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[email protected] Adrienne Smith OAM Contents W www.paralympic.org.au ABN 41810 234 213 | ACN 061 547 957 02 Message from the President 04 Message from the Chief Executive Officer 06 About Paralympics Australia 08 Finance 10 Message from Sport Australia 13 Games Delivery 19 Performance Services 24 Para-sport Reports 41 Commercial and Marketing 49 Communications 55 Stakeholder Engagement 58 Corporate Operations 60 IT Operations 61 Sponsor Family Cover: 2020 Australian Paralympic Team co-captains Ryley Batt and Danni Di Toro This page: Vanessa Low 2 Paralympics Australia ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 3 Among our world’s best female and Minister Colbeck in Canberra to Games coming up in quick succession Message from the President governance, I was thrilled to see discuss the strategic direction of the next year and in 2022, followed shortly our Chief Executive Officer Lynne IPC and Paralympic Movement, the after by the Commonwealth Games. Anderson earn the Award for strength of Para-sport in Australia and There is much work ahead and an Leadership at the AIS’s Sport a potential bid for the 2032 Olympic uncertain environment in which to It’s in the tough times that our best allocated to Para-programs for Performance Awards.