In Celebration of NAIDOC week, the Eastern Region Girls Football League wants to recognise Indigenous girls participating in the girls competition from under 12’s to under 18’s.
NAIDOC stands for the National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee and can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in the 1920’s.
It is held in the first week of July and looks to celebrate Aboriginal Torres Strait Islanders history, culture and achievements with an opportunity to recognise the contributions of Indigenous Australians to our society and country.
The Eastern Region Girls looks to congragulate its Indigenous girls following a history-making under 16’s team in the Waverley area which includes five teenage girls from the Western Australian remote Kimberley region.
The ERGFL also have a full indigenious side competing in the Under 18 Competition. There are currently 45 indigenous girls competing in the Eastern Region Girls Football League with 32 girls flown in from regional communities.
Eastern Region Girls Coordinatior Emily McKie hopes that participation amongst indigenous Australians grows as the league looks to create equal opportunity for all abilities, non-indigenous and indigenous Australians.
“Indigenous Australians are a vital part of our society and we are privileged to have indigenous girls play in our competition," she said.
"Hopefully we have more diversity in years to come in conjunction with the expansion on our competiton and the development of Womens AFL.”
For more information on the girls at Waverley Blues follow this link: https://www-static.spulsecdn.net/pics/00/35/90/19/35901997_1_O.jpg
Written by Effie Caloutas
Last Modified on 27/07/2016 13:32
