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Oxfam Australia – The Fitzroy Stars… Aussie Rules Footy.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mortality is three times the rates of non-Indigenous Australians, with men in general are less likely to visit a doctor. This gift supports the Fitzroy Stars Football Club that not only promotes a fun activity; it provides a safe environment that is culturally appropriate to educate Aboriginal men on the importance of a healthy lifestyle.
Fitzroy Stars – Theme Song
Fitzroy Stars celebrate a Win… against Santa Maria, after a Curtain Raiser for the Dreamtime at the G, Essendon v Richmond.
Vic Health – Fitzroy Stars Football Club
The once celebrated club had been without a place in a league for 13 years courtesy of league closures, and fear and racism. In January 2008 it was accepted into the Northern Football League, in a move that’s reinvigorated the local community
A Documentary by the University of Melbourne – Sharing Our Stories
A new documentary by Onemda Vic Health Koori Health Unit and the University of Melbourne is helping turn the spotlight on a holistic approach to Indigenous health.
For the Fitzroy Stars Football Club, football is more than a game. The club nurtures a culture that promotes healthy lifestyles and offers pathways to employment. Its just one local Koori organisation in Melbourne working to benefit the social and emotional wellbeing of community members. Such work has been documented in a new film, Sharing Our Stories, Building on Our Strengths produced by Onemda Vic Health Koori Health Unit and the faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences.
To find out more and view the film Sharing Our Stories, Building on Our Strengths go to: http://www.onemda.unimelb.edu.au/
