About Us

Mission

To facilitate and promote golf for Australians of all abilities

Goals

• Establish Empower Golf Hubs at golf courses nationally to enable access to golf for all abilities
• Provide and fund equipment
• Organise development days, coaching and tournaments
• Build infrastructure and profile of disabled golf with ultimate goal of Paralympic inclusion

Why

• Unique handicap system allows individuals to compete irrespective of age, gender or ability
• Golf delivers physical and psychological benefits and sense of community – key for overall health and quality of life
• Golf is a lifelong sport
• Provide a governing body and focal point for players, investors and golfing counterparties
• The implementation of the NDIS providing greater support to the disabled for leisure activities
• Disabled golf presently is not included in the Paralympics

Key Benefits

• Empowering individuals with choice
• Fundamentally enhances physical/mental health and allows social interaction without barriers for the less able
• Raising the awareness of disabled sport and participation
• Increasing the profile of disabled sportspeople nationally/globally

Requests

• Join our dynamic team of sponsors and donors
• High profile patronage enhancing Empower Golf’s vision
• Golf courses to encourage participation, host development days and tournaments

Tax Status

Empower Golf Australia has been endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) by the Australian Tax Office, with effect from 31 October 2014.

EGA is a Public Benevolent Institution and has also been endorsed for the following additional charitable tax concessions by the Australian Tax Office

• Income Tax Exemption
• GST Concession

These endorsements can be sighted on the ABN Lookup website – www.abr.business.gov.au.

EGA’s Australian Business Number (ABN) is 601 193 122.