Kobi Lee Dyer is a 19-year-old non-verbal Para athlete who competes in athletics and is also building a career as an artist, participating in local and state art competitions. Recently, Kobe was named to the Australian Team for the Virtus World Championships in Brisbane, Australia, in October. Today, we will discuss the journey Narelle and Kobi have had to become part of Para Athletics, and her previous and upcoming Australian representation at the Virtus Championships. We will also highlight her remarkable artistic talents and everything in between. We hope you enjoy today's chat!

We hope you enjoy our episode.

In this episode, we will discuss various topics related to inclusive sports, share experiences from elite athletics, and explore the promotion and growth of sports, particularly for children. We will also take a deep dive into mental health, addressing the challenges and barriers associated with mental health issues. 

Additionally, we’ll have some fun as we chat about Dayna’s and our co-hosts' love for AFL and share insights about recent games and happenings on the football field.

We hope you enjoy todays episode!

 We will continue our chat about the recent Australian Athletics National Championships and the difficulties Juju faced to be able to complete her events, and we will also talk about Juju’s Café, an inspirational café ran by Juliette that shows that people with a disability can achieve their dreams and also engage and grow in a mainstream world.

We will delve into the background of Para Sport, some of Richard’s incredible life experiences, coaching, the Paralympic Games and everything in between.

Importantly, we will also discuss how Richard supports the championing and growth of inclusion for children with disabilities in sport.

We hope you enjoy our latest episode. 

For the next three months, our Inclusion Talks Podcast will feature elite athletes, up-and-coming superstars, coaches, administrators and parents who are beginning their para sport journeys.

Join Dan Lonergan and myself each week from mid-May to hear the stories behind the people that make para sport what it is today and what they hope it will become. 

Julie is a multiple international Australian Athletics Representative, having competed at the Commonwealth Games, Oceania Championships and the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sport Federation championships

Turning her hand to coaching at 15 years of age, She was the 2019 Sport NSW Youth Coach of the Year.

Off the track, Julie is a Human Rights Activist, Public Speaker, a Proud Volunteer, and a trailblazer for building inclusion in Para Sport and Equality and Inclusion for people with a disability. We hope you enjoy today’s episode sponsored by Aussie Home Loans 

Brooke is a current multiple state record holder in Para swimming for her classification, she is also a proactive supporter of mental health awareness

Brooke’s amazing determination to do her best, be her best, and most of all, to experience life the best way that she can, is an inspiration. 

We hope you enjoy today’s episode 11.

A passionate believer in the benefits of Para sports and also about how good officiating, governance and coaching can benefit athletes with a disability, we talk all things sport and chat about the difficulties that come from not only living in a regional area but also accessing opportunities to be the best sportsperson (both able bodied and para) possible.

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Tamsin is the current Australian Female Footballer of the Year and was the youngest Paralympic Athlete in Australia.

Tamsin is a proud and passionate advocate for sports inclusion for people with a disability, giving much of her free time to support the promotion of cerebral palsy and autism in sports.

Today we take time to talk about her hopes and dreams, future career goals and where she sees the future of inclusion. 

We will talk about that accident, the journey to regain her career as a paramedic, the pathway to finding her freedom, and the resilience it took to find herself again, we also chat about her inner strength, her strong desire to help those organisations that supported her in the darkest days of her life, and most of all, her future hopes and goals. 

Today on our Inclusion Talks episode we welcome Sarah Walsh, a dual Paralympian who achieved great results at both Rio and Tokyo Paralympics and is aiming for her 3rd Paralympic berth this August in Paris. 

Sarah is a multiple Australian international representative, a state medalist, and an athlete who has risen through the ranks from grassroots to the pinnacle of Para Sports, beginning her athletics career at age 9 through school Sports NSW and growing her skills through Little Athletics NSW, Sarah is a T64 athlete whose event of choice is long jump. 

Today in the podcast we will learn more about her life, her sport, and her future goals.

Ella is a successful state and national thrower (over 9 years), with her international career only just beginning, she is a young woman with a fantastic journey ahead of her and today we will hear about her accolades, her hopes, and her dreams, not only in her sport but in her everyday life as well.

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Katelyn has represented Australia in numerous sports, with the accolades too many to mention 

Today we hear about her journey, her plans and dreams, and her hopes for all abilities/para sports inclusion growth.

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