2020 Deadly Diva Day - Derby

On Wednesday the 21st of October, Garnduwa kicked off our annual Deadly Diva Day events in Derby. We started the day with a Welcome to Country, and an icebreaker activity delivered by Santana from KMHDS. The girls were then split into 5 groups to rotate between workshops throughout the day.

We started the day by getting the girls blood pumping in a ‘BoxFit’ class delivered by Her RUles, Her Game team Jarlyn and Tori. Afterwards, the girls separated into their groups.

PAKAM radio run a media workshop – teaching the girls how to handle a professional film camera, how to interview someone and how to shoot B Roll footage.

We were also lucky enough to have the 2020 Kimberley Girl Tallulah Bieundurry come and yarn with the girls about her journey from Wangkatjungka community to UWA in Perth. Tallulah was just crowned Kimberley Girl for her work as a mentor and advocacy for First Nations justice.

Santana Rose from Kimberley Mental Health and Drug Service is a local role model to young women in Derby, and a facilitator of a range of programs spreading awareness around the harms of drug and alcohol abuse, and suicide prevention. Her workshop focused on feelings of ‘anger, rage, grief and loss’ and strategies we can implement to deal with these feelings.

Garnduwa’s very own Culture, Art and Sport Manager Helen Ockerby delivered a powerful session on leadership, and the many ways we can be leaders in our lives and communities. The girls especially loved the leadership and teamwork activities.

Finally, Katina Coffin from Kimberley Pop Health ran a session on STI’s and sexual health awareness, giving girls the information and tools to make good choices. This was complimented by the Her Rules, Her Game team Jarlyn and Tori running a session on women’s health with a makeup component. Jarlyn knows how to do deadly makeup and the girls all looked stunning!

Thank you to Lee from Shire of Derby West Kimberley for helping on the day and providing the Youth Centre. Thank you to the teachers from Derby District High School for providing support on the day.

Deadly Diva Days are about empowering Aboriginal girls to take pride in their identity, connection to culture and health, while educating and including non-Indigenous girls in the process.