Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation continues partnership with BJR for Indigenous Round

Brad Jones Racing has collaborated with Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) in Albury for the third consecutive year to produce stunning, community-focused Indigenous artworks for the Supercars Championship’s Indigenous Round.

The liveries across three of BJR’s Camaros were unveiled today at Darwin’s Hidden Valley Raceway, ahead of this weekend’s racing.

Following two successful years working with MAC’s community programs to create unique, meaningful, and culturally-connected liveries, the partnership has been renewed for 2025.

For this year’s iteration, MAC partnered with James Fallon High School’s Stars Foundation program. Guided by the 2024 NAIDOC theme, The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy, the collaboration produced over 20 original artworks.

The Stars Foundation is a mentoring program that supports young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls in reaching their full potential.

Groups of girls and young women came together to create the artworks featured across the R&J Batteries Racing, Middy’s Racing, and Pizza Hut Racing Supercars.

Select pieces were then adapted to create the striking liveries that will be raced during the Indigenous Round.

Pizza Hut Racing

Macauley Jones’ #96 Pizza Hut Racing Camaro features a stunning depiction of the Wiradjuri totem, the goanna.

The important totem is a representative of the deep connection to country and culture. 

The goanna was painted by Stars mentor Tash Clemons for her daughters, as a nod to their heritage and how it brings together the story of their tribe. 

The symbols on the bonnet depict people sitting at a meeting place, while the flowers on the wing endplate stand for meeting places

Middy’s Racing

The #14 Middy’s Racing Camaro carries geographical references to some of the artist's home land, a reference to how important country is to the artists. 

The blue dotted piece across the side of the car illustrates flowing rivers in Wilcannia, which carries significance of the beginnings of the artist's journey. 

The three tall symbols on the front bar are the Three Sisters Mountains, found in the Blue Mountains.

The geometric lines across the Darwin-born, Bryce Fullwood’s car represent the tracks taken between meeting places and then the flower patterns are the meeting places, specifically for women’s business. 

R&J Batteries Racing
Andre Heimgartner’s #8 Camaro carries themes of women’s business and personal journeys.

Towards the rear of the R&J Batteries car, red, white, and blue dotted circles represent a river. Yellow circles show women sitting, while footprints on the bonnet symbolize young leaders walking forward,  the next generation of proud Aboriginal people.

Large flowers on the rear bar also symbolise significant meeting places.

BJR is proud to partner with such an impactful group in their local community for the Supercars Indigenous Round.

The designs created by these young women will be raced this weekend in Darwin, with cars on track at Hidden Valley Raceway for the first practice session tomorrow at 12:50 ACST/13:20 AEST. 
 

About the Mungabeerana Aboriginal Corporation 

Mungabareena is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation that has supported the Ovens Murray area for over 30 years. MAC offers support across a wide range of programs including Child and Family Services including our Preschool, Koori First Steps, Community Supports, Community Health and Justice and Intervention. 

MAC also offers community focused programs to bring community members together. These include Women's and Men's Groups, Planned activity groups and playgroups for families. MAC has partnered with the James Fallon High School Stars Program for this year's artwork to reflect the NAIDOC theme of "The Next Generation" to shine a light on our young people and the knowledge they will bring in the future. 

https://mungabareena.org.au/ 

About the Stars Foundation

Stars Foundation provides a holistic mentoring program that supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls and young women to identify their goals and reach their full potential.

The program is tailored to meet the unique needs of First Nations girls and young women – with the aim of promoting positive education, employment and life outcomes.

https://starsfoundation.org.au/

QUOTEBOARD

Macauley Jones
Supercars driver, #96 Pizza Hut Racing Camaro

“Each year we work with MAC, we learn more about their programs and what they do for the community in Albury and Wodonga. It’s such a positive and encouraging environment and everyone we’ve worked with has been so excited to be part of the process.

“The art and the car look incredible, it’s awesome to be able to give young artists this outlet to be able to have their work on display to thousands of people for Indigenous Round. I’m proud to play a small part in that.”

Bryce Fullwood
Supercars driver, #14 Middy’s Racing Camaro

“The Middy’s car looks amazing yet again, it’s good to be back in pink at home in Darwin. 

“You get a sense of what Indigenous Round means to the crowd here and it’s a great concept for the event.

“I can’t wait to get in front of the home fans with this special livery and hopefully put on a great show.”

Andre Heimgartner
Supercars driver, #8 R&J Batteries Racing Camaro

“You always look forward to coming to the Darwin event and since it’s become the Indigenous Round it just adds another layer to it.

“Learning and hearing about the artworks and meaning within the livery on the car is special. Each year we get a deeper understanding and that’s what this initiative is about.

“Really excited to get on track and get racing again.”

Danielle Hawkins
Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation, Team Leader Family Services

“We were lucky enough to sit with Tash Clemson who is a Stars mentor at James Fallon High School in Albury to ask about her process in creating the art behind car #96. Tash told us the story of her artwork and how it brings together the story of their tribe. The goanna is the totem of Tash's two daughters which represents their Wiradjuri lineage. It was a privilege to listen to Tash share her story with us and to learn how she ensures her girls grow up strong in culture, ready to represent our next generation of leaders.

“Car #14 was designed by one of the young women that attends the Stars program. The blue dots represent the water from her homeland in Wilcannia, a significant place for where her future began. It was fantastic to watch this beautiful artwork come to life and to see the pride of the artist as she painted. We found this artwork especially fitting because while the Stars students were completing their pieces, the girls were sitting with MAC staff and their Stars mentors sharing stories and forming connections through their art. The students were guided by our Elders and were reminded of the significance of storytelling and why each person's story is unique and should be celebrated."

Rebecca Latham 
Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation, Team Lead Family Violence

“The R&J Batteries car was designed featuring artworks from two of the Stars participants. The symbols on car #8 are representative of women's business, a flowing river and a path representing someone's journey. The dotted artwork is the river with the two yellow circles showing women sitting while the footprints represent the journey of young leaders walking forward as the Next Generation of proud Aboriginal people. We wanted to reinforce the fact that the students we worked with on these designs are our next generation and that we are committed to continuing connections that support them throughout their journey and, like the footprints in the artwork, it is a journey we will walk together.”