Indigenous netball team, the Budgies, all set to get off the ground. Nirakias ready to make their mark - Local News - Sport - Netball - Central Western Daily. THE netball season is coming to a close but one team is building towards a major competition. See your ad here Nirakias ready to make their mark STRONG WOMEN: Nirakias team members (from left) Collette Vincent, Annette O’Neill, Nikita Mason, Nikea Dixon, Bianca Merchant (manager), Danielle Annesley, Sam O’Neill-Baker and Jodee Schumacher are gearing up for the Newcastle Koori Netball Tournament. Absent: Kelly Dixon (coach), Georgina O’Neill, Paige Lennon, Fiona Clark, Neryl Manns and Melissa Hodges. The Nirakias have entered a team in the 2010 Newcastle Koori Netball Tournament, which will be held at Newcastle in October.
This is the first time they have entered a side in the annual competition and they will line up in the open women’s division. The Nirakias, which means strong women, have a team in the Orange Netball Association senior competition on Saturdays. There will be a few changes to the team for the Koori competition but they’re all looking forward to the event. Barani. Alcohol and sport in Indigenous communities - DrugInfo Clearinghouse Newsletter. SPORT: Gary & Marcia Ella talk about Indigenous Sport. Radio Australia:Pacific Beat:Story:NRL, sporting chiefs meet to tackle racism. The NRL was rocked by racism earlier this year when State of Origin player Timana Tahu left the team after remarks made by former star, Andrew Johns.
Late last week, sporting leaders and the race discrimiation commissioner met to look at new ways to address racism in sport. Presenter: Bronwyn Herbert Speaker: Marcia Ella Duncan, former Australian netballer; David Gallop, NRL's chief executive officer; Graeme Innes, Australia's race discrimination commissioner BRONWYN HERBERT: Marcia Ella-Duncan isn't as famous as her three elder brothers Gary, Glen and Mark all of whom played for the Wallabies. MARCIA ELLA-DUNCAN: You know participation in sport was my mother's way of managing 12 children. BRONWYN HERBERT: But she does have a significant sporting legacy of her own. MARCIA ELLA-DUNCAN: I did experience racism, some very interesting and subtle forms of racism. BRONWYN HERBERT: She spoke about her experiences at a forum on racism in sport at the University of New South Wales last night. World News Australia - How big a problem is racism in Australian sport? The National Rugby League was rocked by a race row involving player Timana Tahu and league legend Andrew Johns earlier this year.
Then last week the Australian Communications and Media Authority ruled AFL television personality Sam Newman had ridiculed a Malaysian man's race and colour on the AFL Footy Show. Are these isolated incidents, or signs of a nationwide problem? Marcia Ella-Duncan was the first Indigenous woman to make the Australian national netball team. But speaking recently at a forum examining racism in sport, she said her career progression had been hindered by subtle forms of racism. Chief Executive of Netball Australia Kate Palmer says in the years since Ella-Duncan played, policies have been put in place to ensure equity and harmony. She says Netball Australia's member protection policy helps ensure all people these days are treated fairly. "We also have a range of codes of behaviour that are directed at coaches, umpires, athletes.
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