The 2021 International Day of People with Disability program will wrap up with the Glitz and Glamour Ball on Saturday 5 March 2022 at the Slim Dusty Centre.
There is a great evening planned to celebrate the contributions and achievements of people with disability. Amongst those plans is hearing from guest speaker Sam Bailey.
Sam Bailey is a standout inspirational speaker. He’s also a farmer, pilot, husband and best-selling author who has achieved incredible success from a wheelchair.
From a childhood growing up in the Australian bush to a car accident in the outback that turned his life upside down and its aftermath, Sam tells his story in his own down-to-earth laconic style that captures the great Australian spirit of ‘having a go’.
Sam Bailey beat the odds to fulfill his life-long dream to be a farmer, learning to ride a four wheel bike; devising a hoist to get into farm machinery and ultimately learning to fly an ultralight.
Today he and his wife live and work together on their beef cattle property in North West NSW, in between travelling the country telling their story and giving inspiration to others.
He's working on his next big goal of becoming the first quadriplegic in the world to fly a helicopter and flying into schools to inspire children to fulfill their own dreams and goals.
Find out more about the Glitz and Glamour Ball