LOCAL RISING FOOTY STARS TAKE ON BUNBURY AT LITTLE NIPPERS

15-10-2008
Come along to watch Mandurah’s local football rising stars take on Bunbury Clontarf Football Academy on Sunday, 19 October, as part of the 2008 Little Nippers Maawit Kara Children’s Festival at Hall Park from 1.00pm.

With support from Street Youth Outreach Service, the City of Mandurah the Department for Sport and Recreation and the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Bilyidar Alternative Education program at Billy Dower Youth Centre has been encouraging young players to train together at the youth centre in the lead-up to the big game.

Training has been taking place over the past month between 4.00pm and 5.00pm on Friday afternoons at the Billy Dower Youth Centre.

The Bilyidar program will also be hosting multicultural workshops at Little Nipper’s Children’s Festival, including:

  • The Rhythms of Polynesia – the Sounds of the Cook Islands
  • Capoeira Muzenza Group – Brazil Espectacular Group
  • Spirit of Africa – percussion and rhythms dancing
  • The Spirit of Bali Dance Group

For more information about participating in the football competition at Hall Park, contact the Billy Dower Youth Centre on 9550 3670.

Presented by the City of Mandurah, the 2008 Little Nippers festival is also kindly sponsored by Healthway: Smarter than Smoking, Lotterywest, Mirvac, Alcoa, Terrace Art Framers, Kim’s Toy Boys and loads of dedicated volunteers from Curtin University and the Mandurah community.

RELEASE ENDS

6 October 2008

Last modified 15-10-2008 06:27 AM