Josie Janz-Dawson (born 24 February 1988) is an Australian

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player in the

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who will play for

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in 2018. She works at the David Wirrpanda Foundation in the Dare to Dream program as the project officer. Janz-Dawson began working at the foundation as a mentor for young Indigenous children. Janz-Dawson was born in

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. And was raised in a small town in the

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known as

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. Janz-Dawson played for the Australian under 21s in Jamaica in 2009.

References

2009 West Coast Fever player profile
Retrieved on 2009-03-20.
2008 West Coast Fever team profile
Retrieved on 2008-06-13.
ANZ Championship profile
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