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Community, culture and clinics: Essendon AFLW team in Shepparton

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Engaging with the Shepparton community: Essendon’s AFLW squad. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Essendon’s AFLW team visited Shepparton on July 15 as part of a Community Camp. The Bombers had a busy schedule, with several schools across the region to visit and conduct clinics.

However, the squad also attended a smoking ceremony at the Munarra Centre for Regional Excellence, Australia’s first Indigenous-led tertiary education campus, which is set to officially open on August 7.

News photographer Rechelle Zammit captured the event.

The Munarra Centre for Regional Excellence will officially open its doors on August 7. Photo by Rechelle Zammit
Honouring Indigenous heritage: Essendon’s Lilly-Rose Williamson. Photo by Rechelle Zammit
Connecting with the Shepparton community: Essendon’s Bonnie Toogood, Heidi Knowles and Essendon's Steph Cain. Photo by Rechelle Zammit
Celebrating Indigenous culture: Essendon’s Ellyse Gamble. Photo by Rechelle Zammit
Honouring the past: Aunty Cheryl Cashion. Photo by Rechelle Zammit
Essendon’s Amber Clarke. Photo by Rechelle Zammit
Indigenous player welfare manager Levi Power. Photo by Rechelle Zammit
Essendon’s Daria Bannister. Photo by Rechelle Zammit
A powerful cultural exchange took place at Munarra Centre for Regional Excellence. Photo by Rechelle Zammit