Darebin Netball Association

31/05/2026

Aunty Lesley North First Nations Round 2026

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29/05/2026

Darebin Netball are looking for helpers Tommorow for our BBQ 🙏🙏🙏 if you can help at any stage 8 to 1 please let us know

29/05/2026

What’s on for tomorrow’s Aunty Lesley North First Nations Round (Saturday juniors competition) 🏐

Deadly First Nations netball talent on Court 1
🖤 8:50am - Naarm Angels Goannas🦎 v Parklands Bottlebrush
💛 11:08am - Lakeside Platinum v Naarm Angels Roos🦘
❤️ 11:54am - Lakeside Crystals v Naarm Angels Dingos🐕

💚 8:30-10:00am: Free kids cultural face painting
🖤 10.00am: Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony near the outdoor courts, followed by a traditional dance performance by
💙 Activity tables and First Nations business stalls available to visit throughout the day
🤍 Buy a $2 raffle ticket and go into the draw to win a deadly pack. All Saturday ticket sales directly support the Naarm Angels Netball Club.

🌟 Black Arm Band Station
The black arm band station will be set up in front of the Operations Room. We encourage all players and officials to wear a black arm band throughout their game to honour and remember the Stolen Generations (Sorry Day May 26th). Black arm bands generously donated by .

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27/05/2026

What’s on for tonight’s Aunty Lesley North First Nations Round (Wednesday night opens/mixed comp)‼️

Deadly First Nations netball talent
🖤 7.00pm: Dhinawan Deadlies v The Exceptions Vibes (Court 1)
💛 7.45pm: The Aunty Lesley North Shield Match/The Exceptions v Naarm Angels Deadly (Court 1)
❤️ 8.30pm: Naarm Angels Young Guns v Naarm Angels Tiddas (Court 1)

🌟 Black Arm Band Station. We encourage all players and officials to wear a black arm band throughout their game tonight to honour and remember the Stolen Generations (Sorry Day, May 26th). Learn more about the significance of Sorry Day via Reconciliation Australia, The Healing Foundation via healingfoundation.org.au. Black arm bands generously donated by Bunnings Warehouse Australia.

🌟 Cooee Native Superfoods cookies for the MVP of every game.

🌟 Raffle Tickets. Buy a $2 raffle ticket and go into the draw to win a generously donated Clothing The Gaps prize pack. All Wednesday night ticket sales go directly to V***A - Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency Residential Care program.

We hope to see you there for what’s sure to be a fantastic opening night of Aunty Lesley North First Nations Round✨🏐

24/05/2026

A reminder to grab your ticket to this Saturday night’s Exhibition Match!! 🎟️

It’s going to be a great night, we hope to see you there ✨🏐

https://www.trybooking.com/DMCQO

Northern Pride Netball Association

Join us for some Exhibition Matches showcasing some of the association's Representative and First Nations netball talent. Schedule of events:...

23/05/2026

Are you heading to Aunty Lesley North First Nations Round on Saturday? 👀

We are happy to announce the following First Nations businesses will have stalls available to check out on the day! ➡️

✨ Seed and Ripple - wellbeing resources and workshops

✨ Eliza’s Croc Charms - deck out your crocs with some deadly croc charms

✨ Koori Kids Face Painting (Jinibara Designs) - come and get your face painted for free from 8.30am to 10.00am

A huge thank you to these businesses for being involved with Aunty Lesley round. Support First Nations businesses this reconcilliation week! 🖤💛❤️

14/05/2026

Darebin Netball Association in conjunction with Northern Pride Netball Association are thrilled to announce an Exhibition Night Match as part of this year’s Aunty Lesley North First Nations Round, showcasing some of the association’s Representative and First Nations talent.

Scan the QR code or visit the link in our bio for more information and to secure your ticket.

10/05/2026

Darebin Netball Association is thrilled to announce an Exhibition Night Match as part of this year’s Aunty Lesley North First Nations Round, showcasing some of the association’s Representative and First Nations talent at Darebin Dragons and Northern Pride Netball Association. 🖤💛❤️

Where: Narrandjeri Stadium, Thornbury (show court).
When: Saturday 30th May 2026

Schedule of events

6.30pm: Doors open and bbq
7.00pm: U/13s curtain raiser match v Northern Pride Netball Association
8.00pm: Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony
9:00pm: Opens exhibition match v Northern Pride Netball Association (with half time entertainment)

Coinciding with National Sorry Day (26 May) and the beginning of Reconciliation Week (27 May to 3 June), the Aunty Lesley North First Nations Round recognises the history, culture and enormous contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to netball in Naarm and across the country.

The name honours Aunty Lesley North, a proud Gunditjmara, Mutti Mutti and Torres Strait Islander woman, Nan, Aunty, mother, leader and role model whose commitment to First Nations participation, the Naarm Angels netball club and the wider Darebin Netball community has spanned over decades. Aunty Lesley started the Angels Netball Club over 13 years ago and has played netball in the Darebin area for 45 years.

Tickets:
Children $5
Adults $10
Family $20

Purchase your ticket here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1583622

Note: the ticket costs help us cover the cost of this event.

Join us for some Exhibition Matches showcasing some of the association's Representative and First Nations netball talent. Schedule of events:...

04/05/2026

Only a few weeks to go! 🤩

Aunty Lesley North First Nations Round (Saturday 30th May 2026).

- Smoking Ceremony
- Traditional dance
- Activities
- Stalls
…and more!

Please share - we hope to see you there!

🖤💛❤️ 💚🖤💙🤍