Arraru Yakka Cultural Capability Training

💜 Happy 4th Birthday Arraru Yakka 🌱🎂💜

A milestone to celebrate every seed planted across many Government and Non-Government organisations, schools, and sports clubs. I am forever grateful for every opportunity to be invited to plant the seed and walk alongside so many on this journey.

This year, as we step into our 4th year, I want to take a moment to honour my Upi ~ my father, who helped shape who I am today. In his memory, I chose lavender, his healing plant during his cancer treatment. He carried a handful with him, and that simple act has left a lasting imprint on me.

To hold lavender, to smell it, to breathe in its scent, is my reminder of him, his strength, and his bravery.

We Create were able to bring this vision to life by creating a limited-edition Lavender Lanyards in his honour. A tribute to my father, my cultural guide, my protector, my warrior.

I want to also say a very special thank you to my team
Noah, Lisa, Stacey, Jaz & Char. 🌱

Thank you for believing in Arraru Yakka, supporting the vision and walking alongside me as we continue to plant the seed.

Forever grateful. 🌱💜

ACKNOWLEDGING MY UPI
Thank you for the strength you planted within me, the values you passed down, and the love that made me the strong woman am today.
Always in my heart.

ONE SEED. 🌱
ONE PURPOSE.
COUNTLESS GENERATIONS. 👣

Today my heart is with my family and community back home as they walk together through Sorry Business, laying multiple loved ones to rest. There are no words that can ease the pain of such profound loss, but there is strength in standing together, holding one another close, and honouring the lives of those who have journeyed before us.

I call on our Ancestors to wrap their arms around each and every one of you. May they walk beside you through the grief, carry the burdens that feel too heavy, and remind you that you are never alone. May they give you the strength to face each new day, the courage to support one another, and the wisdom to honour those whose spirits now walk with the Ancestors.

As our loved ones return to the Dreaming, may their spirits be at peace and may their love continue to guide future generations. May healing continue to flow through our hearts, our families, and our community. May we lean on one another, draw strength from our culture, and find comfort in knowing that our Ancestors continue to watch over us.

Sending love, strength, and prayers to everyone affected. May our Ancestors continue to guide you, protect you, and carry you through this time of Sorry Business.

🌱 Arraru Yakka's Training Packages 🌱

Forever grateful to the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) for giving Arraru Yakka the opportunity to plant the seeds of cultural capability across the health sector.

It has been a privilege to walk alongside and deliver training to the dedicated staff at Lyell McEwin Hospital, Aboriginal health services through Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Service, including:
* Muna Paiendi (Elizabeth Vale)
* Maringga Turtpandi (Hillcrest)
* Wonggangga Turtpandi (Port Adelaide)
* Kanggawodli Clinic (Dudley Park)
* Community Mental Health Services
* Allied Health Services, including:
* Physiotherapy
* Occupational Therapy
* Speech Pathology
* Social Work
* Dietetics
* Audiology
* Podiatry & many more areas.

Every conversation, every shared story, and every seed planted brings us one step closer to creating culturally safe spaces for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Thank you for trusting Arraru Yakka to be part of this important journey. Together, we continue planting the seeds of knowing, doing and being. 🌱🖤💛❤️

Next month!!!!

🌱 A FIRST EVER BRING TOGETHER
ARRRAU YAKKA & CULTIVATEPRO 🌱

Something truly exciting is coming…

For the first time ever, Arraru Yakka and CultivatePro are coming together to deliver a powerful one-day training experience that brings Aboriginal Cultural Capability and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) perspectives into the same room.

Because diversity doesn’t exist in silos.

If we are serious about creating culturally safe workplaces, we need to move beyond awareness and into diversity and inclusion in practice, understanding the lived experiences, histories, cultures and strengths that shape the people we work alongside every day.

Together, we’ll explore:
🤎 Looking beyond behaviour and assumptions.
🤎 Practical workplace strategies you can use immediately.
🤎 Cultural communication approaches.
🤎 Interactive role plays and real-life scenarios.
🤎 Building culturally safe, inclusive workplaces where everyone belongs.

This collaboration is about planting seeds of understanding, challenging assumptions, and creating meaningful change together.

📅 Thursday, 27 August 2026
📍 Broadview, South Australia
🕙 10:00am – 4:00pm (ACST)

🎟 Limited tickets available! Scan the QR code on the flyer to secure your place.