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Sporting Wheelies Transforms Cricket Into An Accessible Sport

Sunday, January 19, 2025
by Lauren Bartholomew

A lack of diversification in participation pathways has left many Queenslanders with a disability unable to engage with their community through their favourite sport.

Sporting Wheelies Coach Grant Cunningham says inclusivity and representation on the field is imperative to their social, mental, and physical well-being.

The non-for-profit organisation has now made cricket an accessible sport, with the hopes it may reach the Brisbane 2032 Games.

4ZZZ Journalist Lauren Bartholomew has more on this story.

(Image credit: Alessandro Bogliari // Unsplash)


Lauren Bartholomew

Lauren Bartholomew is a Journalist and Contributor to Brisbane Line

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