We are passionate about growing the sport we all love, supporting our clubs, building more courses, introducing disc golf to new communities, and representing Australia proudly on the global stage.

As you know, ADG is entirely volunteer-driven, and our board members dedicate countless hours to keep things running. However, with our ambitions to grow the game comes an increased workload that has grown beyond what our volunteers can sustainably manage.

To ensure we can continue delivering on our mission and importantly, to move beyond simply keeping the lights on, we, the Board, have decided to engage a part-time Administration & Communications Assistant on a contract basis.

This decision wasn’t taken lightly. We believe this support will allow us to focus on strategic initiatives that benefit all members: building more infrastructure and courses, promoting youth and community programs, continuing to support the Australian Disc Golf Team on a global stage and providing better support to clubs and events nationwide.

Details of the role are below. To apply please provide your CV and a short cover letter outlining your relevant experience and why you’re interested in this role to president@australiandiscgolf.com. If you or anyone you know might be a good fit, we encourage you to apply.

Part-Time Administration & Communications Assistant
Australian Disc Golf Inc. (ADG)

Location: Remote (Australia-based preferred)
Commitment: 32–48 hours per month (approx. 8–12 hours/week)

About Us
Australian Disc Golf (ADG) is the national body responsible for developing and promoting disc golf across Australia. We support local clubs, coordinate national events and rankings, and represent Australia on the international stage. Our small, passionate volunteer-driven team is looking for a part-time assistant to help keep the organization running smoothly.

Role Overview
The Part-Time Administration & Communications Assistant will support the President and the Board Secretary with essential administrative, communication, and coordination tasks. This role is perfect for someone passionate about sport administration and community growth, who is detail-oriented and proactive.


Key Responsibilities
Administration & Governance

• Prepare meeting agendas, take minutes, and track action items for Board and committee meetings
• Coordinate annual reporting processes, including collating reports from President, Treasurer, and committees
• Manage Annual General Meeting setup and communications (website updates, member voting setup, minutes preparation)
• Support maintenance of policies, conflict of interest registers, and compliance records (e.g., Sport Integrity Australia eLearning completions, child safety training tracking)

Communication & Member Engagement

• Respond to email enquiries and general information requests
• Assist with club communications, including newsletters and direct outreach to affiliated clubs
• Support the collection and management of league numbers and club affiliation renewals; prepare and send invoices

Event Support & Coordination

• Coordinate annual awards (e.g., Tour Awards), including nominations, voting, and online presentations
• Assist with major event planning and communications (e.g., ADG Majors, Australian Disc Golf Championships, Aussie Disc Golf Day)
• Help manage bids and tenders for event roles (e.g., registration coordinators, media support)
• Support volunteer and team selections (e.g., Aussie team EOI, announcements)

Content & Social Media

• Help prepare content for social media and website in collaboration with Communications Director
• Update and maintain relevant information on the ADG website (events, announcements, results)

Ongoing Projects & Special Tasks

• Support the ADG Grants and TD Mentor programs (liaising with committees and tracking tasks)
• Help track strategic plan tasks and annual priorities

Skills & Attributes

• Strong organisational and administrative skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Comfortable working with a distributed, mostly volunteer team
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and follow up on deadlines
• Experience with document preparation, meeting facilitation, and basic bookkeeping or invoicing is a plus
• Familiarity with online collaboration tools (e.g., Slack, Google Drive, Discord) and social media platforms
• Passion for sport or community development (disc golf knowledge is an advantage but not required)

Benefits

• Flexible, remote work arrangement
• Opportunity to support and help grow disc golf in Australia
• Work closely with a dedicated and supportive team of volunteers

How to Apply
Please provide your CV and a short cover letter outlining your relevant experience and why you’re interested in this role to president@australiandiscgolf.com

Request for Tender

ADG is seeking a registration coordinator for the Australian Disc Golf Championships (ADGC) 2025. This year ADGC will be held in Mundaring, WA on Thurs 20th- Sun 23rd Nov 2025. ADGC is the largest event on the ADG calendar and this year will be bigger than ever with all divisions held over the same 4 days across 2 courses.  

Scope of work: The registration coordinator will be responsible for sending up and monitoring online registrations and payments, handling refunds and player enquiries and settng up player groups during the event. The registration coordinator will work closely with event organisers as well as the ADG Tournament committee. The coordinator role will begin as soon as a person is chosen and continue until the event is complete.

We invite those interested to submit a detailed proposal including the information set out below. Proposals will be evaluated on experience, availability and budget considerations by members of the ADG tournament committee and event organising team. Proposals should be submitted to secretary@australiandiscgolf.com by 5pm AEST Fri 20th June 2025.

Inclusions

1. Outline previous experience in coordinating events and using Disc Golf Scene.
2. Outline what you can offer the event. Make sure that you include the skills you will bring, and whether you can be present during the event.
3. Provide a detailed breakdown of your fees and charges, including any expenses ADG might be responsible for.

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Masters age players have been a strong demographic in Australian disc golf for some years now. The age protected divisions often make up the bulk of the field in many Aussie tournaments. The idea of a tournament that specifically catered to ‘the old and bold’ has occasionally been floated, but it took the leadership and enthusiasm of Victorians Jeff Brunsting and Anthony Pearsall to make the idea a reality.

“When we finished the Melbourne Celebrates tournament in 2023, Anthony helped me with that and at the end I said, ‘I’m done with tournaments for while’ – but then Anthony said ‘Jeff, I’ve got an idea about a masters tournament….’, said TD Jeff Brunsting. Jeff, Anthony, Andrew Wisniewski and a host of volunteers took a couple of years to make it happen, but they did their due diligence, including surveying the Aussie Disc Golf community to gauge demand. The results of the survey were overwhelmingly positive; and this hypothetical support soon translated into the real deal as the goal of 100 entrants was reached in the weeks before the show kicked off.

The tournament caught the imagination of players across the country and internationally with Bob Gentil and Simon Feasey flying in from New Zealand and ex WFDF Disc Golf Chair Charlie Mead becoming a strong advocate for the event. Charlie unfortunately fell and injured his elbow in the month before the event and was sadly unable to attend.

The choice of Ballarat for the inaugural event proved to be a positive one. The sport is booming in the regional center about an hour and half northwest of Melbourne. Plus the combination of courses, easy access to accommodation and plenty of dining options made the location a winner.

“Ballarat has two quality courses,” said Jeff. “One of things we wanted too was the social aspect of it and we knew that Fed Living was a great place and a social hub because we stayed there for the Vic Open in 2022. That didn’t happen of course because the week before the tournament they had an accident. We based our social activities at Mount Xavier Golf Club instead and it’s worked well. They’ve been really welcoming. “

The event was a wonderful way to connect the legends of the past with the future of the sport too – with people who’d had a hand in the early introduction of flying discs in Australia and New Zealand: like Bob Gentil, Brian Vanallen, Michael Canci, Mark Powers, Sue Donnelly, Dan Hartley and Gail Lynch, joining with some modern drivers of the sport like Simon Feasey and Chris Finn to create a lineage we can all appreciate.

Ballarat was just starting to feel the first bite of a winter than can get very cold in the Central Highlands, with a breeze coming in from the Northwest most of the weekend that was chilly in the shade. Thankfully both days were blessed with bright sunshine though.

Pro Divisions

The feature card on day one was intended to be an MP 70 show with hall of famer Bob Gentil, World Champ Bruce McNaughton, Mark Powers and WFDF legend Charlie Mead. The winner of the lowest PDGA number bragging rights in that crew would have been Charlie with 1980, however an unfortunate accident in the lead up to the tournament gave those honors to Mark at 2000. Leroy Sharrock was drafted in to fill out the card though and looked right at home.

Bob finished round one with a one stroke advantage over Bruce, who erased that gap and then some in the front nine of round two up in the pine forests of Mount Xavier to be 6 strokes up with eight holes to play. Three bogeys and three double bogeys from that point on by the world champ erased that lead though, and Bob kept a clean scorecard to cruise to a 4 stroke win.

In MP50 Chris Hart took a 2 stroke lead into round two and held on for a one stroke lead over Matt Wallis into round two and stretched it to a 5 stroke lead in the end. While in the blue ribbon MP40 competition, Chris Finn and Tim Ware finished round one level a 4-under-par, 3 strokes ahead of Darren Stace-Smith and 4 ahead of Simon Feasey. Tim and Darren couldn’t keep up the pace in round two and Finny’s only real challenge came from a hard charging Feasey on Mount Xavier. Simon’s hot round of 5-under-par 59 wasn’t enough to catch the West Aussie though, with Chris winning by 3 strokes.

Amateur Divisions

Leading the way after round one in MA40 was 2024 FPO Aussie Champ Clare Hussey with a 2 stroke lead over Brad Turner while John Schlobohm and Charl Du Plessis were a further stroke back. Huss couldn’t buy a birdie in the front nine at Mount Xavier though and it looked like Brad Turner was going to come through for the win before a 4 stroke swing on hole 17 allowed Charl to streak through for the win. Huss and Brad finished equal second, one throw back and decided who took home the second placed trophy with a game of rock-paper-scissors which Huss won. Charl also won the Charlie Mead encouragement award for achieving the highest tournament rating above his PDGA rating.

Another 2024 Aussie champ brought their form to the Aussie Masters too, but our FA55 champ Sue Donnelly had to earn it. Her and Tania Behan were level after round one and with only the back nine to play the two could still not be separated. Sue pulled away then though and took the title by five strokes in the end. FA40 was another tight battle with Victoria’s Kim Michell holding on to her day-one 2 stroke lead over WA’s Joanne McCamish to win by 3 strokes. Then yet another 2024 Aussie champ in Josh Conroy continued his winning form from Molong to take out MA50 by 5 strokes from John Cranstoun.

In MA55, Carey Edwards averaged 18.5 points above his rating for the weekend to win by 9 strokes. Andrew Wisniewski and Mick Canci had a tight battle all weekend before Andrew prevailed by a single stroke in MA60. Brenda Ryan in FA60 and Gail Lynch in FA70 had easy wins in their divisions and the ACT’s Nicholas Hall had a comfortable win over WA legend Brian Vanallen in MA65.

The Wrap Up

In the warmth of the Mount Xavier Golf Clubhouse on Sunday night there was the sense that this was the start of something lasting. The remainder of the trophies were given out to those who hadn’t made an early escape, the square disc award was given for the most humorous mistake of the weekend and plenty of respect was shared between the competitors. Discussions are already underway for the next Aussie Masters Tournament. The plan at this stage is that it will travel the country and be hosted by a different state each year. Rumors are that South Australia might be next. Stay tuned.

The ADG Tour Awards night will be held on Tuesday 21st Jan at 8:30pm AEDT. The night will see the placegetters of the ADG Tour crowned as Australian tour champions. The full tour leaderboard can be found here.

We are also adding some new categories this year to recognise the outstanding work done by TDs and volunteers.

Tune in to the awards at 8:30pm AEDT Tuesday Jan 21^st https://uonewcastle.zoom.us/j/83631840827?pwd=VENALHifDa5ycaVBUtEwzgWWG14Je8.1

The ADG tournament committee has just approved updated tournament guidelines for 2025. The PDGA have also made big updates to the Official Rules of Disc Golf, the Competition Manual for Disc Golf Events and the International Program Guide. Both players and organisers need to familiarise themselves with these changes. Read the ADG Tournament Directors Guide in full for more details and read on for a quick summary.

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The following summarises some (but not all) of the major changes applicable to the running of ADG sanctioned events in 2025 compared to previous years. It is intended to highlight significant aspects of which players and organisers should be aware but is not a substitute for reading the updated guide in full. The PDGA have also provided a helpful summary of their changes.

Here are some of the highlights of changes specifically for ADG sanctioned events.

• In general, language has been significantly expanded to provide much more detail and clarify several areas that had caused misunderstandings previously or that frequently resulted in questions from organisers.
• Submitting an event for sanctioning must now go through an online form which provides better validation of the required information.
• Recommended PDGA A-Tier minimum for ADGC and B-tier for ADGTour Majors. Will become mandatory from 2026.
• Minimum pro purses of AUD5000 for ADGC, AUD1500 for ADGTour Major and AUD250 for ADGTour events.
• Payout cutline at 33% (top 40% recommended, required from 2026) at ADGC, 33% at ADGTour Major events and 20% at ADGTour events.
• Minimum percentage of net entry fees paid out for Pro/Am of 85% (100% recommended, required from 2026) at ADGC, 85% at ADGTour Majors and 33% at ADGTour events. This must be at least 75% of gross entry fee for ADGC, 50% for ADGTour Major and 33% ADGTour events.
• FP40, FA50 and FA3 now added as ADGTour divisions and required to be offered for at least 1 week of general registration or pre-registration. This is to comply with new PDGA requirements in 2025 regarding mirroring access to mixed and gender protected divisions.
• Underserved divisions (Women’s, Junior and age 50+ divisions) must be run if at least 1 player is registered in that division per new PDGA requirements in 2025.
• In line with gender protected division normalisation FA4 is no longer an ADGTour points bearing division similar to MA4. It must still be offered at all ADGTour events with the exception of ADGC.
• Grouping and sectioning exceptions in the International Program are removed for all ADGTour events and must follow standard PDGA rules. Non-ADG tour events are not affected.
• Added official clarification that organisers are permitted to offer a reduced number of rounds to junior divisions if desired.
• ADG registration system has been updated to check if players are minors when registering to go along with language added to the TD guide.
• Timing restrictions on ADGTour events changed to only prevent events on the same weekend as an ADGTour Major in the same state (rather than country wide) or ADGC in any state.
• Toilets and water requirements for ADGC and ADGTour Majors, recommended for all other events.
• Note that in general, events that wish to access the full range of exceptions in the PDGA International Program guide should now be sanctioned as Non-tour events since as noted above, higher minimum standards are imposed at ADGTour series events.
• Unique basket requirement for ADGTour events that are not ADGTour Majors or ADGC reduced to 9 baskets to allow more courses to qualify for running ADGTour events.
• Sanctioning deadlines for ADGTour Major and ADGC events have been increased to allow earlier announcement.
• Clarified what information needs to be submitted to ADG after events in the different formats are completed as this was a common question.
• Added language on safety and weather policies.
• Checklist for organisers added to run through before, during and after their events.
• Detailed section added on additional requirements and considerations for ADGC and Majors which have a substantially higher expectation on quality and consistency.
• A full description of the ADGTour points formula is now included to clarify how tour points are calculated. States may also use this formula as a basis for state tours if they wish.

It has been a huge year for disc golf in Australia and the ADG board has been kept very busy guiding record participation and supporting a large number of tournaments and big events. The 2024 ADG annual report outlines what the board has been up to and some of the highlights from the year of disc golf in Australia. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered their time to help run a club, TD an event, support a TD, or assisted in growing the sport.

The end of 2024 also brings with it a change at ADG. A heartfelt thanks to outgoing board and committee members (Dave Kynaston, Sam Ockerby, Brian Clevenger and Nicole McPherson), including long-serving chairperson Luke Turnbull, whose decade of leadership has seen us through challenging times. We now welcome Jeremiah Flickinger as Chairperson and Chris Finn as Vice Chair. With a team of returning and new board and committee members we are ready for a great 2025.

The 2024 Annual General Meeting of Australian Disc Golf (inc) will be held online on

Tuesday 10th Dec, 8:30pm AEDT.

The AGM is open to all ADG members and is a great opportunity to ask questions of the board, provide feedback and discuss what disc golf in Australia should look like.

Further details including the link to join, agenda, and documents can be found here.

At the meeting we will be electing the ADG board for 2024. If you are interested in nominating
for a position on the ADG board, Tournament committee or State Representative Body please read the positions descriptions found here and complete the linked formed by 8pm AEDT Friday 15th November. If there is someone you think should apply please let them know you will support their application. We welcome applicants from diverse gender and cultural backgrounds.

On Aussie Disc Golf Day we launched our Play It Forward program. This program is all about getting discs to new players. With the help of RPM Discs, ADG got 700 “Play It Forward” discs and sent them all around the country. These discs will be given to established players who can then pass them on to people they think would like to play. That person can then use it for as long as they like then pass it on.  

We’ve all been on our local course and been approached by someone who is curious about the game. They’ll usually ask where they can get their hands on a disc; and this is where the RPM Play It Forward disc comes in. It’s not necessarily for you to throw, but to press into the hands of someone who is Disc Golf curious. Let’s call it a gateway disc to a healthy lifelong addiction.

The discs are RPM Tui’s with an Alex Brindle designed Play it forward logo. On the back is a QR code that links to our “Play It forward” page filled with good info on disc golf, how to contact their local club and how to find their local courses.

The program has been modelled on the successful initiative started by Jeff Brunsting of the Melbourne Disc Golf Club.

2024 is the fifth year of the Aussie Disc Golf Day. The nationwide event was born in a crisis that turned into an opportunity which introduced hundreds of new players to our game and brought the Aussie Disc Golf community closer together.

This year’s event saw 455 players compete across 13 events all around the country from Townsvlle, QLD to Burnie, TAS and Newcastle, NSW to Perth, WA.

Thanks to all the TDs, clubs and volunteers helping to make these events happen. Congratulations to those claiming bragging rights in the 15 divisions. The top 3 in each division will receive a special ADGD mini. Find the full list of results at https://www.pdga.com/aussiediscgolfday/results/2024

20 years ago ADG formed and a graphic designer was employed to design a logo for the new organisation.

From those humble beginnings we have developed into an enterprise that has grown exponentially and faced challenges those pioneers could never have envisaged.

We are now on the cusp of an era where disc golf is established on the sporting and recreation landscape in Australia, where our players compete on the global stage and we host major international tournaments. From the discussions we had last year for the creation of our strategic plan, it was clear that we were about to embark on a distinctly new era. So when player Alex Brindle approached us with a new logo concept we saw an opportunity to enter the new era with a new look. Over the next little while you will see us transition to this new logo. Our original logo served us well and it will forever be associated with that pioneering era of establishing this new sport in Australia. But now we look forward.