Jordan Bliss
Jordan, 16, is a Kodal clan girl who enjoys playing basketball, hockey and touch football. She has represented Queensland in hockey and hopes to play for Australia. Jordan's goal is to make the 2020 Australian Futures with her hockey and then progress to play for the Hockeyroos at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games. She would also like to go to university to become a Physiotherapist.
Akaysia Boyle
Akaysia is an amazing 13-year-old netball player and also a member of the under 14 Budgies Indigenous Netball team. Akaysia competed at the International Netball festival on the Gold Coast in July 2019 and she hopes to combine her love for sport with future studies in either physiotherapy or health.
Bella Challenor
Year 5 student, Bella already has her focus set on studying veterinary Science, teaching or medicine. Bella keeps busy by participating in sport in her local community. Bella has represented her school in soccer, rugby league and cross country. Bella has recently won a Young, Black and Proud Scholarship to help cover the costs of sporting carnivals.
Ezekiel Clark
Wangkamahdla boy Ezekiel, 17, loves playing rugby league and watching the NRL. After completing Year 12 Ezekiel would like to return to his community to get a traineeship in mining or an apprenticeship in carpentry. He enjoys volunteering and being involved in school activities as much as possible.
Kirralee Costelloe
17-year-old, Mandandanji girl Kirralee is a keen touch football and AFL player and currently plays in the NRL Touch Premiership Competition for the North QLD Cowboys. Kirralee is working towards balancing her elite sporting career with tertiary studies in sports science or physiotherapy. She enjoys being involved in local fund-raisers and is seen as a leader by her peers.
Timothy Doll
Timmy is a young Ngarrindjen lad from Kirwan who has recently been selected for the North Queensland Hockey under 11 team and the North Queensland Cross Country championships in Toowoomba.
Riley Eggmolesse
Yidinjdi, Mbabaram, Kalkadoon and Waanyi boy, Riley, is an 11-year-old boy who enjoys hanging out with friends, spending time with family, going out bush, fishing, camping, singing and playing sports. Riley's dreams of playing in the NRL professionally. His goals are to continue working towards getting good grades at school and being the best possible House Captain and School Council member.
Jace Fraser
Jace's achievements include competing in the Queensland State School Championships for soccer and AFL and being selected in the U14 First Nations Soccer Team competing against New Zealand Maori's team last year. He misses Doomadgee where he's from but returns often to run soccer clinics to help other children improve their sporting abilities.
Matthew Gorry
Matthew has been selected in the Oceania Australian Para Team to compete as a Para T20 athlete in Townsville. He loves athletics and has won silver and gold medals at National Athletics and Cross-country Championship between 2016 to 2018. He was also selected for the State Swimming Squad in 2016 and 2017 and competed for Queensland in the Arafura Games in Darwin this year. Matthew aims to qualify for the Tokyo Para Olympic Games in 2020.
Meghan Guthrie-Quinn
From swimming to violin to cheerleading, young Meghan has it all. She is a three-time state champion across several strokes for her age group. With a 2019 Young, Black and Proud Scholarship Meghan will now be able to complete at a national level for swimming.
Aaliyah Gyemore
Aaliyah is a 15-year-old Gungalu girl who loves to play touch footy, rugby league, and rugby union. Her goal is to become a Park Ranger like her dad and work on Gungalu traditional lands. She likes being a positive role model in her community by passing on what she has learnt from her Elders, Aunties and Uncles. Aaliyah wants to continue to practice her art skills so she can become a known local artist.
Jordell Hopkins
Jordell has a dream that he will become an NRL player, and he is well on his way. For two years, he played in under 11 and under 12s for the Toowoomba Clydesdales and in April, he was approached by a Brisbane Broncos' scout and a representative from the Gold Coast Titans! He is a proud member of his community and danced in the Wilga Brolgas for school celebrations.
Brooklyn Ivey
Brooklyn, a 12-year-old Undanbi, Wiradjuri and Birra Gubba boy has a passion for sport, but his favourite is Rugby League. He is looking forward to travelling the State representing North Queensland in the Under 12's Ruby League Schoolboys Team. Brooklyn dreams of playing in the NRL one day.
Isaac King
Isaac is currently ranked 8th across Queensland for his age group, and his performance at recent tournaments has progressed him into some new competitions. Isaac is a 2019 Young, Black and Proud recipient who will be using his funds to cover the cost of tournaments. If you're around the Sunshine Coast you might spot Isaac at your local Bunnings where he volunteers for his club to raise funds for maintenance of the courts.
Callum Lavelle
14 year old Waka Waka boy Callum has a keen interest in sport and enjoys Muay Thai and Outrigger Canoeing. Callum has been training hard in the hopes of getting to the World Sprint Titles in 2020 for his canoeing. After high school, Callum wants to go to university to study Engineering, and own his own business.
Hamish Lavelle
Hamish, 14 is a proud Waka Waka lad. He also participates in Mauy Thai, Karate, and Outrigging. He hopes to represent Australia in the world title sprints for outrigging in 2020 in Hawaii. After finishing school, Hamish would like to go on to study at university as his career goal is to become a barrister.
Bella Mahoney
Bella is a 14-year-old Bundjalung girl with a passion for football. She dreams of being an Australian Touch Football Player and travel the world playing the sport. Bella is also a gifted violinist and plays in her high school’s string orchestra. She wants to study law and become a prosecuting criminal lawyer after graduating high school.
Sam Morgan
As an avid sportsman, Sam is setting his sights on studying sports nutrition and sports psychology when he graduates from school. A current athletics superstar, community role model and peer mentor, Sam is kicking goals. Sam has been awarded a Young, Black and Proud Scholarship to help him continue with his sporting commitments at both a school, district and state level.
Oriana Morgan
Orlana is an 11-year-old girl with ties to the Morgan and Penny mobs. Orlana is a keen gymnast and her favourite apparatus is the floor exercise, as she gets to leap, jump and fly high. She dreams of competing in gymnastics nationally and is working hard with training to achieve this goal. Orlana enjoys getting involved with her community through school activities and fundraisers.
Flora Nona
Flora is from Badu Island in the Torres Strait. She recently moved to Townsville as she wants to better her education for her future dreams of attending university to study either teaching, nursing or social work. Flora plays on many school teams across touch football, basketball, netball and rugby. Flora was recently selected to play in the North Queensland rugby league team and is looking to use her scholarship funds to help cover the cost of her sporting fees.
Tyrone Owen
Tyron is a 13-year-old Butchulla/Badtjala boy who enjoys being involved with the Deadly Boxing Academy. Tyron dreams of one day walking out at the Commonwealth Games or Olympic Games carrying the Aboriginal flag, showing the world how proud he is to be an Aboriginal man, and to 'show that the statistics and stereotypes do not define us and our people'.
Jasmine Peters
Jasmine's sporting achievements list goes on and on. A Rugby League Queensland Academy of Sport representative, under 18 Origin Squad member and a Queensland Athletics representative is just some of the many achievements to her name. Jasmine hopes to take her skills to the top and one day and play Rugby 7's at the highest level. Her Young, Black and Proud Scholarship is going to help cover the costs of the associated trials, carnivals and clinics.
Kailu Phineasa
Kailu has played a lot of sport since he was six years old, but mostly rugby league and rugby union. He's good at both too, playing for his school and in the Mackay Junior Rugby League. He has also been selected to play in the NQ Rugby League Championships and the CQ Bushrangers Team. He aims to be a coach working with Indigenous kids.
Lily-Rose Quinlan
Lily-Rose dreams about playing netball or rugby league for Australia and exploring the world. She played in the NSW Indigenous Netball team for two years and was selected to the Australian Indigenous Budgies Team. She has just gained entry to the Girls Academy at Keebra Park State High School and will play Rugby League in the Titans Cup and the Karen Murphy Cup.
Dominique Sandow
Dominque is a young Biggabul and Gungaloo descendant who has joined the Broncos Development Squad. Dominque is committed role model for his community. The Young, Black and Proud Scholarship will support some of cost associated with playing representative sport.
Heidi Talbot
AFL, hockey, cross country, track and field… the list goes on for 13-year-old Heidi. An Ait Kedal Clan descendent, Heidi recently won (and set the record) for the Peninsula cross country trials. She has a big goal of one day playing for the AFL Women's league or representing her country at the Olympics in track and field or hockey. Heidi's scholarship funds are going towards the registration fees.
Dallas Upkett
Dallas is a young 14-year-old from Ebbw Vale who is a 2019 Young, Black and Proud recipient. Dallas is working hard at school, managing some learning challenges which he is not letting get the better of him. A star on the sports field with football and basketball, Dallas is going to use his scholarship to cover the costs of his local basketball club where he can keep developing his skills.
Lerroy-Charles Watson
13 Year old Leeroy is a KukyyaJangi, Wakka Wakka, Kullilli and Birri-Gubbi boy who enjoys playing basketball. His goal is to play basketball professionally and be in the NBA and represent Australian in the sport at the Commonwealth and Olympic games, Leeroy wants to grow up to be the best person possible and be a proud Aboriginal man achieving his dreams.
