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Celebrated sportsman Dylan Alcott has taken a short but angry spray at inconsiderate drivers – and it’s getting plenty of...

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09th Jan. 2020 5:01 PM

Biggenden State School students heard advice from a gold medal-winning Paralympic swimmer.

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03rd April 2019 1:04 PM

A life-changing battlefield injury set this soldier on a path to sporting greatness.

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30th Sept. 2018 6:09 PM

ONE of Australia’s greatest champions, in sport and in life, will be making a visit to the Spotted Cow for a special...

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21st June 2018 8:06 AM

WHEN preparing for a big race Richard Bridges runs laps around his family's farm at Windera every day of the week.

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15th June 2018 3:06 PM

WITNESSING teammates achieve medal success will spur University of the Sunshine Coast swimmer Logan Powell to "reach his...

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10th April 2018 9:04 AM

DISGRACED paralympian Oscar Pistorius will not get a reduction in his 13-year jail term for the murder of girlfriend Reeva...

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10th April 2018 6:04 AM

Tweed favourite Bill Chaffey seeks paratriathlon gold

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06th April 2018 4:04 PM

THE Central Coast has lots on this month

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27th Feb. 2018 10:02 AM

DESPITE some incredible odds stacked against him, Hunter is thriving.

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07th Jan. 2018 4:01 AM

DANIEL Fox's recent performance on the national stage is a "promising sign” ahead of the Commonwealth Games...

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02nd Nov. 2017 6:11 AM

SWIMMING: It may not be a world championships but Spartans athletes won't be holding back at the Para Swimming Canadian...

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25th Sept. 2017 8:09 PM

SWIMMING: University of the Sunshine Coast's Paralympic swimmers are about to dive into their "biggest meet of the...

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20th Sept. 2017 8:09 PM

SWIMMING: University of the Sunshine Coast athletes will dive into the Swimming Australia Para Grand Prix today.

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15th Sept. 2017 8:09 PM

NOT many 11-year-olds get to rub shoulders with an Australian Olympian.

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09th March 2017 7:03 PM

PROSERPINE'S Paralympian David Nicholas adds two more gold medals to his collection.

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23rd Jan. 2017 4:01 AM

Paralympian left at airport gate 'like a zoo animal'

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16th Dec. 2016 12:12 PM

MORE paralympians than ever before have joined in on the 2017 Spinners comp.

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15th Dec. 2016 4:12 PM

CASINO can make a claim to fame with Paralympian Katie Kelly who won gold this year

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02nd Dec. 2016 4:12 AM

KIDS with disabilities embrace sport at the launch of Is Everybody Here Day along with Paralympian Karni Liddell.

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26th Sept. 2016 2:09 PM

Tweed Paralympian Bill Chaffey thanks family and supporters after competing at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

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12th Sept. 2016 3:09 PM

Bill Chaffey offers a rare insight into Paralympic life.

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07th Sept. 2016 1:09 PM

AFTER contemplating hanging up his cap and goggles, Mackay's Logan Powell is glad he took his mum's advice and is now...

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31st Aug. 2016 6:08 PM

Sporting Dreams, the charity run by triple Paralympian Marayke Jonkers, has reached $50,000 in a quest to empower...

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28th Aug. 2016 10:08 AM

Chaffey eyes gold after Rio Paralympic paratriathlon team announced this morning.

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03rd Aug. 2016 4:08 PM

ON THE track Nicholas will ride in the 3km individual pursuit, the 1km time trail and the three rider team sprint over 250...

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03rd Aug. 2016 6:08 AM

Champion paratriathlete needs Australia behind him in Rio.

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04th July 2016 9:07 AM

Just one centimetre stands between a Tweed swimmer and the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

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20th May 2016 4:05 PM

ROCKHAMPTON’S Corey Lawton relished the opportunity to play in front of his family and friends with the Red Dust Heelers at...

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03rd May 2016 8:05 AM

PARALYMPIC swimming legend Brendan Burkett has been named one of 12 ‘Australian sporting champions’

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26th April 2016 9:04 PM

EXPERIENCED Paralympic campaigner Michael Anderson and newcomer Braedan Jason are among the first Coast swimmers to have...

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10th April 2016 9:04 AM

WE’VE had some fantastic sportspeople come out of the Northern Rivers over the years, including some fantastic Olympians...

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04th April 2016 5:04 PM

Maroochydore RSL CEO Clare Paton presenting a cheque for $11,000 to retired Paralympian Marayke Jonkers and her charity...

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11th Feb. 2016 5:02 PM

RETIRED Sunshine Coast paralympian Marayke Jonkers is scheduled to undergo major surgery in Brisbane today.

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22nd Dec. 2015 5:12 AM

WHEN three-time Paralympics gold medallist Rick Pendleton isn’t in preparation for the 2016 Rio Games, you’ll find him...

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14th Dec. 2015 6:12 AM

MARAYKE Jonkers could only shake her head as staff debated how to transfer her to another hospital with her electric...

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03rd Dec. 2015 5:12 AM

MUSCLES ablaze and a mind beset by doubt, Steve Waugh will muster the memory of two young faces and press on.

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31st Oct. 2015 5:10 AM

Bill Chaffey is the new face of the Tweed Shire Access and Inclusion Awards.

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20th Oct. 2015 8:10 AM

GOLFERS will get the chance to get Paralympian Marayke Jonkers back driving at a special event to be held at Noosa Springs...

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15th Oct. 2015 8:10 AM

IT’S a good thing Claire Keefer is good at shot put.

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06th Oct. 2015 6:10 PM

FOR the past four years, triple Paralympian swimmer Marayke Jonkers has been trying every avenue possible to regain her...

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25th Sept. 2015 5:09 AM

TRIPLE Paralympian swimmer Marayke Jonkers had only one wish when she blew out the candles for her 34th birthday yesterday...

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15th Sept. 2015 5:09 AM

CARLEE Beattie will fly the Warwick flag at the International Paralympic Committee World Athletics Championships in Doha...

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11th Sept. 2015 10:09 AM

TWENTY per cent of the Australian population lives with a disability.

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24th July 2015 2:07 PM

WHEN I chatted with Emily Tapp this week, I couldn’t help but be in awe of so much about her.

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13th June 2015 8:06 AM

SHE’S an inspiration with a heart of gold whose charity has helped more than 100 athletes with disabilities, but now...

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27th April 2015 5:04 AM

FIVE-time Paralympian Ashley Adams has been killed in a motorbike accident on his farm at Blackall in Central...

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19th March 2015 5:03 AM

KARNI Liddell says the support of the Rockhampton community helped her achieve her Paralympic dream.

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30th Oct. 2014 4:10 PM

KARNI Liddell has dedicated her life to changing people’s perceptions on disability.

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30th Oct. 2014 12:10 PM

THE Bullets got some back-up leading into the swimming season, with the Boyne Tannum Swimming Club having Paralympian...

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29th Sept. 2014 9:09 AM