Our Program Partners
Murray Districts Aboriginal Association
60 Hampton Road, PINJARRA, WA 6208
Chairperson: Karrie-Anne Kearing-Salmon
An MDAA is an association for the Aboriginal people of the Murray Community to come together and express ideas and concerns.
The Deadly Koolinga Chef Program (DKCP) began as a seed project delivered in the Bindjareb Park Centre (home of the MDAA) in 2011 at the request of the Community’s Bindjareb women Elders and leaders. It was through this proof of concept that the larger DKCP project was established and is now servicing Communities in both Pinjarra and Mandurah
Winjan Aboriginal Corporation
19 Alderley Place, COODANUP, WA 6210
Chairperson: Franklyn Nannup
Winjan’s mission is to provide Noongar cultural services, Aboriginal input into decision making, and community services to Aboriginal people in the Mandurah area.
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The Deadly Koolinga Chef Program has partnered with Winjan to deliver the cook and nutrition program to Aboriginal Bindjareb adolescent girls and boys from the Young Yorgas Program and Coodanup College.
Nidjalla Waangan Mia Aboriginal Health Service
112 Lakes Road, MANDURAH, WA 6210
Waangan Mia was established in 2010 to help meet the needs of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Peel region. Services include a Nurse lead clinic, a maternity group practice program, care coordination and supplementary services program and an outreach worker. The centre also offers podiatry clinics, diabetes education and visiting specialists.
The Deadly Koolinga Chef Program (DKCP) has partnered with Nidjalla Nidjalla Waangan Mia to support the introduction of the DKCP as a community nutrition education program. The DKCP together with the Aboriginal Health Workers, facilitate the development of food and health literacy, budgeting and cooking skills development, for Bindjareb children and adolescents participating in the program.
Mandurah Primary School – Mandjoogoordap Kaadadjan Mia
18 Hackett Street, MANDURAH, WA 6210
Principal: Natasha Upcott
Mandurah Primary School celebrates and embraces its diversity and has a vision to provide continuous support to Aboriginal students in a high care – high achievement environment. Mandurah Primary School prides its collaborative engagement with local Aboriginal families, which is a key ‘culture and care’ school priority. We also welcome external partnership programs such as the translational research Deadly Koolinga Chef Program, which aligns with our ‘leadership’ priority to strengthen community connections to advocate for nutritional knowledge development.
There is proven benefit of community participation in encouraging healthy eating habits and we are pleased to partner with Murdoch University Ngangk Yira Institute for Change to deliver the Deadly Koolinga Chef Program at the Mandurah Primary School for the benefit of the Aboriginal children and by association their families.
Greenfields Primary School
9 Zambesi Dr, GREENFIELDS, WA 6210
Principal: Shannon Wright
Greenfields Primary School prides its collaborative engagement with local Aboriginal families, which is a key school priority guided by the Aboriginal Cultural Standards Framework (ACSF). We also welcome external partnership programs such as the translational research Deadly Koolinga Chef Program, which aligns with the principles of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Strategy (2015) regarding ‘cultural recognition’, ‘partnerships’, and ‘quality’ to strengthen community connections to advocate for nutritional knowledge development.
By partnering with Murdoch University Ngangk Yira Institute for Change to deliver the Deadly Koolinga Chef Program, Greenfields Primary School is responding to the ACSF’s standards to foster engagement between the school, Aboriginal children, and their community, as a culturally responsive place of learning. Further, the partnership increases the provision of resources to optimise the education outcomes of Aboriginal students, and fosters positive participation, communication and interaction between staff, students and their families and community.
Dudley Park Primary School
64 Gillark Street, DUDLEY PARK, WA 6210
Principal: Alicia Jeffries
Dudley Park Primary School’s vision is ‘engage, inspire, achieve’ through a commitment to excellence and innovation in a safe and caring school community and we understand the importance of positive relationships and partnerships in achieving the very best outcomes for everyone. With more than 20% of our enrolments being Aboriginal, we are proud of our Indigenous heritage. We also welcome external partnership programs such as the translational research Deadly Koolinga Chef Program, which aligns with the principles to advocate for nutritional knowledge development in a positive behaviour school and follows our four expectations for success – friendly, respect, achieve and safe.
Coodanup College
Wanjeep Street, COODANUP, WA 6210
Principal: Mark Utley
At Coodanup College, through our motto ‘Explore, Dream, Discover’, our College is known for encouraging our students to explore through their learning, dream about what they want to achieve at school and beyond, and discover ways to be the best they can be. Our programs are designed to inspire and encourage students to strive for personal achievement and take healthy risks in order to reach their goals. We also welcome external partnership programs such as the translational research Deadly Koolinga Chef Program, which aligns with the principles to advocate for life-skills such as nutritional knowledge development. Our partnership also aligns with our College objectives to improve the education, skills, abilities and opportunities for our young Indigenous students so that they can thrive in the learning environment. ‘We will learn, we will be safe, we will be fair, we will be proud’.
City of Mandurah – Young Yorgas
The Young Yorgas program is for young Indigenous women looking to deepen their understanding of culture, build confidence, have fun and make new friends. Activities include traditional dance, cooking, jewellery making, bush walks, kayaking, painting and more. Partnering with the Deadly Koolinga Chef Program has provided the young yorgas with an opportunity to learn about healthy eating during adolescents. This is important because teens are becoming more independent and making many food decisions on their own, and they need to know about the important nutrients that need to increase during adolescents, and those that need to be decreased.