During the off-season, the Club engaged Contemporary Aboriginal Artist Jilalga Murray from Jilalga Designs to create a new piece of Indigenous Art for West Coast Fever entitled Spirit of the Fever.
This year’s Indigenous Dress and Bibs features the central section of the artwork which takes us on an exciting journey, darting across the court carrying our hopes, pushing through the challenges, running together chasing our dreams in our quest to be the best, with our Fever family beside us. The artwork is also represented on the side panels of the Fever’s home and away dress.
This weekend’s home First Nations Round game against the Melbourne Vixens will also include a live Welcome to Country which will involve participants from Shooting Stars. Shooting Stars is an initiative of Glass Jar Australia, which empowers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls and women across Western and South Australia to make informed choices about their education and employment journey, helping them shoot for the stars.
West Coast Fever Captain Jess Anstiss said the Club was extremely proud of their connection to First Nations people and the Shooting Stars program, now entering its ninth year.
“Our Club and players feel honoured to have First Nations artist Jilalga Murray develop the ‘Spirit of the Fever’ artwork which tells the story of not only the Fever playing group and Club but also our Green Army fans and our intertwined connection to each other and our community including the Shooting Stars program,” Anstiss said.
“We’re incredibly proud to wear the artwork not only on our Indigenous dress for First Nations round but also that it has been integrated into our home and away dress and media polos.
“Netball WA and West Coast Fever continue to work in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander space and really driving our ATSI Pathway Programs which is helping to increase participation in netball as well as identify the next generation of talent.”
View the West Coast Fever Indigenous Artwork
