by Jamie Mcpherson | Jul 10, 2026 | All
By Jamie McPherson, proud Wadawurrung man, Connection to Country Officer, Victorian Institute of Sport The NAIDOC Week 2026 theme celebrates 50 years of the modern NAIDOC movement. It recognises five decades of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander strength,...
by Jamie Mcpherson | Jul 6, 2026 | All
By Jamie McPherson, proud Wadawurrung man, Connection to Country Officer Today marks the first day of NAIDOC Week, fifty years since it began. Reconciliation Week closed a month ago, but I’ve never believed the work between those two weeks is the only place for...
by Jamie Mcpherson | Jun 11, 2026 | All
By Jamie McPherson, Connection to Country Officer, Victorian Institute of Sport Wadawurrung man and Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) Connection to Country Officer Jamie McPherson on moving beyond the script, and why genuine cultural understanding is the foundation...
by Jamie Mcpherson | Nov 21, 2025 | All
How can Australia’s high performance sport system embrace the world’s oldest living culture? At the 2025 World Class to World Best conference, leaders explored bold ways to embed First Nations values for lasting impact. VIS Connection to Country Officer, Jamie...
