Tennis and tradition unite at Nationwide Indigenous Tennis Carnival | 5 August, 2025 | All Information | Information and Options | Information and Occasions

Greater than 160 First Nations youth individuals from throughout the nation are gathering in Darwin this week for the sixth version of the Nationwide Indigenous Tennis Carnival (NITC).

Held on Larrakia Nation on the Darwin Worldwide Tennis Centre, the four-day celebration runs from 6-9 August, bringing collectively tennis, tradition, well being, training and neighborhood.

On the coronary heart of Tennis Australia’s Indigenous tennis pathway, the carnival affords a strong alternative for younger individuals to construct friendships and have a good time their heritage by means of tennis.

This 12 months’s occasion follows 32 state-based lead-in carnivals, with practically 1300 individuals collaborating throughout the nation – the very best quantity for the reason that program started. These lead-in occasions proceed to function a launchpad for participation and neighborhood connection, whereas offering extra younger individuals with the prospect to interact in tennis.

Off the courtroom, individuals are immersed in cultural actions equivalent to mural portray, string making, conventional video games, spear throwing and weaving, together with wellbeing periods and an introduction to the Larrakia language.

Tennis legend and proud Wiradjuri lady Evonne Goolagong Cawley, whose involvement has been instrumental in shaping the spirit and success of the occasion, will return to the carnival. A passionate advocate for First Nations youth, Evonne brings a singular presence that conjures up the following era.