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Lord’s Taverners ACT

Dedicated to helping young and disadvantaged people from Canberra and the region to play cricket and other sports when they might not otherwise have the opportunity to do so.

Our Principal Partner is Morgans Canberra, part of Australia’s largest national full-service stockbroking and wealth management network.

Our Programs

Lord’s Taverner’s ACT proudly helps young and disadvantaged people from Canberra and the region to play cricket and other sports when they might not otherwise have the opportunity to do so.

Junior Taverners Award

Lord’s Taverners Disability Awards

Blind Cricket ACT

Pegasus

New Arrivals

Events

Our events are the most important way we raise funds for the people we support. You don’t have to be a member of Lord’s Taverners to attend – our events are open to the general public. Come along, meet likeminded people and help give the young and disadvantaged a sporting chance!

Here’s a sample of our annual calendar.

Winemakers Dinner

Our signature epicurean event! Join us to try local wines introduced by the winemaker and matched to the meal.

Annual Dinner

Our annual celebration of the year’s achievements, with a special guest speaker and presentation of Junior Taverners Awards.

The Drinks Break

Craft beer and wine-tasting in November each year at Farrah’s Liquor Collective, an ideal opportunity to stock up for the festive season!

Movie Nights

Enjoy the latest releases at Palace Electric Cinemas with bubbles, popcorn and gourmet ice cream.

Discover what’s on next and join the fun!

News

Scholarship applications now open

4 October 2017 Applications can now be submitted for 2018 Lord’s Taverners ACT Scholarships for young athletes with a disability. The scholarships, which are usually presented in February each year, provide funding to athletes who live in the ACT or the surrounding region, provided they are registered with an ACT [...]

“Merv” announced as guest speaker at Annual Dinner

20 August 2017 Former Australian champion fast bowler Merv Hughes will be the guest speaker at the 2017 Lord’s Taverners ACT Annual Dinner. The event is being held on the evening of Thursday, 28 September at Royal Canberra Golf Club and tickets are on sale now. You don’t have to [...]

New national Ambassador, partnership with CA

16 August 2017 Former champions, leading administrators, Lord’s Taverners members and other cricket lovers gathered at the SCG last night for the induction of Mr Adam Gilchrist AM as the inaugural national Ambassador of the Lord’s Taverners Australia. Mr Gilchrist was formally inducted by the President of the Lord’s Taverners [...]

Another national raffle win for Canberra

25 July 2017 Canberra's remarkable run of first prize winners in the Lord's Taverners national raffle has continued, with retiree Mick Letts becoming the second local winner of the national raffle in three years. Mr Letts was formally presented with his prize at Manuka Oval today by national raffle supporter [...]

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It’s an inexpensive way to help young and disadvantaged people from Canberra and the region to achieve their sporting goals.

Our Supporters

We are very grateful to our Principal Partner, sponsors and other supporters, without whom we could not carry on our work.