January Highlights: Kicking Off With Culture!
Happy New Year! Can you believe January is already behind us? Time flies when you’re having fun, and the KARI team certainly packed a lot into the first month of…
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KARI Foundation Delivers Essential Backpacks to Queensland First Nations Students
In a heart-warming initiative, KARI has been making a significant impact on the lives of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students by providing essential backpacks to prepare them for…
Read More PRESS RELEASE: New Executive Appointments Announcement
KARI Foundation Accelerates Sustainable Growth with New Executive Appointments. 8th August 2023 The KARI Foundation is thrilled to announce its remarkable growth over the past two years, successfully expanding its…
Read More KARI Transurban Aboriginal Driving School
Embarking on Success: The Inspiring Journey of KARI Transurban Aboriginal Driving School The KARI Transurban Aboriginal Driving School is making a big difference in the lives of Aboriginal youth. This…
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KARI Foundation’s Cultural Connection to All Stars 2021
The National Rugby League 2021 season kicks off this weekend with the All Stars 2021 Campaign. This exhibition match brings together representatives from the NRL and NRLW to proudly represent…
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KARI Foundation and WestConnex Partnerships continue to flourish
From programs to performances, KARI Foundation’s partnership with WestConnex continues to go from strength to strength. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, WestConnex were unable to have a live opening of the…
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Cultural Unit delivers Cultural Camp
KARI’s Cultural Unit took 9 young males on a Cultural Camp to Nambucca Heads, on Gumbaynggir country, from 10th to 14th of July. KARI’s Cultural Camps play an important role in…
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KARI Foundation partners with SecondBite Food Rescue
The KARI Foundation has recently partnered with leading national food rescue organisation SecondBite. As a result of this partnership, KARI Foundation are able to provide a monthly essentials hamper to…
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HSBC shares virtual cultural event for customers
As a proud partner of HSBC’s Reconciliation Action Plan, KARI were honoured to be a part of HSBC’s recent virtual customer event in partnership with the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery…
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KARI Foundation Partners with the Roosters for Indigenous Round
As a sign of a constantly strengthening partnership, KARI Foundation and the Sydney Roosters were match day partners for the NRL’s Indigenous Round. As a representation of this partnership, the…
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Christmas Appeal Raffle 2020 – KARI Foundation
Christmas can be a particularly difficult and hard time for individuals and families. This year the KARI Foundation is holding a Christmas Appeal Raffle to alleviate the difficult times faced…
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April School Holiday Support – Vacation Care
One of our most successful adaptions to our programming this month was our April School Holiday Vacation Care program. During a time when a number of our teams have excursions…
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Lead with Culture provide cultural connections for Indigenous Youth
KARI Foundation Lead with Culture team have been working hard with Aboriginal Youth to provide opportunities of employment and/or education. It is important for Aboriginal Youth to remain connected to…
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Lead with Culture successfully assist youth over the past 12 months
KARI Foundation and the Department of Social Services developed a KARI inspired Aboriginal youth engagement and mentoring program based on culture. Lead with Culture (LwC) has been operating for over twelve…
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Elders Hampers ease financial stress during COVID-19
Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions, our local elders are unable to meet in their respective Elders’ groups who provide support to our Elders communities inclusive of social interaction, support and…
Read More KARI teams mentor youth at Reiby Juvenile Justice Centre
KARI’s Early Intervention and Lead with Culture teams are able to continue supporting youth at the Reiby Juvenile Justice Centre on a week by week basis. Members of the KARI…
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Virtual Sessions keeping us connected to our youth
Over the past few months KARI’s Lead with Culture and Community Programs teams have been able to adapt efficiently to the changes we are currently facing. Our Lead with Culture…
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Lead with Culture’s Milestone Achievement
KARI Foundation’s *Lead with Culture (LWC) program has been able to provide support and assistance to over 250 youth in the past 12 months of operation, a milestone effort. Our…
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OPTUS and KARI Deliver Positive Impact for Aboriginal Youth and Community
This month KARI Foundations partnership with Optus and the Donate Your Data program has seen breakthrough moments that have created a positive impact for vulnerable youth and our broader community.…
Read More CEO Message – April 2020
As an essential service in the child protection and family services space, the COVID crisis has meant that both KARI Limited and KARI Foundation have had to develop constantly evolving…
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KARI Ella 7’s Tournament 2020
The KARI Ella 7’s tournament is the largest of its kind across Australia, bringing together first nation’s people to represent their club in a prestigious event. In its 12th year, the…
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Launch of the KARI Singers webpage
The KARI Singers webpage is now live! The page provides an opportunity to get to know our Directors and Performers and a convenient way to book the KARI Singers online…
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KARI Limited Accreditation
Amidst current events, KARI Limited would like to share some exciting news with our valued corporate partners! We are pleased to announce KARI Limited have successfully been approved as a…
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NRL Indigenous All Stars 2020
KARI Foundation were proud to be the NRL Indigenous All Stars major sponsor for 2020. The representative match was held on the Gold Coast at Cbus Stadium, celebrating the 10th year…
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KARI Foundation’s Corporate Golf Day 2020
KARI Foundation’s Corporate Golf Day was held on Wednesday 12 February at the scenic Coast Golf Club in Little Bay providing an opportunity for our partner organisations to network and…
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Seven Mile Coffee Roasters provide training for Indigenous Youth
KARI Foundation’s Lead with Culture Team have partnered with Seven Mile Coffee Roasters, to assist in the upskilling of Aboriginal youth with barista training courses. The training course was held…
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Thank You for your support – Thank You Event 2019
On behalf of KARI Foundation, we would like to thank you, our Corporate Partners, for your ongoing support this year. In celebration of your support, we held our annual Thank…
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KARI Foundation share culture at OPTUS Singtel Group Forum
Hosted by our valued partners OPTUS, the Annual Singtel Group Regional Sustainability Forum was held in Melbourne this month, this year’s theme being ‘Business as Usual’. KARI Foundation CEO Casey…
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NRL provide elite pathway opportunities for Indigenous Women
KARI Foundation and the National Rugby League have partnered to deliver more elite pathway opportunities for Indigenous Women. The Indigenous All Stars Women’s Pathway Program provides Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
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2020 Transition to High School Backpack Distribution a success!
As the school year comes to an end, children in Year 6 are busy preparing for the transition from primary school to high school. This experience can often be daunting…
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Australia Day 2020
KARI Foundation hosted young people from regional NSW from the 13th January – 17th January 2020. As a part of KARI Foundation’s Creative and Performing Arts pillar, these young people were selected…
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KARI Singers share culture at the Australia Day Concert 2020
The KARI Singers were invited to showcase their talent at the Annual Australia Day Concert for 2020. Alongside Australian music identities including Vanessa Amorosi, John Williamson, The Original Seekers, Isaiah…
Read More KARI Foundation’s Indigenous Coaching Conference
KARI Foundation held its 2nd Indigenous Coaching Conference from 17th – 19th of January. The Indigenous Coaching Conference was designed to bring in coaches from across New South Wales to educate them on…
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NRL All Star’s Women’s Final Pathways Camp
The final All Stars Women’s Pathway camp was held during the week of 13th – 17th January. This pathways camp was the final camp held before the announcement of the 2020 representative…
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Fishers Ghost Family Fun Day celebrates Harness Racing
The Fishers Ghost race meeting is an entertaining way to get children and families not only involved in Harness Racing but allows them to experience the excitement surrounding this unique…
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KARI’s 20th Anniversary Gala Dinner Event
This year marks KARI’s 20th year in changing lives and keeping culture. To mark this celebration, we are holding a 20th Anniversary Gala Dinner at the International Convention Centre in…
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20 Years of Changing Lives and Keeping Culture
2019 is KARI’s 20th year of service; it has been a time to reflect on KARI’s past and more importantly where we are headed into the future. To celebrate, on Friday…
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Teeing off for a Good Cause – Community Golf Day 2019
Members of the community gathered to tee off for KARI’s annual Community Golf Day, held on Thursday 12th September at Camden Lakeside Golf Club. The skies were clear and course as…
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KARI Singers shine in the Corporate World
If you’re looking for a way to showcase Indigenous culture at your next event, KARI’s Alumni Singers are an undeniable way to do so. Our Alumni Singers have come together…
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KARI’S HSBC LEAD Workshops commence for 2019
Once again the KARI Foundation and HSBC funded LEAD workshops have commenced. These workshops are offered to KARI’s scholarship cohort, in order to assist them with their school and life…
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