Originally formed in 1990, the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) is the peak national body responsible for Australia's elite athletes with a disability. The APC was formed, by its members, as the Australian Paralympic Federation. The members were National Sporting Organisations for the Disabled (NSOD's). The primary goal was, and remains, to create a unified body to coordinate the control of: corporate representation (domestically and internationally); Paralympic Games participation (summer and winter); marketing (sponsorship and fundraising) and public awareness. APC membership currently comprises six NSOD's plus seven National Sporting Organisations (NSO's).
APC Mission Statement
The International Paralympic Committee vision "to enable Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and inspire and excite the world" is, through mandate, the APC vision.
APC Goals
- Be the best - in sport, governance and management and to be recognised as such by domestic and international authorities;
- Double our size - of the Paralympic team, sub-elite and talented athlete base who are competing within Australa;
- Increase Paralympic awareness - to have a 20% market awareness throughout Australia;
- Increase Organisational revenues - through expansion of Government support (Australian and State/Territory), corporate sponsorship and public fundraising revenue.
To find out more about the Australian Paralympic Committee, visit our website.
