Mitchell Local Sporting Champions - 2010-2011 Recipients

 Thursday, 10 November 2011

 

Successful applicants for the 2010-2011 year of the Mitchell Local Sporting Champions Program were awarded their grant certificates by panel convenor Alex Hawke.  Panel members, Cathy Aird, Jane Cooke, Larry Jacka, Helen Lowe and Mark Payne were on hand to assist in the presentation.

 

“The guest speaker, Penny Morgan is the Secretary of Kellyville Bushrangers Rugby League Club and the winner of the Rugby League One Community Award for the 2011 Toyota National Volunteer of the Year. Penny spoke about the value of young people participating in sport and encouraged them in achieving their goals and dreams for the future in their chosen sport,” said Alex Hawke.

 

All of the successful applicants competed in a variety of national and state competitions. They were:

 

-          Nicholas Ballard of Baulkham Hills who competed in soccer;

 

-          Luke Collyer of Baulkham Hills who competed in cycling;

 

-          Rylee Field of Castle Hill who competed in cycling;

 

-          Ebony Gallant of Baulkham Hills who competed in swimming;

 

-          Hayden Ivers of Baulkham Hills who competed in judo;

 

-          Sarah Marvin of Winston Hills who competed in athletics;

 

-          Kirstie Meertens of Baulkham Hills who competed in swimming;

 

-          Alexandra Morrison of Baulkham Hills who competed in hockey;

 

-          Brittany Morrison of Baulkham Hills who competed in hockey;

 

-          Ryan Papenhuyzen of Kellyville who competed in touch football;

 

-          Taylah Pollard-Hughes of Castle Hill who competed in swimming;

 

-          Erin Pridmore of Beaumont Hills who competed in soccer;

 

-          Ryan Roche of Castle Hill who competed in swimming;

 

-          Danni Sanders (posthumous) competed in gymnastics;

 

-          Stephanie Schweitzer of Baulkham Hills who competed in athletics;

 

-          Jordan Smith of Castle Hill who competed in tennis;

 

-          Brandon Starc of Baulkham Hills who competed in athletics;

 

-          Alicia Van Arkel of Castle Hill who competed in swimming;

 

-          The Parramatta Under 14 Representative team who competed in Rugby Union; and

 

-          Silver Stars team who competed in gymnastics/cheerleading.

 

 “It gave me great pleasure to present the successful applicants with their grant certificates and to hear about their sporting achievements and hopes for the future, Mr Hawke said.

 

“These grants help local teams and aspiring young athletes to realise their goals. It is a way of supporting the next generation of Australian sporting champions.

 

“Applications for grants can be made through my electorate office at any time, and successful applicants will be determined by a local sports panel,” Mr Hawke concluded.

 

Grants of $500 per individual or $3,000 per team are available to help meet costs such as travel, equipment, uniforms and accommodation.

 

In order to be eligible to receive a Local Sporting Champions grant applicants must:

 

-          be aged 12 to 18 years (inclusive);

 

-          be required to travel a return distance of 250 kilometres or more;

 

-          be an Australian citizen; and

 

-          be participating in an official national sporting organisation (NSO) endorsed state or national sporting competition, or national school sporting competition.

 

For more information call Alex Hawke’s office on (02) 9899 7211.