Wonnarua Wayila

🖤💛❤️🏉 Meet & Greet 🏉❤️💛🖤

What a great day at Cook Park for our Wonnarua Wayila Meet & Greet! 🙌🏽

A BIG thank you to all the kids who came along today and got stuck into training. An even bigger thank you to the parents and families who travelled hours to get their kids to training today we really appreciate the commitment and support.

A huge thank you to Singleton Junior Rugby League for allowing us to use your facilities today, and to Bakers Delight for donating the bread for our sausage sandwiches. 🌭❤️

🏉 Kids in Care Cup Teams

U9s — Coach: Dale Thorpe
Sponsored by Dyno Nobel

U11s — Coach: Christian Kirby
Sponsored by Little Treasures and The bloom field

U15s — Coach: Courtney Bott
Sponsored by Little Treasures

🖤💛❤️Koori KO Teams

U13s — Coach: Jye Bailey

U15s & U17s — Coach: John Douglas

Men’s — Coach: Jacob Horton, with Mick Carroll as his trusty sidekick

❤️ Our Sponsors

A massive thank you to our Koori KO sponsors for getting behind our teams:

U13, U17 & Men’s — Aboriginal Community Development Fund

U15 — KARI Foundation

Without the support of our sponsors, we simply couldn’t make these opportunities happen for our kids and community. We are extremely grateful.

We are currently finalising teams, so coaches will be in touch with players and families regarding training once dates and times are confirmed.

📱 WhatsApp will be our main form of communication for each team, so please keep an eye out for messages and make sure you are in the relevant team group.

Thank you again to everyone who came out today. It was deadly to see the kids getting together, having a run and representing Wonnarua Wayila. 🖤💛❤️

Bring on the Kids in Care Cup & Koori KO! 🏉🔥

WONNARUA WAYILA – KIDS IN CARE CUP 2026

We are so excited to announce that Wonnarua Wayila will be taking three teams to the Kids in Care Cup in Wollongong this September! 🖤💛❤️

🌟 U9s
🌟 U11s
🌟 U15s

We are incredibly proud to have our young players representing Wonnarua Wayila and our community at such a special event. It’s more than just footy — it’s about connection, culture, community and creating opportunities for our kids. ❤️💛🖤

A massive THANK YOU to our amazing sponsors who have helped make this possible:

🙏 Dyno Nobel – proudly sponsoring our U9s

🙏 Little Treasures – Our Major sponsor supporting our U11s & U15s

🙏 The Bloomfield group

Your generosity and support means so much to our players, families and our whole community. Without the support of our sponsors, we simply wouldn’t be able to attend events like the Kids in Care Cup.

Thank you for believing in our kids, supporting our teams and helping us create memories and opportunities that they will carry with them for years to come. 🫶🏽

From all of us at Wonnarua Wayila — THANK YOU! ❤️💛🖤

Let’s get behind our kids and wish our U9, U11 and U15 teams the best of luck for Wollongong! 🏉🔥

Thanks to all our Fellas that come and helped tonight ❤️🖤

🥩 MEAT RAFFLES ARE BACK THIS AUGUST! 🥩

Come down and support Wonnarua Wayila every Friday throughout August at the Singleton Golf Club!

Every ticket purchased helps us continue providing opportunities for our players, supporting our teams, and strengthening culture through sport and community.

🏉 All teams, families, friends and supporters are welcome!
Whether you’re from Wonnarua Wayila or another club, we’d love to see you there. Bring your teammates, enjoy a great night, and be in with a chance to take home some fantastic meat trays.

📍 Singleton Golf Club
📅 Every Friday in August
⏰ 4:30pm

Your support, no matter how big or small, makes a real difference to our young people and our community.

🖤💛❤️Wonnarua Wayila at the 2026 NAIDOC Awards 💚💙🤍

What a wonderful evening Friday night was.

The NAIDOC Awards aren’t just about winning they’re about coming together as one community to acknowledge the hard work, dedication and passion of so many people who continue to support culture, strengthen identity, and care for our Community and Country.

We are incredibly proud of everyone connected to Wonnarua Wayila who were recognised on the night.

Junior Sportsperson – Female:
🏆 Lillea McKenzie
✨ Finalists: Addi Grant & Zari McKenzie

Junior Sportsperson – Male:
🏆 Phoenix McGrady
✨ Finalists: Caleb Clegg & Astin Frame

Youth of the Year – Female:
🏆 Zari McKenzie

Apprentice/Trainee of the Year:
🏆 Daniel Pung
✨ Finalists: Takara Bell & Jackson Maskey

Senior Sportsperson:
🏆 Steven Lawrence
✨ Finalists: Courtney Bott & Jacob Horton

Volunteer of the Year:
🏆 Jade Perry
✨ Finalists: Steven Lawrence, Jeanine Pascoe

Community Contribution Award:
🏆 Wonnarua Wayila
✨ Finalists: Deanne Douglas, Josh Paul

Receiving the Community Contribution Award is something we are incredibly proud of. While our name may have been called, this award belongs to every player, parent, volunteer, coach, sponsor, Elder and community member who has believed in our vision and walked this journey with us.

Wonnarua Wayila was created to provide a safe, inclusive and culturally strong space where our people could come together through sport. It was built to create opportunities for our young people, strengthen connections to culture, promote healthy lifestyles, and show that when our community stands together, amazing things happen.

In such a short time, we’ve watched our family grow beyond anything we imagined. This award is a reminder that every training session, every event, every fundraiser, every volunteer hour and every act of kindness has made a difference.

This recognition motivates us to keep building opportunities for our community, keep supporting our young people, and keep creating a place where everyone feels proud to belong.

Thank you to everyone who has supported Wonnarua Wayila. We are only just getting started.

Congratulations to all of the nominees, finalists and winners. Every one of you is making a positive impact in our community, and together we are making our future stronger.

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🖤💛❤️ What an incredible day! ❤️💛🖤

Our day started bright and early at 7:30am, and it wouldn’t have been possible without the amazing support from our community.

A huge thank you to Joey Butler and the Clontarf boys for helping set up the touch fields and the Wonnarua Wayila gazebo first thing this morning. Your help was greatly appreciated.

Thank you also to all of our player volunteers who gave up their time throughout the day. Community events like this only happen because of people willing to lend a hand.

A special thank you to Dan Simone and Joey Butler for volunteering as our referees today. We truly appreciate your time, commitment and everything you did to help make the day run smoothly.

Most importantly, thank you to all of the kids, families and teams who came along and made it such a fantastic day. Seeing everyone out there having fun, making new friendships and enjoying the spirit of the game is exactly what today was all about.

📸 If you took any photos throughout the day, we’d love to see them! Don’t forget to tag Wonnarua Wayila in your posts so we can share the memories.

Thank you again to everyone who played a part in making today such a success. We can’t wait to do it all again! 🖤💛❤️

All teams now full thankyou

Team list will be added over the weekend

PLAYERS NEEDED 🏉

ALL STARS U13’s - 5 Players

ALL STARS U15’s - 12 Players - 2 Girls Minimum

To register, message us on Facebook or email us at [email protected]

PLAYERS NEEDED 🏉

ALL STARS U13’s - 5 Players

ALL STARS U15’s - 12 Players - 2 Girls Minimum

To register, message us on Facebook or email us at [email protected]