Each of the eight founding members suffered life-changing trauma which resulted in permanent disability. They persevered through 1950s rehabilitation practices determined to get on with life. It was their shared desire to play sport and subsequent goal to participtate in the first Australian Paralympic Team to compete in Rome 1960 that connected them.
They each contributed the equivalent of one dollar to form the Paravics Sports Club, which created the foundation for disability sport in Victoria.
The first Paralympic Games were held in Rome, 1960. Eight different sports were played at the Games. The first ever Australian Paralympic team was selected at the inaugural Australian Championships in Melbourne 1960. Victorians selected were Bruno Moretti and Kevin Coombs.