The Board of Athletics North Queensland is happy to announce the appointment of Rachel Dean as First Nations Packages Coordinator.
Rachel, a Gooreng Gooreng and Girramay girls, is a graduate of the Indigenous Marathon Venture. A run chief of Cairns Lethal Runners and Walkers, Rachel has been concerned in leisure working for a while and solely not too long ago competed in her 3rd Marathon on the Gold Coast.
Athletics North Queensland’s Common Supervisor Dayne O’Hara mentioned Rachel’s appointment to the function gives an thrilling time for North Queensland to determine sturdy connections and actions within the communities. Rachel’s leisure working expertise blended along with her ardour for the game is what’s required to determine sustainable athletics applications for years to return.
Rachel’s portfolio shall be taking care of the re-establish Athletics for the Outback Program, the intention to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and their communities the chance to take part in athletics frequently whereas rising the neighborhood possession and administration of athletics in chosen communities that features Weipa, Thursday Island and Bamaga. That is a part of the Nationwide First Nations program managed by Athletics Australia. Queensland has been very profitable through the years by means of these applications to embed athletics into the communities, with Normanton and Surrounds Athletics membership one in every of many examples of success.
Rachel mentioned she was excited to tackle the brand new place at Athletics North Queensland and is trying ahead to enjoying an important function within the Athletics for the Outback area in shaping the way forward for the game.
Rachel commenced work at Athletics North Queensland on the 5 July.