 2010/11. The other major result for the Australian squad during the reporting period was at the IPC World Cup event in Turkey in Competition within the PPP in the SKUD18 class intensified in April 2011. Australia won two gold and three silver individual the lead up to the London 2012 Paralympics Games, with three medals, and three team medals (two gold and one silver). A crews vying for selection and all performing well internationally. further three individual medals (one gold, two silver) and four Most recently, Daniel Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch won the second team medals (three silver, one bronze) were achieved at the round of the in Miami in January. IPC World Cup in in May 2011. AISL has, through additional APC funding, been able to focus on the development of the sport by hosting a number of successful “Come and Try” days for air rifle and air pistol in Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide. Australian International Shooting Limited has identified sports science and sports medicine (in particular physiotherapy) as a key priority for its athletes in the lead up to the London Paralympic Games and will aim to increase physiotherapist involvement in camps and overseas events in 2011/12.

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Swimming Table Tennis Program Managed by: Program managed by: Swimming Australia Table Tennis Australia Head coach: Head coach: Roger Massie Benchmark events for 2010/11: Program manager: 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships – Eindhoven, Sue Stevenson the Netherlands 2010 Commonwealth Games – Delhi, India Benchmark events for 2010/11: 2010 ITTF Para World Championships – Gwangju, Korea Top performances: 2010 Commonwealth Games – Delhi, India Matthew Cowdrey – six gold medals, one world record, one silver medal at 2010 World Championships. Top performances: Peter Leek – six gold medals, two world records, one silver Catherine Morrow – silver medal in the TT1-5 Open medal at 2010 World Championships wheelchair singles at 2010 Commonwealth Games Report: Report: The major competition for the PPP was the IPC Swimming World The Table Tennis PPP was again a consistent performer in Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, in August 2010. 2010/11, with the dedicated support of Table Tennis Australia, Australia finished 6th on the medal tally with 13 gold, 11 silver athletes and program staff. and six bronze medals. The two outstanding performers were In April 2011, the world rankings revealed the great improvement Matthew Cowdrey and Peter Leek, who won six gold medals made by two key athletes, with Melissa Tapper moving up 11 and one silver apiece. spots to eighth and Joel Coughlan up seven spots to 29th. The other event of great significance in the past 12 months Melissa also won gold in her Class 10 singles at both the for the Australian program was Hungarian and Italian Para Opens, reaching new heights of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. PPP swimmers success. Rebecca McDonnell (sixth) and Sarah Lazzaro (ninth) contributed two gold, two silver and three bronze medals to maintained their top 10 rankings in their classes. Australia’s overall swimming medal tally. With exceptional results at key international events, including The reporting period also saw the establishment of the new the ITTF Para World Championships and Commonwealth Games, Swimming Australia PPP high performance training hub in both contested in October 2010, the squad continues to show through a partnership with the Sunshine Coast potential for success at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. University.

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Kayla Clarke

Wheelchair Tennis Wheelchair Basketball Program managed by: Program managed by: Tennis Australia Basketball Australia Head coach: Coaches: Ben Ettridge (Men – Rollers), John Triscari (Women – Gliders) Program manager: Program manager: Geoff Quinlan Lorraine Landon Benchmark event for 2010/11: Benchmark event for 2010/11: 2011 ITF World Team Cup – Pretoria, 2010 IWBF World Championships – , United Kingdom Top performances: Top performances: Bronze medal – Australian Junior Team at the 2011 ITF World Gold medal – Rollers. Fourth place – Gilders Team Cup. 12th place – Australian Elite Men’s Team at the 2011 ITF World Team Cup Report: Athletes within the PPP performed consistently well in the Report: reporting period, with both the Australian men’s and women’s The Australian women’s PPP continued to be led by Daniela teams enjoying success at the 2010 IWBF World Championships Di Toro, who finished the 2010 calendar year ranked second in and the 2010 Asia Oceania Zone Championships. the world. In the men’s program, Keegan Oh-Chee made his transition from a top junior player to a senior player, improving Under the guidance of Australian men’s and women’s his ITF senior ranking to 104, while continued as wheelchair basketball program coaching staff, all athletes’ daily Australia’s highest ranked male athlete at number 11 in the training environments were monitored regularly throughout world. 2010/11, with both teams going into the London 2012 Paralympic Games with realistic gold medal aspirations. Keegan Oh-Chee won the inaugural Australian Junior Wheelchair Championships at Melbourne Park in December Marian Stewart was appointed as the new Team Manager 2010. It was the first time a wheelchair tennis event was of the Gliders, joining the squad after formerly managing the included in the December , the curtain-raiser for the Australian Opals. tennis season in Australia which culminates with the Australian In late 2010, Basketball Australia rolled out a Summer Open play-off. In the lead up to the championships, PPP head Development League which was held at the AIS in Canberra. coach Greg Crump and Paralympic gold medallist David Hall The league aimed to provide players the opportunity for more conducted a two-day training camp for the four best junior court time domestically and more evenly matched competition. players in the country. It also provided developing coaches with the opportunity to Tennis Australia again hosted its annual Wheelchair Tennis improve their skills. The APC, through its AIS contribution, assisted Congress in April 2011 which was attended by the APC, TA, by partially funding this initiative. state tennis associations and state disability organisations.

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Ryley Batt Fiona Lyons Communications This report covers a significant year for major events in addition to attended Team Processing from for the APC Communications division. existing media outreach programs. April to June 2011. As ever, the focus in this area was on • The implementation of a public • The growth of the APC’s promoting awareness of the APC, its relations strategy aimed at photography and vision archive. athletes, Paralympic sport and the connecting members of the 2012 Paralympic movement among media Australian Paralympic Shadow Media and the community nationwide. Squad to media at all levels. The focus during the 2010/11 reporting Despite being a non-Games period, • The production of quarterly hard period was on consolidating the APC’s several initiatives were implemented copy newsletters and e-newsletters media operations while capitalising on to provide a greater level of service distributed to past and current its growth. to the APC’s stakeholders and Australian Paralympic athletes, The APC tracks Australian media media. Preparations for the APC’s APC partners, sponsors, member coverage of Paralympic sport with media operations at the London organisations, donors, supporters the assistance of Media Monitors. 2012 Paralympic Games were also and stakeholders. From 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, a prominent part of the year’s • The launch of The London Eye, Paralympic athletes, Paralympic sport operations. the APC’s bulletin for National and the APC received 6,550 mentions In August 2010, the APC expanded Federations ahead of the London in the print news media, 856 mentions its Communications division with 2012 Paralympic Games. Produced on radio, 315 on television, and 761 the employment of a Manager, in conjunction with the APC’s Sport mentions on monitored online news Communications and Multimedia. division, two editions were published sites nationwide. Based in its Melbourne office, the within the reporting period. This was a 13 per cent decrease on new Manager grew the APC’s • A site visit to London and Cardiff the previous year, which included Communications division from two during which key venues were the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. members to three, and was recruited inspected and valuable insights However the media coverage to strengthen the APC’s media were gained ahead of the 2012 generated in 2010/11 saw an increase capacity, particularly in the areas Paralympic Games and the Australian of 151 per cent compared to the of broadcast and multimedia. Team pre-Games staging camp. APC’s previous non-Paralympic Games Major projects undertaken by the • Audio-visual interviews with members reporting period (1 October 2008 to 30 APC’s Communications division in of the 1960 Australian Paralympic September 2009). the reporting period included: Team as part of the APC’s history Among the Paralympic sport stories • The launch of the Australian project, which were used to that garnered the most interest from Paralympic Team Facebook page: celebrate the 50th anniversary of major media outlets across Australia www.facebook.com/AUSParalympics the first Paralympic Games. were the 10th anniversary celebrations • The development of the APC’s • Ongoing development of more than of the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, presence on popular social media 450 athlete profiles, including one for the 2010 Paralympian of the Year websites Twitter (www.twitter.com/ every member of the 2012 Australian Awards, Australian athletes with a AUSParalympics) and YouTube Paralympic Shadow Squad. disability competing at the 2010 Delhi (www.youtube.com/ausparateam). • The delivery of APC key messages Commonwealth Games, the Australian • The production of broadcast quality to all members of the Australian Government’s funding boost to packages and multimedia content Paralympic Shadow Squad who Paralympic high performance sports

Evan O’Hanlon Page 29 and World Championships contested Paralympic sport, Games venues, The APC’s Twitter page (www.twitter. abroad in the Paralympic sports and an overview of sports specific com/AUSParalympics) ended the of athletics, swimming, wheelchair classification. 2010/11 financial year with 710 basketball and wheelchair rugby. followers, including Prime Minister The APC aims to increase the level of of Australia Julia Gillard, Federal As well as coverage at a national level, website traffic generated by its Games Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, Paralympic sport was also reported in site during the Beijing Paralympics in government agencies, numerous every state and territory in suburban 2008, which saw more than 1.06 million politicians, various National Olympic and regional media, which continues page views delivered in the month of and Paralympic Committees, to provide the most extensive ongoing the Games. International and National Sporting coverage of Paralympic athletes and Organisations, businesses from around emerging talent. Social Media The APC’s supporter base on social the world, athletes, media and The APC published 305 Paralympic media websites Facebook, Twitter and members of the general public. news stories on its website during the YouTube grew considerably during Videos on the APC’s YouTube channel reporting period, 143 more than the the reporting period, enabling greater (www.youtube.com/ausparateam) previous year, and issued more than communication with stakeholders were viewed 51,946 times during the 130 media releases to metropolitan, and the wider community in a reporting period, an increase of 8,205 suburban, and regional media contemporary way. views from the previous year. The APC nationwide. In January 2011, the APC launched its Communications division produced Media Coverage by Newsfeed 2010/2011 Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ and uploaded 25 videos to the AUSParalympics) and at the end of the channel during the year, bringing the TV 4 % first month, had attracted a following number of videos to 53 since its launch Radio 10% of 420 people from 20 countries in October 2007. As at 30 June 2011, clips on the APC’s YouTube channel Online 9% throughout Europe, North and South had been viewed a total of 217,376 Print 77% America, Asia, the Middle East and Oceania. By the end of the 2010/11 times since its launch. financial year, the number of followers had exceeded 900. at the Arafura Games Annual Media Coverage by Newsfeed 2010/2011 Year Print Radio TV Online 2008/09* 2,563 508 276 429 2009/10 7,196 1,345 636 607 2010/11 6,550 856 315 761

* The APC’s 2008/09 reporting period was 1 October 2008 to 30 September 2009.

Website The APC’s website (www.paralympic. org.au) averaged 16,677 visits a month during the reporting period, and delivered a monthly average of 40,763 page views. Users from 133 countries accessed the APC website, 57 per cent were first time visitors. As was the case in the previous year, the most popular sections of the website other than the homepage were the athlete profiles, news, fundraising and classification pages. Work has commenced on the development of the APC’s London 2012 Paralympic Games website. Due to go live in May 2012, the site will provide comprehensive information about the Australian Team, athlete profiles, schedules, results, news stories, audio, images, vision, profiles of each Matthew Cowdrey with ABC Commentator Gerry Collins

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Page 31 Marketing and Sponsorship

The Marketing and Sponsorship division preparation for the end of the sponsorship strategy in October 2010. oversees all APC marketing, sponsor London 2012 Paralympic Games. The review covered research and acquisition, sponsor servicing and valuation, rights analysis and realisation, brand management activities. APC Ambassador Program strategy, sales and marketing. Insights Paralympians Kelly Cartwright, Kurt gained from this process will assist the APC Logo Fearnley, Jessica Gallagher (athletics), APC in future sponsorship requests. The APC worked with The Beach Matthew Cowdrey (swimming) and Communications during the reporting Toby Kane (alpine skiing) continued to Major Partners period to create a fresh look for the represent the APC in 2010/11 through Telstra APC by reworking the APC logo. The the APC Athlete Ambassador Program. Throughout the reporting period, objective was to maintain the brand A workshop for the APC ambassadors Paralympic athletes appeared at integrity and identification while was conducted in November 2010 events around Australia as part of the providing more useable vertical and and provided an update on the Telstra Ambassador Program. Telstra’s horizontal versions. Rollout of the new APC’s operations. support of the APC was also promoted brand began in June 2011. Sponsorship through the Paralympic Education Paralympic Workplace Diversity Sponsorship revenue for 2010/11 Program and the Telstra Wheelchair Program was $1,414,483. The number of APC Rugby National League. Telstra sponsors and suppliers is expected The Paralympic Workplace Diversity continued to provide technology, to increase as the next summer Program (PWDP) continued to equipment and services to the APC. Paralympic Games approach. achieve success for the APC and During the reporting period, the Increased activity around this its athletes in 2010/11. Funded following organisations confirmed sponsorship is planned for the through the Department of Families, their commitment to the APC for the approach to the London 2012 Housing, Community Services and London 2012 Paralympic Games: Paralympic Games. Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) and delivered through recruitment partner • 2XU – Official Supplier – casual, Toyota 360HR, the PWDP had placed 16 technical and compression wear Toyota’s association with the APC Paralympic athletes in employment • Qantas – Official Sponsor continued through its naming rights to the Toyota Paralympic Talent Search across 10 organisations by the end • Allianz – Official Supporter of the reporting period. FaHCSIA has Program. The program again attracted • R.M.Williams – Team Supplier – committed funding for the program for positive brand association, particularly ceremonial wear a further 12 months, during which the throughout local media outlets across focus will be on securing employers in The APC commissioned a review of its Australia.

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Melissa Tapper

WorkCover NSW The APC thanks Telstra, Toyota and a range of key learning areas, and The WorkCover NSW Paralympic WorkCover NSW for their continued includes student worksheets and Speakers Program continued to generous support as Major Partners. extension tasks. promote safe work practices, with The PEP website (www. Paralympic athletes conducting Official Sponsors and Supporters paralympiceducation.org.au) received more than 220 presentations in NSW Execution of the 2XU, Qantas, Allianz 4,993 visits from 72 countries in 2010/11, workplaces during 2010/11. This was Australia, Scody and R.M.Williams and delivered 23,865 page views at an an increase of 70 presentations from agreements occurred late in the average of five pages per session. the previous year. reporting period. Activation plans will be developed and implemented PEP Talk is an initiative which sees The six athletes involved as speakers over the next financial year. Paralympians visit schools to conduct in the program during the year were a 65-minute program combining a (alpine skiing), Ben Service Providers question and answer session and Houlison (rowing), John Marshall The APC acknowledges the valuable a practical sports component, to (archery), Kahi Puru (powerlifting), support received from professional reinforce what students have been Nigel Smith () and Liesl Tesch services groups. These include Media learning in the classroom through PEP’s (sailing). Monitors (media monitoring), Clayton teaching resource. During 2010/11, The reporting period also saw the Utz (legal services) and Ernst & Young 18 Paralympic athletes visited 10,160 introduction of the WorkCover NSW (financial services). students nationally as part of the Paralympic Development Scholarships. program, with PEP Talks in Western Paralympic Education Program Four athletes received scholarships Australia, Queensland, ACT and The APC’s Paralympic Education to support approved expenses Tasmania held for the first time. Program (PEP) thrived throughout incurred in their chosen areas of sport, the reporting period, and by 30 June Ahead of the London 2012 Paralympic education or vocational activities. 2011, had reached 20 per cent of all Games, and the Australian Team’s Inaugural scholarship recipients were Australian schools with 2,045 registered pre-Games staging camp in Cardiff, (wheelchair basketball), PEP teachers and 331,144 students. PEP has partnered with Cardiff Local (athletics), Sian Lucas Registered members had access to Council to coordinate a program (swimming) and Jayme Paris (cycling). more than 15 free online teaching especially for Cardiff school students, The scholarships were announced by units for both primary and secondary in which Australian Paralympians will NSW Minister for Police and Finance students. Each unit reflects state and conduct PEP Talks during the Australian Michael Daley at NSW Parliament territory syllabus outcomes, covers Team’s time in Cardiff. House.

Page 33 Knowledge Services The Knowledge Services division supports the APC by helping to manage and distribute knowledge, initiate and manage projects which add to the APC’s knowledge base, and promote the study of the Paralympic movement in Australia through the Australian Centre for Paralympic Studies.

The Knowledge Services division is also involved in creating and updating plans, policy documents and submissions.

In 2010/11 the APC’s activities were managed and evaluated against a comprehensive set of operational Erik Horrie plans which were created within each through its oral history project under versions. The University of Canberra business unit to align with the APC’s a formal agreement with the APC. and Wikimedia Australia are involved corporate strategy. These operational in the online information gathering plans helped formed the basis of • The APC recorded video interviews elements of the project. This written evaluation of APC staff and the with some of the subjects of the oral history will draw together many of the APC’s progress towards its goals. history interviews, to complement the oral histories. other elements of the overall history The APC presented its priorities for project and make them accessible Paralympic sport to the Australian • The National Sports Information to a wide audience. Centre made further progress in Government in a document titled • The APC identified images which no cataloguing the APC audiovisual Paralympic Sport Policy Initiatives. This longer have a commercial value and collection and making it document identified concrete and commenced making these available discoverable through the costed policy initiatives to improve online through Wikimedia Commons, Clearinghouse for Sport under an the provision of high performance to meet an identified lack of quality agreement between the APC and sport and participation programs Paralympic sport images online. to people with a disability, within a the Australian Sports Commission. • The structure of the Australian pathway framework that matches • The first reunion of an Australian Paralympic Hall of Fame was what is available to participants in Paralympic Team – for the 1960 Team approved by the Board and able-bodied sport. During the year the – was conducted to mark the 50th the process conducted for the APC also made a submission to the anniversary of the first Paralympic nomination and selection of AUSAid review and responded to the Games. the inaugural inductees – male Productivity Commission’s proposal for • The APC’s archive was reorganised athlete, female athlete and a national disability insurance scheme. and an initial assessment of almost associate member. The three In 2010/11 the APC Board approved 500 boxes of material stored in the inaugural inductions will be made in the Paralympic Sports Centres archive was conducted. A process association with the APC’s One Year accreditation program. A formal was established to evaluate and to Go activities on 29 August 2011. agreement was signed with the AIS, manage the collection of key There will be no physical Hall of Fame which will become the first Paralympic documents in conjunction with the for the time being. National Library of Australia. Centre of Excellence under the • Relationships were established with program. • A tender brief for the written history the National Film and Sound Archives, A primary focus over the past year of the Paralympic movement the National Sports Museum, the has been the APC history project, in Australia was written and the Powerhouse Museum and other which aims to capture, manage and tender process conducted. The organisations not yet directly preserve the history of the Paralympic APC appointed the University of involved in the project, to ensure that movement in Australia in a way which Queensland and sports historian the project can successfully manage is relevant to the APC’s activities and Murray Phillips to write the history donations and loans of a range of its present and future needs. of the Paralympic movement in materials, as these increase rapidly. Australia using a unique process One of the governing principles of As part of the APC history project in which will draw on resources such the history project is to utilise the 2010/11: as Wikipedia to produce an online expertise of specialist individuals •The National Library of Australia book which can meet the APC’s and organisations. recorded 23 oral history interviews needs for hardcopy and multimedia

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Page 35 Corporate Services The Corporate Services division provides support for the Board and CEO, as well as managing the APC’s staffing and office needs, protocol related activities and special projects.

APC Board The APC Board met five times in the 2010/11 reporting period. The attendance by Board Members was:

Name No. of Meetings attended Paul Bird 4/5 John Croll 5/5 Nick Dean 4/5 Doug Denby 2/5* Greg Hartung 5/5 Steve Loader 5/5 Joyce Parszos 5/5 Troy Sachs 5/5 Glenn Tasker 5/5 Jason Hellwig** 5/5 Glenn Tasker is Vice Chair of the IPC recommendations for the APC’s * Approved leave of absence Swimming Technical Committee. internal awards as well as APC ** Non-voting Member nominations for external awards and APC Chief Executive Jason Hellwig Annual General Meeting honours. Chaired by Board member was Chair of the IPC Athletics Technical Steve Loader, the APC Awards The APC Annual General Meeting Committee until his resignation from Committee further developed the APC was held on 30 November 2010, with the role in February 2011. 15 of the 17 member organisations Awards Policy to recognise the value represented. The APC annual report Human resources of external domestic and international sporting awards in enhancing the and finance report were adopted, and The APC’s growth has necessitated a image of Paralympic sport, its athletes Ernst & Young was appointed auditor more structured approach to human and other participants. for the 2010/11 financial year. resources. The APC’s HR operations focused on formalising policies and Common records plan International Relations processes and ensuring that all staff A lateral hardcopy filing system The APC is active in the Paralympic have up-to-date position descriptions and an electronic filing system was movement internationally, with and key performance indicators. commenced, to increase operational representatives on various bodies The performance review cycle was efficiency, reduce operating costs associated with the advancement changed to align with the business for storage and equipment and to of Paralympic sport. planning and financial year cycles. preserve records of historical value. APC President Greg Hartung is General Travel Group APC national office Vice President of the International The APC invited travel organisations The APC took further storage and Paralympic Committee (IPC). to apply to become the official tour meeting space within its national Mr Hartung is a member of the operator in Australia for the London office at Sydney Olympic Park. The International Olympic Committee 2012 Paralympic Games. (IOC) Coordination Commission for the APC acknowledges Sydney Olympic The General Travel Group was Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio Park Authority (SOPA) for its support successful in its application and has de Janeiro in 2016, a member of the in upgrading the signage in Sydney entered into a services agreement IOC Radio and Television Commission Olympic Park’s Heritage Precinct. with the APC. The agreement as the and in January 2011 was appointed as The APC has a commitment from Official Tour Operator grants rights to a member of the IOC Press Commission. SOPA, subject to execution of lease documentation, to extend its tenancy the General Travel Group to market, Other APC Board members also hold within the Heritage Precinct through promote, sell and distribute tickets to international positions within the to February 2022. the London 2012 Paralympic Games Paralympic movement. Paul Bird is and to package, market, promote President of the Oceania Paralympic Special projects and sell related tours. Committee. Nick Dean is Vice Chair of APC awards the IPC Winter Technical Committee. The APC Awards Committee oversees

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