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At six, he was scuba-diving in Bali. By 12, he was representing Victoria in wheelchair basketball. Now 19, East Brighton actor, model, para-athlete and disability advocate Oliver Pizzey Stratford has become the first wheelchair user with a disability to appear in Australia’s iconic TV show, Neighbours.

For NDIS participant, Michael Ambyrum, a deep love of country and sharing his culture forms a determination at the heart of everything he does.

Paralympian and swimmer Braedan will be reaching for Commonwealth Games gold when the NDIS participant represents Australia in the 50m freestyle s13. While it will be his first Commonwealth Games due to the classification being offered for the first time, Braedan has represented Australia in 2 Paralympics, the most recent in Tokyo where he had his best result in the men’s 400m freestyle s13 placing 4th. The 24-year-old Sunshine Coast local began swimming at 8, and started as a nipper in Surf Life Saving around the same time as he was diagnosed with cone-rod dystrophy. Braeden – who is legally...

Swim star on track for future in and out the pool

When Kevin Davison’s mother died, his father Greg not only had to cope with his own grief of losing his wife of nearly 50 years, but he also had to find a new way to care for his adult son. Kevin, 47, lives with a significant intellectual disability and needs 24-hour care. His mum Sally – a well-known elder and artist in her Indigenous community outside Alice Springs – passed away of cancer just before her 50th wedding anniversary late last year. Her death left a community in mourning, and her widower Greg caring for their son alone. Distraught, both...

Australian swimmer Katja Dedekind is now a world record holder and Commonwealth Games gold medallist, but the 21-year-old is in no rush to race through what she hopes is a long career.

At just 23, ambitious Norfolk islander Lleyton Clark has taken up the challenge of building his own log cabin home.