First Nations Resources and Services
First Nations Resources and Services
The Perth Football League wishes to acknowledge and celebrate the traditional owners of this land and pay respects to the elder’s past, present and emerging and thank them for their contribution to our great game.
First Nations Assistance Services
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
Support Services
Thrillili - Indigenous Suicide Postvention Service
- Web: thirrili.com.au
- After Suicide Support Phone: 1800 805 801
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.
- Email available via aboriginal-community-support/djinda-service.
- Phone: (08) 6164 0650 anytime Mon-Fri from 9am to 4:30pm
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
Resources for clubs
Running an Indigenous Round - GippSport
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.
Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners - Reconciliation Australia
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.
Anti-Racism - AIS
Make sure your club is accessible for all members of the community, no matter their race. Explore a range of resources, courses, videos and podcasts and learn from the experiences of organisations who are leading the charge to remove racism from sport.
Reconciliation WA
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 this link.