About

Established in 2025, Wheelchair Sports Australia (WSA) supports State and Territory Wheelchair Sports organisations to deliver excellent sport.

WSA recognises the knowledge and expertise that resides in the Wheelchair Sports organisations in Australia. Since the late 1950s and early 1960s, so many tenacious, skilful and dedicated people have helped deliver Wheelchair Sport to first time participants and the world's best athletes.

These Wheelchair Sports pioneers and their organisations have created decades of great competition in Wheelchair Sport, with all the physical health, mental health and social benefits that provides. Designed with lived experience of disability at their centre, the Australian Wheelchair Sporting organisations have also been responsible for developing a significant proportion of Australian Paralympic teams since 1960, including many of our most recognisable and successful Paralympians.

Specialising in the recruitment of people with disabilities into sport building and sustainable Wheelchair Sports Clubs, these organisations across Australia now have a collective voice through WSA. We represent the State and Territory Wheelchair Sports organisations to the Federal Government, Paralympics Australia and other important stakeholders, ensuring the expertise of Wheelchair Sports organisations across Australia is utilised.

Further, WSA will work with State and National Sporting bodies with Wheelchair Sports formats in collaborative partnerships. In this way, WSA can help unlock the potential of the Australian sports system to deliver excellent Wheelchair Sport across all levels of the pathways.

WSA believes every Australian has a place in Wheelchair Sport. We support the Play Well Strategy from the Australian Sports Commission.

OUR VISION

Every Australian has a place in Wheelchair Sport

OUR MISSION

To enable excellent wheelchair sports experiences for all Australians

OUR VALUES

Dignity - We believe people with disabilities deserve an excellent sporting experience

Creativity - We will challenge existing norms to reimagine the system

Self-Direction -  We're guided by the principle'nothing about us without us'

Teamwork - We will partner with organisations across Australia to create great outcomes

OUR PEOPLE

Board of Directors

David Sexton, Lisa Edmonds PLY, Tim Rushby-Smith, Christie Dawes PLY, Dr Katherine Raw 

Chief Executive Officer

Mick Garnett