2019 WA Local Hero
![Prof Cheryl Tucker-Kickett Western Australia's Local Hero 2019](https://pindipindi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/wa_local_hero_2019_origcheryl-1024x594.jpg)
In 2015, Wadjuk traditional owner, ex-state and Women’s National Basketball League player Professor Cheryl Kickett-Tucker, launched the basketball lifestyle program Kaat, Koort and Hoops – an after-school program for five to 14-year-old children. By 2018, 250 children had participated, learning basketball and improving their social, physical and emotional wellbeing.