Wariganda Reconciliation Golf Tournament

PCYC Queensland marked National Reconciliation Week with the annual PCYC Wariganda Reconciliation Golf Tournament.

Now in its fifth year, the event welcomed 128 players on what was the 55th anniversary of the 1967 Referendum and the 30th anniversary of the Mabo High Court decision.

Wariganda is the name given to this area by the Wulgurukaba people.

This year, players were joined by PCYC Queensland Board members Graham White and Chris Emzin, Queensland Police Service and Police and Cross Cultural Liaison Officers, Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Service (TAIHS), YALGA Cultural Mentoring Group, Wulgurukaba Walkabouts, Baywatch – Burdekin, Girudala Community Co-operative Society Bowen, Department of Seniors, Disability Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Elders from Townsville regions, Stars Foundation, Garbutt Magpies Sporting and Cultural Association and Indigenous business owners who together formed 32 teams.

The event also acts as the culmination of a fiveweek youth golf clinic for 16 young boys and girls, who competed in a nine-hole tournament. This year, two of the young girls from the Stars Foundation took out second and third place. The young people were given an opportunity to share their stories with the playing group during the presentation, allowing them a vital connection to the Elders within their community.

Congratulations to YALGA who took out the title for first place this year competing in the nine-hole competition.