I am the Western Region Sports Organiser. I work out of the Western School Sports Association in Dubbo.

I coordinate the Representative School Sports Program and School Swimming Scheme (K-2) for Government schools (primary, secondary and central) within the Western Region. The Western Region is bounded by Lithgow (East), Broken Hill (West), Gilgandra (North), West Wyalong (South) and Dareton (South West).

My duties include:
1 Administering the office of the Western School Sports Association
2 Setting State (with other RSO’s) and Regional Sports calendars
3 Managing budgets for relief ($92,500), School Swimming Scheme ($80000), state carnivals hosted by Western SSA, 45 teams representing WSSA at state carnivals
4 WSSA apparel

Lisa Crawford

Bachelor of Education

Lisa is a Western Region Aboriginal Education Consultant.

Lisa has been a teacher in the secondary and primary setting. She has worked closely with the Aboriginal Education Consultative Group and Principals in the delivery of Aboriginal Cultural Education.

With respect to the Girri Girri Sports Academy, Lisa will support coordinators and work with the Aboriginal community at each site to foster an understanding of the Academy. As well, Lisa will engage with the students in the Academy.

Lisa comes from a personal high level of sporting representation in soccer and is currently a member of a Bathurst Hockey team.

Meegan JohnsonBachelor of Health Science (Exercise and Sport Science) USyd, Graduate Diploma in Education (PDHPE) CSU

Meegan is the Girri Girri Sports Academy Coordinator for Condobolin High School.

Meegan's background includes working for a private sports company in Sydney called Action-4-Physed. Her work involved managing and developing sports programmes and recruiting staff. During this time living in Sydney she also coached various netball sides involved in the IGSSA Netball Programme.

After returning to Lake Cargelligo Meegan worked in Youth Development and Health Promotion for the Lachlan Shire Council. Sheis now currently working at Condobolin High School teaching PDHPE.

Mr Gary Shipp
BA ANU

Head, Dubbo Campus
Director, Centre for Indigenous Studies
Charles Sturt University
Phone: (02) 6885 7370
Fax: (02) 6885 7375
Email: gshipp@csu.edu.au
Website: http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/educat/cfis/index.htm

Gary Shipp was appointed as the Inaugural Director of the Centre for Indigenous Studies in January 2007. Located at the Dubbo campus of Charles Sturt University (CSU), the Centre for Indigenous Studies is a flagship for research and Indigenous Education at CSU.

Gary’s experience in the higher Education Sector began at Australian National University (ANU) as Director of the Jabal Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Centre. As a graduate from ANU, he has studied both social psychology and anthropology.

Jennifer Short

It is somewhat ironic that I am now part of a Sporting Academy as I am know far and wide as being a "Sport Free Zone". I can't throw a ball, hit a target, swing a club or catch anything!

I've never learnt to dive although I can swim! Never in a million years could I do a handstand or a back flip. Nobody ever wanted me on their team - I'm so "unco" that I failed tunnel ball!! When I was a kid I used to go roller skating and ice skating. Based on these abilities, before I die I would like to learn to ski! Perhaps I will be satisfied with riding on a ski lift!