The Foundation celebrated its tenth birthday on 4th August 2011, National Aboriginal Children’s Day. The occasion was marked by a celebratory evening generously hosted by Genazzano FCJ College and an Oration from Dr. Anita Heiss, an Indigenous Literacy Day Ambassador and a prolific author. Anita shared with those in attendance, the intriguing and captivating story [...]
Australian Reconciliation Barometer 2010
Read Reconciliation Australia’s Barometer The Barometer is a national research study that looks at the relationship between Indigenous and other Australians. Designed to be repeated every two years, the Barometer explores how we see and feel about each other, and how these perceptions affect progress towards reconciliation and closing the gap.
2010 Activity Report
Message from John Arthur – Chair of Trustees Aboriginal disadvantage is not different to disadvantage in the non indigenous community, but it is often more extreme. I recently read of the model for progress in Cape York referred to as the staircase model. The stairs are built on a foundation of social norms, which are [...]
Yarra Healing
Yarra Healing promotes the voices of local Indigenous people of Melbourne and its surrounding areas. It gives expression to their stories and to the growth of the Reconciliation movement not only in Melbourne but across the nation. Visit Yarra Healing
Still Lost in the Indigenous Gap
‘The statistics are troubling. A third of indigenous 15-year-olds in remote areas of Australia don’t go to school. In the nation’s major cities, almost a quarter of Aboriginal 15-year-olds are not at school.’ Article from The Age Newspaper 29 October 2010 Read the article
2011 Applications Now Open
Applications for Education Assistance are now open and close on Friday 8 April. Visit the Apply page to find out more and download Application Forms.
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Activity report 2010-2011
The Foundation celebrated its tenth birthday on 4th August 2011, National Aboriginal Children’s Day. The occasion was marked by a celebratory evening generously hosted by ...
OTDF Newsletter – May 2011
The latest newsletter from Opening the Doors is now available online, be sure to send us an email using the contact form if you would ...
Australian Reconciliation Barometer 2010
Read Reconciliation Australia’s Barometer The Barometer is a national research study that looks at the relationship between Indigenous and other Australians. Designed to be repeated ...