A virtual version of Netball Australia’s competition for women with an intellectual disability has been described as a "huge success".
Although it looked a little different from the event’s traditional delivery, the essence of the Marie Little Shield remained the same.
Held on Saturday afternoon, ...
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Netball and community organisations across Australia directly impacted by the natural disasters and pandemic events from 2019-2021 may be eligible to receive a Community Response Grant from the Confident Girls Foundation.
Supported by Suncorp, the objective of the Confident Girls Foundation Community Response Grant is to ...
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When Trish Crews, Raewyn Elsegood and Samantha Jack, noticed that their daughters weren’t enjoying playing netball anymore, feeling anxious about themselves and their games, Team GEM didn’t quite know what to do, just that something had to change.
“We knew our daughters needed help, but we also wanted to ...
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Through the support of the Confident Girls Foundation, Northern Territories’ Marie Little Shield team, the Dragonflies, were able to participate in the national competition for another year. An undeniable benefit in the lives of those who’ve made a community around the event.
For Naomi, who has played ...
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For Chelsea Hancock, the idea of going to a sports clinic was daunting. As a shy year nine student she had decided early on that team sports were a no-go for her. But with the tempting opportunity of missing out on her English class, she went along to the Sunshine Coast Lightning Indigenous Clinic.
The program ...
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It has been the definition of a community effort, getting a state team together for the first time, more so when the team is the first representative team for all-abilities athletes. The willingness and passion of an organisation that believes inclusion is paramount to the growth of the sport for the benefit of the ...
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Over the past 6 months Sunshine Coast Lighting have been running Confident Girls clinics in Queensland to support marginalised girls.
Each clinic is different depending on who the participants are. In May a clinic was held for those living with a disability, in June there was a clinic run for Indigenous girls ...
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One of the great initiatives that the Confident Girls Foundation funds is the Diamond Spirit program. Run in partnership with Netball Queensland and the Queensland Government, it supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students through their education journey. This all-year-round initiative works to create both ...
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The statistics are now common knowledge. One in every three women will experience physical violence
from the age of 15. A woman dies every week at the hands of a previous or current partner. 18% of Australian
women have been sexually assaulted (OurWatch 2018). These figures don’t just impact the women who are
subjec...
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When you love a sport, you want a chance to show people what you’re made of. For teacher Hannah Robbins, from Macfarlane School in the Northern Territory, she saw the passion her students had for netball and decided to make their dreams possible. If the girls kept a high attendance record throughout the year then ...
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