Presenting the new First Nations ball, The Burriin Protect Ball.
Designed by Sean Kinchela, a proud Gamilaroi and Wiradjuri man of NSW, the artwork is titled "Burriin Protect" named after Burriin, which is the Gamilaroi word for shield and stands to protect our lands, waters and air.
A portion of profit from every ball sold goes to the KARI Foundation, a not-for-profit that helps build bright futures for Aboriginal families and young people.
Creator Sean Kinchela said:
I wanted to create it to talk about the story of protecting what we have. Protecting our waterways, protecting our lands and really taking care of what we have and not taking it for granted.
I just really wanted to talk about protecting. Our lands, people, animals and culture.
The dotting represents the waterways. The red, black and yellow represent our culture, our lands. Obviously they are the aboriginal colours. On the section where the Steeden is, I have the stars to represent the Southern Cross and Australia. This represents Non-Indigenous people and Indigenous people.