Our 2025-26 Aintree Group Sponsorship Recipients
Part of upholding our values of being courageous custodians of our community includes sponsoring local charity events, athletes, artists and fundraising campaigns. This is a way we can directly and tangibly support our wider community and make a difference.
In 2025-26, we are very proud to be sponsoring:
- Australian Canoe Slalom Athletes: Tristan Carter OLY, Kaylen Bassett, Ben Ross & Lachlan Bassett.
- Australian Women’s Volleyball Athlete: Elly McInerney.
- Melbourne Dance Company: Bindaas Bollywood Dance Company.
- Local Charity: Footscape.
Check out our 2025 sponsees below:
Tristan Carter
Australian Canoe Slalom Athlete | Olympian
Tristan Carter is a Melbourne-born Australian Canoe Slalom athlete who has been competing internationally since the age of 14.
Tristan qualified for the Paris Olympics in 2024 and competed in the Men’s Canoe Slalom and Kayak Cross events, making finals in both disciplines.
Aintree Group will provide financial support to offset costs of equipment, travel, and time off work in preparation for the 2025 Canoe Slalom World Championships where he qualified for the Mens Canoe team.
Tristan qualified for the Paris Olympics in 2024 and competed in the Men’s Canoe Slalom and Kayak Cross events, making finals in both disciplines.
Aintree Group will provide financial support to offset costs of equipment, travel, and time off work in preparation for the 2025 Canoe Slalom World Championships where he qualified for the Mens Canoe team.
Kaylen Bassett
Australian Canoe Slalom Athlete
Kaylen Bassett is a Australian Canoe Slalom athlete.
His achievements in the sport range from Wildwater National Champion & Canoe Slalom Vice National Champion International to podium finishes at World Championships, World Cups and Oceania Championships.
He is an Olympic aspirant, training hard for the Los Angeles games.
Aintree Group will provide financial support to offset costs of equipment, travel, and time off work in preparation for the 2025 Canoe Slalom World Championships where he qualified for the Men’s C1 team.
His achievements in the sport range from Wildwater National Champion & Canoe Slalom Vice National Champion International to podium finishes at World Championships, World Cups and Oceania Championships.
He is an Olympic aspirant, training hard for the Los Angeles games.
Aintree Group will provide financial support to offset costs of equipment, travel, and time off work in preparation for the 2025 Canoe Slalom World Championships where he qualified for the Men’s C1 team.
Ben Ross
Australian Canoe Slalom Athlete
Ben Ross is a Melbourne-born Australian Canoe Slalom athlete who began paddling at 12 years old.
After previous years representing Australia internationally in the Junior Team and Under 23 Team, he was selected for his first senior Australian team in 2025 and will compete at the 2025 ICF Slalom World Championships.
Aintree Group will provide financial sponsorship to offset costs of equipment, travel, and time off work in preparation for the 2025 Canoe Slalom World Championships where he qualified for the Mens Canoe team.
After previous years representing Australia internationally in the Junior Team and Under 23 Team, he was selected for his first senior Australian team in 2025 and will compete at the 2025 ICF Slalom World Championships.
Aintree Group will provide financial sponsorship to offset costs of equipment, travel, and time off work in preparation for the 2025 Canoe Slalom World Championships where he qualified for the Mens Canoe team.
Lachlan Bassett
Australian Canoe Slalom Athlete
Lachlan Bassett is a Melbourne-born Australian Canoe Slalom athlete who began paddling at 14 years old through the Ivanhoe Grammar School’s Kayaking program.
His accomplishments in the sport include earning a spot on the Senior Wildwater National Teams in 2019 and 2020, securing first place in the 2018 Wildwater Sprint Grand Prix, and finishing second at the 2019 New Zealand Canoe Slalom Nationals.
Aintree Group will provide financial support to offset costs of equipment, travel, and time off work in preparation for the 2025 Canoe Slalom World Championships where he qualified for the Mens Canoe team.
His accomplishments in the sport include earning a spot on the Senior Wildwater National Teams in 2019 and 2020, securing first place in the 2018 Wildwater Sprint Grand Prix, and finishing second at the 2019 New Zealand Canoe Slalom Nationals.
Aintree Group will provide financial support to offset costs of equipment, travel, and time off work in preparation for the 2025 Canoe Slalom World Championships where he qualified for the Mens Canoe team.
Elly McInerney
Australian Women’s Volleyball Athlete
Elly McInerney is a volleyball athlete, who has represented Team Australia at multiple international competitions.
She’s been selected for Australia’s Senior National Volleyball Team, the Women’s Volleyroos, for the VTV Cup in Vietnam, and will also represent Australia in the UniRoos at the World University Games in Germany.
Aintree Group will provide financial support to offset costs of equipment, travel, and time off work in preparation for these competitions.
She’s been selected for Australia’s Senior National Volleyball Team, the Women’s Volleyroos, for the VTV Cup in Vietnam, and will also represent Australia in the UniRoos at the World University Games in Germany.
Aintree Group will provide financial support to offset costs of equipment, travel, and time off work in preparation for these competitions.
Footscape
Charity
Footscape are a charity designed to help disadvantaged persons with foot problems. They work to deliver volunteer podiatry services, provide free shoes, socks, orthotic devices and foot care kits, and train health care workers about foot care.
Aintree Group will provide financial sponsorship to offset the cost of providing foot care kits to people experiencing homelessness, First Nations People and asylum seekers in greater Melbourne.
Aintree Group will provide financial sponsorship to offset the cost of providing foot care kits to people experiencing homelessness, First Nations People and asylum seekers in greater Melbourne.
Bindaas Bollywood Dance Company
Melbourne Dance Company
Founded by Hithanjanee Yatawara in 2007, Bindaas became one of the flagship Bollywood dance companies in Melbourne.
Offering group dance classes, event and wedding choreography, performances and workshops; Bindaas offer an immersive experience that celebrates the richness and diversity of South Asian dance, music and culture while embracing inclusivity and joyous self-expression.
Aintree Group will provide financial support to offset studio hire costs for small business who provide free gigs for charities and not-for-profit organisations.
Offering group dance classes, event and wedding choreography, performances and workshops; Bindaas offer an immersive experience that celebrates the richness and diversity of South Asian dance, music and culture while embracing inclusivity and joyous self-expression.
Aintree Group will provide financial support to offset studio hire costs for small business who provide free gigs for charities and not-for-profit organisations.
Want to get involved in our sponsorship program for the 2026-27 financial year?
We offer sponsorships on a Financial Year basis to elite athletes competing for or representing Australia.
To help manage the large volume of applications we receive, we open up sponsorship applications during a specific window from 1 January to 1 March.
