Garnduwa welcomes Sean: The East Kimberley’s new sport and recreation manager.

Kimberley Spirit raises the curtain at optus stadium

Garnduwa welcomes Huntar: The Kullarri Regions new active communities coordinator.

Quarter 1 of 2024 has seen our operations extend right across the Kimberley. We have spent the first part of the year focussing on recruiting and developing local community members to deliver sport and recreation in their home communities.

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Our Kimberley Active Communities Program (KAC) operates throughout the Kimberley. The program has multiple focuses. Firstly, to encourage young Indigenous people to engage in a healthy and active lifestyle through their regular participation in sport and recreation; secondly to build the capacity of Kimberley communities at an individual and collective level; to deliver sport and recreation themselves.

“We really want to try and encourage healthy lifestyles, even though it’s nice to sit at home and play video games over the school holiday, we want to give as many kids as possible that option to get involved with sport”.

The remote Aboriginal Community of Balgo, 280 kms south of Halls Creek, within the Tjurabalan region is seeing incredible rates of community participation in sport programming following a recent partnership commitment between Garnduwa and the Wirrimanu Aboriginal Corporation. The Partnership has seen Garnduwa commit funding for 30 hours a week dedicated to sport programming. Lolanthe Fitzgerald, the Project Manager of the Balgo Youth Engagement Strategy, spoke to us about the impact sport is having in Balgo Community

Our Community Recreation Officers have played a pivotal role in activating the Noonkanbah and One Arm Point communities throughout Term 1 with consistent programming and attendance.

We sat down with Simone to learn about the journey that led her to the Kimberley Spirit role, and what her plans are moving forward with the active and well established program.

Two young leaders, Aaron Sampi and Sareema Tomlinson have completed a six-month placement with Garnduwa that saw them lead various youth engagement initiatives as well as develop their own professional capacities.

Our West Kimberley Area Manager Riley Dolman is representing Australia at the 2024 Australia-ASEAN Emerging Leaders Program (A2ELP).

In a historic milestone for the Kimberley Spirit Football Program, we are proud to announce that three female players have been selected into Claremont Women’s Football Club squads for the 2024 season.

Brad Sheppard discusses why he’s joined Garnduwa and what he hopes to contribute to Kimberley communities.

Kimberley Spirit Future Pathways Project encourages exploration of off-field domains for Kimberley athletes

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The State Government has announced it will be partnering with the AFL to deliver a co-funded $5 million boost to Kimberley footy over the next five years.

Garnduwa recently held a successful Deadly Diva Day in Fitzroy Crossing, with more than 20 girls in attendance.

More than 250 students from across the Kimberley gathered on Cable Beach last week for the inaugural Kimberley 9’s Carnival.

Garnduwa hosted the Making Her Mark Tjurabalan Women’s Football Carnival in Balgo in August aimed at empowering women and girls through football and health education.

More than 150 students from schools across the Kimberley gathered in Broome recently to participate in the largest school sporting event in the region.