Netball NSW acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, the Wangal people of the Darug Nation, where Netball Central is based and also to the various Custodians of the lands across the wide netball landscapes in NSW. We pay respect to their culture, history and Elders, past, present and emerging.
This week Netball NSW celebrates NAIDOC Week 2020. The 2020 theme Always Was, Always Will Be. recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years.
NAIDOC Week is about seeing, hearing and learning the First Nations’ 65,000+ year history of this country - which is Australian history and for all Australians to celebrate that we have the oldest continuing cultures on the planet.
NAIDOC 2020 invites all Australians to embrace the true history of this country – a history which dates back thousands of generations. Find out more about NAIDOC Week 2020 and how you can get involved at naidoc.org.au.
We recognise those who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander play an important role in our netball community with 5.6%* of our 2020 Netball NSW members identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
This week at Netball Central all six courts are dressed with the NAIDOC Week logo. Each night of our Court Craft Summer Series will see an official Welcome to Country performed by Julie Bukari Webb, Darug Custodian and Traditional Knowledge Holder and Peta Strachan from the Boorooberongal Clan of the Darug Nation.
Netball NSW will again be donating all ticket sales from the week’s games to Women’s Legal Service NSW (WLS NSW). WLS NSW is an independent non-profit organisation, which provides a voice for women in NSW and promotes access to justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women. You can also make a donation via www.givenow.com.au/WLSNSW.
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* Part year data only (as at end of September 2020)
