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Volume 22, 2006 Issue 22 / 2006 The 2006 Dinner sets the pace for the year ahead friend Stephen Phillips, it made for an entertaining night with plenty of goosebumps throughout the packed Palladium room at Crown. Three of the biggest names in Chairman John Bertrand and Australian football -- Kevin Bartlett, Selection Committee Chairman Dr. Allen Aylett and Ron Barassi Rob de Castella warmly welcomed - were applauded by 780 Members our newest inductees into the Hall, and guests for their talent and taking our membership to 470. The contribution to the game at this Athlete Members - Kevin Bartlett year’s Annual Dinner and Induction (Australian football), Tim Horan Ceremony at the Crown Palladium. (rugby union), Patrick Rafter (tennis) and Debbie Watson (water polo). In what was probably our most General Members – Dr. Allen Aylett memorable Dinner, it broke new (administration – Australian football), ground with the warmest reception for Bob Elphinston (administration the announcement of the legendary – basketball and Olympics), and three, together with the seven new Charles Steedman (decd) - inductees and the announcement of (administration - swimming). the inaugural scholarship packages to Representing Charles Steedman five aspiring young sportspeople. was Swimming Australia’s president, Neil Martin.We salute and On top of that, the 26th Legend of congratulate our newest Members. Australian Sport was announced, the second Spirit of Sport Award was presented, and we had our third ever There was genuine enthusiasm joint Don winners. for our second Spirit of Sport Award, this year presented to the Susie O’Neill, on behalf of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Members, moved the Loyal Toast citation noted its redevelopment and before an audience that celebrated an transformation to stage the 2006 outstanding year of sport including Melbourne Commonwealth Games the Australian Open Tennis, the and its status as an iconic rallying Australian Grand Prix, the Winter point for Australian sport. MCG Trust Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Chairman John Wylie along with MCC and the FIFA World Cup. Combined President David Jones accepted the with outstanding audio and vision award. This award was created in sourced and produced by our good 2005 to acknowledge an extraordinary sporting moment that captures the Ronald Dale Barassi, AM, became of the scholarship. The reward hearts of the nation and is destined to the Hall’s 26th Legend of Australian for SAHOF is that the heroes and be part of Australian sporting history. Sport, joining his great competitor mentors are Members. This has Makybe Diva and her connections and friend, the late E.J. ‘Ted’ Whitten quickly become the most sought after stole the show last year for her record in this elite SAHOF group. It was scholarship available for aspiring breaking three Melbourne Cups. Australia’s best kept secret until athletes in Australia under the age chairman John Bertrand spilled of 21. the beans at the Board meeting held the morning of the Dinner. SAHOF Member, Sue Stanley was Uncharacteristically, Ron was appointed Scholarship Coordinator speechless! and has done an outstanding job, matching recipients with SAHOF mentors and heroes. With only a few weeks to send nominations back to SAHOF, we had an overwhelming response for our first year, with 130 applications from all over the country, covering a wide variety of sports. Sue filtered though all the nominations The fact that this year’s Don Award to select the five recipients, and all involved joint winners for only the we can say is watch out Beijing and third time indicated how tightly it was Delhi! contested. The “Don” was shared by The Socceroos and Commonwealth Scholarship packages consist of Games marathon gold medallist, mentoring throughout the year by a Kerryn McCann. The other finalists for Hall of Fame Member, a $5000 dollar 2006 were swimming’s Leisel Jones, grant to contribute towards their downhill skier Michael Milton, and sporting expenses, development and 2006 U.S. Open Golf titleholder, Geoff leadership workshops, and invitations Ogilvy. The citations noted that the to SAHOF functions. performances and sportsmanship of the Socceroos during the 2006 The role of the mentor and hero is FIFA World Cup campaign united and to provide inspiration, support, and inspired the nation, as did Kerryn examples of high achievement to the during her epic effort in gaining young athlete while using the following back to back Commonwealth Games words as a guide: Motivation, marathon gold medals, winning from Encouragement, Natural Ability, Kenyan Hellen Cherono Koskei, by just Training for Success, Organisational two seconds. Our inaugural Skills, Role Model, Inspiration, Negativity (dealing with), and Goal scholarship Setting. winners The inaugural packages were presented at the Annual Dinner and Induction Ceremony, with all five recipients meeting their mentors and heroes for the first time. In presenting the scholarships, rugby great John Eales offered some timely advise to the team, making note of his experience with mentors and their affect on his career. Aimed at bringing the SAHOF “Spirit of Sport” values to young Australians, June 2006 saw the launch of The Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarships. Introduced to encourage young Australians to reach the highest level in their chosen sport, what has really made this program unique is the hero and mentor aspect Issue 22 / 2006 All five joined their mentors and abused children aged between 1 and heroes for a breakfast the following 15. She also works with 12 other morning and were addressed by indigenous girls at a netball club champion Australian football player, called the Flames. coach and motivator, David Parkin. As of the October 13, the athletes, Kirby’s mentor is fellow West mentors and heroes are in contact, Australian and international sharing their experiences from hockey star Rechelle Hawkes competing on the international stage whose inspiration and international to life skills. experience combined with hero, Joyce Brown’s coaching and leadership With the motivation of the upcoming skills, aims at helping Kirby reach the Olympics, it is not hard to imagine a heights in Australian netball. veritable flood of nominations in the Aaron Rouge-Serret year ahead when the program seeks Victoria out the 2008 scholarship recipients. Track Keep an eye on the website post February 2007 for all the dates and nomination forms. At just 18 years old, Aaron Rouge-Serret promises to be one If you would like to be part of the of Australia’s finest sprinters Scholarship program, as a SAHOF notwithstanding a late start to training hero or mentor, or know of a person in 2005! Despite this, he achieved a or organisation who could sponsor a 10.86 seconds heat time in the U18 scholarship, please call the SAHOF Victorian All Schools championship office on 03 9572 4600. and 10.99 in the final. Following this heat he has achieved consistent SAHOF Members and staff, would Ashlee Brown 10 second times, finishing first at like to wish all recipients the best Northern Territory the 2005 Australian All Schools championship, second at the Pacific of luck for the year ahead, and look Tennis forward to hearing of their sporting Schools Games with a time of 10.74 and personal results. Our warmest and first at the Telstra Australian U20 thanks to all who have donated to the Ashlee Brown was the first Northern championships in South Australia scholarship program, either through Territorian to win the national with a time of 10.87. His (short) our lunches or at the Dinner. We look singles championship. At just 17 career has gone from strength to forward to continuing support from years old, she currently holds a strength, securing a place in the world the public and corporate Australia. world junior ranking of 201. She junior team at the 2006 World Junior This is an Australian investment in the balances her tennis career with being Championships in Beijing, winning his nation’s youth – our sporting future! an ambassador to the Northern heat in 10.43, but missing the final Territory, undertaking year 12 studies by just 0.3 seconds. Aaron intends on Meet our inaugural 2006 Sport by distance learning, while still running into Australia’s record books Australia Hall of Fame scholarship competing on the world junior and in the future at senior level while holders: senior tennis tours. Her aspirations undertaking tertiary studies after for 2007 are to compete in two junior completing year 12 in 2006. Kirby Bentley Grand Slams and reduce her world Western Australia senior ranking to below 600. Ashlee Aaron’s mentor is fellow Victorian also takes time to mentor younger Gary Honey, an Olympic representative Netball tennis players in the Northern and back to back Commonwealth Territory. Games gold medalist in the long Kirby Bentley, now 20 years old, jump. Together with Olympic silver was one of three 14 year olds to be Ashlee’s mentor is W.A. tennis legend medallist Kevan Gosper, this is a selected in the underage Australian Margaret Court, winner of 62 Grand partnership to keep an eye on. netball squad. Over the last five Slam titles and one of the greatest years Kirby has progressed from tennis players of all time. Together the U17 WA state team to play for with another legend of the game, the Perth Orioles in the national former Wimbledon champion Neale competition. Kirby has achieved Fraser, Ashlee is ready to tackle the her netball success in association rankings big-time. with developing a mentoring career that specialises in disadvantaged schoolgirls social evaluation and social skill development. Her community work has included working with the Djooraminda hostel for disadvantaged, disengaged, and Dani Samuels Down Syndrome Swim Team, and Fame with equal voting rights, save New South Wales the Leukaemia Foundation. Olympic for the structure and election of the butterfly gold medal winner herself, Board, which will remain unchanged.
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