Recent Posts by Marayke

Okay princess yours is neater and mine is bad ass, bigger and longer – I’m talking about scars of course! Both are beautiful. I hope this story shows anyone self-conscious about scars you are still beautiful, it is just...

I was excited to be invited by Universal Studios to premiere of #firstman – a movie about Neil Armstrong’s family and story behind that famous flight. Loved seeing the memorabilia when I visited NASA in Houston for the IWF...

Still pinching myself at the honour of carrying the Queen’s baton on the Sunshine Coast in front of my family. Wonderful to see so many generations from school kids to grandparents out cheering and all sectors of the community...

IN SEARCH OF AN OUTBACK LEGEND Nothing says Australia more than a postcard image of a rusty windmill and outback shed at sunset, the red earth stretching to the horizon as the odd mob of cattle – or even...

From Niagra falls to a wheelchair accessible snow mobile ride on a glacier, Canada has stunning and accessible attractions for travellers who use a wheelchair. READ FULL STORY IN LINK MAGAZINE HERE   TRAVEL: CAN DO CANADA By Marayke...

Olympic champions of the future were created in living rooms across the Sunshine Coast this week, as children sat transfixed front of televisions and mobile devices watching their sporting heroes winning medals and competing for Australia in Rio. As...

As a retired Paralympian who was inspired to take up sport watching the Olympics opening ceremony on television as a little girl in a pink wheelchair, an Olympic games is guaranteed to get the heart rate going and the...

Dear driver, I don’t know you but I know what you’re going through. Today you had an accident that will change your life forever. You are in a hospital and doctors may be mentioning word like spinal cord injury,...

Marayke is Proud to have been announced as the QLD Ambassador for the National Injury Insurance sheme (NIIS) by the treasurer Curtis Pitt and Minister for Disabilities  Coralee O’Rourke today outside parliament house in Brisbane.   ” This is...

Marayke is incredible proud to have won one of just 25 positions available globally for retired female athletes to be mentored by business leaders in making a transition to becoming leaders outside the sporting arena. In partnership and support...