Vale Arthur Tunstall OBE
The Sport Australia Hall of Fame is mourning the passing of our esteemed member Arthur Tunstall OBE aged 93. Arthur is survived by his son, Robert, who was with him when he passed late last night (11 February 2016) in…
Vale Joe Marston MBE
The Sport Australia Hall of Fame is mourning the passing of our esteemed Member Joe Marston MBE, Sunday morning aged 89. Inducted as an Athlete Member into The Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1988 for his contribution to the…
Diamonds are forever as Anne Sargeant becomes a Legend and it’s Day’s night as Jason snares ‘The Don’
Netball trailblazer Anne Sargeant OAM has become the 37th Legend of Australian sport, elevated to the pantheon of greats at the 31st Sport Australia Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala in Melbourne. In other awards, presented to a sell-out audience of Australia’s sporting…
Daredevil Bayley makes his move into Hall of Fame
When a 15-year-old Ryan Bayley OAM entered the world of track cycling in 1997, it was a sport which looked vastly different to the one he would leave some 12 years later. The only Australian track cyclist to win two individual…
Cooper swims into Hall of Fame
The feats of Priya Cooper OAM stand up against almost any Australian who has ever graced the pool – but her time as a golden girl of the Paralympic movement will be remembered for so much more. Cooper claimed a total…
‘Lethal’ Leisel to join Hall of Fame elite
From the moment a 14-year old Leisel Jones OAM qualified for the Sydney 2000 Olympics, we watched her grow before our eyes to become arguably Australia’s most successful female swimmer. Her career came to a close following her fourth and final Olympic…
Ponting raises the bat to the Hall of Fame
Considered by many to be one of the greatest batsmen of all time, Ricky Ponting AO was an uncompromising cricketer whose feats in the baggy green carved a special place in Australia’s sporting canon. The man they called ‘Punter’ played 168 Tests…
Casey Stoner to take pole position in Hall of Fame
Across a career at the very pinnacle of international motorsport which spanned just six years and 115 races, Casey Stoner AM forged himself as one of the greatest motorcycle riders to ever grace the track. Upon his retirement from MotoGP as…
Brownlee the trailblazer to join Hall of Fame
Across more than 50 years of dedication Helen Brownlee OAM is the epitome of sport volunteerism at the highest level and a champion of the Olympic movement. As a canoeing competitor, judge and administrator, she has carried the baton at all times…
John O’Neill AO to be recognised as an artist of administration in the Hall of Fame
In the often unheralded world of sports administration there are few better than John O’Neill AO. A former Sydney banker and solicitor, the 64-year-old has been a steadying and successful hand at the wheel for two of Australia’s biggest sports, as…