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Yallburru

Yallburru is a successful Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Community Organisation at the forefront of service and program development.

simple: To reveal the amazing contributions of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, their Families and Community. Yallburru achieves this by operating the Black and Deadly Program. The Black and Deadly Program is a series of monthly workshops and yarning circles that specifically targets young Indigenous women and men between the ages of 13 to 18 in order to overcome disconnection and alienation. By developing a sense of connectedness with their cultural heritage and other young Indigenous women and men through regular participation, positive contributions can be made to their success both educationally, emotionally and culturally. Through the strong connection that the Black and Deadly participants have with the local Elders, Traditional Owners and the broader community, participants better understand their own culture, advocate for their culture and a sense of personal empowerment are being met. Yallburru can also be contacted by a school, private corporation or government department to provide and host workshops or training sessions to assist with their cultural needs. This can range from:

· EATSIPS (Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Schools)

· Assisting with the development, implementation and evaluation of cultural programmes: Hidden History and Cultural Awareness lessons

· Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lessons to school staff and students in primary and high schools; both state and independent

· Representation of Yallburru at relevant meetings of varied Government Departments: Education and Health

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Miami, QLD
4220

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+61756325727

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Yallburru is well placed to implement initiatives aimed at Education, Indigenous Health and Reconciliation within the Gold Coast Region. Yallburru is committed to our strong role in Closing the Gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the broader Gold Coast community, through detailed actions, timelines and measurable outcomes of key initiatives. Yallburru's vision is clear and simple: To reveal the amazing contributions of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, their Families and Community. Gold coast Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Community Consultation trading as Yallburru is a not for profit community organisation on the Gold Coast whose focus is on improving educational outcomes for our young peoples through identity and connection to the local First Nations community and to provide support to their families in this process.

Yallburru saw the pain of disconnection caused by the loss of culture and traditions which our recent generations were suffering so the first of our programs, The Black and Deadly Program was created.

The Black and Deadly Young Indigenous Sisters Group was launched in 2009. All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls attending State High Schools, from south at Palm Beach/Currumbin to our northern most school at Coomera Springs are now able to connect into our Gold Coast Indigenous and wider community. The Black and Deadly Brothers group followed in 2011. In 2013 the Black and Deadly program was chosen as the case study under Education in the Prime Ministers report. The Black and Deadly Sisters and Brothers program is now into its tenth year and we have seen many confident and proud young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples complete high school and they are now firmly set on their journey to further education and a bright future connected to their community.

Black and Deadly Sisters and Brothers Program is a series of monthly workshops and yarning circles designed for young Indigenous women and men between the ages of 12 to 18 in order to overcome disconnection and alienation to culture. By developing a sense of connectedness with their cultural heritage and other young Indigenous peoples through regular participation, positive contributions can be made to their success educationally, emotionally and culturally. The strong connection built between the young sisters and brothers with their Elders, Traditional Owners and the broader community, enables them to understand their own culture, advocate for their culture and gain a sense of personal empowerment, Elders and other members within the community attend these monthly meetings to guide and share experiences. Our meetings are also underpinned with promoting:

· Respect for self, Respect for Culture and Respect for others,

· ‘Closing the Gap’ through educational opportunities, showing pathways possibly never previously considered,

· Promoting positive health choices and

· ‘Raising the Bar’ by expecting our youth to improve themselves.

WORKSHOPS

The workshops are designed by the group with consultation with our Elders input. They run during a school day from 9.30am to 2.00pm once a month at various local venues and offer a variety of sessions including: opportunities to talk about culture, life and what is Aboriginality with their Elders, support for young Indigenous people to be engaged in school through Elders encouragement, an opportunity for strong bonds to develop, especially for young women and men who are isolated, Cultural Inclusion through Local Dance, Song, Art and Language, an opportunity to pick up on issues and needs with individual young people and provide the appropriate help, an opportunity to address personal safety, appropriate life skills training, appropriate traditional training, a fun, informative and educational day, opportunities for motivational speakers and programs, opportunities for better relationships with mainstream teachers and Indigenous education workers within schools through their monthly participation in Black and Deadly, thereby increasing school capacity to assist young Indigenous people more appropriately, opportunities for participation in mainstream volunteering and awards programs, opportunities to examine healthy lifestyle choices including review of high risk factors within the Indigenous community and exercise options, encouragement to continue participation as mentors for younger participants as they graduate from the program, ‘Closing the Gap’ by supporting the Brothers and Sisters to take an advocacy role by encouraging their schools with the process of including an Indigenous focus into the classroom and new opportunities to explore employment and training opportunities.

Each of our educational programs emanate from ‘Knowing Your Mob’ which encompasses our youth knowing their Indigenous roots and traditional ‘mob’ and all clients (no matter their heritage) belonging to the ‘Gold Coast Mob’ (wider Gold Coast Community). These programs have created many lasting partnerships within our community, including Government departments, tertiary education providers, not for profit organisations and many industries on the Gold Coast.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any queries about our programs or if we may be of assistance to you.

Yours in Community,

Annie Woodcock Director

Aunty Pat Leavy Founder and President

Annie Woodcock 0431 538 178

Email: [email protected]