RugbyWA would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we operate.
RugbyWA is located on Noongar land, and has affiliated clubs across Whadjuk, Pinjarup, Wardandi, Bibbulman, Minang, Kaniyang, Wugjari, Amangu and Wangkathaa lands.
RugbyWA pays our respects to Elders Past, Present and Future, and stand with all Indigenous Australians on the journey towards reconciliation.
13YARN - 24/7 crisis support run by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
- Phone: 13 92 76
- Website: 13yarn.org.au
1800RESPECT - Family Violence Prevention
- Phone: 1800 737 732
- Website: 1800respect.org.au
Moorditj Yarning - counselling for individuals, couples and children (6 years old and over)
“Yarning about things worrying you is often healing, so please call us on 1300 364 277.”
- Phone: 1300 364 277
- Visit Moorditj Yarning
Djinda Service - support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children experiencing family violence.
“To access support for you or your family please call us on (08) 6164 0650 or complete the email form. We are available Monday - Friday from 9am to 4.30pm.”
- Email available via aboriginal-community-support/djinda-service.
YORGUM Aboriginal Family Counselling Services - Offering child sexual abuse therapeutic service, counselling for Aboriginal children experiencing family violence service, family violence counselling and advocacy service and more
“Yorgum provides a wide range of culturally secure community-based healing services that utilise a trauma informed approach to positively impact social and emotional wellbeing.”
- Phone: 9218 9477 or 1800 469 371
- Address: 176 Wittenoom St, East Perth
- Visit Yorgum
Healing Foundation - A national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation that partners with communities to address the ongoing trauma caused by actions like the forced removal of children from their families.
- Website: healingfoundation.org.au
- Resources: healingfoundation.org.au/resources
R U OK? - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples share a special connection to this country and to each other, through culture, community and shared experience. If someone you know – a family member, someone from your community, a friend, neighbour, team mate or workmate – is doing it tough, they won’t always tell you. Sometimes it’s up to us to trust our gut instinct and ask someone who may be struggling with life “are you OK?”.
Indigenous Rounds are a great opportunity to highlight the contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people make to sporting clubs and the wider community. This document is a starting point for sporting clubs considering holding an Indigenous Round event.
An Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners, sometimes called an Acknowledgement of Country, can be done by anyone. It is a way of showing awareness of, and respect for, the Aboriginal Traditional Owners of the land on which a meeting or event is being held.
Only Traditional Owners/Custodians of the land on which the event takes place can deliver a Welcome to Country.
National Reconciliation Week is driven in Western Australia by Reconciliation WA, a not-for-profit organisation providing leadership, advocacy and support to people and organisations driving the reconciliation movement in Western Australia.
Reconciliation WA has a vision is a better future for our state, one that celebrates strong and positive relationships and outcomes between Aboriginal Peoples and the wider Western Australian community. Through education, support and reconciliation programs, Reconciliation WA focuses on the creation of social and economic outcomes to ensure the cultures, rights and contributions of Aboriginal peoples are valued and respected.
To learn more about Reconciliation WA, please visit the link below.