Courtney Ugle
Courtney Ugle is a proud Noongar woman from Bunbury in the South-West of Western Australia.
After losing both her parents in tragic circumstances as a young child, Courtney has used football to transform her life.
A member of the VFLW league playing for the Footscray Bulldogs Ugle’s ability on the field is nearly outweighed by her strengths off it.
She has quickly developed into a strong leader and a spokesperson on domestic violence, resilience and overcoming adversity for people all over the country.
Courtney is a part time community worker for Djirra, an Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention Service – where she coordinates and delivers Young Luv, an early intervention and prevention workshop promoting healthy relationships for young Aboriginal women. Ugle is an experienced keynote speaker, telling her story on a range of podcasts including Mamma Mia and The Vulnerability Run Series, The Point NITV, VOUGE, as well as speaking engagement events for corporate companies, schools and others.
Courtneyis also the founder of Waangkiny a social enterprise dedicated to empowering individuals and communities through the power of storytelling.
It’s mission is to foster empowerment and transformation by leveraging the power of storytelling and cultural understanding.It’s aim is to inspire individuals and communities to overcome challenges and embrace their own stories of strength and resilience.Through Courtney’s work, they seek to create a ripple effect of positive change that empowers people to turn pain into power.
Keynote topics
- Wellbeing
- Diversity
- Inclusion
- Resilience
- Overcoming adversity
Courtney Ugle career highlights
- 2012 – WA State U/16s School girls
- 2013 – WA State U/18s National Champions
- 2013 – Swan Districts Reserves Fairest & best
- 2014 – WA State U/18s National Champions
- 2015 – WA State U/23s – Captain
- 2016 – WA State U/23s – Captain
- 2018 – Essendon VFLW runner up Fairest & Best
- 2019 – Essendon VFLW Captain
- 2021 – Essendon VFLW Vice Captain
