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Have a Grow

Have a Grow

When Colin Peemuggina and his mother, Delma, combined their green thumbs, the results received a ...
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Growing Optimism

Growing Optimism

When Derek Deemal began growing plants, he also began growing pride and enthusiasm. Before joining ...
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Turning Lives Around

Turning Lives Around

Sonny Bin Garape commenced employment at Bama Services in 2011 as a landscape maintenance crewmember. ...
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Setting Kids up for School

Setting Kids up for School

Robina Pamtoonda wanted to make sure her three children, Annyesha (15 years), Tessie (10 years), ...
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Blossoming Families

Blossoming Families

Marilyn Kepple tends people and plants. As a community counsellor with the Royal Flying Doctor ...
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Grandparents Day

Hope Vale Strong Families staff held a Grandparents Day event in November to celebrate the ...
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Stepping Stones to Employment

Stepping Stones to Employment

Liam Kerindun is 17 years old and has been disengaged from school and work. He ...
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Rediscovering lost language

The ancient language of the Guugu Yimidhirr has the very best chance of surviving and ...
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Kicking Goals

Bradwell Dick and Richie Barba are two teenage boys out to kick some goals in ...
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Supporting Today’s Leaders to Nurture the Leaders of Tomorrow

Supporting Today’s Leaders to Nurture the Leaders of Tomorrow

Selina Bowen joined the Program as a Skilling Leader in 2014. She has now graduated ...
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Loving Mum

Loving Mum, Hard Worker and Leader of Tomorrow

Val Williams started out with the Cape York Leaders Program as an Academic Leader from ...
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Cruise Control

Cruise Control

Maryann Kerindun didn’t want to just sit around during her retirement. Now, thanks to MPower ...
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MPower = Girl Power

MPower = Girl Power

Courtney Perrier is online and on track to make the most of her gap year. ...
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Westpac donation strikes a chord with students

Westpac donation strikes a chord with students

Djarragun College students are jamming, since a $19,000 donation from the Westpac Matching Gifts program ...
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SET Sail on Your Child’s Education

SET Sail on Your Child’s Education

Harold Bowen is about to send his son on an exciting educational journey. The electrician ...
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Growing Families

Growing Families

Seedlings and children both flourish in gardens. Just ask the Coen families who got together ...
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Growing Opportunities

Growing Opportunities

Working with POP has been child’s play for Heather Woolla. Since she joined the program ...
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Book of Love

Book of Love

Trixie Kerr is creating something very precious for her children and grandchildren—a book of memories. ...
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Time to Share

Time to Share

Several generations of Hope Vale women travelled to Laura in August to share their parenting ...
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Bama employees are achieving their goals

Bama employees are achieving their goals

Kayla Mallie became a mother at 14 and, as a result, left school early. “I ...
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