EMPOWERING GAZELLE NETBALL CLUB

The Gazelle Netball Club introduced their Empowerment Program as a tool to help their junior netballers become strong, confident, and resilient girls. The overall aim was to provide them with skills that will assist and encourage them to be the best person they can be.   The program which runs all year round, ... More

KIARNA SHINES IN ADELAIDE

Not everyone’s introduction to netball is an easy one.   Meet Kiarna. She’s 11 years old and from Toowoomba, Queensland. Kiarna didn’t enjoy her first experience of netball. After deciding to move clubs her personality, humble nature and natural leadership started to shine.   Kiarna soon became ... More

LAGUNTA SISTERS DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES

Netball isn’t just about developing fitness. It’s a fantastic sport to learn teamwork and leadership and build confidence.   These elements are at the heart of the Lagunta Sisters program, a unique and innovative program that engages young Victorian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island women aged between 14 ... More

NETBALL EMPOWERING ALBURY’S BHUTANESE COMMUNITY

A new initiative has been introduced in Albury and Wodonga to encourage and engage the Bhutanese community to get involved in netball.   The Confident Girls Foundation, Netball Victoria, and local netball associations are working together to use netball as a tool to help break down cultural barriers experienced ... More

NGUKURR’s SCHOOLS TRIP TO MELBOURNE

An eight-hour drive from Darwin, on the banks of the Roper River in southern Arnhern Land is Ngukurr; a remote Aboriginal community.   With school attendance being an issue in the local area, as children often not prioritising their education. Georgia Croad, the transition teacher at Ngukurr School, came up ... More