YarninBlak (Season 3): Episode 111: Nic Radoll

YarninBlak (Season 3):
Episode 111: Nic Radoll

Join AJ, as he yarns with Nic Radoll.

Nic identifies as being part of the Anaiwan people, is openly non-binary, and has built capacity to be confident in promoting themself and has a passion for First Nations education.

Nic is an educator in the field of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership, resilience, and empowerment working at RMIT University.
They are also the Founder and Managing Director of Deadly Sports Plus
https://deadlysportsplus.com/

DS+ was founded in 2017 in Canberra. Nic played both roller derby and quadball for a number of years, when they copped 3 head injuries within 4 months, resulting from long-term concussion issues. They decided their sporting career was done, but they still wanted to be part of the action. Nic then decided to become a sports trainer (sports first aider) with Sports Medicine Australia, starting Deadly Sports First Aid to be a contractor.

After moving to Melbourne in late-2017, Nic continued to work with Sports Medicine Australia and joined Phoenix Sports First Aid as a contractor. They continued to deliver first aid services to a number of sports including AFL, soccer, rugby union, quadball, cycling, brazillian jiu jitsu, and many others. They also started teaching first aid courses through both companies, building their skills and experience. They became the sole provider of first aid for Quadball Victoria in 2018 and they rebranded at Deadly Sports Plus.

In 2021, the Department of Health Victoria introduced First Aid Service licences to regulate the commercial event first aid service industry. Deadly Sports Plus became one of the first Intermediate Licence holders and began getting more requests for event first aid services. After registering with Kinaway Chamber of Commerce Victoria, DS+ began to deliver first aid training to businesses and government entities.

2023 was a year of massive growth, with 22 first aid events and expanding the team from 2 to 6. DS+ were given the opportunity to provide first aid across the roller derby community and large events such as The Long Walk to Canberra 2023. DS+ also provided first aid training to a larger number of businesses and was part of the SWIM Jobs Victoria First Nation project.

In 2024, DS+ became a non-profit Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation and a social enterprise. Nic connected with members of the Victorian and Canberran Aboriginal community who they have worked with in the past and admired greatly to change DS+ to a community organisation. They noticed over the 7 years of DS+, there wasn’t any open recruitment and inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQA+SB, disabled, or disadvantaged people. Working with the membership, DS+ registered with ORIC as an Aboriginal Corporation (ICN 10169) and is focused on becoming a charity.

DS+ has been focusing on providing education and employment in the first aid industry for people who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQA+SB, disabled, and/or disadvantaged people. DS+ uses the trade of event first aid services and first aid training to bring funds in to support our objectives.

Sit back and relax, as AJ yarns with Nic

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Podcast sponsor: Fellow for Indigenous Leadership Legacy Trust Funds