Aboriginal Advisory Committee

Cricket ACT is committed to reconciliation and ensuring that as a sporting organisation, we do all we can to learn, create awareness, promote and embed First Nations culture in all we do within our organisation and our cricket community.

We are committed to working with our cricket community, broader community (in particular Traditional Custodians of the local Country), key stakeholders and partners to ensure we assist in closing the gap between First Nations and non-Indigenous Australians.

To assist us in our work we have established an Aboriginal Advisory Committee (AAC). This Committee is an officially sanctioned advisory committee of the CACT Board and has the responsibility and scope to offer advice to management and the CACT Board on matters relating to First Nations engagement within the game of cricket (view the Terms of Reference for the Committee).

The purpose of the CACT AAC is to provide a leadership and advisory platform to facilitate a partnership between Aboriginal people/communities and CACT to enhance the involvement of First Nations peoples at all levels in our much-loved sport of cricket.

Following an expression of interest in late 2023 the following members were appointed to our AAC:

  • Adam Williams
  • Djali Bloomfield
  • Jonathan Hill
  • James Harrison
  • Cindie Deeker.

We thank the committee for its ongoing work with Cricket ACT on our reconciliation journey.

  • Adam Williams

    Adam is a Wiradjuri and Ngunnawal Man, with 30 years' experience in brand development, sales strategy and consumer market development. Adam has worked across multiple FMCG categories from beverages to pharmaceutical, a dedicated and passionate business builder Adam has a proven track record of success and continues to push Indigenous business through the glass ceiling and beyond. Adam’s experience is enhanced via formal education in Business and Education at QUT and the University of Sydney and recently completed an Indigenous leadership in Business course at Harvard University. When not driving Indigenous business excellence Adam can be found enjoying hobbies and golf, his lawn and spending time with his wife and 3 daughters.

  • Djali Bloomfield

    Founder and managing director of ArrowFM. Proud Wiradjuri man with 10 years experience in the commercial electrical industry. During this time I've worked as a licenced electrician across the data-centres around the ACT, including the CDC network, where he became an expert in CREMS. My passion and enthusiasm for ArrowFM is only rivalled by his love of Cricket, which he plays at a representative level in the ACT. He is committed to providing outstanding customer service and building ArrowFM in order to provide opportunities for Indigenous people.

  • Jonathan Hill

    Jonathan works as an Aboriginal Language (Dhurga) Teacher at Vincentia High School and Jervis Bay Public School on the Yuin Nation. He has worked in the field of Indigenous Education for more than 20 years, in remote, regional and urban settings. Jonathan has been involved in cricket for more than three decades, as a player, coach, mentor, administrator and committee member. He is a member of the First Nations Expert Reference Group for the Australian Education Research Organisation and is deeply passionate about the role cricket can play in achieving Reconciliation.

  • James Harrison

    James is passionate about cricket with many years of experience as a player, coach and administrator. He is a former President of Western District Cricket Club and has previously been a representative on the ACT Premier Cricket Committee. James has extensive experience in Aboriginal education gained over 30 years working in the NSW Public Education sector in a number of school based and corporate support roles. He has led several Aboriginal education initiatives and worked with a range of communities across NSW and the ACT.

  • Cindie Deeker

    Director

    Cindie is a Principal at Duffy Primary and volunteers with several community groups. She is an active committee member of the Ginninderra Cricket Club. Cindie understands player performance and coaching/mentoring through experience at a rep level and coaching at a divisional level. She was involved with School Sport Aus through national events and ACT School Sport as part of the management team.

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