About: Marayke Jonkers
2022 grants closing soon
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 invited to apply. Grants of $500 can be used...
2019 Grants open
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 apply, and there’s no age limit. Athletes will be...
2016 grants open
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. To find out more click below APPLICATION HINTS &FACT...
Sporting Dreams Awards Ceremony marks $50 000 milestone
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 to empower Queensland athletes with a disability at a...
Becoming an Incorporated Association
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 out annually, there will be an awards ceremony and...
2015 grants Open,close 27/11/15
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 beginner to developing, and have no age restrictions. Who...
Dive into Life:North QLD
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 not only beautiful, but unexpectedly accessible. ...
Bonus info: Let it snow
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 there: NSW Snow fields Adaptive skiing equipment: How will...
Let it snow
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....
Try para golf at QLD first: paragolfer for wheelchair us
A come and try golf day for people with disabilities at Noosa Springs Golf Course will be spearheaded by Bali bombing survivor turned national amputee gold champion Ben Tullipan and Paralympians Stephen Eaton and Marayke Jonkers. The event will...