Delphina Day comes from Weipa, where the conversation points are the bauxite deposits that lie along its coastline and how to stay cool in a town where temperatures average above 30°C year round.

But the 18-year-old from Far North Queensland has an inspiring story of triumph over troubles.

The Tjungundji, Wik and Peppan girl has taken her message to Australia's political leaders at the Federal Parliament in a national storytelling competition for regional, rural and remote youth, who are finding their voice to drive projects for underrepresented communities.

The brainstorming of ideas among the 36 storytellers of different backgrounds were discussed last Friday before being presented to the parliament this week - aimed at improving the lives of thousands of young bush Australians

Ms Day hopes to help girls and young women living in similar isolated places and replicate more opportunities around the nation by sharing her journey.

"I'll stand in Parliament House in a room full of people with power to raise the idea that there should be more sporting access and pathways for females in rural areas," Ms Day said before the event.

"I'm a big advocate of sport because it is the roots in my brain that kept my mental health from caving in."

The day that changed her life happened when a 12-year-old, back in 2018, was invited to a rare AFL Cape York clinic that came to Weipa - she had never picked up a Sherrin football before.

The adolescent had tried netball, swimming, gymnastics, soccer, BMX bikes, speedway racing and even cheerleading to find her niche but Australian rules football had never quite came to mind.

But the activity that clinic was more than just learning how to sharpen her skills in a new pursuit.

It changed Ms Day's outlook on life.

"I suffer from extreme anxiety and it stopped two worlds in my head from colliding: reality and imagination," she said.

The sport did helped Day, said to be a natural in the Indigenous football code, to find her way in life when her identity felt "stuck and really lost".

The lack of competitive sport in Weipa for females past primary school prompted mum and dad to suggest a boarding school in Cairns – nearly 1000 kilometres away.

That move south that changed Day's destiny had her play in representative sides as she continues to pursue an AFLW career.

But she notes most girls growing up in similar bush environments are not so lucky.

"I know there's talent from my fellow females in places that half of Australia probably don't even know exist where there is no opportunity for young girls and women to thrive," she said.

"I want to ensure that every female has the chance to chase her dreams through sport within the comfort of her own community."

The foundations of The Female Co was built last year to similarly empower, motivate and aspire young Indigenous females, who live across the state's many regional and remote communities.

The participants that join are able to pursue their sporting dreams with the support and resources of a number of past Indigenous sports greats in an elite program based out of Cairns.

Ms Day's grand plan though starts even earlier, calling out communities to give young girls a long way from the cities an opportunity to reach their potential before advancing closer to an elite level sport.

"Not only do l believe that sports saved me, but I too believe sports built onto the foundation of who I am and who l have become through my morals," she said.