Noongar Family Safety and Wellbeing Council

An ARO is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCO) like Yorganop that can:
🔸 Yarn with parents, with their consent, so that the department knows where parents want their kids to live,
🔸 Provide advice to the department about cultural placements and the cultural needs of our Aboriginal kids in care,
🔸 Write and review Cultural Support Plans to help kids in care stay connected to their moort (family) and their culture.

"How to talk to your kids about the Voice"

SNIACC CEO Catherine Liddle will be speaking on The Parenthood's online panel next week about how to talk to kids about the Voice.

Make sure to RSVP: https://events.humanitix.com/parenthood-voice

Metro Service!!

Let's talk about our Boorloo (Perth) office.

AFLS Rivervale office is open 8:30am - 4:30pm Monday to Friday, with a complement of Solicitors, Family Advocates, Social Workers and Support Staff ready to assist Perth Metro clients with the following services:

- Family Law
- Child Protection
- Criminal Injury Compensation
- Family Violence Restraining Orders
- Non-Legal Support
- Social Support
- Redress Support Service

If you have any queries, contact us at [email protected] or 9355 1502.

The 20th Anniversary! ✨

It’s the 20th Year of the Kimberley Girl Program and we’re filling up fast! 🙌

We nearly have a full team of girls from the Kimberley, Pilbara and the Goldfield regions so if you’re interested in the 2023 program get your applications in soon!! 🤩

We will be closing entries to the program once our teams are full, so be quick because we want to see your beautful faces!! ❤️

Have you seen this!?
Check out Indigiverse - the first all-Indigenous Superhero Universe, available in comic book form.

Scott Wilson (co-creator) is a proud Gooniyandi and Gadgerong man from the remote Muludja community (east of Fitzroy Crossing, WA) who grew up in Broome on Yawuru Country.

The series follows a young First Nations boy who has been displaced in Sydney and incorporates Gooniyandi language - the first ever comic series to have Aboriginal language written in its pages! Deadly! 🖤💛❤️ Ngaarda Media
https://www.ngaardamedia.com.au/news/first-indigenous-superhero-universe?fbclid=IwAR2MbScGGYlmEWB5RpYO9Vn3Ug0X9mk_E2HX2i0FMSJyGc3dKYJuND_3TK8

Come and celebrate National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children's Day with Yorgum Healing Services and Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service Aboriginal Corporation, this Friday!

There will be lots of fun activities for the kids to do.
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‘Little Voices, Loud Futures’

SNAICC-National Voice for our Children

Men’s health week 2023’s theme is 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀, focusing on and encouraging men to build Healthy Habits by identifying small changes that can benefit physical health, mental health, and emotional wellbeing.

🚨 CALLING ALL FIRST NATIONS ARTISTS

triple j Unearthed and Blak Out are flying one deadly act on Unearthed from ANYWHERE in the country to Naarm to play at this year's Treaty Day Out!

🔗 If you want to join Thelma Plum and Electric Fields on this line-up, follow the link in the comments below

We are hiring!

Calling on experienced policy writers to lead our Policy & Advocacy team!

Join AbSec as the Director of the Policy & Advocacy team, reporting directly to the CEO and leading a small, hard-working team to provide strategic advice across a broad range of policy areas, and managing a wide array of policy, advocacy, campaign, and research initiatives to achieve change in priorities and solutions for the sector.

The Director, Policy and Advocacy role is a Sydney-based, full-time hybrid position, which allows working from home and at the Marrickville office.

For job description and instructions on how to apply visit our website: https://absec.org.au/careers/

'We never lose hope': Fight for recognition by Noongar elders shared in podcast, shortfilm and book A reconciliation project born out of a painful conflict has led to the creation of a podcast, short film and book preserving the stories of 10 significant Noongar elders in Boorloo (Perth).

Aboriginal children are invited to download up to 100 free books to view on their Android tablet computers.

“Library for All” representative Dr Julie Owen says the books all feature stories contributed by Aboriginal people.

“We get it published on an ePub application which is free for kids on Android tablets,” she said.
You can read more, see more pictures and hear an interview here: https://www.ngaardamedia.com.au/news/childrens-books-with-aboriginal-stories

Yirra Yaakin is seeking an exceptional experienced Senior Producer - Yirra Yaakin Yirra Yaakin is seeking an exceptional experienced Senior Producer The Senior Producer is a key staff member within the Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company team. Working under the direction of the Artistic Director, and in consultation with the General Manager, the Senior Producer will be responsible for a...

After nearly two decades in foster placements as a child, Isaiah Dawe is doing everything he can to change the lives of young Aboriginal people in out-of-home care in Sydney. A proud Butchulla and Gawara saltwater man, Isaiah was taken into Australia’s child-protection system as a baby and placed with 17 different foster families until he was 18. He endured racism and physical and emotional abuse and, apart from his sister, had no connection with family, culture or his land.
In 2019 he founded ID. Know Yourself, an Aboriginal-led, Redfern-based not-for-profit mentoring program supporting Aboriginal children aged five to 19 in out-of-home care. “We provide a platform that creates love, hope and belonging so these kids can live fulfilling lives,” says Isaiah. “Hope gives them strength and courage and the sense there is a better future ahead of them.” Approximately 20,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are in out-of-home care in Australia, and Isaiah aims to build a national program helping everyone. “Family is the most important thing, but, for our kids, they've been taken from that relationship,” says Isaiah. “At ID. Know Yourself they've got their chosen family, they feel empowered and healed because of the people they have around them. That’s the difference we're seeing in the kids' lives.” This week marks the start of National Reconciliation Week - a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation.

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 co-design process Before the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 comes into operation, the Government needs to develop the regulations, statutory guidelines and operational policies to support the new Act and ensure it will have its intended effects.

Our friends at the Koori Mail are back! 👏🏽💪🏿
The team had to shut down production for the first time in 30 years after the devastating floods on Bundjalung.
But they're up and running again and Edition 774 can be found at your local newsagent! You can support the Koori Mail by subscribing for print or online editions at https://koorimail.com/subscribe/

Explore traditional painting styles of First Nations people with our “Noeleen's Art Class” lesson.

Learn more about First Nations creatives and innovators with our “Jessica Mauboy”, “Yolngu Artist - Bunduk Marika”, “Notable First Nations Women”, “David Gulpilil” “Oodgeroo Noonuccal”, “David Unaipon” and “Deborah Mailman” lessons.

Don't have Wingaru Kids? Learn more about Wingaru Kids through our 10-day free trial. Sign your school up today at https://www.wingaru.com.au/wingaru-kids-trial.html and see how we can help you to include more Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander perspectives in your classroom.⁠

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Christmas Drink-Driving Ads Are Rolling Out But They're Not The Ones We Need

Wishing you all a safe and happy Christmas and New Year. Take care of loved ones and reach out to those that need it, even if it’s just for a yarn.

https://amp.whimn.com.au/talk/think/christmas-drinkdriving-ads-rolling-out-but-theyre-not-the-ones-we-need/news-story/28af619ad51e6bdccffe37960bb8416e

whimn.com.au The deadliest risk at Christmas time has nothing to do with driving.

Data released on WA children and young people’s safety and support

ccyp.wa.gov.au Data released on WA children and young people’s safety and support

This is the sad reality for our young people in OOHC - we must work harder than ever before to change the system

A teenager who endured 76 out-of-home care placements in 12 years details her shocking tale of neglect, a former WA commando who blew the whistle on war crimes has taken his life and how a piece of undercooked chook sparked chaos at Optus Stadium. Read all this and more in today's The West Australian.