Sportswatch Summer 2020

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From the QSport Office Page 3

Brisbane City Council Water Rebate Program Page 4

Annual General Meetings on 26th March Page 5

25th Annual

Sport Awards The 19th Legend of Queensland Sport Mick Dittman being interviewed by Channel Seven’s Pat Welsh Page 6 at the 2019 Queensland Sport Awards on 30 November last year at the Convention and Exhibition Centre – a highlight of another successful Awards Presentation. AQIA Symposium going Top jockey and Australian sporting regional Page 8 legend shine at 25th Queensland

Changes afoot for sport at Sport Awards national level Page 10 Queensland sport celebrated 25 years of the State’s major program of recognition and promotion of Queensland’s top sporting achievers in another star linking well supported annual presentation on November 30 at the Brisbane athletes to coaches Convention and Exhibition Centre. Page 11 Interesting and entertaining interviews conducted by Channel 7 Sport’s longstanding Awards emcee Pat Welsh, first with Australian sporting legend in 25th Annual Queensland Olympian Dawn Fraser and later the newest and 19th Legend of Queensland Sport Awards - on the night Sport in former top jockey Mick Dittman, were highlights. World No. 1 Women’s Page 12 tennis player Ash Barty was named The Courier-Mail Channel 7 Queensland Sport Star of the Year for her first Open Grand Slam victory at the French Open and the the XXXX Queensland Sport Team of the Year for their State continues QSport / fourth consecutive ABL Championship success. members support to mid 2021 And in the tenth year of the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame, former Page 19 Wallaby flanker Jules Guerassimoff, former top Australian lawn bowler Kelvin Kerkow and Olympian gold medallists in Hockeyroo Angie Skirving nee Lambert Hall of Fame Inductee List and swimmer nee Lenton were 2019 inductees. as of 2019 More on the Awards inside. Page 22

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The summer edition of this quarterly publication First up it’s local government elections in March and particularly this column is a good deal easier and then in October, a State election with four to put together than other editions each year. year terms the prize for the winners.

The recent Sport Awards / Hall of Fame That has implications not only in the lead in but Presentation held a month or so before provides also after the event and it seems we would be plenty of content and enables readers who didn’t better all round if we could see and hear less make this annual event to get a glimpse of what from pollsters and more from politicians eager to transpired on Queensland sport’s “night of the govern, articulating policies as well as dealing with year”. perception.

A look back at the past year, a look forward to the All the while I was drafting this column, the next and an observation or two from the writer backdrop has been heat and fire, taking minds on whatever make the task relatively easy. temporarily off drought and water and reminding one that others less fortunate have lost loved The writer will have spent most of the month ones, homes and livelihoods as the majority of us between late December and late January’s take a break from the usual work dominated lives Australian Day holiday weekend away from the we live. QSport Office while my colleague in Operations Manager Kylie Thomson “mans the fort”, so to Rain, rain and good follow up rain for a parched, speak, leading into the annual audit of QSport’s sunburnt country - but not to the extent of finances for the 2019 calendar year. cyclones and floods that also devastate – was an obvious New Year wish, hopefully with more Between Xmas and New Year’s Eve, the writer occurring before the next quarterly edition of spent time in at the Boxing Day Test Sportswatch comes your way. at the MCG sitting, watching, listening and always thinking but not very much of the time When it does in autumn 2020, QSport will have about work. conducted an AGM with a mix of new and old faces elected to deal with the task of refining Of course, that’s what leave from work is what the Queensland sports collective does in supposed to do and it moves me to confess that the wake of the initial progression of the State’s I and a few others I know are not always good Activiate! Queensland 2019-2029 Strategy. examples of work / life balance. That’s something that the existing Board So a New Year resolution for me was for more members will consider again when the Board balance, particularly with family and friends. meets at the end of February, not just for QSport but also its members and the wider sport sector, I’m not a prolific reader of books other than at prominent as it is in the active industry space. this time of the year when Xmas lands a few for me from “under the tree”.

Santa does know me well, it seems, for the Peter Cummiskey OAM arrivals are always sport or politics related, often Chief Executive Officer biographies.

Reading one about the background to the 2019 Federal election result reminded me how far wide of the mark most pollsters and many media were, and that we Queenslanders are again about to head into another period of public and private speculation about yet more elections.

Sportswatch - Summer 2020 3 Brisbane City Council Water Rebate Program

On 10 September 2019, Council announced new Smart water meters support for not-for-profit organisations leasing Council sports fields and greens to help them Council has also committed to the installation prepare for forecast drought conditions. This of 100 smart water meters at identified sporting support recognises the valuable services these facilities, providing real-time and remotely organisations provide to the community. available information about water usage to help identify and rectify leaks, reducing excess water Water rebate usage and associated costs.

Council will provide one-off financial support to For further information about smart water not-for-profit organisations that lease sporting meters, or water funding support; phone Council fields and greens from Council by paying half of on 07 3403 8888 and ask to speak with the the Queensland Urban Utilities (QUU) retail water Community Facilities Operations team charges for the 2019-20 financial year, capped at $5000. With a significant number of sporting clubs located in Brisbane, QSport member State Organisations do not need to apply for this sporting organisations have welcomed this rebate. Council is intending to commence support and the ongoing support of all local distribution of this support in line with the next governments. QUU billing cycle in January 2020, backdated to 1 July 2019.

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4 Sportswatch - Summer 2020 Annual General Meetings on 26th March DATE CLAIMER

QSport and the Queensland Olympic Council will hold their upcoming AGMs back-to-back, as has been the case in recent years, again opting for lunch time gatherings at Sports House, Milton, Brisbane on Thursday, 26 March.

The Australian Association (Queensland) is yet to confirm if its AGM is to follow the QOC meeting which starts at 12.45pm after the QSport meeting commencing at 12noon is 2020 Olympic Team Appeal concluded. Queensland Premier’s Athlete Farewell Dinner The back-to-back meetings enable administrators th of the State’s industry peak body members and Saturday, 16 May, 2020 associates to attend multiple relevant AGMs at the 6.30pm for 7.30pm same venue at the same time, optimising time and Dress: Black Tie the opportunity to network with their colleagues For further information, visit: from across the sector. www.bepartofthejourney.com Formal notices, agendas etc will be forwarded or phone 07 3121 6428 to individual members in line with constitutional requirements.

Sportswatch - Summer 2020 5 25th Annual Queensland Sport Awards

TENNIS’ ASH BARTY ACES TOP CLASS FIELD FOR SPORT STAR HONOUR AT QUEENSLAND SPORT AWARDS; HORSE RACING GREAT MICK DITTMAN NAMED 19TH LEGEND OF QUEENSLAND SPORT.

The world’s number one ranked women’s tennis Lenton) and Hockeyroo Angie Lambert (nee Skirving) player Ash Barty is The Courier-Mail Channel 7 joined Commonwealth Games star lawn bowler Kelvin Queensland Sport Star of the Year Award winner for Kerkow and Wallaby flanker of the 1960’s in Jules 2019, announced at the 25th Annual Queensland Sport Guerassimoff as inductees into the Hall of Fame. Awards / Hall of Fame Presentation in Brisbane on November 30. provided three Award category winners on the night with World Swimming Championship gold The black tie audience at the Brisbane Convention medal winner Ariarne Titmus adjudged the Queensland and Exhibition Centre heard the announcement of Academy of Sport Peter Lacey Award for Sporting Barty’s win at the end of a night which saw 11 Awards Excellence recipient, her coach Dean Boxall the LGAQ presented for Queensland’s top on and off field Queensland Sport Coach of the Year and junior World sporting performances in the period October, 2018 to Champion swimmer and surf lifesaver Lani Pallister The September, 2019 plus three further Service to Sport Courier Mail Channel Seven Queensland Junior Sport Awards presented for outstanding service. Star of the Year.

Barty’s French Open triumph and her march up the The XXXX Queensland Sport Team of the Year world women’s tennis rankings won her the State’s top Award went to the Brisbane Bandits for their fourth individual sporting award, having won the Queensland consecutive ABL Claxton Shield triumph while the Junior Sport Star award back in 2011 for her Junior Cairns based AUS CROCS White Water Rafting team Wimbledon success, the same year that her Federation that won the World Men’s Under 19 title was named Cup compatriot in fellow Queenslander Sam Stosur the Queensland Government sponsored Queensland took out the State’s top award for her US Open win Junior Sport Team of the Year. over Serena Williams. AFL’s CEO Greg Swann was named the Barty beat another top class field of eight finalists in Gallagher sponsored Queensland Sport Administrator sailor Mat Belcher, water skier Jacinta Carroll, surfer of the Year, NRL referee Belinda Sharpe the Konica Stephanie Gilmore, Hockeyroo Jodie Kenny, Test Minolta sponsored Queensland Sport Officiator of the cricketer Marnus Labuschagne, surf lifesaver Georgia Year, and Warwick polocrosse volunteer Robyn Fraser Miller, netballer Karla Pretorius and swimmer Ariarne the Queensland Sport Volunteer of the Year sponsored Titmus. by Brisbane City Council for her work on the staging of the Adina World Cup in April at Morgan Park in Barty becomes the 19th individual to win the Sport Warwick. Star of the Year since the State’s current program of recognition and promotion of Queensland’s top The McDonald’s sponsored Queensland Sport Athlete sporting achievement was established by QSport as with a Disability award went to Townsville based sailor the peak body for sport in 1995. Chelseann Osborne for her gold medal in the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi in March. Prior to this year, the State’s top award has been won over the past 24 years twelve times by males The Fed Cup Tennis Semi Final vs Belarus and twelve by females, with swimmer Susie O’Neill in Brisbane over Easter won by the Ash Barty led a three time winner and fellow Olympic swimming Australians was the Brisbane Convention and gold medallists and Grant Hackett, Exhibition Centre sponsored Queensland Sport Event motorcycling ace Mick Doohan and Test cricketer Matt of the Year. Hayden all dual winners. The Queensland Government sponsored Service to In the now familiar Queensland Sport Hall of Fame Sport Awards were awarded to polocrosse’s Les Fraser, segment of the event, horse racing’s top jockey Mick softball’s Audrey McLaughlin and croquet’s Carolyn Dittman was elevated to Legend status while Olympic Ribone for their decades of contribution to their gold medal winners in swimmer Libby Trickett (nee sports – all up some 170 years.

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AQIA Symposium going regional

Following the successful staging of the Active Queenslanders Industry Alliance’s first industry symposium in November 2019, AQIA is now planning to take the exercise on the road into major regional centres across the State in early 2020.

The Brisbane symposium in November covered topics such as innovative models to get people active, diversity and inclusiveness, organisational capacity, dealing with crisis, place-based solutions to sport and recreation, and embracing technology in the of physical activity options for Queenslanders.

Extension via a series of industry and club workshops into regional Queensland is a next step in AQIA’s expanded service delivery role for the fitness, sport and recreation industry.

Workshops will occur in Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, Redlands, Gold Coast, and Logan and in Bundaberg, Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay, Ipswich and Brisbane north, south, east and west regions.

Further details on dates / times / venues on www.aqia.org.au or phone 3367 0833.

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Sportswatch - Summer 2020 9 Changes afoot for sport at national level

With Queensland moving into prominence via bidding for While not only Ministers and their bureaucrats a Summer Olympics in 2032 with the support of Federal acknowledge the need to consider options for change in and local governments, recent changes to Federal / State the interests of efficient use of limited resources, how the governmental interface on sport are timely. change process is conducted and the potential impact on State and local sporting organisations needs to be The Queensland Government through Sport Minister Mick carefully monitored, including by industry bodies as well de Brenni takes over stewardship of regular meetings as government agencies. of Federal / State Sport & Recreation Ministers (MSRM) while the coordination of meetings of the Committee of State sports federation members of Community Sport Australian Sport and Recreation Officials (CASRO) also Australia (CSA) and their State sporting organisation (SSO) moves to Minister de Brenni’s department. members are inevitably drawn into discussion when national sporting organisations (NSOs) push too hard / too At Federal level, former Commonwealth Sport Minister fast in terms of governance reform. Rod Kemp has been conducting an efficiency audit of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and the Australian Those at State level being asked to consider changes Sports Commission, now branded Sport Australia, for know change eventually has to be sold to those to whom current Federal Sport Minister Tasmanian Senator Richard they are responsible, namely volunteers at local level a Colbeck. long way away in all sorts of ways from Canberra.

And with some functions Sport Australia has handled CSA members like QSport acknowledge the improved being moved to new entity Sport Integrity Australia and collaboration and communication undertaken in 2019 by Sport Australia CEO Kate Palmer and a number of senior Sport Australia but with new faces inevitable at the top of staff moving out, inevitable speculation is up and about the Federal sport bureaucracy, CSA’s task will be to ensure on what happens next in the Canberra bubble in terms of that this recent progress is maintained. machinery of government for sport. In the meantime, with Tokyo 2020 looming up on the Recent MSRM / CASRO discussion about governance landscape for sports and government, what comes out of reform in sporting organisations is also timely, given a bit Rod Kemp’s audit / review and what follows will be more of push and shove from on high last year. than of passing interest.

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MC’s Victoria Carthew & Pat Welsh Photo#21 Pat Welsh interviewed Mick Dittman who was installed as the 19th Legend of Queensland Sport. Photo 125

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Queensland Academy of Sport Chair, Bronwyn Thompson presented Ariarne Titmus’ father (Steve) with the Peter Lacey Award Queensland Academy of Sport Chair, Bronwyn Thompson presented Ariarne Titmus’ father (Steve) with the Peter Lacey Award Queenfor excellencesland Academy in Sport of Sport with MinisterChair, Bronwyn for Sport Thompson Mick de presented Brenni. AriarnePhoto1 Titmus’44 father (Steve) with the Peter Lacey Award for excellence in Sport(from with left Ministerto right) QSport for Sport Chair Mick Kym Dowdell,de Brenni. QSport Photo1 CEO 44Peter Cummiskey who accepted Hall of Fame for excellence Inductee certificate in Sport for with Libby Minister Trickett for nee Sport Lenton Mick (swimming), de Brenni. Kelvin Photo1 Kerkow44 (bowls), Jules Guerasimoff (rugby

union), Angie Skirving nee Lambert (hockey), Minister for Sport Mick de Brenni.

from left to right) QSport Chair Kym Dowdell, QSport CEO Peter Cummiskey who accepted Hall of Fame fromInductee left to right) certificate QSport Chair for Kym Libby Dowdell, Trickett QSport nee CEO Lenton (swimming), Peter Cummiskey who accepted Hall of Fame InducteeKelvin certificate Kerkow for (bowls),Libby Trickett Jules nee LentonGuerasimoff (swimming), (rugby union), KelvinAngie Kerkow Skirving (bowls), nee Jules Lambert Guerasimoff (hockey), (rugby union), Minister for Sport Mick de Brenni. from left to right) QSportAngie ChairPhoto Skirving Kym 107 nee Dowdell, Lambert (hockey),QSport MinisterCEO for Sport Mick de Brenni. Photo 107 Peter Cummiskey who accepted Hall of Fame Inductee certificate for Libby Trickett nee Lenton (swimming),

Kelvin KerkowService (bowls), to SportService Jules AwardService to Guerasimoff Winnersto Sport Sport Award Award (from Winners Winners left (rugby to (from right) (from left union), Les to left right) Fraser to right)Les Fraser( polocrosseLes (polocrosse); Fraser); (Audreypolocrosse Audrey McLaughlinMcLaughlin); Audrey (softball); ( McLaughlinsoftball ); Carolyn (softball Ribone); Carolyn Ribone Service to Sport Award Winners (from left to right) Les Fraser (polocrosse); Audrey McLaughlin (softball); Carolyn Ribone Angie Skirving(Croquet) nee Photos Lambert(Croquet) 68,72,7Carolyn (hockey), Photos8 Ribone 68,72,7(Croquet). Minister8 for Sport Mick de Brenni. Photo 107 (Croquet) Photos 68,72,78 12 Sportswatch - Summer 2020

Queensland Academy of Sport Chair, Bronwyn Thompson presented Ariarne Titmus’ father (Steve) with the Peter Lacey Award for excellence in Sport with Minister for Sport Mick de Brenni. Photo1 44 Queen sland Academy of Sport Chair, Bronwyn Thompson presented Ariarne Titmus’ father (Steve) with the Peter Lacey Award for excellence in Sport with Minister for Sport Mick de Brenni. Photo144

Queensland Academy of Sport Chair, Bronwyn Thompson presented Ariarne Titmus’ father (Steve) with the Peter Lacey Award for excellence in Sport with Minister for Sport Mick de Brenni. Photo144

Service to Sport Award Winners (from left to right) Les Fraser (polocrosse); Audrey McLaughlin (softball); Carolyn Ribone (Croquet) Photos 68,72,78

Service to Sport Award Winners (from left to right) Les Fraser (polocrosse); Audrey McLaughlin (softball); Carolyn Ribone (Croquet) Photos 68,72,78 Service to Sport Award Winners (from left to right) Les Fraser (polocrosse); Audrey McLaughlin (softball); Carolyn Ribone (Croquet) Photos 68,72,78

MC’s Victoria Carthew & Pat Welsh Photo#21 Pat Welsh interviewed Mick Dittman who was installed as the 19th Legend of Queensland Sport. Photo 125

from left to right) QSport Chair Kym Dowdell, QSport CEO Peter Cummiskey who accepted Hall of Fame Inductee certificate for Libby Trickett nee Lenton (swimming), Kelvin Kerkow (bowls), Jules Guerasimoff (rugby union), Angie Skirving nee Lambert (hockey), Minister for Sport Mick de Brenni. Photo 107

Dawn Fraser AC MBE OLY (photo 56)

Dawn Fraser AC MBE OLY, a very special guest on QueenQueenslandsland Academy of ofSport Sport Chair, Chair, Bronwyn Bronwyn Thompson presented Ariarne Titmus’ father (Steve) with the Peter Lacey Award the night whose insights were appreciated by the forThompson excellence presented in Sport Ariarne with Titmus’Minister father for SportSteve Mick de Brenni. Photo144 Dawnaudience Fraser AC MBE OLY (photo with 56) the Peter Lacey Award for excellence in Sport Dawn Fraser AC MBE OLY (photo 56) with Minister for Sport Mick de Brenni.

Service to Sport Award Winners (from left to right) Les Fraser (polocrosse); Audrey McLaughlin (softball); Carolyn Ribone (Croquet) Photos 68,72,78

PhotoQSport 166 Chair QSport Kym ChairDowdell Kym with Dowdell the recipients with the recipientsof the Sponsor of the Recognition Sponsor Recognition Awards for Award 2019.s forL-R 20 Scott19. L-R Scott Jackson (Konica Minolta); Kym Dowdell, David Bruhn (XXXX); (Australian Sports Foundation); Chris Chamberlain (Audi CentreJackson Brisbane); (Konica Minolta); Richard McGarryKym Dowdell, (Coca David-Cola Amatil).Bruhn (XXXX); Chris Bond (Australian Sports Foundation); Chris Chamberlain (Audi Centre Brisbane); Richard McGarry (Coca-Cola Amatil).

Photo 166 QSport Chair Kym Dowdell with the recipients of the Sponsor Recognition Awards for 2019. L-R Scott Jackson (Konica Minolta); Kym Dowdell, David Bruhn (XXXX); Chris Bond (Australian Sports Foundation); Chris Chamberlain (Audi Centre Brisbane); Richard McGarry (Coca-Cola Amatil).

Photo 166 QSport Chair Kym Dowdell with the recipients of the Sponsor Recognition Awards for 2019. L-R Scott Jackson (Konica Minolta); Kym Dowdell, David Bruhn (XXXX); Chris Bond (Australian Sports Foundation); Chris Chamberlain (Audi Centre Brisbane); Richard McGarry (Coca-Cola Amatil). The 2019 Sports Star of the Year was Ashleigh Barty Dual sport award winner Lani Pallister (swimming & (tennis), and her award was accepted by her father surf life saving) was the winner of the Junior Sport Rob Barty. Star of the Year, with her mother Janelle Pallister The 2019 Sports Star of the Year was Ashleigh Barty (tennis), acceptingand her award her awardwas accepted on the bynight. her father Rob Barty. Photo 197 Dual sport award winner Lani Pallister (swimming & surf life saving) was the winner of the Junior Sport Star of the Year, with her mother Janelle Pallister accepting her award on the night Photo 191 TheSportswatch 2019 Sports -Star Summer of the Year2020 was Ashleigh Barty (tennis), and her award was accepted by her father Rob Barty. Photo 19713

The 2019 Sports Star of the Year was Ashleigh Barty (tennis), and her award was accepted by her father Rob Barty. Photo 197

Robyn Fraser from Polocrosse received the Brisbane City Council Queensland Sport Volunteer of the Year Award from Cr Krista Adams. Photo 183

David Bruhn (left) from Lion presented the XXXX Sport Team of the Year Award to representatives from the Brisbane Bandits Baseball Team. Photo 188

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Dual sport award winner Lani Pallister (swimming & surf life saving) was the winner of the Junior Sport Star of the Year, with her mother Janelle Pallister accepting her award on the night Photo 191

Dual sport award winner Lani Pallister (swimming & surf life saving) was the winner of the Junior Sport Star of the Year, with her mother Janelle Pallister accepting her award on the night Photo 191

Robyn Fraser from Polocrosse received the Brisbane Greg Swann, the Brisbane Lions CEO, accepted the RobynCity Council Fraser Queensland from PolocrosseSport Volunteer received of the Year the BrisbaneAdministrator City of the Council Year Award Queensland from Gallagher’s Sport Volunteer of the Year Award from Cr Krista Adams. Photo 183 Award from Deputy Mayor Cr Krista Adams. Terry Berryman. Robyn Fraser from Polocrosse received the Brisbane City Council Queensland Sport Volunteer of the Year Award from Cr Krista Adams. Photo 183 Greg Swann from the Brisbane Lions accepted the Administrator of the Year Award from Gallagher’s Terry Berryman. Photo 175

David Bruhn (left) from Lion presented the XXXX Sport Team of the Year Award to representatives from the

GregBrisbane Swann Banditsfrom the BaseballBrisbane Team.Lions accepted the Administrator of the Year Award from Gallagher’s Terry Berryman. Photo 175David Bruhn (left) from Lion presented the XXXX Sport TeamPhoto of 1 the87 The Year Australian Award U19 to Men’s representatives White Water Rafting from Team the Brisbanewas the winner Bandits of the Queensland Government sponsored Baseball Team. Photo 188 Junior Sport Team of the Year Award.

David Bruhn (left) from Lion presented the XXXX Sport Team of the Year Award to representatives from the Brisbane Bandits Baseball Team. Photo 188

The Australian U19 Men’s White Water Rafting Team from Cairns was the winner of the Queensland Government sponsored Junior Sport Team of the Year Award.

PhotoSportswatch 187 The Australian - Summer U19 2020 Men’s White Water Rafting Team was the winner of the Queensland Government sponsored15 Junior Sport Team of the Year Award.

LGAQ CEO Greg Hallam presented the LGAQ Coach of the Year Award went to swimming’s Dean Boxall. Photo 177

LGAQ CEO Greg Hallam presented the

LGAQLGAQ CEO Sponsored Greg Hallam Coach presented of the the Year LGAQ Award Coach of the Year Award went to swimming’s Dean Boxall. Photo 177 LGAQto swimming’s CEO Greg Hallam Dean presentedBoxall. the LGAQ Coach of the Year Award went to swimming’s Dean Boxall. Photo 177

KonicaKonica Minolta’s Minolta’s Scott Scott Jackson Jackson ppresentedresented the the Sport Sport Officiator of the Year Award to Belinda Sharpe from . Photo 181 Officiator of the Year Award to Belinda Sharpe from Rugby League. Konica Minolta’s Scott Jackson presented the Sport Officiator of the Year Award to Belinda Sharpe from Rugby League. Photo 181

McDonald’s Rod Chiapello presented the

McDonald’sAthlete with Rod a Chiapello Disability presented Award the to AthleteTownsville with a Disability Award to sailing’s Chelseann Osborne. Photo 213 McDonald’s Rod Chiapello presented the Athlete with a Disability Award to sailing’s Chelseann Osborne. Photo 213 sailer Chelseann Osborne. McDonald’s Rod Chiapello presented the Athlete with a Disability Award to sailing’s Chelseann Osborne. Photo 213

Mark Handley (L) accepted the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre Queensland Sport Event of the Year award for the 2019 Fed Cup Tennis Semi Final Australia v Belarus from Shaun Mitchell (R), Events & Customer Services Director at BCEC. Mark Handley (L) accepted the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre Queensland Sport Event of the Year award for the Photo 179 2019 Fed Cup Tennis Semi Final Australia v Belarus from Shaun Mitchell (R), Events & Customer Services Director at BCEC.

Photo 179 Mark Handley (L) accepted the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

MarkQueensland Handley Sport (L) accepted Event of the the Year Brisbane award Convention QSport Volunteersand Exhibition (from left Centre to right) Queensland Anica Bussell, SportRobyn White,Event Jesikah of the Ings, Year Julie award John, forNatalie the 201for 9the Fed 2019 Cup Fed Tennis Cup Tennis Semi FinalSemi FinalAustralia v BelarusRapisardaQSport from. Photo Volunteers Shaun 216 Mitchell (from left(R) ,to Events right) Anica& Customer Bussell, Services Robyn Director at BCEC. PhotoAustralia 179 v Belarus from Shaun Mitchell (R), White, Jesikah Ings, Julie John, Natalie Rapisarda. Events & Customer Services Director at BCEC.

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QSport Volunteers (from left to right) Anica Bussell, Robyn White, Jesikah Ings, Julie John, Natalie Rapisarda. Photo 216

QSport current and former staff members presented QSport CEO Peter Cummiskey with an award for producing the Sport Awards for 25 consecutive years 1995 -2019.

QSportL-R – Kylie Thomson,current Karissaand former Knight, Peter staff Cummiskey, members Belinda presented Stark, Nadene QSport Kugler, IngridChair Proud. Peter Cummiskey with an award for producing the Sport Awards for 25 consecutive years 1995 -2019.

L-R – Kylie Thomson, Karissa Knight, Peter Cummiskey, Belinda Stark, Nadene Kugler, Ingrid Proud.) photo 33

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The Queensland Government has extended a range of physical activity initiatives. More funding support for industry peak bodies opportunities will be coming soon. QSport and the Queensland Outdoor Recreation Federation (QORF) to end June Activating environments 2021. October saw the launch of the $40 million Both peaks have received Industry Peak Body three-year Active Community Infrastructure Program (IPB) funding of $250,000 p.a. in 2017- initiative, calling for ideas from the community 19. for infrastructure projects that activate places and spaces, and inspire physical activity. The extended commitment is part of transitional arrangements pledged by State It also began the transformation of State Minister for Sport Mick de Brenni that also recreation centres. The $4.7 million stage 2 encompasses QSport member State sporting accommodation refurbishment on the Gold organisations under the State Development Coast has commenced, and construction of a Program (SDP). $5.7 million accommodation redevelopment on the Sunshine Coast will start in early 2020. Six months on from the launch of Activate! Queensland, the State’s $1.3billion Sport and Activating success Active Recreation Strategy for 2019-2029 has progressed, according to government sources, And finally, the Emerging Athlete Pathways as follows: travel subsidy has been assisting Queensland’s talented young athletes on their pathway to Activating Queenslanders elite success.

The strategy kicked off with several new funding $1 million in funding is being provided during programs. Following the launch of round one the 2019-20 financial year to help alleviate the of Active Clubs, more than 1,000 Queensland costs associated with participating in sporting sporting clubs and organisations are set to competitions. receive funding for equipment and training in the 2019-20 financial year. For further information about Activate! Queensland 2019-2029, visit: So far, almost 13,800 FairPlay vouchers have been issued, supporting children from low- www.qld.gov.au/sportrecstrategy income families to participate in sport and active recreation. Keep an eye out for round QSport acknowledges the support of the two of the program, opening in January 2020. State Government for its work to assist the development of sport, the State also providing Activating collaboration support for the great majority of QSport ‘s 70 member State sporting organisations. In the past few months, new partnership programs have commenced with several sporting organisations including Netball Queensland, Queensland Cricket, Tennis Queensland and AFL Queensland, to deliver

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Sportswatch - Summer 2020 21 Hall of Fame Inductee List as of 2019

coordinated by supported by Queensland sport Inductees (as at December 2019)

LEGENDS BASKETBALL HORSE RACING SQUASH GENERAL MEMBERS Sandy Brondello Darby McCarthy Michelle Martin AFL Leroy Loggins Mel Schumacher AFL Alison Mosely Neville Sellwood SURFING Larry Sengstock Wayne Bartholomew ATHLETICS ICE RACING ATHLETICS Catherine Freeman BEACH VOLLEYBALL Steven Bradbury SURF LIFE SAVING Reg Brandis Natalie Cook Karla Gilbert CRICKET LAWN BOWLS Trevor Hendy BASKETBALL BOXING Kelvin Kerkow Grant Kenny Brian Kerle Elley Bennett Rob Parrella Peter Lacey Ron Richards CRICKET GOLF Hector Thompson MOTOR RACING SWIMMING John Buchanan Greg Norman Dick Johnson Duncan Armstrong CANOEING Brendan Burkett FOOTBALL HORSE RACING Katrin Borchert ROWING Brad Cooper Mark Shield Mick Dittman Grant Davies Adair Ferguson George Moore Clint Robinson Duncan Free Grant Hackett GOLF Anna Wood Gary Lynagh Charlie Earp MOTORCYCLING Steve Holland Michael Doohan CRICKET RUGBY LEAGUE Glenn Housman MEDIA Ron Archer Cec Aynsley John Morton NETBALL Bill Brown Kerry Boustead Frank O’Callaghan Vicki Wilson Nancy Lyons Eddie Gilbert Mick Crocker NETBALL RUGBY LEAGUE Wally Grout Brian Davies Deirdre Hyland Ian Healy Peter Gallagher RUGBY LEAGUE Wayne Bennett John Gleeson Jon Sieben Ron McAuliffe Ken Mackay Tom Gorman Mark Stockwell RUGBY UNION Craig McDermott Mark Tonelli Carl Rackemann Noel Kelly RUGBY UNION Libby Trickett Alan Jones Don Tallon Tracey Wickham Bob Templeton Jeff Thomson SWIMMING Susan O’Neill TENNIS SWIMMING CYCLING Mick Madsen Mal Anderson Kieren Perkins John Carew Sara Carrigan John McDonald Ken Fletcher David Theile Laurie Lawrence Anna Meares Pat Rafter Chris Scott Barry Muir Margaret Molesworth TENNIS TENNIS Kenrick Tucker Kel O’Shea Roy Emerson Wendy Turnbull Ashley Cooper Herb Steinohrt Rod Laver FOOTBALL WATER POLO OTHER Frank Farina ATHLETE MEMBERS Kevin Walters Naomi Castle Max Howell Craig Moore Steve Walters Debbie Handley Clem Jones AFL Shane Webcke Daphne Pirie GOLF TRIATHLON Ruby Robinson Ian Baker-Finch Marcus Ashcroft RUGBY UNION Brad Beven Thomas Welsby Wayne Grady Eddie Bonis Jackie Gallagher Peter Senior Jonathan Brown Loretta Harrop Norman von Nida Graham Cooke Emma Snowsill Karrie Webb Roger Gould Miles Stewart Jules Guerassimoff HOCKEY Tom Lawton WATER SKI ATHLETICS Tracey Belbin Denise Boyd Jason Little Emma Sheers Debbie Bowman Norma Croker Greg Browning Hec Hogan YACHTING Renita Farrell John Anderson Michael Nugent Bill McLean Pam Glossop Tom Anderson Glynis Nunn Paul McLean Mark Hager John Cuneo Charles Porter Tom Richards Nikki Hudson Arthur Postle Tony Shaw Angie Lambert Geoffrey Trappett Clover Maitland BASEBALL Jenny Morris SOFTBALL Don McWatters Tanya Harding Joyce Lester

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