Sunshine Coast Lightning - First Nations Round
First Nations Rounds will return in 2026 across Rounds 11 and 12, coinciding with National Reconciliation Week (27 May – 3 June). Sunshine Coast Lightning will play the first game of First Nations Round at John Cain Arena against the Melbourne Mavericks before hosting GIANTS Netball at UniSC Arena.
Sunshine Coast Lightning netball team and Sunshine Coast Council partner to deliver the First Nations Round during National Reconciliation Week (NRW).
The First Nations Round aims to celebrate First Nations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) culture within the sport and highlight the importance of participation and involvement out in the local communities.
This partnership, which commenced in 2018, includes the commission of an exclusive First Nations jersey for Sunshine Coast Lightning players to wear during the Indigenous Round and a special netball clinic for First Nations youth.