Background
She was born on 13 September 1934 in Melbourne, Victoria.
president sports administrator
She was born on 13 September 1934 in Melbourne, Victoria.
She returned to live in Adelaide, South Australia in 1963. In 1967, she was in a motor vehicle accident whist travelling to Melbourne. The motor vehicle rolled over and her lap style seat belt crushed her.
The accident left her with a broken spine.
After the accident, she spent a year in hospital. She became involved in sport as part of her rehabitation.
She died in Adelaide on 1 May 2014. In the 1980s she became involved in the administration of sport for people with a disability.
In 1982, she was the first president of the Wheelchair Sports Association of South Australia.
In 1988, she was President of the Australian Confederation of Sports for the Disabled. The Confederation was responsible for raising funds and organising the Australian team to the 1988 Seoul Paralyampics. The fundraising program raised just over $1 million.
Her husband Don began to film sport for the disabled in the early 1970s and the American Broadcasting Company"s involvement came a few years later.
In 1975, he filmed a documentary on the FESPIC Games. This is regarded as the start of the American Broadcasting Company"s involvement in the sport for the disabled.
In 1989, she was appointed to the Australian Sports Commission"s Board, a position that she held until 1992. Worley has been employed special-needs consultant to Adelaide-based travel company Travelaffare.
This role organised wheelchair-accessible holidays to overseas destinations.
Worley has received the following honours in recognition of her work for disability sport and sports administration:
1997 – Member of the Order of Australia (Department of Administration and Management)
2000 – Australian Sports Medal
2001 – PARAQUAD Société Anonyme Presidents Award.
Worley has also been a member of other board and committees including: Sport Arts & Recreation Council (SPARC), Disability Information and Resource Centre (DIRC), Sport, Art & Recreation Council for People with Disabilities and Australian Bicentennial Authority Consultative Committee on Recreation and Sport for the Disabled.
