In the mid-1990s the Australian Confederation of Cue Sports (ACCS) was established. Its members were the Australian Billiards And Snooker Council (ABSC) and the Australian Eight Ball Federation (AEBF).
In mid-2004 there were discussions about bringing the Australian Pool Players Federation (APPF) into the ACCS. By 3 May 2005 agreement was reached with Edward Charlton as the representative for the APPF. The ACCS was to change its name to the Australian Confederation of Billiard Sports (ACBS) and a new Constitution was to be approved. The first meeting of the newly named ACBS occurred in August 2005. At the meeting the following persons were in attendance Joe Fanto for the AEBF, Mike Peachey and Barrie Jones for the ABSC and Edward Charlton for the APPF.
There was a falling out with the APPF in 2007. The ACBS then remained dormant for the next 11 years.
In 2018 as a result of the initiatives of the ABSC, the ACBS was revived with new membership and a new impetus. Its mission was to unify and represent all cue sports codes in Australia. In 2021 the Australian Pool Players Association (APPA) joined with ABSC and the AEBF to become one of three equal members of the ACBS. Since that time the three members have worked closely and cooperatively towards developing a true national voice for cue sports in Australia.
On 4 March 2022 there was a general meeting of the ACBS. At that time its name was changed to Cue Sports Australia to align it with other national “umbrella” bodies.
Barry became involved in cue sport governance in 2017 when he was elected the President of the Billiards and Snooker Association of South Australia and a Director of the ABSC. He was instrumental in having the ACBS reactivated. He is a commercial barrister and brings his eye for detail in all that he does.
Barry stepped away from the BSASA and the ABSC in 2022 for health reasons but agreed to remain on as the President of CSA. He is passionate about bringing all cue sports codes into the CSA, seeking government support for all codes, coordinating the codes to give the players every opportunity to play and driving a bid to include cue sports in the Brisbane Olympics in 2032.
In addition, Barry is the Managing Director of T140 Pty Ltd, an Australian company with a global ambition to provide the ultimate cue sport competition format to venues everywhere.
Stuart is the current Chairman for APPA (Australian Pool Players Association) which oversees the governance of WPA related pool disciplines in Australia. In February 2023 Stuart was appointed to the role of President of the OPBA (Oceania Pocket Billiards Association) which is the continental member to the WPA (the World Pool Association). Stuart is the only CSI recognized level 3 Referee for Australia and has also obtained ASADA Level 1 and 2 Certificate and has completed Working with Children Certificate.
Recently, Stuart was selected to represent Oceania on the WPA (World Pool Association) Board of Directors in January 2023.
It’s no secret that Stuart has a passion for bringing people into the sport and he co-founded the Diamond League, regarded by many to best the amateur pool league in the country. Stuart’s professional career encompasses 20+ years in the sales and FMCG industry across various management positions.
He is Co-Founder of Sports Bar Leisure Group Pty Ltd and operates CueWorld a wholly Australian owned online retailer of Pocket Billiards sports industry products that serves players and organisations around the region.
Stuart has developed strong relationships within the global billiards industry; WPA, Matchroom, Predator, Cue Sports International (CSI), FargoRate, Digital Pool, Billiard Congress of America (BCA), Diamond Billiards, Kamui, and Rasson.
Alex Render has been involved in the Cue Sports community over the last 25 years both as a Snooker and Pool player as well as an administrator of the Sport. As well as being a Board Member of Cue Sports Australia, he is the current President for the Australian Billiards and Snooker Council and Chairman of Snooker and Billiards NSW.
Outside of Cue Sports, Alex holds a Senior Executive role in the Digital and ICT field with over 25 years experience in the industry.
Paul has been an administrator for over 25 years in Snooker and English Billiards, and has been a member of the ABSC for most of that time.
He is a Class 1 Referee and Examiner in both Sports, and has refereed at the professional level in both, including at the World Professional Championships. Paul has been Tournament Director at National Championships, International Championships and World Championships.
Paul is motivated to see all cue sports receiving their full recognition on the World Stage, including at Olympic level.
Travis is the President of the Australian Eight Ball Federation (AEBF) which is the governing body of the game of English Eight Ball Pool in Australia. The AEBF is one of the founding members of the World Eight Ball Pool Federation (WEPF) which was formed in 1992.
Travis has been playing eight ball for almost 40 years after getting involved as a junior in the mid 80’s. He has since gone on to represent Australia at World Championships multiple times, twice being Australian Singles Champion, twice being named in the World Team and once achieving World Player of the Carnival.
In addition to his passion of playing cue sports, he has made a considerable contribution to the administration side of the sport.
He was the founder and tournament director of Australia’s richest cue sports tournament (Big Guns) from 2010 to 2019.
He is the current President of the NSW 8-Ball Federation and has served on the committee since 2010.
Rob Carnell is very active in the American Pool scene.
He is on the Board of APPA and Oceania.
He studied mechanical engineering and business, and has had a long career in the IT industry having held senior management roles with companies such as NEC, Avaya and Alcatel.
Rob now runs his own IT consultancy, and also manufactures and repairs cues under his Carnell Cues brand.