Aboriginal Cricket Team recognition

Sunday, 15 January 2017 - 11:00am to 11:30am

The Aboriginal cricket team pictured with their captain and coach Tom Wills at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, December 1866

Audio recorded by the scar tree at the MCG of the official ceremony on Boxing Day 2016 and paying tribute and recognising Australia’s very first sporting team to tour Nationally which was the All Aboriginal Cricket team from 1866 recognised for the very first time at the Boxing Day Test of 2016.

Guests:

Stephen Smith – President Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC)

Jane Nathan - Chair Mullagh Wills Foundation

Richard Kennedy – Wotjabalik

Ruth – Community Member

Andrew – Young Cricket Player - Sunshine United Cricket Club

Ryan - Young Cricket Player - Sunshine United Cricket Club

Jane Nathan - Chair Mullagh Wills Foundation.

Earth Matters

A banner that's painted in the aboriginal flag colours. The banner says Always Was Always Will Be

Sunday 11:00am to 11:30am

Local and global environmental issues from grassroots, activist perspectives with a strong social justice focus. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.