He’s a paralympic gold medalist, winner of tennis’s uber-rare Golden Slam, and current Australian of the Year, yet Dylan Alcott still cringes when he sees himself on screen. But somehow that hasn't dampened his dream of becoming an actor. | ...
“It’s such an awesome, incredible scheme, which has changed the lives of so many, but too much money is getting lost in the red tape to lawyers to people that are working on it [who] don’t know what they’re doing,” he says. “We need people’s lived experience back at the heart of making decisions.”also revealed that he hasn’t felt the pull of the court at all. “I miss it zero per cent, which is such a good feeling.
Those he has partnered with include winemaker Grant Burge, which has appointed him an ambassador for its Leave Your Mark campaign and will put $2 from select wine sales later this year towards establishing tertiary education scholarships in partnership with the Dylan Alcott Foundation.
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