The Australian Olympic Foundation is a foundation established to help future Australian athletes develop and compete at an Olympic level.
7-688: In February 1996, the Foundation was constituted by Deed of Settlement between Julius L Patching as Settlor and the Australian Olympic Foundation Limited ( ACN 071 220 025) an Australian Public Company, Limited By Guarantee. as Trustee. The members and Directors of the Australian Olympic Foundation Limited are the voting members of the Executive of the Australian Olympic Committee . The Foundation has been constituted and
14-667: A track and field athlete in 1932 with the Geelong Guild Athletic Club and Athletics Victoria (formerly the Victorian Amateur Athletic Association ). In 1933, he played a year of Australian Rules Football for Rosebud in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League. He was a keen hurdler and pentathlete , making the finals in both 110 and 440 yards hurdles in the 1946 Victorian championships. Patching joined
21-448: A human rights badge on the dais. He cautioned Norman about the situation, and used the words "They're screaming out for your blood, so consider yourself severely reprimanded. Now, you got any tickets for the hockey today?" Patching was a long-time resident of Point Lonsdale, Victoria , where his parents had lived and Patching grew up. One of Patching's last official engagements in Geelong
28-739: Is controlled and administered so as to develop and protect the Olympic Movement in Australia in accordance with the Olympic Charter including, in particular, funding the preparation and participation of the Australian Teams in the Olympic Games, Olympic Winter Games and Regional Games and the costs and expenses of the AOC. The Foundation's Annual Report for 2006 [1] showed that as at 31 December 2006,
35-585: The Royal Australian Navy in 1934 and served for 13 years, including World War II . He knew some of the sailors killed in the loss of HMAS Sydney . Patching's Australian Olympic achievements include: Patching was also: Patching contributed to the Victorian Olympic Council as: The VOC's "Julius Lockington Patching Sports Official of the Year Award" was inaugurated in 2008. Patching
42-527: The Foundation’s investments in managed funds were valued at $ 137 million with the Foundation’s net assets totalling $ 132.8 million This Olympics -related organization article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Judy Patching Julius Lockington " Judy " Patching , AO , OBE (4 January 1917 – 13 February 2009) was an Australian Olympic sports administrator, and businessman. Patching started his involvement in sport as
49-543: Was honoured with Life Membership of: Patching was awarded: Patching's outstanding contribution to sport was also honoured with appointment as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1970 and as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1985. Patching was Chef de Mission for Australia during the famous 1968 Olympics Black Power salute . He resisted calls by conservatives in the media to punish Peter Norman , who wore
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