Sue Taylor is presented with her award by fellow CGA WA Division Life Member, Gratton Wilson

Netball WA General Manager of Community, Liz Booth congratulated Sue: “This is a wonderful achievement, Sue is so deserving of this accolade, she has dedicated so much of her time to sport, particularly netball both at a state, national and internationally.” 

Sue credits her father, who at the age of 16, gave her advice which has carried her through her career including sitting on the many various committees and boards. 

“It really started when my father had said to me, when I went home and complained about things not working the way I thought: ‘well if you want to fix something go to the people that fix it, that can fix it and join the committee,' so that’s when I ended up going to club meetings way back then and I’ve been there ever since.” Sue said. 

Sue said without the introduction of netball to the Commonwealth Games program in 1998 and the need for a delegate to sit on the Games’ board, she would not have had the opportunity to work internationally and experience all she has, including meeting the Queen, traveling the world including visiting India and Nigeria. 

“In 1994, the Commonwealth Games board was made up of representatives of the sports that were going to be on the program at the next Commonwealth Games (1998) and so I became the netball delegate to Comm Games. That was just amazing, to meet the people I’ve met and gone to the places I’ve been to, there’s no way I could have done that without being involved in Comm Games.  

“I used to sit at the table with Kings, Queens, Prime Ministers at a CHOGM meeting was all a bit mind boggling, I just love the experiences, like going to places like Abuja and Nigeria because they were bidding for the games, was terrific it was absolutely unbelievable life changing experiences.”