The College was looking at redesigning the AFL geurnseys for boys and girls while acknowledging the Mooro Boodjar. The Joondalup region is part of Mooro country and an important place for Indigenous people.

We are pleased to advise that the guernsey was designed by one of our Year 7 students Azarayah, together with the TARA uniforms design team and we could not be prouder of the result.

The story behind the design encompasses the following;

On the left-hand side there are six different colours which represent the six Noongar seasons and within those seasons there are images representing the fauna and the communities that use the lake.

Birak (First Summer) December & January

Bunuru (Second Summer) February & March

Djeran (Autumn) April & May

Makuru (Winter) June & July

Djilba (First Spring) August & September

Kambarang (Transformational time of the year) October & November

The Wagyl (Rainbow Serpent) was responsible for the creation and protection of waterways around Perth.

Running through the centre of the geurnsey is the light blue colour representing the glistening, Lake Joondalup. Back in the dream time, there is the story of the Charnock woman and during a full moon, it is said that you can see her long white hair reflecting from the stars above.

The darker blue colour on the right side represents our proximity to the ocean with the circles representing the LJBC community. Alongside the lake are kangaroo footprints acknowledging their place on the land.

Looking ahead, the College will be educating our student body further regarding indigenous culture.

Helen Del Frate

Dean of Students