09 Dec 2023

This week on LEISURE LINK with Peter Greco: 

• Laurie Lawrence, coach of  Olympic and Paralympic swimmers, spoke about the importance of constant pool supervision and pool gate maintenance - as a new report reveals one quarter of Aussie parents admit their child has gained unsupervised access to the pool.  
• Josh Warrior, comedian and musician, invited all to his Christmas Shows at Balaclava; Murray Bridge and Mallala. Check out Joshua Warrior and Jingle My Balls on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/warriorcomedy  
• Andriana Petrakis, has just won the Australian women’s singles tennis title in Melbourne,  
• Damian Papps, Executive Director for See Differently, is just back from the annual Vision 2020 Australia meeting with parliamentarians in Canberra.  
• Belle Owen, Manager, Policy & Projects Purple Orange, updated us on the review into access cabs and the tweak to the use of taxi subsidy scheme vouchers in South Australia.  
• Gillian Schulze, Project Officer from Resthaven, shared information  about Government funded Staying at Home in Regional SA Program for people with dementia and their carers.  
• Steve Woollard, Founder NeuroRehab Allied Health Network, has just taken out the award for Most Outstanding Allied Health Program in the Disability Services Australia Awards. Learn more here: https://nrah.com.au/