Passionate about creating health through inclusive sport. Australian Paralympian, Suncoast Spinners Wheelchair Basketball President, Public Health Academic, USC
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12 Feb 2019
Suncoast Spinners are proud to present our Inclusive School Sport Program. We aim to create equitable opportunities to play sport for students with a disability on the Sunshine Coast. Learn more here: #9News | 9News.com.au @usceduau m.facebook.com/story.php?sto…
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Dr Bridie Kean retweeted
19 Nov 2021
#NowHiring multiple roles to provide world-leading Performance Support to the Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast Swimming Australia High Performance Hubs ➡️lnkd.in/gfqqBXvG
#QueenslandAcademyofSport #QAS #SwimmingAustralia #olympics #paralympics #comeworkwithus
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Dr Bridie Kean retweeted
12 Nov 2021
Game on! COME WORK WITH US.
We’re off and running towards our QAS 2032 Vision of Inspiring Extraordinary Sporting Success. We can only achieve this with extraordinary people – so come work with us!
#QueenslandAcademyofSport #QAS #olympics #paralympics #comeworkwithus
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28 Oct 2021
It’s a very good day on the road to 2032. We are in great hands with Kurt’s leadership and vision for what societal change we can achieve by hosting the 2032 Games
27 Oct 2021
Australian Paralympian @kurtfearnley has been elected to the #Brisbane2032 Organising Committee. Kurt said he will be driven by the once-in-a-generation opportunity to affect profound societal change in Australia.
Read the full story: bit.ly/3mhpham
#Paralympics
ALT Australian Paralympian Kurt Fearnley with a medal around his neck at Rio 2016
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Dr Bridie Kean retweeted
1 Sep 2021
Curious about how to improve @Paralympics classification? For the first time, with the IPC we have published a Special Issue on Evidence-based Classification in @JSportsSci. 20 new articles to improve classification beyond @Tokyo2020 tandfonline.com/toc/rjsp20/3… @CASA_aiss @VU_FGB
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Dr Bridie Kean retweeted
27 Aug 2021
Clear your schedules - the #Paralympics are back!
We've got such a talented team in Tokyo, that if we discussed it all we might be here for the whole two weeks.
For a starting point, we spoke to ABC's @TraceyLeeHolmes, and 2012 silver medallist, @brideski. #TheDrum
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Dr Bridie Kean retweeted
26 Aug 2021
The Aussie Steelers pick up their first win of #Tokyo2020 defeating #FRA 50-48.
#ReadySetTokyo #Paralympics #WheelchairRugby
ALT Text on image reads: wheelchair rugby. Australia 50, France 48
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Dr Bridie Kean retweeted
26 Aug 2021
"This green and gold team will compete for each other, and in tribute to those people who helped them find their way to this moment" - beautiful article by @paulwkennedy that speaks to the heart of our @AUSParalympics mob #LoyalProudFierce abc.net.au/news/2021-08-26/t…
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26 Aug 2021
“..we do need more policy makers with a disability” - @kurtfearnley doing a beautiful job of concurrently presenting the thrill of high-performance sport and where we can do more 🙌
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24 Aug 2021
We are so excited to help spread wheelchair basketball to further regions in Qld fb.watch/7AqbxMzDei/
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Dr Bridie Kean retweeted
21 Jul 2021
Australia 🇦🇺 will host the #Paralympics for the second time in history.
Brisbane was named as the host city for the Games in 2032.
Can we start the countdown to #Brisbane2032? 🎉
paralympic.org/news/ipc-cong…
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23 Jul 2021
This week we had the 2032 announcement here in Brisbane and now this. This is going to reduce so many barriers to sport for people with a disability globally. Great news!
22 Jul 2021
'This new partnership is one that will greatly benefit society, as sport is a tremendous tool for ensuring persons lead active and healthy lifestyles.'
#Paralympics #WHO @WHO @parsonsandrew
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21 Jul 2021
This is what it’s about !
21 Jul 2021
Paralympics Australia will supercharge a decades-long journey to embed Para-sport as a means for societal change following confirmation Brisbane has been awarded the honour and responsibility of hosting the 2032 Paralympic Games: bit.ly/36QwGoI
ALT Text on image reads: Over the next decade, as we lead into Brisbane 2032, long term benefits will be realised across Australia, including in employment, skills, education, health and wellbeing outcomes, higher sporting participation rates, and in culture and community connection.
Dr Bridie Kean retweeted
21 Jul 2021
Queensland, we did it! Brisbane is now an Olympic and Paralympic city.
What a thrilling decade ahead, especially for our emerging elite athletes and coaches.
We look forward to the journey ahead together.
#Brisbane2032
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16 Jul 2021
9 years in the making for many of these athletes. Congratulations to Gliders who will represent Australia next month!
16 Jul 2021
ICYMI: the @ausgliders return to @Paralympics competition at @tokyo2020, 9 years after winning silver at #London2012.
Team announcement powered by @RoyalAusMint: bit.ly/36FfEtC
#ReadySetTokyo #Tokyo2020
ALT Text on image reads: Australian Wheelchair Basketball “The Gliders” for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Hannah Dodd, Mary Friday, Isabel Martin, Taishar Ovens, Ella Sabljak, Sarah Vinci, Shelley Cronau, Natalie Alexander, Bree Mellberg, Jessica Cronje, Amber Merritt, Georgia Munro-Cook.
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Dr Bridie Kean retweeted
14 Feb 2020
Redesigning the para sport program at @usceduau using systems analysis. Para Athlete success is more than the shiny sport science bells and whistles #complexity #systemsthinking @USCResearchBank @AUSParalympics @HFandSTS
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Dr Bridie Kean retweeted
24 Oct 2019
Wonderful opportunity to achieve real impacts on building a fairer and more inclusive society for all thru #parasport @AUSParalympics @Paralympics
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Dr Bridie Kean retweeted
9 Sep 2019
#NEWS: The Australian Steelers will go to the Tokyo 2020 @Paralympics as both the reigning regional and Paralympic champions
after defeating Japan 57-55 at the @IWRF Asia Oceania Championship. More at
bit.ly/Steelers_AsiaOceaniaC…
#ReadySetTokyo
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Dr Bridie Kean retweeted
16 Aug 2019
Sportspeople: PhD Research Scholarship in Paralympic Athlete Talent Transfers at USC - University of the Sunshine Coast. Applications open until 13th Sept sportspeople.com.au/jobs/603…
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