In celebration of NAIDOC Week, St Kilda Football Club is proud to invite the local community to a special Cultural Awareness Workshop, hosted and facilitated by Indigenous Development Manager, Aunty Katrina Amon. 

This unique and important event is an opportunity for anyone and everyone to learn more about our First Nations cultures and histories, with several guest Elders joining Aunty Katrina in attendance.

Guests will take part in interactive Q&A sessions over the course of the evening, all in the aim of addressing misconceptions to improve the community’s understanding of local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities.

The session is open to all, however bookings are essential due to limited room capacity.

Event Information

When: Wednesday, 6 July 2022
Where: Danny Frawley Centre for Health and Wellbeing (32-60 Linton Street Moorabbin VIC 3189)
Who: Aunty Katrina and Elders of the Kingston Koorie Mob including Aunty Jacko, Aunty Janet, Uncle Des and Uncle Collin.
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm AEST 
Cost: FREE

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Attendees will also watch a fun and competitive damper cook-off between Koori Elder Aunty Jacko and St Kilda Head Chef Nicolas L’Eveille!

NAIDOC Week 2022 (Sunday 3 July - Sunday 10 July)
Get up, stand up and show up. 

National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday) to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 

Learn more about National NAIDOC Week here.

About Aunty Katrina 

A proud Quandamooka woman of the Noonuccal Tribe, Aunty Katrina Amon’s influence and impact at St Kilda has been profound, despite her limited time at the club.

Amon currently works as St Kilda Football Club’s Indigenous Development Manager, helping support its Indigenous fraternity and educate the entire club through the enrichment of Indigenous culture through multiple initiatives.

In her brief but impactful few months at the Saints, Aunty Katrina has led and implemented numerous initiatives to further entrench Indigenous culture into the club as it continues its yawa, or ‘journey’.

Read more about Aunty Katrina here. 

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'We have a voice': Yawa moves forward with League-first Indigenous initiatives

Indigenous Development Player Manager Aunty Katrina Amon and young Saints Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera and Marcus Windhager speak to AFL.com.au on creating conversations, embracing Indigenous culture "as the norm" and much more as the Saints' yawa cont...

About the Kingston Koorie Mob

Aboriginal children in the City of Kingston area are not exposed to their original culture and heritage as part of their mainstream education. Recognising this limitation, Aunty Katrina created a program specifically for young secondary Aboriginal and Torres Strait people within the Kingston and Bayside network of schools. It is the Kingston Koorie Mob.

Students can be isolated from their family groups and do not learn about the respect for Elders and other respected people. The goal of the Kingston Koorie Mob is that student’s embrace this tradition and then transfer this into their everyday life with their immediate and extended family, teachers, staff and students at their schools and the general community.

Some activities that have been hosted by the Kingston Koorie Mob include lunches at the Derrimut Weelam Gathering Place and Attic restaurant, tree planting and beach cleaning on Mordialloc beach, art workshops and guest speakers at the Derrimut Weelam Gathering Place.

The Danny Frawley Centre for Health and Wellbeing

The Danny Frawley Centre opened its door to the public in February 2022 and is well underway in its mission to improve the mental health outcomes of the community. By the end of 2022, the DFC will also encompass a recovery centre, wellness hub, gym and consulting suites for allied health practitioners.

Learn more about the DFC here.

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