Welcome
Sporting Dreams was started by triple Paralympian Marayke Jonkers to help Queensland athletes with physical disabilities achieve their sporting dreams. We provide funding grants to help purchase equipment like race wheelchairs or hand cycles, even prosthetic limbs for running or cycling. We also help with training and competition costs. Since starting in 2008 we have given over 130 grants to athletes.
SUPPORTER
You can help change a life through sport today when you donate to Sporting Dreams
FUNDRAISING
Achieve your own sporting dream as a fundraising challenge for us: Ever wanted to do a fun run, your first triathlon or marathon? Why not raise funds for Sporting Dreams while you do it. We can help you create your own online fundraising page where you share your dream challenge with friends and family and ask them to donate. We will also cheer you on and support you. Contact Marayke to find out more.
SPONSOR A GRANT
Do you want to promote your company and help athletes in the process? Sponsor a sporting Dreams grant and you will have a grant named after your organisation at the annual Sporting Dreams Awards Ceremony. You will also receive recognition on the Sporting Dreams Website and in our newsletter.
Latest News
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Sporting Dreams grant applications for 2022 are now open and will close on Friday, November 25. Queensland athletes, both established or wanting to get started in a particular sport, are
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2019 grants open Sporting Dreams grant applications are now open from October 7, 2019 to November 8, 2019. Queensland athletes both established or wanting to start out are welcome to
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Sporting Dreams grant applications are now open from Sept 5- October 7. Queensland athletes both established or wanting to start out are welcome to apply, and there’s no age limit.
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Triple Paralympian Marayke Jonkers has awarded Sporting Dreams grants to Rio bound Paralympic debutants swimmer Katja Dedekind, and paracnoesist Susan Siepel among 18 winners from the grant program she founded
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We are officially now known as Sporting Dreams Queensland Inc- an Incorporated Association in our own right. What does that mean for athletes? Nothing will change grants will go
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Sporting Dreams applications are open once again for the 2015 grant round , and athletes with disabilities are welcome to apply. We welcome applications from all levels of athletes from
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Marayke was honoured to be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Sunshine Coast sports star of the year Awards, in addition to presenting the special Olympics athletes award
Latest Blogs
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Sporting Dreams grant applications are now open from Sept 5- October 7. Queensland athletes both established or wanting to start out are welcome to apply, and there’s no age limit.
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We are officially now known as Sporting Dreams Queensland Inc- an Incorporated Association in our own right. What does that mean for athletes? Nothing will change grants will go
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The Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven wonders of the natural world, but is it accessible for wheelchair users? Travel writer Marayke Jonkers discovers that North Queensland is
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In this blog you will find tips for aspiring snow bunnies on: Using a wheelchair in the snow Temperature regulation Where to stay at NSW Snow fields How to get
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Few things in life are more exhilarating than skiing down a mountain writes Marayke Jonkers in Link Magazine, click the image above to read the article online.
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Travel writer and Paralympian Marayke Jonkers visits Brisbane, investigating accessibility features and finding the top free activities for visitors to the River city. Article published April edition of link magazine.
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Sporting Dreams is holding a Public Meeting to discuss forming an Incorporated Association. Interested parties are welcome to attend. Details: Time: Date: 6.30- 7.30 pm 17 Feb 2015 Venue: Maroochydore RSL Board
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Remember to check under your car for penguins when you leave the car park, the ranger instructs us as we commence our tour. Where else could we be but the
Meet Our Athletes
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Jordan Carroll-Alp
Jordan, 18, became hooked on alpine skiing after being invited to development camps with Disabled Wintersport Australia and Camp Quality. Jordan skis with a guide because he has a vision -
Jarrod Larkins Law
Jarrods dream to represent Australia came true in 2009 when he was selected to compete at the world championships in the Netherlands, where he scored his first international goal. He -
Matthew Stark-Swim
Matthew, 14, is from Eatons Hill and has been swimming competitively since he was 10. Born prematurely with cerebral palsy, he is already breaking national age records set by Paralympians -
Blake Anderson-Cro
Blake Anderson – Cross Country Blake, 11, is the national and state cross-country champion, after winning gold at the Nationals in Tasmania in 2013. He took up the sport last
