2020 Athlete Travel Funding Information
Able Athlete Funding
Athletes appearing on the 2020 Travel Funding Standard list will be provided with travel support.
For events in Australia, when their event appears on the travel funding grid an interstate* athlete will receive the following:
• Return economy airfare from their Australian home city to the meet location • One night’s accommodation (twin share) at the meet hotel • Ground transport from the airport to the meet hotel and return and ground transport from the meet hotel to the venue (if applicable) and return
It should be noted that this is only available when the event for which the athlete is funded appears on the AA travel funding grid. Athletes will not be funded to compete in a different event in Australia.
*Interstate does not include Canberra to Sydney / Newcastle or vice versa.
For events in New Zealand, NASS athletes on the Travel Funding list will receive the following:
• Return economy airfare from their Australian home city to the meet location • One night’s accommodation (twin share) at the meet hotel • Ground transport from the airport to the meet hotel and return and ground transport from the meet hotel to the venue (if applicable) and return
Once again, it should be noted that this is only available when the event for which the NASS athlete is funded appears on the AA travel funding grid. NASS athletes will not be funded to compete in a different event in New Zealand.
Para Athlete Funding
NASS athletes will be funded to the target meets for their event group as follows:
• Throws - Melbourne Track Classic 6th February • Wheelchair Track & Road – Canberra Track Classic 13th February • Sprints & Jumps – Sydney Track Classic 22nd February
Each interstate* NASS athlete will be funded to the above event in their event discipline as follows:
• Return economy airfare from their Australian home city to the meet location • One night’s accommodation (twin share) at the meet hotel • Ground transport from the airport to the meet hotel and return and ground transport from the meet hotel to the venue (if applicable) and return
Additionally, NASS para athletes may be funded to other interstate* events on the grid when space is available in the field where agreed with their State Performance Advisor (SPA).
*Interstate does not include Canberra to Sydney / Newcastle or vice versa.
Key Contact
The key contact for travel and accommodation will be:
Annie Gallacher
Competition Coordinator
(03) 8646 4550
2020 Athlete Travel Funding Information
Travel Funding List Name Surname Event NASS Name Surname Event NASS Rohan Browning 100m Yes Naa Anang 100m Jake Doran 100m Jack Hale 100m Alex Hartmann 100m Rohan Browning 200m Nana Owusu-Afriyie 200m Alex Hartmann 200m Jake Doran 200m Steve Solomon 400m Caitlin Jones 400m Tyler Gunn 400m Bendere Oboya 400m Yes Alex Beck 400m Anneliese Rubie 400m Gabriella O'Grady 400m Yes Angeline Blackburn 400m Lauren Boden 400m Ellie Beer 400m Yes Peter Bol 800m Georgia Griffith 800m Joseph Deng 800m Yes Carley Thomas 800m Yes Luke Mathews 800m Catriona Bisset 800m Yes Joshua Ralph 800m Morgan Mitchell 800m Yes Ryan Gregson 1500m Georgia Griffith 1500m Yes Luke Mathews 1500m Linden Hall 1500m Yes Stewart McSweyn 1500m Yes Jessica Hull 1500m Yes Matthew Ramsden 1500m Yes Oliver Hoare 1500m Yes Morgan McDonald 5000m Yes Melissa Duncan 5000m Stewart McSweyn 5000m Yes Heidi See 5000m Patrick Tiernan 5000m Jessica Hull 5000m Nicholas Hough 110m H Brianna Beahan 100m H Nicholas Andrews 110m H Michelle Jenneke 100m H Celeste Mucci 100m H Yes Ian Dewhurst 400m H Lauren Boden 400m H Chris Douglas 400m H Sarah Carli 400m H Yes Sara Klein 400m H Max Stevens 3000m SC Paige Campbell 3000m SC Ben Buckingham 3000m SC Rosie Donegan 3000m SC Georgia Winkcup 3000m SC Genevieve Gregson 3000m SC Yes Brandon Starc High Jump Yes Nicola McDermott High Jump Yes Joel Baden High Jump Yes Eleanor Patterson High Jump Yes Brenton Foster High Jump Alysha Burnett High Jump Angus Armstrong Pole Vault Yes Elizaveta Parnova Pole Vault Declan Carruthers Pole Vault Yes Lisa Campbell Pole Vault Kurtis Marschall Pole Vault Yes Henry Frayne Long Jump Yes Naa Anang Long Jump Yes Henry Smith Long Jump Yes Brooke Stratton Long Jump Yes 2020 Athlete Travel Funding Information
Darcy Roper Long Jump Yes Alwyn Jones Triple Jump Damien Birkinhead Shot Put Yes Matthew Denny Discus Throw Yes Dani Stevens Discus Throw Yes Alex Hulley Hammer Throw Hamish Peacock Javelin Throw Kelsey Lee Barber Javelin Throw Yes Liam O'Brien Javelin Throw Yes Mackenzie Little Javelin Throw Yes Nash Lowis Javelin Throw Yes Kathryn Mitchell Javelin Throw Yes