With the 2012 Paralympics in London over, SSPA NSW would like to congratulate the entire Australian team on their performance, including short statured members Grant Patterson from Queensland, Tanya Huebner from Victoria and Reagan Wickens and Sarah Rose from NSW, all competing in swimming. Australia achieved a great result, coming in 5th in the gold […]
Reagan Wickens, from Sydney’s Southern Districts, is competing in his first Paralympic Games in London this year. The St George & Sutherland Shire Leader have published a great article on his story. Read it here: http://www.theleader.com.au/news/local/sport/olympics/ready-to-go-for-paralympics-gold/2650759.aspx Good luck Reagan!
The ConnecTeD Foundation held their annual Education and Family Fun Picnic Day at Auburn Community Gardens on 19th August 2012. They teamed up with the MPS society this year to hold a combined Education and Family fun day. They had plenty in store for all who attended including: Face Fiction for kids fun, face painting, games […]
The SSPA NSW 2012 AGM was held at Westmead Children’s Hospital on Saturday 18th August. At the AGM we held our elections for 2012/13 NSW positions. The newly elected committee are: President: Michael Blair Secretary: Brittany Mamula Treasurer: Troy Parker Social Co-ordinators: Brittany Mamula, Tracey Mamula, Dawn Bos Sports Co-ordinators: Brittany Mamula, Dawn Bos Committee Members: […]
Following recent success at the 2012 Melbourne Open in June, the NSW group travelled down to Melbourne again for the 2012 Li-Ning Victorian Para-Badminton Open on July 14. It was the first time the Victorian Open had included the dwarf class and there were competitors from both NSW and Victoria. The results were: Mens Singles Winner […]
A group of our members in Bathurst held a BBQ at Bunnings to raise funds for this year’s convention. They did a great job and made a very good contribution to the fundraising – thanks Bathurst!
On May 26 we held our annual trivia night fundraiser at Carlingford Bowling Club. This was a major fundraiser for the convention and was quite well supported – an increase in numbers and money raised from last year’s trivia night. Thanks to all those who attended and also those who were unable to attend but […]
A meeting was held on Saturday 19th May 2012 at Troy Parker’s in Kings Park from 1pm. Please note, this meeting was originally scheduled for May 26.
We had a great weekend away at Warner’s Bay at the end of April, with members coming from Sydney and the Northern Region for a meeting, dinner and sports day. The sports day included indoor cricket and a few games of soccer for all ages. Everyone had a great time. Thanks to Dawn Bos for […]
We held our annual Pool Party at the Mamula’s on Saturday 25th February 2012. After weeks of poor weather and one postponement of the event, we luckily had great weather for the day. A few new families attended and we had a fun day around the pool and a bbq. Thanks to the Mamula’s for […]