DISABLED SPORT & REC MACKAY INC. is a not for profit, incorporated association in Mackay. Our objects are:
• To coordinate, facilitate and provide inclusive sport and recreation activities in the Mackay region.
• To support and encourage the active goals of local sporting athletes with a disability.
Our programs promote increasing skills, capacity and confidence, making social connections and having a sense of belonging. Our programs are not exclusively for wheelchair users, we run inclusive programs and modify sports and activities to include people of all abilities and all ages.
Our Weekly Programs include:
WHEELCHAIR DANCING:
• Group wheelchair dancing involving choreography to chosen songs with a view to a performance at the end of the year
• Time – Tuesdays 12.30pm to 2:00pm
• Venue – Mackay Family Care and Community Support, 60 Wellington St, Mackay
WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL:
• Mackay Machines Wheelchair Basketball Team includes social and elite athletes.
• Team training involves skills, drills, and fitness
• Time – Sundays 1:00-3:00pm
• Venue – Mackay Basketball Stadium, 107 Juliet St, South Mackay
Andrew Negrelli
“Inclusive sport matters to me because there is no I in team and everyone is included. Inclusive sport looks like one big happy family all together. I love sport because it keeps me fit and active, and I feel part of a team”
