On Friday night, the Claremont Womens Football Club (CWFC) presented their Indigenous round guernsey to their players before training, with a special video from the design competition winner and Halls Creek Shooting Stars participant, Skye.
Skye’s artwork was chosen out of many submitted, its design standing out to the team at CWFC. In describing her artwork, Skye said “My design represents women gathering at the start of the wet season after a few rains, this is when the desert flowers begin to bloom. Women gather on country to find water holes and know they can go looking for Kangaroo and find the bush tucker, like bush onions and witchetty grubs.”
Skye was thrilled to find out that her design had won. An avid football fan, she told the players through video link that she has big plans to make it down to Perth post school to pursue of dreams of playing AFL.
Football Operations Manager at CWFC, Jodi Mills, spoke about how inspiring the guernsey is for the club and the players.
“We were thrilled to choose Skye’s jumper design for our National Reconciliation Week round. The elements about women coming together to learn and share resonates with our club and teams, and we loved the references to her country. When we visited Shooting Stars in Kununurra, Halls Creek and Fitzroy Crossing last year we were excited to meet the participants and leaders and learn how the program is supporting young Indigenous girls, women, and communities in regional WA. We hope to continue the relationship and work with Shooting Stars in the future. Together we can Be Brave and Make Change.”
Shooting Stars Regional Manager, Julie Dupen, is extremely proud of Skye’s accomplishments and how it inspires those around her.
“It’s exciting to see Skye’s jumper design being worn proudly by the Claremont Women’s Football team during Indigenous round. Skye is an amazing young leader of Shooting Stars, and she represents herself, family, community, and Halls Creek District High school with pride”, she said.
“Skye’s experience through this competition has shown our girls what is achievable outside of our remote town and to be proud to share their culture beyond our community. I want to thank Claremont Women’s Football Club for partnering with Shooting Stars to empower Aboriginal girls and women. It’s incredible to see a strong Indigenous young leader from Halls Creek share her story in Reconciliation Week, bringing everyone together so that we can all Be Brave and Make Change”.
