Examples of eligible expenditure

• Gary competes in the sport of Para archery. Gary is currently categorised as Podium Potential and has been travelling interstate regularly to connect with his coach. Gary would like to be able to have more face-to-face time with his coach. Gary applies for an amount of $2,750 to cover airfare, accommodation and transportation expenses to be able to access his coach an additional four times this year. This would allow Gary to have greater access to coaching and positively impact his performance.
• Georgia competes in Para athletics and is classified as Developing. Georgia is currently completing a traineeship in mechanics. Georgia lives a distance away from her SIS/SAS gym and applies for a $1,500 grant to be able to purchase a membership to a gym that is closer to home and work. This would allow Georgia to focus on her priorities of work, training, and recovery, leading to enhanced performance outcomes.
• Nick competes in Para alpine skiing and is categorised as Podium Potential. Nick has just been categorised after starting the sport only a couple of years ago. Nick would like to compete in an international event as identified by his coach that his NSO is unable to fund. Nick and his coach feel this would be beneficial as it would allow Nick an opportunity to compete and familiarise himself with the international travel and race day preparation processes. These are areas he and his coach identified requires additional support. Nick applies for $4,000 to contribute to flights to Italy, accommodation and ground transport costs during a series of competitions. This tour would help him access high level competition, giving Nick further experience with travel and race preparation.
• Karrie competes in Wheelchair rugby and is categorised at Podium ready. Karrie has a Wheelchair rugby chair that was pre-owned and not suited to her and has been causing her hip pain as it isn’t suited to her disability. Karrie would like to be able to have assistance to fund a new chair that would better suit her and her needs. She has a quote for a new chair totalling $12,000. Karrie would like to apply for a $4,000 grant to contribute to the cost of the new chair. By allowing Karrie to access part-funding for her chair, this will allow Karrie to have better outcomes as her equipment would be more specific to her requirements.