Shooting Stars is delighted to announce that the Hon Julie Bishop MP has accepted the invitation to become the Program’s inaugural Patron.
Ms Bishop most recently served as the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party from 2007 to 2018, and was the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2018.
Shooting Stars has been proudly supported by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) since its inception, with Ms Bishop hand-delivering the first funding extension in November last year, while the Program has since received a further funding recommitment from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
“I enjoyed playing netball for 30 years, not only for my love of the game and the health benefits but because the sport unites women and girls in communities across Australia,” Ms Bishop said.
“I am delighted to be named Patron of Shooting Stars.”
Shooting Stars Executive Officer Fran Haintz said Ms Bishop would play an important role for the Program.
“Ms Bishop’s support of Shooting Stars for a number of years has been a key factor in the significant successes that we have achieved since our pilot program in Halls Creek in 2014,” Haintz said.
“We are indebted to Ms Bishop for her advocacy of Shooting Stars, and we are certainly looking forward to being able to call on her expertise as we continue to change the lives of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls living in remote West Australian communities.”
Shooting Stars is now affecting genuine change in the lives of more than 350 students across eight delivery sites; namely Carnarvon, Derby, Halls Creek, Leonora, Narrogin, Meekatharra, Mullewa and Wiluna.
