The Barrawarn Program is the Collingwood Football Club’s key Indigenous community program and operates in partnership with AFL SportsReady.

In 2015, Collingwood and its Premier Partner CGU are working together to expand the Barrawarn Program and a range of initiatives.

Collingwood is committed to supporting Aboriginal Victorians in our community and has been operating a range of programs and initiatives over the past 15 years.

The aim of the Barrawarn Program is to empower young Indigenous Australians through employment and educational opportunities and to tackle disadvantage through increased economic participation and development.

The Barrawarn Program is delivered in two streams – the Barrawarn Direct Employment Program and the Barrawarn Trainee Program – and each has been operating with tremendous success for the past 3 years.

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The club has a major partnership with the State Government Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources as part of the Employment Start Up for Indigenous Jobseekers project and has recorded fantastic results with 46 full time work placements achieved over the past three years with a range of host employers.

On Sunday, the Barrawarn Program logo will be proudly worn on the Collingwood jumper as the league celebrates Indigenous Round. Barrawarn is the Wurundjeri word for Magpie.

Dixon Patten, an indigenous designer who helped produce the Barrawarn logo, explains the design.

“The circles within circles represent Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities, as they come together to celebrate the Indigenous Round.

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“The football motif is depicted, as they are coming together for the love of the game.

“The hands depict Collingwood's athletes reaching high.

“The semi-circles depict our old people (ancestors) guiding them on their journey. The boomerang shapes are placed to mimic the fast-paced high energy movement in the game of football.”

The Collingwood Football Club Foundation also provides support to the Rumbalara Football and Netball Club in Shepparton, the Fitzroy Stars Football Club; The Yuendumu Magpies and the Ganbina Program.

Barrawarn and CGU
In 2015 Collingwood and its Premier Partner CGU are working together to expand the Barrawarn Program and a range of initiatives.

Collingwood and CGU are working together in support of the RECOGNISE Campaign to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Constitution.

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Collingwood and CGU are working together to establish an Indigenous Employment Program at CGU and IAG as part of the Barrawarn Program, as well as working in support of AIME and educational program designed to support Indigenous students through high school and into university, employment or further education.