Freedom Sports Foundation

31/08/2026

🎙️ Today on Freedom Radio

Join Hendo as he welcomes two fantastic guests! Eoin (Owen) Murray from Handball Australia will share insights into the exciting world of handball and its growing community.

Also joining us is Vanessa Mollard, a Nervous System Architect, who will discuss innovative approaches to well-being and personal development.

Together, they’ll dive into:

💪 The evolution and impact of handball in Australia, and how it's fostering teamwork and fitness.

🌟 Vanessa's unique perspective on how understanding our nervous systems can enhance daily living and resilience.

🤝 The importance of community engagement and personal growth in sports and wellness.

🇦🇺 Hendo’s journey as he prepares to compete internationally and what it means for Australian wheelchair handball.

It’s a conversation filled with inspiration, connection, and the power of collaboration.

📻 Freedom Radio
🗓️ Today
🕓 4:00pm – 5:00pm
📍 94.7 The Pulse https://947thepulse.com/show-schedule/

27/08/2026

🇦🇺 OUR FOUNDER IS HEADING TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS!
💚💛

We might be just a little bit proud of this one… Freedom Sports Foundation Founder
Chris Henderson "Hendo" is heading to
Spain to represent Australia in wheelchair handball! 🇦🇺🤾‍♂️

In September, Hendo will pull on the green and gold and compete for Australia at the
Wheelchair Handball World Championships.

For those who know Hendo, you’ll know just how much sport means to him. After acquiring his disability, adaptive sport opened a new chapter bringing competition, mateship, belonging and opportunities he never expected.

That experience ultimately helped inspire the creation of Freedom Sports Foundation.

Today, Hendo spends so much of his time putting a ball in someone else’s hands, getting someone into a sports wheelchair for the first time, or showing a young person that disability doesn’t have to mean sitting on the sidelines.

Now it’s his turn. 💚💛

From founding Freedom, to delivering programs in schools and communities, coaching and playing wheelchair AFL, championing adaptive sport and now representing Australia on the world stage.

This is exactly what we mean when we say:

See. Believe. Dream. Achieve.

Hendo is personally funding his journey to Spain and has established an Australian Sports Foundation fundraising campaign
to help with flights, accommodation, tournament expenses and the costs of competing internationally.

If you can support him, fantastic. If you can’t, sharing his campaign with your networks would mean just as much. And for any businesses or organisations interested in supporting an Australian athlete on his journey to the World Championships, Hendo would love to hear from you.

👇 Support Hendo’s journey to Spain:
asf.org.au/campaigns/chris-henderson/help-me-represent-australia-in-spain
Congratulations Hendo.
From everyone across the Freedom family
we are incredibly proud of you.

Go well. Wear the green and gold proudly. And bring on Spain! 🇦🇺💚💛🤾‍♂️

See. Believe. Dream. Achieve.

25/08/2026

We 🩵 Tuesday's a Corio. Get down and join us this afternoon for some active fun.

24/08/2026

🎙️ Today on Freedom Radio

Today Hendo welcomes Loz and Kate (aka Miss Snip Snip) from All Aboard disABILITY Support Services.

Together, they're creating opportunities, building confidence and fostering genuine inclusion for people with disability across the Surf Coast and beyond.

Join Hendo, Loz and Kate as they chat about:

💙 The incredible work of All Aboard disABILITY Support Services, supporting people with disability to live life their way through personalised supports and community participation.
☕ The story behind Tori’s Place and how an inclusive café can change lives through meaningful employment, connection and community.
🌱 Their vision for creating communities where everyone belongs and has the opportunity to thrive.
🤝 Why collaboration, inclusion and lived experience are at the heart of everything they do.

It's a conversation about people, purpose and the power of saying yes to opportunities.

📻 Freedom Radio
🗓️ Today
🕓 4:00pm – 5:00pm
📍 94.7 The Pulse https://947thepulse.com/shows/freedom-radio

Tune in for another inspiring episode celebrating the people and organisations making a real difference in our communities.

20/08/2026

Closes tomorrow.... time to get it in 🔔

19/08/2026

This Saturday, We Can't Wait 🙌🏽

Veterans, serving members & Defence families.... come and give adaptive sport a go! 🏀🏉

Freedom Sports Foundation is proud to partner with Invictus Australia to bring a
Veteran & Family Adaptive Sports Introduction to Seymour.

This is all about getting together, having a go and experiencing adaptive sport in a
safe, fun and inclusive environment. Have an afternoon of family fun and connect with others.
Come and try:
🏀 Wheelchair Basketball
🏉 Wheelchair Footy

You don’t need to be an athlete. You don’t need experience. And you certainly don’t need to be a wheelchair user.

Just come along and have a go!

📅 Saturday 22 August 2026
⏰ 1:00pm – 4:00pm
📍 Seymour Sports & Aquatic Centre, Pollard Street, Seymour VIC
👥 Open to the Defence community - serving, former serving and family members.

We’d love to see plenty of Defence families from Seymour, Puckapunyal and across the surrounding region join us.

Places are available now. Register https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/veteran-and-family-adaptive-sports-introduction-seymour-vic-tickets-1996938089582?aff=oddtdtcreator

See. Believe. Dream. Achieve.

Introduction to inclusive and accessible sporting opportunities such as wheelchair footy and wheelchair basketball.

17/08/2026

Don't forget to tune in today at 4pm 🎙️

https://947thepulse.com/show-schedule/

🎙️ Coming up on Freedom Radio 🎙️

It's a huge show this Monday as Hendo is joined by two incredible guests who are making a real difference in the world of disability, adaptive sport and community.

🥇 Leanne Del Toso – Paralympian, Australian representative and one of Australia's leading advocates for adaptive sport. Leanne joins Hendo to share her incredible journey, life as a Paralympian, the growth of wheelchair sport in Australia, and why creating opportunities for the next generation of athletes matters more than ever.

🤝 Toni Cumpston – Director, Community Participation and Impact at Invictus Australia. Toni joins us to discuss the exciting community partnership between Invictus Australia and Freedom Sports Foundation, and our first joint adaptive sports activation taking place in Seymour on Saturday 22 August. Together, we'll explore how sport creates connection, improves wellbeing, and supports veterans, serving personnel and their families through community participation.

It's an inspiring hour of conversation celebrating resilience, leadership, inclusion and the power of sport to change lives.

📻 Freedom Radio
🗓️ Monday 17/8/26
🕓 4:00pm – 5:00pm
📍 94.7 The Pulse https://947thepulse.com/show-schedule/

Don't miss it!

15/08/2026

Its the BIG DANCE for our founder Hendo and many of our coaches tomorrow. And a gf final game for our awesome juniors... so come and cheer everyone on or watch it live via the Victorian Wheelchair Football League page.

Good luck to all the players and teams 🙌🏽

14/08/2026

🎙️ Coming up on Freedom Radio 🎙️

It's a huge show this Monday as Hendo is joined by two incredible guests who are making a real difference in the world of disability, adaptive sport and community.

🥇 Leanne Del Toso – Paralympian, Australian representative and one of Australia's leading advocates for adaptive sport. Leanne joins Hendo to share her incredible journey, life as a Paralympian, the growth of wheelchair sport in Australia, and why creating opportunities for the next generation of athletes matters more than ever.

🤝 Toni Cumpston – Director, Community Participation and Impact at Invictus Australia. Toni joins us to discuss the exciting community partnership between Invictus Australia and Freedom Sports Foundation, and our first joint adaptive sports activation taking place in Seymour on Saturday 22 August. Together, we'll explore how sport creates connection, improves wellbeing, and supports veterans, serving personnel and their families through community participation.

It's an inspiring hour of conversation celebrating resilience, leadership, inclusion and the power of sport to change lives.

📻 Freedom Radio
🗓️ Monday 17/8/26
🕓 4:00pm – 5:00pm
📍 94.7 The Pulse https://947thepulse.com/show-schedule/

Don't miss it!

13/08/2026

We are so excited for Sunday! Its GF day and we hope you can get down to see us.

Juniors will face off in their final at 12noon, come down and bring a friend. We would love to see you there!

And good luck to everyone in all the GF's 💥🙌🏽💥