#ActiveApril ready to take off for 2020!

February 12, 2020

I’m delighted to be supporting Active April again this year. it’s my 4th year as an ambassador & I’m as passionate as ever about encouraging Victorians to get moving!

This year, in honour of the Paralympic & Olympic Games the theme is to ‘discover your gold’ & by that we mean set yourself a goal this Active April to move 30 minutes each day in the month of April! It could be simply walking the dog or challenging yourself to take part in a fun run.

Victoria has SO many incredible places to get active in so head on over to the website (link is below) or download the app from your favourite app store to register with your friends right now, any age or ability let’s do this together! Thanks to the young & old kids who helped @pbol800 & I move yesterday for the launch!

Register today! https://www.activeapril.vic.gov.au/

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Not being able to drive means that I am constantly

Not being able to drive means that I am constantly having to think & plan ahead when it comes to my daily accessability & independance of simply being able to get from A to B. Over the past 5 years however life has been made SO MUCH EASIER thanks to the support I've received from @13cabs. They are hands down the best sponsorship a person with low vision could ever ask for! 🙏 So this post is really an appreciation post, to say thank you to #13CABS for allowing me to get from A to B in a fuss free, safe & timely manner. It means the world to me. 😀🚖💛

#LoveYourEyes 👀 I love my eyes. They are perfec

#LoveYourEyes 👀
I love my eyes. They are perfectly imperfect. Just like me & just like life. They have taught me more than I ever could have imagined. They have challenged me more than I ever could have imagined.
Today is #WorldSightDay, I don't need a day to remind me of the gift I have of sight. I'm aware of it every single day of my life. 🙏
Globally, 90% of vision loss & blindness is preventable or treatable if detected early. There's no time to wait... have you had an eye test lately? If not, its time to use World Sight Day as a reminder to book an appointment now. Go on, it might just save your sight.

Throughout my career I’ve had the opportunity to

Throughout my career I’ve had the opportunity to work with some absolute legends and deadset @steffernandez is one of them. In 2017 I found myself leading into the Para-Cycling World Championships as defending World Champion in the tandem sprint and without a pilot. Yep, not ideal. It was only thanks to my coach at the time Glenn Doney and the VIS who put out a nation-wide search looking to find someone and Stef was one of the incredible women who answered the call. 💯🙏 We met 6 weeks before the World Champs, thrown endless challenges including our only opition being to race on a tandem that was not anywhere near good enough for elite sport but it was our only option. Stef came to my rescue and we had an absolute ball racing. We qualified fastest and finished in fourth. A pretty remarkable achievement considering the battles we had been up against and that just 6 weeks prior it was likely that I wouldn’t be going. I will never be able to thank her enough for coming on the 6 week crazy fun ride it was where she learnt to pilot a tandem at 65km/ hr (they aren't easy to steer). Stef is the definition of beast mode and has always been a phenomenal athlete across multiple sports (she’s also a kick ass firefighter 🚒) and over the past few years she has turned her attention to being a brakeman and is currently a part of the Australian Women’s Bobsleigh team who are in Europe embarking on their Olympic campaign. 💪💪💪 There are150 days until the winter Olympics in Beijing and I am so bloody pumped to watch Stef, @bobsledbree and @sarahblizzard compete! Bobsleigh is an expensive sport and like a lot of athletes (in particular winter athletes) they are mostly self-funded. Stef has started an Australian Sports Foundation fundraising page (donations are tax deductable) so if you’d like to support Stef sliding check out the link below, give the girls a follow and watch their journey to Beijing. 🔥 This fan girl over here can't wait to scream at the telly as they fly down the track. Up, up, up!!! 💚💛

Side note- one of my all time fav tandem action shots! 🔥

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Seeing this article has just made my week! (Swipe

Seeing this article has just made my week! (Swipe across for some snippets) As a motivational speaker I dream of creating positive impact and change. Through sharing my expereinces my goal is to open the space for those in the audience to engage and interpret what they may need to hear in that very moment of time to help them see the world a little differently than they did before. What feels like a lifetime ago (ie.pre COVID) I was invited to the Surfing Australia Olympic Team camp where I had the privilege of speaking to these legends @sally_fitz @stephaniegilmore @owright @julian_wilson. I don't get nervous very much these days when I speak but on this occasion it was particularly nerve wracking presenting to athletes who I admire so much and who inspire me. Thank you @sally_fitz your words mean more to me than you will ever know. Thank you. I LOVED watching the Irukandjis in Tokyo and it's very special knowing I played a teeny tiny role in helping them get there. 💚🇦🇺💛🏄‍♀️

As the Paralympics draw to a close this evening wh

As the Paralympics draw to a close this evening what an INCREDIBLE 12 days of competition we have seen! Our Aussie Paralympians were truly sensational! 💛🇦🇺💚 I also reckon @7sportau have knocked it out of the park with the extensive coverage bringing our athletes to you all. It was a privilege to be a part of the 7 team. I had SO MUCH FUN & whilst I know we are all sad the Games are over DON'T WORRY the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics are only 6 months away!!! WOO HOO! 🙌
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What a privilege it is to sit alongside Matt Hill

What a privilege it is to sit alongside Matt Hill doing commentary, I'm learning from the master! He is an absolute legend & may sound familiar calling this little ol' event you might know as "the race that stops a nation". I'm having a ball working with @7sportau for @tokyo2020 @paralympics. Back at it tomorrow with the road cycling beginning! It's a BIG day of action so be sure to tune in to 7, 7Mate & 7Plus. Let's go!!! 🙌💚🇦🇺💛

Also spotted, a sneaky cameo from @matthewcarmichael 😂👍

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