Koorie Services Centre

Next week! 🌈✊

Rainbow Mob Treaty Workshop — Collingwood & Online — First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria We’re inviting Rainbow Mob from across Victoria to join us for a chance to learn about Treaty, have a yarn and help shape the next steps on the journey. With statewide Treaty negotiations underway, it’s so important that we hear from LGBTQI+ Mob about what you want Treaty to deliver. So come alo...

Learn more about our staunch history through the archives! ✊ 🎞️ 🗃️

Early notification - PUT THIS IN YOUR DIARY!

Please join us every Friday from 10:00am - 1pm at our Chapel St Office for our Southern Metro Men’s Group. This is a respectful and supportive space for our men to come together, yarn, and share in culture. Lunch and light refreshments are provided.

For more information contact our SEWB team:
Alice-Rose 0448 314 343
Clayton 0490 749 269
Adileen 0425 854 507

Please join us every Wednesday from 1pm - 4:30pm at our Chapel St Office for our Southern Metro Women’s Group. This is a respectful and supportive space for our women to come together, yarn, and share in culture. Lunch and light refreshments are provided.

For more information contact our SEWB team:
Alice-Rose 0448 314 343
Clayton 0490 749 269
Adileen 0425 854 507

Great opportunity for creative mob from the South East 🎨✊

TREATY ART CALL OUT 🖌️

We're looking for five Victorian First Nations artists from every region in Victoria to make creative works and be part of Treaty!

This project is a historic opportunity to contribute to a pivotal moment in this nation's future. Together, let us celebrate the strength and resilience of Aboriginal communities, cultures and connection to Country 🖤💛❤️

Each artist will be paid a set fee for their work. Applications close 22 April.

For more information, please visit:
https://www.firstpeoplesvic.org/news/treaty-art-project-first-nations-artist-callout/

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Join us on Friday 11th April to celebrate the spirit of culture and community at our Deadlier Together social and emotional wellbeing gathering.

Need transport on the day? Contact Alicia on 0439369113 or [email protected] to arrange.

Contact Beena on 0493 683 720 for any questions regarding the event.

RSVP via the QR code.

Boorndawan Willam Aboriginal Healing Service
Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place
Oonah Health & Community Services Aboriginal Corporation
V***A - Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency

Join one of the Pathway sessions and map out your next steps!

Killara has partnered with Banyule City Council First Nations Employment Pathways Program to co-host three Employment Pathway workshops at Barrbunin Beek Aboriginal Gathering Place in Heidelberg!

Come along to one of these sessions with Killara's deadly Community Engagement Officer James Williams, proud Yorta Yorta, Wiradjuri, Gunditjmara and Gunai Kurnai man. Every day James is linking Mob with Community connections, culturally-safe supports and opportunities.

We encourage interested attendees to register via the QR code for catering purposes, however walk ins are also welcome on the day.

You can also register via the link here https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1364719

The first workshop is this Friday March 14th, we look forward to seeing you!

Today is Trans Day of Visibility. Today, and every day we stand with our sistagirls, brotherboys, and all our gender diverse sibs that are beloved members of our communities.

We see you, we stand with you, and are committed to creating an affirming, supportive space for all our mob at Koorie Services.
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Stay healthy, you mob! 🩺 🍎

Are you passionate about education and empowering mob?
Work with us - apply today!

Koorie Liaison Officer - Melbourne Polytechnic Melbourne Polytechnic is a learning organisation that has been delivering vocational training since 1912. Learning at Melbourne Polytechnic is a unique experience with an applied focus, delivered by teachers with real-world experience and expertise.

Do you love supporting mob? This deadly opportunity might be for you! Apply today!

Koorie Student Support Officer - Melbourne Polytechnic Melbourne Polytechnic is a learning organisation that has been delivering vocational training since 1912. Learning at Melbourne Polytechnic is a unique experience with an applied focus. delivered by teachers with real-world experience and expertise.

Today is National Close the Gap Day. Striving for equity in life outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Closing the Gap is a national strategy working towards systemic changes necessary to improve First Peoples’ access to, and self-determined decision-making regarding education, employment, health and wellbeing, justice, safety, housing, languages, lands and waters.

While Closing the Gap is largely implemented through partnerships between Australian governments and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, communities, organisations and businesses, we all have a role in achieving equity for future generations.

If you would like to learn more, or join the campaign yourself, visit https://closethegap.org.au/join-the-campaign/

Keen to express your creativity in a new medium? Sign up for the First Nations Glass Workshops program! 🪟✨

This Saturday! ✨

Get ready for the MAV (Multicultural Arts Victoria) Block Partee!

Join us at the Melbourne Polytechnic Student Carpark in Preston on Saturday, 22 February 2025, from 3–8PM for an afternoon of art, music, food, and fun!

💥 FREE ENTRY - but book tickets at https://events.humanitix.com/mav-s-block-partee/tickets
🎶 Live performances by Public Opinion Afro Orchestra & more
🎙️ Open mic spoken word & poetry slam
🎨 Family-friendly workshops & art exhibition
🎬 Film screenings & creative roundtables
🍴 Delicious food & awesome stall holders

Don’t miss out on this epic community celebration! See you there!

MAV’s BLOCK PARTEE is supported by City of Darebin, Creative Victoria, Creative Australia, Melbourne Polytechnic, Victoria Government and VicHealth’s Future Reset Program.













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Blak Stage is BACK! 🎵🖤 🎶

The Summer Series continues with its February headliners 🔥
Feb 4 .pearl.00
Feb 11 .arkose
Feb 18 Mpathsoul
Feb 25
Every Tuesday at The Retreat Hotel, always free and deadly