Bart Cummings trained his first winner of a Group One race in the South Australian Derby in 1958. Fifty years later he is hoping to bring up his 250th Group One winner this Spring. He was inducted into the Sport…
With nearly 1000 in attendance and what has been described as arguably the best Dinner yet, 8 new Members joined the ranks of the Hall of Fame. From a wide variety of sports these new Members stand alongside champions from…
The 2008/2009 group of SAHOF scholarships recipients certainly represents an array of talent. Vicki Wilson (Chairman) and Sue Stanley (Co-ordinator) and their selection committee certainly had a big task to select this year's recipients from over 160 applications from many…
The City of Melbourne is pleased to announce the 2008 Melburnian of the Year is Olympic and world champion yachtsman John Bertrand. John Bertrand's enormous sporting success have made him a national household name and inspired many Australians. But while…
The highpoint of The Sport Australia Hall of Fame year is the Annual Dinner where new Inductees into the Hall are announced, as well as the elevation of one Member to Legend status. Winners of the Don Award, the Team…
The "best of the best" of Australian sport gathered at the MCG on Wednesday June 4 to acknowledge some of our greatest Olympians and sporting teams at the Melbourne 'Olympic Moments' lunch. Media interest peaked with TV coverage on all…
The Members and Board of SAHOF mourn the passing of Rugby League great Jack Arthur Gibson. Jack was only recently named Rubgy League's Coach of the Century, a tribute to a man that revolutionised the game both on and off…
Congratulations to our Scholarship holders who are off to Beijing! Dani Samuels (Athletics) and Jessica Schipper(Swimming) have booked their seats on the plane to Beijing, as a result of their outstanding performances at their respective Olympic selection trials. In addition…
Every Australian sporting champion who has been inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame (SAHOF) will be recognised at the National Sports Museum (NSM) located at the home of Australian Sport, the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Each of the…
Nineteen year old, Dani Samuels achieved her second A qualifier in the Discus at the World Athletics Tour Meeting in Melbourne at Olympic Park on Thursday February 21. Dani was one of the inaugural SAHOF Scholarship holders in 2006/2007. With…