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# List of bridges in New Zealand

This is a list of notable bridges in New Zealand.
| Bridge | Length (metres) | Length (feet) | Spans | Region | Built | Comment |
| Auckland Harbour Bridge | 1,020 | 3,350 | Waitematā Harbour in Auckland | Auckland Region | 1959 | Road (motorway) bridge |
| Balclutha Road Bridge | 244 | 801 | Clutha River at Balclutha | Otago region | 1935 | Road bridge |
| City to Sea Bridge | | | Jervois Quay (from Civic Square to Whairepo Lagoon) | Wellington Region | 1994 | Pedestrian bridge |
| Fairfield Bridge | 139 | 456 | Waikato River at Hamilton | Waikato Region | 1937 | Road bridge, pedestrian bridge |
| Grafton Bridge | 97.6 | 320 | Grafton Gully in Auckland | Auckland Region | 1910 | Road bridge, bus bridge (Central Connector) |
| Hamish Hay Bridge | | | Avon River | Canterbury region | 1864 | Pedestrian / cycle bridge in Victoria Square (road closed in 1989) |
| Kohukohu Bridge | | | Kohukohu | Northland Region | 1840s | Oldest bridge extant in New Zealand. Built of Sydney sandstone. |
| Kopu Bridge | 463 | 1,519 | Waihou River near Thames | Waikato Region | 1928 (first) 2011 (second) | Road bridge |
| Manukau Harbour Crossing (Mangere Bridge) | | | Manukau Harbour south of Onehunga, Auckland | Auckland Region | 1875 (first, since demolished) 1915 (second, since limited to walking/cycling) 1983 (third, motorway) 2010 (duplication of motorway) | Road (motorway) bridge, with separate footbridge/cycleway |
| Maungatapu Bridge | 316 | 1,037 | Tauranga Harbour in Tauranga | Bay of Plenty Region | 1959 | Road Bridge |
| Mohaka Viaduct | 276.8 | 908 | Mohaka River near Raupunga | Northern Hawke's Bay | 1930–1937 | Rail bridge |
| Newmarket Viaduct | 700 | 2,300 | Broadway (street) / and valley in Newmarket | Auckland Region | 1966 | Road (motorway) bridge |
| Onepoto Bridge | 46 | 151 | Local creek / estuary in Auckland | Auckland Region | | Pedestrian / cycle bridge |
| Opawa River Bridge | | | Ōpaoa River at Blenheim | Marlborough Region | 1869 (first, since collapsed) 1917 (second) | Road bridge |
| Rakaia Bridge | 1,756 | 5,761 | Rakaia River at Rakaia | Canterbury, New Zealand | 1939 | Road bridge |
| Tauranga Harbour Bridge | 466 | 1,529 | Tauranga Harbour in Tauranga | Bay of Plenty Region | 1988 (first) 2009 (duplication) | Road bridge |
| Te Matau ā Pohe (Lower Hatea Crossing) | 265 | 869 | Hatea River in Whangārei | Northland Region | 2013 | Raiseable road and pedestrian bridge |
| Upper Harbour Bridge | 457 (first) 524 (second) | 1,499 (first) 1,719 (second) | Waitematā Harbour in Auckland | Auckland Region | 1970s (first) 2006 (duplication) | Road (motorway) bridge, with separate footbridge/cycleway |
| Victoria Park Viaduct | | | Victoria Park in Auckland | Auckland Region | | Road (motorway) bridge |
| Wynyard Crossing | | | Viaduct Harbour in Auckland | Auckland Region | 2011 | Pedestrian / cycle bridge |
# Noravan

Noravan may refer to:
* Noravan, Armavir, Armenia
* Noravan, Syunik, Armenia
# 2024 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark

The 2024 FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark was the tenth round of the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix season (the World Championship of speedway). It took place on 14 September at the Vojens Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark. It was the 29th time that the Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark had been held.
The event was won by Robert Lambert (his maiden career Grand Prix win). The officials struggled with the track preparation and were unable to avert a track bias which saw 13 of the 23 heats won from the inside gate (red).
By finishing runner-up in the Grand Prix, the defending champion Bartosz Zmarzlik secured a fifth world title, equalling the achievement of Ove Fundin.

## Grand Prix result

| Placing | Rider | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | SF1 | SF2 | Final | GP Pts |
| | (8) Robert Lambert | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | 10 | | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| | (13) Bartosz Zmarzlik | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 12 | 3 | | 2 | 18 |
| | (9) Maciej Janowski | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | 10 | | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | (16) Andžejs Ļebedevs | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 9 | 2 | | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | (2) Martin Vaculík | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 10 | 1 | | | 12 |
| 6 | (12) Dan Bewley | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | 9 | | 1 | | 11 |
| 7 | (4) Dominik Kubera | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | 9 | 0 | | | 10 |
| 8 | (7) Rasmus Jensen | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | 0 | | | 9 | | 0 | | 9 |
| 9 | (5) Max Fricke | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | 8 | | | | 8 |
| 10 | (15) Anders Thomsen | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | 7 | | | | 7 |
| 11 | (1) Kim Nilsson | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 7 | | | | 6 |
| 12 | (3) Jan Kvěch | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | 5 | | | | 5 |
| 13 | (14) Kai Huckenbeck | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | 4 | | | | 4 |
| 14 | (10) Freddie Lindgren | | | x | | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | 5 | | | | 3 |
| 15 | (11) Jack Holder | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | 4 | | | | 2 |
| 16 | (6) Szymon Woźniak | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | 3 | | | | 1 |
| R1 | (R1) Frederik Jakobsen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R1 |
| R2 | (R2) Mads Hansen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R2 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
# Deplorothrips

Deplorothrips is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae.

## Species

* Deplorothrips acutus
* Deplorothrips armatus
* Deplorothrips bassus
* Deplorothrips belliatus
* Deplorothrips capitalis
* Deplorothrips cephalicus
* Deplorothrips chydaeus
* Deplorothrips deuae
* Deplorothrips diaphorus
* Deplorothrips howei
* Deplorothrips makrus
* Deplorothrips medius
* Deplorothrips minaei
* Deplorothrips mongai
* Deplorothrips norfuki
* Deplorothrips opacus
* Deplorothrips paspalus
* Deplorothrips regina
* Deplorothrips retis
* Deplorothrips setiger
* Deplorothrips similis
* Deplorothrips villosus
* Deplorothrips virgulatus
# Christ Evangelical English Lutheran Church

Christ Evangelical English Lutheran Church, also known as Rugged Cross Baptist Church, is a historic Evangelical Lutheran church at 1084 Lafayette Avenue, 11221, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, New York. It was built in 1898–1899 in the Romanesque Revival style. It is faced in cream colored brick with beige brick and terra cotta trim. The front facade is arranged with a two story tall central gable flanked by asymmetrical towers.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
# FinnCap

finnCap Group, comprising finnCap Capital Markets and finnCap Cavendish, is a British investment bank, financial services firm, and a corporate and institutional stockbroker, based in London. It provides strategic advisory and capital raising services, including: investment banking, equities research, institutional sales and trading, and market making. In May 2022 it acquired a 50% interest in Energise Limited a UK-based sustainability consultancy adding key ESG advisory capability to its services.
The group provides financial services in capital markets, PLC strategic advisory, debt advisory, M&A, and raises private growth capital. The company provides research on about 150 companies and makes markets in about 130 stocks, on the Alternative Investment Market, the London Stock Exchange’s junior market and the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market.
finnCap employs 149 people and is majority employee-owned. The company is led by John Farrugia, CEO and Richard Snow, CFO and the Chairman is Robert Lister.

## History

finnCap was founded in 2007 following a 50% buyout of JM Finn's corporate advisory and broking division. The buyout was completed in May 2010 when the remaining 50% of the company was acquired from JM Finn, making the company wholly independent. At this time the company also changed its name from J. M. Finn Capital Markets Ltd to finnCap Ltd, in line with the company trading name.
In 2013, finnCap received regulatory clearance to begin market-making activity, and in 2014 became an FCA Sponsor for Main Market transactions.
In 2018 finnCap Ltd acquired Cavendish Corporate Finance LLP, a leading UK independent M&A adviser which subsequently rebranded as finnCap Cavendish, enabling the group to provide an enviable end-to-end service offering which now includes investment banking, equities, debt advisory, public M&A, private growth and alternative capital as well as significant sector expertise.
finnCap floated on AIM in December 2018 and began trading as finnCap Group Plc.
in its financial year to 31 March 2022, finnCap was the leading NOMAD on AIM with c.120 retained clients and completed cliented transactions with an aggregate deal value of over £3.2 billion[5]:
o raising £700m equity
o advising on 29 public and private M&A transactions with an aggregate value of c2.1 billion:
o raising c.£400m debt finance
# NGC 1763

NGC 1763 (also known as N11 B, LH 10 or ESO 85-EN20) is an emission nebula with an embedded star cluster in the Dorado constellation in the Large Magellanic Cloud, It is very bright, very large and very irregular. Its apparent size is about 3.0-5.0 arcmin. It is part of a large region of stars called LMC-N11 (N11) which was discovered with a 23-cm telescope by the astronomer James Dunlop in 1826 and was also observed by John Herschel in 1834. The nebula itself is catalogued under LHA 120-N 11B (N11 B), LH 10 or ESO 85-EN20. It is also part of an area commonly known as the Bean Nebula.
# Nollville, West Virginia

Nollville is an unincorporated community on Tuscarora Creek in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. It lies west of Martinsburg on the Tuscarora Pike (County Route 15).
Located near Nollville are the Ridge Road Historic District and Tuscarora Creek Historic District, both listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
# Torreya nucifera

Torreya nucifera is a slow-growing, coniferous tree native to southern Japan and to South Korea's Jeju Island. It is also called kaya (榧) Japanese torreya or Japanese nutmeg-yew.

## Description

It grows to 15–25 m tall with a trunk up to 1.5 m diameter. The leaves are evergreen, needle-like, 2–3 cm long and 3 mm broad, with a sharply spined tip and two whitish stomatal bands on the underside; they are spirally arranged, but twisted at the base to lie horizontally either side of the stem. It is subdioecious, with individual trees producing either mostly male or mostly female cones, but usually with at least some cones of the other sex present. The male cones are globular, 5–6 mm diameter, in a double row along the underside of a shoot. The female cones are borne in clusters of three to eight together, maturing in 18–20 months to a single seed surrounded by a fleshy layer, 2 cm long and 1.5 cm broad.

## Uses

Its wood is prized for the construction of Go boards and Shogi boards because of its beautiful yellow-gold color, fine and uniform ring texture, and the sonic quality of the click of a stone on its surface. The tree is protected in Japan because of its scarcity due to past overcutting. Ancient kaya trees have to be harvested to make thick Go boards, which makes them extremely expensive; the finest ones can cost over $19,000. Shin-kaya ("new kaya" in Japanese), imitation kaya, is usually Alaskan, Tibetan or Siberian white spruce, which has become somewhat popular for cheaper equipment due to the scarcity of kaya trees. Go bowls can also be made of kaya, though this is less common.
In Japanese esoteric Buddhism like Shingon, the leaves of the tree as well as the oil extracted have ritual uses. The leaves of the tree represent flowers and the oil from the tree is burnt as a lamp during a long meditation practice known as Morning Star meditation.
The seeds are edible and are eaten roasted as a snack, like that of Torreya grandis, and also pressed for their vegetable oil content.
Other than that, the trees can have cultural and historic significance to people living around them, such as the Japanese Torreya of Samin-ri.

## Famous trees

An old tree is located close to the Nishinomaru-enokida Gate at Nagoya Castle. Its height is 16 metres and it is eight metres at the base. Over 600 years old, the tree was already there when the castle was constructed. It is the only government-designated natural monument in Nagoya. The tree regained its viability despite damage from air raids in 1945. Tokugawa Yoshinao, the first feudal lord of Owari, and thus the castle, is said to have decorated his dinner tray with torreya nuts from this tree before going into battle in Osaka, and later for New Year's celebrations.
# Daras (surname)

Daras is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bogdan Daras (born 1960), Polish sport wrestler
* Dimitrios Daras (born 1956), Greek footballer
* José Daras (born 1948), Belgian politician
# Margaret Yarde

Margaret Yarde (2 April 1878 – 11 March 1944) was a British actress. Initially training to be an opera singer, she made her London stage debut in 1907. She often played domestics, landladies and mothers.

## Filmography

* A Cigarette-Maker's Romance (1913) - Woman
* The Only Way (1925) - The Vengeance
* London (1926) - Eliza Critten
* Night Birds (1930) - Mrs. Hallick
* The Woman Between (1931) - Mrs. Robinson
* Uneasy Virtue (1931) - Mrs. Robinson
* Third Time Lucky (1931) - Mrs. Clutterbuck
* Let's Love and Laugh (1931) - Bride's Mother
* Michael and Mary (1931) - Mrs. Tullivant
* The Sign of Four (1932) - Mrs. Smith
* The Good Companions (1933) - Mrs. Mounder
* Enemy of the Police (1933) - Lady Tapleigh
* A Shot in the Dark (1933) - Kate Browne
* The Man from Toronto (1933) - Mrs. Hubbard
* Matinee Idol (1933) - Mrs. Clappit
* Trouble in Store (1934, Short) - Landlady
* Guest of Honour (1934) - Emma Tidmarsh
* Tiger Bay (1934) - Fay
* Nine Forty-Five (1934) - Margaret Clancy
* Sing As We Go (1934) - Mrs. Clotty
* Father and Son (1934) - Victoria
* A Glimpse of Paradise (1934) - Mrs. Kidd
* The Broken Rosary (1934) - Nanny
* Widow's Might (1935) - Cook
* Handle with Care (1935) - Mrs. Tunbody
* Who's Your Father (1935) - Mrs. Medway
* That's My Uncle (1935) - Mrs. Frisbee
* 18 Minutes (1935) - Marie
* Full Circle (1935) - Agatha
* Jubilee Window (1935) - Mrs. Holroyd
* It Happened in Paris (1935) - Marthe
* Squibs (1935) - Mrs. Lee
* The Crouching Beast (1935) - Bar owner
* The Deputy Drummer (1935) - Lady Sylvester
* Man of the Moment (1935) - Landlady
* Scrooge (1935) - Scrooge's Laundress
* Queen of Hearts (1936) - Mrs. Porter
* Faithful (1936) - Mrs. Kemp
* In the Soup (1936) - Mrs. Bates
* Gypsy Melody (1936) - Grand Duchess
* No Escape (1936) - Bunty
* Beauty and the Barge (1937) - Mrs. Porter
* Secret Lives (1937) - Bakery Customer (uncredited)
* The Compulsory Wife (1937) - Mrs. Thackery
* Merry Comes to Town (1937) - (uncredited)
* French Leave (1937) - Mme. Dernaux
* You Live and Learn (1937) - Mrs. Biddle
* Calling All Ma's (1937) - Ma-in-Law
* Prison Without Bars (1938) - Mlle. Artemise
* You're the Doctor (1939) - Mrs. Taggart
* The Face at the Window (1939) - La Pinan
* French Without Tears (1940) - Marianne
* Crimes at the Dark House (1940) - Mrs. Bullen
* The Second Mr. Bush (1940) - (uncredited)
* Henry Steps Out (1940) - Cynthia Smith
* George and Margaret (1940) - Cook
* Two Smart Men (1940) - Mrs. Smith
* Tomorrow We Live (1943) - Fauntel
* Thursday's Child (1943) - Mrs. Chard
* It's in the Bag (1944) - Landlady (uncredited)
# 2024 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic

The 2024 Orlen FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic was the fourth round of the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 1 June at the Markéta Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic. It was the 30th Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic.
The event was won by Martin Vaculík for the third consecutive year. It was Vaculík's 8th career Grand Prix win.

## Grand Prix result

| Placing | Rider | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | SF1 | SF2 | Final | GP Pts |
| | (13) Martin Vaculík | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 14 | 3 | | 3 | 20 |
| | (9) Freddie Lindgren | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 10 | | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| | (14) Bartosz Zmarzlik | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | 13 | | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | (10) Dominik Kubera | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | 9 | 2 | | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | (11) Robert Lambert | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | 11 | 1 | | | 12 |
| 6 | (6) Mikkel Michelsen | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | 8 | | 1 | | 11 |
| 7 | (12) Max Fricke | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | 13 | | 0 | | 10 |
| 8 | (8) Andžejs Ļebedevs | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | 8 | t | | | 9 |
| 9 | (2) Szymon Woźniak | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 7 | | | | 8 |
| 10 | (1) Leon Madsen | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 6 | | | | 7 |
| 11 | (7) Jack Holder | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | 6 | | | | 6 |
| 12 | (3) Dan Bewley | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 5 | | | | 5 |
| 13 | (5) Václav Milík Jr. | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | 4 | | | | 4 |
| 14 | (4) Jan Kvěch | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | 3 |
| 15 | (16) Kai Huckenbeck | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 16 | (15) Tai Woffinden | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| R1 | (R1) Adam Bednář | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R1 |
| R2 | (R2) Daniel Klíma | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R2 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
# Deployable Virtual Training Environment

The Deployable Virtual Training Environment (DVTE) is a laptop based platform for a wide variety of training simulations in the USMC. TRASYS web Archived 2007-07-07 at the Wayback Machine. DVTE consists of two main components, the Combined Arms Network (CAN) and the Infantry Tool Kit (ITK). A typical DVTE suite consists of 32 laptops and a modified NVisor SX Head-mounted display (HMD).
The current version of the CAN was developed by the ONR VIRTE program as part of its Demo 3 and is based on the JSAF simulation. It uses the Open Source Delta3D toolkit for visualization. Each laptop can be reconfigured to simulate a variety of USMC platforms including the M1 Abrams, Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV), LAV-25, AV-8 Harrier II, and the AH-1 Cobra.
The Infantry Tool Kit consists of a number of stand-alone games and simulations. The main simulation is a first-person shooter called VBS2. Other applications include: the DARPA developed DARWARS Tactical Iraqi (part of the Tactical Language & Culture Training System family) and the ONR developed Close Combat: Marines, MAGTF XXI, and TacOps MC. The Pointman user interface has recently been integrated with VBS to enhance infantry training.
# Egyptian Athletic Federation

The Egyptian Athletic Federation is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Egypt. It is a member of the Confederation of African Athletics and World Athletics.
The Federation was founded in 1910 and currently based at the Sport Federations Building, Nasr City, Cairo.
# Megachile hertlei

Megachile hertlei is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Friese in 1911.
# NGC 1755

NGC 1755 (also known as ESO 56-SC28) is an open star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the Dorado constellation. It is about 120 light years across and due to its size could be a globular cluster. It has a diameter of 2.6′ and an apparent magnitude of 9.9. It was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826.
# Nobu Berkeley St

Nobu Berkeley St is a restaurant located in London, England. The interior was designed by celebrated interior decorator David Collins with lighting by Isometrix. The restaurant previously held one star in the Michelin Guide, however this star was removed in the 2015 Guide. The restaurant is part - and was the first - of the international Nobu Restaurant group.
# Torreya trap-door spider

The Torreya trap-door spider (Cyclocosmia torreya) is a species of spider in the family Halonoproctidae. It is endemic to the United States, and hitherto only known from along the Apalachicola River in Florida.
# Daraselia

Daraselia (Georgian: დარასელია) is a Georgian surname that may refer to:
* Vitaly Daraselia, (1957–1982), Georgian football midfielder
* Vitali Daraselia Jr. (born 1978), Georgian football midfielder, son of Vitaly
* Giorgi Daraselia (born 1968), Georgian-Israeli football player
# Wheelchair Sports NSW

Wheelchair Sports NSW is the peak New South Wales sports organisation that assists people with disabilities ranging from spinal cord injury, spina bifida, amputation, paraplegia, quadriplegia to other similar disabling conditions. The organisation was established as the Paraplegic Sports Club, a section of the Paraplegic Association of NSW (also known as ParaQuad) in October 1961. It offers a range of sports programs, facilities and financial support from beginners to Paralympians.

## History

In April 1961, the Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Association of NSW (later known as ParaQuad NSW) as established to create opportunities for people with a spinal disability. In October 1961, the Paraplegic Sports Club of NSW, a section of the Association was formed with the foundation members being Kevin Betts, Ashley Coops, Trevor French, Daphne Hilton and Bruce Thwaite. They were later joined by Eric Magennis and Harold Squires. The Association viewed sport as rehabilitation in its formative years. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Club made a transition from a sports club to a structured statewide organization and in January 1987 it became the NSW Wheelchair Sports Association. In 2006, it changed its name from NSW Wheelchair Sports Association Inc. to Wheelchair Sports NSW (WS NSW). To celebrate 50 years of operation in 2011, the book Pushing Strong was published.

## Services
### Sports

It supports the following sports: archery, wheelchair basketball, cue sports, fencing, hand cycling lawn bowls, powerlifting, wheelchair rugby, shooting, swimming, wheelchair tennis and track and field.

### Facilities

The Kevin Betts Stadium (known as the Coca-Cola Stadium until 1992) was opened on 13 May 1986. The Association received support from Coca-Cola, Blacktown City Council, Rotary Club of Holroyd and Rotaract in its construction.

### Events

Wheelchair Sports NSW has managed several major events including:
* 7th National Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Games in 1972
* FESPIC Games in 1977
* NSW Wheelchair Tennis Championships commenced in 1983 and is now held annually
* Oz Day 10K race first held on 26 January 1990 and is now a major Australia Day event held in The Rocks, Sydney
* 1998 Gold Cup – Wheelchair Basketball World Championship

## Notable NSW Wheelchair Paralympians

Selected NSW high achieving wheelchair athletes:
* Athletics – Louise Sauvage, Kurt Fearnley, Terry Giddy, Gary Hooper, Daphne Hilton (also swimming and table tennis)
* Powerlifting – Vic Renalson (also athletics)
* Rowing – John Maclean
* Shooting – Alan Chadwick
* Swimming – Matthew Levy
* Wheelchair basketball – Liesl Tesch (also sailing), Lisa Edmonds Troy Sachs, Michael Callahan, Gerry Hewson
* Wheelchair rugby – Ryley Batt
* Wheelchair tennis – David Hall
# Monnina fosbergii

Monnina fosbergii is a species of plant in the family Polygalaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.