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24 Aug 2024

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This week on LEISURE LINK with Peter Greco:

  • Elizabeth Edmonson is celebrating a major anniversary since representing Australia at the age of 14 at the 1964 Tokyo Paralympics.  At the time Elizabeth was the youngest athlete to represent Australia, a record that stood for 48 years.
  • Alex Kouts, a member of the Eagles AFL wheelchair premiership team, and is doing something really special AFL grand final day.  Check Alex out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alex_kouts19/p/Cc__G0Tv3d6/?locale=Online%2Bentertainment%2C%2Breal%2Bperson%2C%2Belectronic%2Bchess%2Band%2Bcards%2C%2Blottery%2C%2Bsports%2C%2Bcomprehensive%2Breputation%2B(Telegram%3A%2B%40UUjd888888).giaq&hl=uk
  • Felicity Wilkinson, Acting CEO for Blind Sports Australia, shared back-stories on some of our athletes off to Paris.  You can follow Blind Sports Australia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlindSportsAust
  • Ian Heydon, has two films in this year's Focus On Ability Film Festival.  You can find them here: https://www.focusonability.com.au/FOA/films/3472.html and https://www.focusonability.com.au/FOA/films/3439.html  Learn more about the festival here: https://www.focusonability.com.au/
  • Bradley Dryburgh had wonderful life-changing news about Trikafta,  being made available for youngsters from 2 years old with cystic fibrosis.  Brad lives with CF  and has completed ultra marathons.  
  • Bexta Noonan, from Bedford, chatted about her work being exhibited During SALA  at the Central Plaza Rundle Mall and online.  Learn more here; https://www.bedfordgroup.com.au/get-involved/sala
  • Liz Nowell, Arts Project Australia Executive Director, spoke about the 50 Birds Exhibition at the Collingwood Yards Gallery in Victoria. The exhibition recognising a combined 100 years of Arts advocacy by Arts Projects Australia and Arts Access Victoria.  Find out more here: https://www.artsproject.org.au/exhibitions/50-birds/#:~:text=50%20Birds%20celebrates%20the%20joint,beauty%20and%20brilliance%20of%20birds.  
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