Sporting Hall of Fame
Please note: This exhibition is usually on display at our Botanic Gardens site. The site is currently closed for our museum upgrade.
Our Historic Council Chambers site will remain open, see our Exhibitions page for the latest displays and programming.
The Sporting Hall of Fame houses iconic objects from Australian sporting history, including uniforms and equipment used by Wagga's leading athletes including Michael Slater, Steve Mortimer, Sally Shipard and Paul Kelly.
Items from Sporting Hall of Fame inductees are usually on permanent display at the Museum of the Riverina's Botanic Gardens site.
Read about each of the inductees and their sporting endeavours below.
History
Wagga Wagga is proud of its first-class sporting and recreational facilities. These, coupled with a very high level of community support in running the numerous sports bodies in the city, provide an excellent base for sports people to establish their careers in their chosen sport.
In 1993, Wagga Wagga City Council established a Sporting Hall of Fame to recognise the outstanding achievement of Wagga Wagga athletes who have reached the highest level of their chosen sport. The development guidelines and the nominations have been overseen by Council, Wagga Wagga Sports and Recreation Facilities Council, and representatives from New South Wales Department of Sport and Recreation.
The valuable contribution the nominee has made to both his or her chosen sport, and to the City of Wagga Wagga, is recognised by acceptance into the Sporting Hall of Fame.
As you browse through the inductees below, you'll see exactly why Wagga Wagga is known as the "City of Good Sports".
Inductees
![Phillip Bain](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0019/46162/varieties/Phillip-Bain-thumbnail-400x300.jpg)
![](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0006/81915/BAKER,-RogerThumb.jpg)
![Brooke Baverstock nee Frauenfelder](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0006/46167/varieties/Brooke-Baverstock-nee-Frauenfelder-400x300.jpg)
![Melanie Bradley](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0007/46168/varieties/BradleyThumb.jpg)
![Thomas Bragg](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0008/46169/varieties/Thomas-Bragg-400x300.jpg)
![Arthur ‘Scobie’ Breasley](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0018/46170/varieties/Arthur-Scobie-Breasley-400x300.jpg)
![Greg Brentnall](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0019/46171/varieties/Greg-Brentnall.jpg)
![Cameron Brown](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0020/46190/varieties/Brown400300.jpg)
![Rod Byrne](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0003/46191/varieties/Rod-Byrne-400x300.jpg)
![Wayne Carey](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0004/46192/varieties/CareyThumb.jpg)
![Simon Carruthers](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0005/46193/varieties/CarruthersThumb.jpg)
![Megan Carter](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0014/46202/varieties/CarterThumb.jpg)
![](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0006/81798/varieties/ChisholmThumb.jpg)
![Megan Chisholm](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0010/81892/varieties/MeganCThumb.jpg)
![Josh Collingwood](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0019/46225/varieties/Josh-Collingwood-400x300.jpg)
![Adam Commens](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0020/46226/varieties/Adam-Commens-400x300.jpg)
![Kevin Condron](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0003/46227/varieties/Kevin-Condron-400x300.jpg)
![Ken Cooke](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0004/46228/varieties/CookeThumb.jpg)
![Graham Crowe](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0005/46229/varieties/Graham-Crowe-400x300.jpg)
![Terry Daniher](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0015/46230/varieties/DaniherThumb.jpg)
![Tom Dawson](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0016/46231/varieties/Tom-Dawson-400x300.jpg)
![Tim Doyle](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0017/46232/varieties/DoyleThumb.jpg)
![Cheryl Drummond](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0018/46233/varieties/Cheryl-Drummond-400x300.jpg)
![Patrick Dwyer](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0019/46234/varieties/DwyerThumb.jpg)
![Peter Eisenhauer](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0019/46270/varieties/Peter-Eisenhauer-400x300.jpg)
![Steve Elkington](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0019/46036/varieties/Elkington-Thumb.jpg)
![Beresford Ellwood](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0020/46271/varieties/Beresford-Ellwood-400x300.jpg)
![Andrew Finch](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0003/46272/varieties/Andrew-Finch-400x300.jpg)
![Anthony Fletcher](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0004/46273/varieties/FletcherThumb.jpg)
![Brenda Foster](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0005/46274/varieties/FosterThumb.jpg)
![Amanda Gooden](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0006/46275/varieties/Amanda-Gooden-400x300.jpg)
![Andrea Haberl](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0007/46276/varieties/Haberl.jpg)
![Wayne Hadkins](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0008/46277/varieties/Wayne-Hadkins-400x300.jpg)
![Quentin Hann](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0009/46278/varieties/HannThumb.jpg)
![Greg Hawick](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0020/46280/varieties/Greg-Hawick-400x300.jpg)
![Kate Henderson](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0003/46281/varieties/Kate-Henderson-400x300.jpg)
![Nic Henderson](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0010/46279/varieties/HendersonThumb.jpg)
![Morris Hetherington](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0004/46282/varieties/Morris-Hetherington-400x300.jpg)
![Kim Horne](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0005/46283/varieties/HorneThumb.jpg)
![Robert Houseden](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0006/46284/varieties/Robert-Housden-400x300.jpg)
![Alisha House](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0007/46285/varieties/HouseThumb.jpg)
![Greg Hubbard](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0008/46286/varieties/HubbardThumb.jpg)
![Ashley Humbert](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0009/46287/varieties/HumbertThumb.jpg)
![Diane Jenkyn](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0010/46288/varieties/JenkynThumb.jpg)
![Allison Jones](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0011/46289/varieties/JonesThumb.jpg)
![Brad Kahlefeldt](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0007/46429/varieties/KahlefeldtThumb.jpg)
![Paul Kelly](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0017/46430/varieties/KellyThumb.jpg)
![Geoff Kingston](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0018/46431/varieties/Geoff-Kingston-400x300.jpg)
![John Langford](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0019/46432/varieties/LangfordThumb.jpg)
![Geoff Lawson](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0020/46433/varieties/LawsonThumb.jpg)
![James Lenehan](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0003/46434/varieties/James-Lenehan-400x300.jpg)
![Anna Longmore and Matthew Rooke](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0004/46435/varieties/LongmoreThumb.jpg)
![Georgine Macken](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0005/46436/varieties/Georgine-Macken-400x300.jpg)
![Steve Martin](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0006/46437/varieties/Steve-Martin-400x300.jpg)
![Terry McDonald](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0007/46438/varieties/McdonaldThumb.jpg)
![Joyce McKee](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0008/46439/varieties/McKeeThumb.jpg)
![Bruce McKinnon](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0018/46440/varieties/McKinnonThumb.jpg)
![Peter McLay](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0019/46441/varieties/McLayThumb.jpg)
![Graeme McLennan](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0020/46442/varieties/Graeme-McLennan-400x300.jpg)
![Terry McMahon](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0003/46443/varieties/McMahonThumb.jpg)
![Ken McMullen](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0004/46444/varieties/McMullenThumb.jpg)
![Warren Miller](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0005/46445/varieties/MillerThumb.jpg)
![Richard Moffat](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0006/46446/varieties/MoffatThumb.jpg)
![Bill Mohr](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0007/46447/varieties/MohrThumb.jpg)
![Cameron Mooney](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0008/46448/varieties/MooneyThumb.jpg)
![Chris Mortimer](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0009/46449/varieties/MortimerThumb.jpg)
![Steve Mortimer](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0019/46450/varieties/Steve-Mortimer-400x300.jpg)
![Jacqueline Murphy](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0005/46463/varieties/MurphyThumb.jpg)
![Bernard Nix](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0006/46464/varieties/NixThumb.jpg)
![Barry O'Hagan](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0007/46465/varieties/OHagenThumb.jpg)
![Andrew O'Neill](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0008/46466/varieties/ONeilThumb.jpg)
![Holly Parker](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0009/46467/varieties/ParkerThumb.jpg)
![Ann Paul](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0010/46468/varieties/PaulThumb.jpg)
![Gerald Pieper](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0011/46469/varieties/Gerald-Pieper-400x300.jpg)
![Stephen Pike](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0018/46710/varieties/Stephen-Pike-400x300.jpg)
![Robyn Puckett](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0019/46711/varieties/Robyn-Puckett-400x300.jpg)
![Lloyd Richards](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0020/46712/varieties/RichardsThumb.jpg)
![Norma Richardson](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0003/46713/varieties/RichardsonThumb.jpg)
![Bill Robertson](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0004/46714/varieties/Bill-Robertson-400x300.jpg)
![Bob Robertson](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0005/46715/varieties/RobertsonBobThumb.jpg)
![Tony Roche](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0006/46716/varieties/RocheThumb.jpg)
![Raleigh Tennant](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0006/46734/varieties/Raleigh-Tennant-400x300.jpg)
![Barney Rooke](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0007/46717/varieties/RookeThumb.jpg)
![Maree Schuster](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0003/46722/varieties/SchusterThumb.jpg)
![Nola Scott](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0004/46723/varieties/Nola-Scott-400x300.jpg)
![](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0017/33551/varieties/Shiphard2Thumb.jpg)
![Michael Slater](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0006/46725/varieties/Michael-Slater-400x300.jpg)
![Rex Daniel Smith](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0007/46726/varieties/SmithThumb.jpg)
![Peter Sterling](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0008/46727/varieties/SterlingThumb.jpg)
![Michael Stormonth](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0009/46728/varieties/Michael-Stormonth-400x300.jpg)
![Arthur Summons](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0010/46729/varieties/SummonsThumb.jpg)
![Bob Sunderland](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0020/46730/varieties/SutherlandThumb.jpg)
![Ben Sutherland](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0003/46731/varieties/Ben-Sutherland.jpg)
![Col Taylor](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0004/46732/varieties/CTaylorTHumb.jpg)
![Mark Taylor](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0005/46733/varieties/Mark-Taylor-400x300.jpg)
![Gilbert Thomas](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0007/46735/varieties/ThomasThumb.jpg)
![Arthur Tonkin](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0009/46737/varieties/TonkinThumb.jpg)
![Bruce Tutty](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0010/46738/varieties/TuttyThumb.jpg)
![Eric Weissel](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0003/46740/varieties/Eric-Weissel-400x300.jpg)
![Melanie Twitt](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0011/46739/varieties/TwittThumb.jpg)
![Garry Williams](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0008/46736/varieties/Garry-Williams-400x300.jpg)
![Gregory Williams](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0004/46741/varieties/WilliamsThumb.jpg)
![Jason Carl Young](https://museumriverina.com.au/__data/assets/image/0005/46742/varieties/Jason-Carl-Young-400x300.jpg)