NAIDOC week celebrates and recognises the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. In this 60 minute session, Shelley Ware will touch on the importance of NAIDOC week, bring you self-education tools and teach us how to create safe and inclusive workplaces for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

This session is designed to be immersive and give you the opportunity to learn about our indigenous culture in celebration of NAIDOC week.

What you can learn in this session:

• The importance of community & sharing
• How to recognise our indigenous Australians, their culture and beliefs
• How to be a positive ally
• How to connect with the culture appropriately

What is NAIDOC week?

NAIDOC Week is an Australian observance that celebrates and recognises the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It is held in the first week of July each year. The 2023 National NAIDOC theme is “For Our Elders”.

Who is Shelley Ware?

Shelley Ware is a proud Yankunyjatjara and Wirangu woman from Adelaide, South Australia, who currently lives in Melbourne and well known as part of the ground breaking SBS football program Marngrook. Most recently becoming a member of the Outersanctum Podcast and Broad Radio.

For the past decade or so, Shelley has worked in the media as a radio and television presenter on both local and national AFL football news shows. During that time, particularly as a member of NITV’s Marngrook Footy Show team, Shelley has become one of the most respected and recognised female presenters of AFL football in the country.

Shelley has 25 years experience as a primary school teacher as a reading specialist, art teacher and a classroom teacher. Now she works part-time as an Aboriginal Education Officer at Parade College in Bundoora and Preston. She is an education consultant, who is passionate about embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture and History, into our national curriculum.