Paddle Australia Contact Information

National Office

Email Us

General queries: info@paddle.org.au
Education queries: education@paddle.org.au
Membership queries: membership@paddle.org.au

Mail Us

Postal Address
PO Box 6805
Silverwater, NSW, 2128 Australia

Visit Us

Street Address
Paddle Australia
Level 3 South East, Accor Stadium
15 Edwin Flack Avenue
Sydney Olympic Park
NSW 2127

Payment

Account Name: Paddle Australia Limited
Bank: Commonwealth Bank
BSB: 062 172
Account Number: 10087818
ABN: 61 189 833 125

PayPal Account: paypal@canoe.org.au

National Office Staff

Phil Jones

Chief Executive Officer

Email: ceo@paddle.org.au

Phone: 1300 232 398

Address: PO Box 6805, Silverwater, NSW, 2128

Phil comes to Paddle Australia having successfully led two of Australia’s leading
National Sporting Organisations, spending 17 years at Yachting Australia (now Australian
Sailing) and running Athletics Australia from November 2014 through to July 2017.

National Performance Director

Kim Crane

National Performance Director

Email: kim.crane@paddle.org.au

Address: PO Box 190, Robina, QLD, 4226

Kim is a highly respected transformational leader within the Australian high performance sport system with 30 years experience in both sport and business. Kim brings a significant level of experience to Paddle Australia having held leadership and management roles in the National Institute Network including Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) and Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) as well as serving as the National High Performance Director of Surfing Australia.

Kim’s role is to lead the coaches and high performance staff and athletes to deliver a world class performance environment and maximise athlete performance potential.

Finance Manager

Aaron Lane

Finance Manager

Email: cfo@paddle.org.au

Phone: 1300 232 398

Address: PO Box 6805, Silverwater, NSW, 2128

Sports Operations Manager

Annabelle White

Sport Operations Manager

Email: annabelle.white@paddle.org.au

Phone: 1300 232 398

Address: PO Box 6805, Silverwater, NSW, 2128

Business Operations Manager

Kate Cohen

Business Operations Manager

Email: kate.cohen@paddle.org.au

Phone: 1300 232 398

Address: PO Box 6805, Silverwater, NSW, 2128

Kate joined the Paddle Australia Team in November 2018 and brings with her a strong business management background, having spent 14 years with Australia Post in management roles ranging across customer experience, staff engagement, strategy and eCommerce. For the past two years Kate has been the General Manager, Customer Experience and Operations at Relationships Australia.

Early in her career, she was a High School Teacher before time with NSW Health Department (Health Promotion and Marketing) and the Royal Blind Society (Marketing and Special Events).

Participation & Training Manager

Mark Thurgood

Participation & Training Manager

Email: education@paddle.org.au

Phone: 1300 232 398

Address: PO Box 6805, Silverwater, NSW, 2128

Mark has been with Paddle Australia since January 2014. Mark has over a decade of experience in paddling and instructing, is a Paddle Australia qualified Assessor, Advanced Sea Instructor and a SKOANZ guide and also holds a diploma in outdoor recreation.

His role is to manage and develop the Paddle Australia Qualification Scheme and work with the PA education and safety technical committee and our National Training Providers.