Media mentions of our Sir Roden Cutler award winner
April 18, 2011 by The Primary Club of Australia
Narooma’s Paralympic hopeful lands $20,000 prize before heading overseas
A great article in the Narooma News
http://www.naroomanewsonline.com.au/news/local/sport/general/naroomas-paralympic-hopeful-lands-20000-prize-before-heading-overseas/2133099.aspx?storypage=0
[link was not working in August 2012 but the article is recreated below].
Narooma’s Paralympic hopeful lands $20,000 prize before heading overseas
Sir Roden agreed enthusiastically back in 1998 to lend his name to this special award, which the Primary Club and its members choose to present to an athlete or administrator who has performed an extraordinary service to his/her sport on behalf of people with disabilities.
As part of the award, the awardee now receives a grant of $20,000 for recreational facilities for the sport of his/her choosing.
Ame said she would dedicate the money to the Access Dinghy Foundation and Sailability NSW, both of which had helped her immensely over her 15 years of sailing.
She was also pleasantly surprised to get a call from world champion surfer Layne Beachley recently who told her she was chosen for a $3000 Aim for the Stars grant.
Ame continues to regularly train up Sydney with her sailing partner Lindsay Mason and they are set to fly off to Weymouth, England on May 26.
Ame will compete in the Skandia Sail For Gold Regatta in the first week of June and then in July she will compete in the 2011 World Championships, which is the qualifying event for the Paralympics.
There she has beat the other two Australian SCUD teams in order to qualify for the Paralympics.
Past winners and Ame’s story
Past winners of the Sir Roden Cutler Award include Michael Milton (skiing) in 2001 and Kurt Fearnley (wheelchair marathon) in 2006.
Ame’s story is a truly remarkable one.
Born with Phocoamelia she has only the lower half of her left leg, a small foot and three toes, she has no arms or right leg.
She uses her three toes for eating, writing, playing the trumpet and sailing. She has achieved more in her 22 years than most will in a lifetime.
Ame has excelled in music, and sailing and has a degree in Creative Arts from Wollongong University. Her current aim is to represent Australia at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.
In her own words, “It’s about what I can do, not what I can’t do. My disability is continually judged before my abilities have been recognised and I like to prove people wrong.”
To get involved or help out with funding, contact Ame at amesarms@sailability.org
Introducing our new Sir Roden Cutler Award 2011 recipient – Ame Barnbrook
March 28, 2011 by The Primary Club of Australia
To acknowledge outstanding sporting achievement by an athlete with a disability, The Primary Club of Australia created the Sir Roden Cutler Award.
Sir Roden Cutler VC, AK, KCMG, KCVO, CBE served as Twelfth Man and Patron of the Primary Club of Australia from our inception in 1974 until his passing in 2002. Richie Benaud OBE graciously assumed this role since.
Sir Roden agreed enthusiastically back in 1998 to lend his name to this special award, which the Primary Club and its members choose to present to an athlete or administrator who has performed an extraordinary service to his/her sport on behalf of people with disabilities. As part of the award, the awardee now receives a grant of $20,000 for recreational facilities for the sport of his/her choosing.
Past winners of the Sir Roden Cutler Award include:
- James Pittar (Swimming) 1999
- Zoltan Peglar (Yachting) 2000
- Michael Milton (Skiing) 2001
- Julie Higgins (Equestrian) 2002
- Ben Felten (Rowing) 2003
- Jan Pike (Equestrian) 2004
- Kurt Fearnley (Wheelchair Marathon) 2006
- Brad Dubberley (Wheelchair Rugby) 2009
Amethyst (Ame) Barnbrook’s story is a truly remarkable one. Born with Phocoamelia she has only the lower half of her left leg, a small foot and three toes, she has no arms or right leg. She uses her three toes for eating, writing, playing the trumpet and sailing. She has achieved more in her 22 years than most will in a lifetime.
Ame has excelled in music, and sailing and has a degree in Creative Arts from Wollongong University. Her current aim is to represent Australia at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. I her own words, “It’s about what I can do, not what I can’t do. My disability is continually judged before my abilities have been recognised and I like to prove people wrong.”
It is with great pleasure that we would like to announce that Ame will be our next Sir Roden Cutler Award winner.
The Sir Roden Cutler Award
May 7, 2010 by The Primary Club of Australia
To acknowledge outstanding sporting achievement by an athlete with a disability, The Primary Club of Australia created the Sir Roden Cutler Award.
Sir Roden Cutler VC, AK, KCMG, KCVO, CBE served as Twelfth Man and Patron of the Primary Club of Australia from our inception in 1974 until his passing in 2002. Richie Benaud OBE graciously assumed this role since.
Sir Roden agreed enthusiastically back in 1998 to lend his name to this special award, which the Primary Club and its members choose to present to an athlete or administrator who has performed an extraordinary service to his/her sport on behalf of people with disabilities. As part of the award, the awardee now receives a grant of $20,000 for recreational facilities for the sport of his/her choosing.
Past winners of the Sir Roden Cutler Award include:
- James Pittar (Swimming) 1999
- Zoltan Peglar (Yachting) 2000
- Michael Milton (Skiing) 2001
- Julie Higgins (Equestrian) 2002
- Ben Felten (Rowing) 2003
- Jan Pike (Equestrian) 2004
- Kurt Fearnley (Wheelchair Marathon) 2006
At the Marathon Cricket Dinner at the SCG on Tuesday 19th January last, President Jim Maxwell presented the 2009 Sir Roden Cutler Award to Brad Dubberley for his services to Wheelchair Rugby.
Brad Dubberley is regarded as one of the best wheelchair rugby players in the world and played a key role in Australia’s silver medal performance at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics.
Brad became a quadriplegic when, aged 12, he slipped and fell down a 50m cliff head first into a creek when playing in the bush with friends. While still in rehabilitation, Brad took up wheelchair rugby in 1995, at the age of fourteen.
Brad first represented Australia in 1996 at a Test Series against New Zealand in Sydney. During his sporting career, he has competed in over seventy major competitions including Paralympics in Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. In November 2006, Brad was appointed to the position of Head Coach of the Australian Wheelchair Rugby Team. As one of the youngest coaches of a national team in the world, he coached Australia to another silver medal at the 2008 Beijing games.
“Brad epitomises the spirit of playing the game, coaching and inspiring other young athletes with disabilities that Sir Roden would have been proud to witness,” said Jim Maxwell. Brad has advised the Primary Club that the award funds be directed to the acquisition of multi-purpose chairs and equipment for Wheelchair Sports.
If you know an althete with a disability who you would like to nominate for a future award, please contact the Primary Club of Australia office on 9980 2525.
