Please join the Gungahlin Jets Australian Football and Netball Club to help celebrate International Day of People with Disability (I-Day).

The Gungahlin Jets Football and Netball Club promotes inclusive access to netball for all levels of ability. As part of this, in 2020 the Jets entered an all-ability netball team, the Jets Shooting Stars, into the Division 6 Saturday North Canberra Netball Competition (a competitive division).

Event date: Thursday 3 December 2020

Time: 6pm – 8pm

Where: Lyneham netball courts (Southwell Park, Northbourne Avenue, Lyneham)

Who: Anyone who wants to try netball! This can include differently abled people, CALD communities, older persons, or anyone who just wants to give netball a go for the first time.

What: The Jets will run a free netball skills session, designed for a range of people between 6 and 7pm. You will get to the meet the team and the coach, and try your hand at netball. Then at 7pm, our Shooting Stars team will play an Exhibition Match against a team of Local Legends! To round out the night, we will hear from keynote speakers and the inaugural Jets I-Day cup will be awarded.

Cost: Entry is FREE and all participants get a showbag and snack (limited to the first 100 registrations)

What to bring: Water bottle, exercise gear and enthusiasm!

What is I-Day: International Day of People with Disability (i-Day) is held on 3 December each year. It is a United Nations sanctioned day that aims to promote awareness and understanding of disability issues and encourage support for the dignity, rights and well-being of people with disability. The 2020 theme is ‘Not all Disabilities are Visible’ and focuses on spreading awareness and understanding of disabilities that are not immediately apparent, such as mental illness, chronic pain or fatigue, sight or hearing impairments, diabetes, brain injuries, neurological disorders, learning differences and cognitive dysfunctions, among others.