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Speaker 1: There is a fantastic event on at the moment in Darwen.

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Speaker 1: The Yvonne Gulagon Crawley opens well, she's opened the twenty

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Speaker 1: twenty three National Indigenous Tennis Carnival in Darwin and joining

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Speaker 1: us on the line to tell us a little bit more.

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Speaker 1: It's Tennis Australia's First Nation's lead, Kaya Jones. Good morning

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Speaker 1: to you, Kaya.

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Speaker 2: Good morning, thanks for having me.

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Speaker 1: Lovely to have you on the show. Kaya, tell us

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Speaker 1: a little bit more about the National Indigenous Tennis Carnival.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, no worry, so very excited to be here in

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Speaker 2: Markia country. I'm a aigullin prabulant woman and I live

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Speaker 2: in New South Wales. So today we have till right

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Speaker 2: through to Sunday one hundred and sixty aspiring First Nation

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Speaker 2: tennis plays from across the country and they've all arrived

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Speaker 2: here in Darwin for the third edition of the National

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Speaker 2: Indigenous Tennis Carnival. We've had ten separate state and regional

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Speaker 2: leading events and as a pathway to create more of

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Speaker 2: the unities to come here to the National Indigenous Tennis

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Speaker 2: Carnival here in Darwen.

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Speaker 1: How cool now, Kya, tell us how long is it

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Speaker 1: going to How many days is it going for and

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Speaker 1: what age group are the kids?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, so it started yesterday from the tenth right through

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Speaker 2: to Sunday, the thirteenth of August. We have kids from

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Speaker 2: the ages twelve ruts through to the age of eighteen.

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Speaker 1: How wonderful. Now did they get to meet Yvonne Guligon

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Speaker 1: Crawley And how excited were they when they got to

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Speaker 1: meet you know, an unbelievable tennis legend.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, they got to meet Evon. She's a beautiful woman.

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Speaker 2: They all absolutely loved listening to her speak. She's such

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Speaker 2: an inspiring lady and inspiring to not only the players,

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Speaker 2: but to all the staff that are here as well.

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Speaker 1: Kia, how important is this carnival? You know when you

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Speaker 1: talk about indigenous kids across the nation that are playing tennis,

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Speaker 1: and when you talk about what sport can do for kids.

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Speaker 2: Oh, totally for meeting, what message is really that we're

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Speaker 2: not only here celebrating the game of tennis, but we're

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Speaker 2: also celebrating and bringing First Nations people and culture together,

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Speaker 2: really creating that diversity and inclusion into our sport. And

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Speaker 2: with the leading events, it really gives kids that opportunity

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Speaker 2: and pathway from from really grassroots right through to some

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Speaker 2: elite athletes that we do have here today, and this

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Speaker 2: carnival really is important part of our I guess I've

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Speaker 2: brought a tennis strategy which aims to create more opportunities

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Speaker 2: and representation of First Nations people in tennis. And for myself,

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Speaker 2: I was a player, a coach and now I work

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Speaker 2: with Tennis Australia. I've worked with Evon Gulazong like herself,

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Speaker 2: so tennis can provide some really wonderful opportunities, not just

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Speaker 2: being a player. So really excited to be here and

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Speaker 2: give these kids the opportunity to be a part of it.

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Speaker 1: Kaya any names or anyone that we need to keep

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Speaker 1: an eye out for, any ash parties on the cards

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Speaker 1: there at the carnival.

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Speaker 2: I was just wandering around the courts for and there's

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Speaker 2: some really good talent. I'm not going to name dropping

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Speaker 2: just in case, but there's definitely some really great potential

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Speaker 2: out there. And I really hope to see the next

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Speaker 2: season or Rush Party come out of one of these programs.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I just love sport, but I love what it

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Speaker 1: can do for kids as well, and and you know,

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Speaker 1: and for some of these young people they're they're the

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Speaker 1: age of eighteen, like you said, or just under eighteen,

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Speaker 1: and I just think it creates so many different pathways,

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Speaker 1: so many opportunities in life exactly.

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Speaker 2: And like I said before that it's not just about

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Speaker 2: the chance they could be thoughts administration. We've got some

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Speaker 2: evon goos and staff members here that have come back

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Speaker 2: to help as qualified physios, mentors and coaches as well.

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Speaker 2: So yeah, some really great talent out here, and really

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Speaker 2: looking forward to seeing the finals come day three.

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Speaker 1: Well, the finals day, wonderful stuff.

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Speaker 2: Kai.

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Speaker 1: It is lovely to speak to you this morning. I

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Speaker 1: really appreciate your time and it sounds like it's going

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Speaker 1: to be a phenomenal weekend. Thank you so much for

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Speaker 1: having a chat with us this morning.

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Speaker 2: No worried. Have a nice date you too.

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Speaker 1: Thank you,