A three-time Olympian, she was a member of the national women's team that won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

[1] In the Women's National Basketball League, she played for the Nunawading Spectres, Hobart Islanders, Perth Breakers and Sydney Uni Flames.

[4] Born in Ballarat, Victoria,[1] Maher initially played tennis and netball but switched to basketball in primary school.

[5] Maher played 369 games in the Women's National Basketball League, featuring in 10 championships and 13 grand finals.

With the Nunawading Spectres, she won six titles in seven years between 1983 and 1989 under coach and husband Tom Maher.