Federal Sport Minister appoints new Australian Sports Commission members

Federal Minister for Sport, Richard Colbeck has announced the appointment of Dixie Marshall from Western Australia and Craig Redman from Tasmania to the board of the Australian Sports Commission.

Described by Senator Colbeck as “a trailblazer of sports media”, Marshall is a former television news presenter who, from 2011 to 2017, was the Media Relations Director, and then Strategic Communications Director, for Colin Barnett, the then Liberal Premier of Western Australia.

She attracted considerable criticism in that role, being accused in the Western Australian Parliament of being “foul-mouthed and a bully."

She is currently Managing Director of advertising agency Marketforce and a Commissioner at the WA Football Commission.

Redman is a high-performance sport professional with strong expertise in talent development and leading national pathway frameworks.

He received the 2020 Triathlon Australia Hall of Fame ‘Legend of the Sport Award’ and was National Manager, High Performance Pathways at Triathlon Australia for 10 years.

Redman also held high performance roles with World Triathlon and the Australian Paratriathlon team at the 2016 Rio Paralympics Games.

Joining the board for three years, from 28th March 2022, the two new Commissioners bring the ASC Board to 10 members.

Announcing the appointments, Minister Colbeck stated “these new members will each bring a range of hugely valuable skills and experience to help the Sports Commission to achieve its mission.

“That is, to make Australia stronger through sport and to build sustainable winning systems for Australian athletes.

“Strong governance and a continued collaborative approach will support the ASC’s important role in the Australian sport sector.

“Through its leadership, services and programs the ASC will get more Australians active and engaged in sport, support our sport workforce which includes 3.1 million volunteers, and together with the sport sector bring through the next generation of athletes and coaches.”

Image: Dixie Marshall (left) and Craig Redman.