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1. Donisha Duff

   her family descend from the Moa and Badu Islands, and the Yadhaigana and Wuthathi people

2. Donnell Wallam

   Donnell Wallam is a proud Noongar woman from Korijekup, Western Australia, a small town 2 hours south of Boorloo (Perth).

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   Donnell Wallam

   National NAIDOC Sportsperson Award Category

   

   Donnell Wallam is a proud Noongar woman from Korijekup, Western Australia, a small town 2 hours south of Boorloo (Perth). Donnell is a professional netballer and sharp shooter for the Australian Diamonds and the Queensland Firebirds. She was only the second Indigenous Suncorp Super Netball Player and third Indigenous woman to play netball for Australia.  She is one of the most well-known and respected goalers in the Suncorp Super Netball competition.  

   Donnell was picked as a replacement player for the Queensland Firebirds’ 2022 Suncorp Super Netball campaign, where she scored 519 goals and was the fourth-highest scorer in the competition. Her tally included 26 super shots (two-point goals) and 35 offensive rebounds, the third-highest tally in the 2022 season. This led her to be a training partner for Australia’s netball squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom.  

   Donnell takes every opportunity to share her culture and identity, and revealed a unique Deadly Choices uniform designed by Aboriginal artist Rachael Sarra, in the Suncorp Super Netball’s First Nations round in March this year. 

   Donnell also exemplified incredible strength and staunch advocacy late last year when she sought an exemption from wearing an Australian Diamonds dress featuring the logo of sponsor Hancock Prospecting. This was due to the attitude deceased company founder, Lang Hancock, had expressed towards Aboriginal people on television in the 1980s. While the company pulled the $15 million sponsorship, four days later, Donnell debuted for the Diamonds in a Test match against England in Newcastle, coming off the bench to score the winning goal in the last seconds of the game. Additionally, Visit Victoria provided sponsorship of $15 million to secure the 2022 Super Netball grand final as well as several Diamonds matches and camps in the lead up to the 2026 Commonwealth Games. 

   Donnell and her Queensland Firebirds teammates are active members of the community who attend and participate in netball coaching clinics in regional and remote Queensland. Both Donnell and the Firebirds engage with the local community, business leaders, and inspire young netballers to chase their dreams.  

   Donnell is also a proud ambassador for Deadly Choices. Together with her Firebirds teammate Gabi Simpson, the deadly duo empower Mob to make positive health decisions, and unveiled the Firebirds’ new Deadly Choices shirt earlier this year. 

   Netball has given Donnell the opportunity to be an advocate for her community and culture and to be a strong role model for young people all over the Country. Donnell has used her status as a professional athlete to progress and advocate pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander netballers. Donnell embraces the opportunity to highlight sporting issues such as athlete pathways as well as important broader social issues.

    

   Video created by Blacklock Media. 

4. NAIDOC Family Day - Bankstown
   The Donovans Smoking Ceremony and Children's Blessing Didgeridoo performance Amusement rides - Jumping castle, blow up slide, tea cup ride Free BBQ Face painting Traditional Games Art and Craft stalls Aboriginal performances Aboriginal dancing Torres Strait Islander art Much more...

5. Movie Screening: We Don't Need a Map

   We Don’t Need A Map is an epic telling of Australia's history, told through our collective relationship to one famous constellation. It is a challenging, poetic essay about who we are as a nation.
6. NAIDOC Celebration at the Brunswick Ballroom
   DOORS 6.30PM // KITCHEN OPEN // SHOW STARTS 8PM Brunswick Ballroom's NAIDOC Celebration Thursday 7th July featuring live music from: IZY Jess Hitchcock Lauren Sheree Madi Coville-Walker Doors 6.30pm Entry $20 or free for mob Reserved Seating available Izy (pronounced eye-zee), are p

7. Doris Eaton

   Doris Eaton is an Elder and respected law woman of the Nyamal people of the north Pilbara region in Western Australia.

   Doris is an active mentor to young people in the community and her own 23 grandchildren, including Brandon Walters who recently starred in the film Australia.

8. NAIDOC history

   NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. Its origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in the 1920′s which sought to increase awareness in the wider community of the status and treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

9. Live local Original First Nations Celebration

   Drag, dance, didge, deadly poetry and music.

10. Parrwang Lifts the Sky

    A Dreamtime story for all ages Parrwang the Magpie is the hero in this family opera based on a traditional Wadawurrung story. Did you know that the Magpies created the first dawn?* A long time ago…. The sky was a blanket on the land. The earth was in darkness and the people were afraid.