KARI celebrates KARI carers with Carer Awards 2018
KARI’s 2018 Carer Awards is a night of celebration and appreciation. This awards night takes place to acknowledge the incredible carer’s we have here at KARI. KARI’s carers are what drive…
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A Successful Night for the NSW Blues and KARI
Sunday night proved to be a success for both the NSW Blues and KARI Foundation. The NSW Blues were able to come away with an Origin Series win, while KARI…
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Property Industry Foundation Donates Christmas Hampers
Our partners at the Property Industry Foundation invited us to their Sydney Street Sleep event on 23rd November 2017, where volunteers helped pack 100 hampers with donated groceries. The KARI…
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KARI announces Annual Koori Knockout Sponsorship Program
KARI Foundation is proud to announce a new Community Sponsorship program, which is the Koori Knockout Sponsorship program. With the announcement of this program, we have continued our commitment to advance…
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KARI and Classic Sportswear Establish Community Partnership
KARI and Classic Sportswear have reinforced their commitment to indigenous communities by establishing a community partnership. The Classic Sportswear partnership combines our expertise and reach of Indigenous communities to deliver innovative performance apparel. KARI…
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KARI’s Changing Lives Larapinta Trek 2018
Come and join KARI’s Changing Lives Larapinta Trek and help raise funds to continue our mission. KARI aims to build strength in families and services for Aboriginal Australians with the…
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KARI Foundation holds Corporate Thank You event for 2017
2017 Partner of the Year – Property Industry Foundation. What an incredible way to finish 2017. KARI’s annual Corporate Partner Thank You Event took place on Thursday 7th December. The…
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KARI partners with Corporate Club Australia for Australia Day 2018
The KARI Singers performed on top of the southern pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. KARI’s relationship with Corporate Club Australia (CCA) continues to grow as the organisation again played an…
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KARI Partners with 2018 Festival of Indigenous Rugby League
From left to right: KARI Founder Paul Ralph, KARI CEO Casey Ralph and KARI Ambassador Laurie Daley. KARI is proud to have supported the 2018 Festival of Indigenous Rugby League,…
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Discover the magic of the 2017 KARI Carer Awards
The 2017 KARI Carer Awards took place on Friday 25th August at the Revesby Workers Club. There were 165 carers in attendance with 235 children and young people also there…
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KARI VIP Student Showcase Concert
Each year the KARI’s Vocal Identification Program (VIP) participate in a student showcase concert to celebrate. Attendees of the event include families and friends of the students. Special guests from…
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CEO Message – October 2017
It has been another busy month for the organisation. We have continued our support of other local Aboriginal organisations by way of sponsoring the NSWALC 40th Gala Dinner. This year…
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KARI Supports Numerous Teams in 2017 Koori Knockout
KARI supported a variety of teams who played in the 2017 Koori Knockout. The 2017 NSW Aboriginal Rugby League Knockout ran for four days over the October long weekend at…
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Hannah More Raising Money for KARI by Running New York Marathon
Here at KARI, we would not be able to continue the great work that we do without people like Hannah More. Hannah is a foster parent through another agency and…
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Vacation Care Wrap Up – September 2017
KARI’s Community Vacation Care Program has wrapped up for another term. The September school holidays provided a load of fun for the children and young people who attended. This free…
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KARI Staff Present Expertise at SNAICC National Conference
Staff from KARI’s Cultural Unit and Community Programs team along with others recently attend the SNAICC National Conference in Canberra. The conference is hosted by SNAICC – National Voice for…
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KARI raises over $12,000 in silent auction at 2017 Gala Dinner
Silent auction items – over $12,000 was raised on the night. The 2017 KARI Gala Dinner was held on Saturday 21st October at The Cube at Campbelltown Catholic Club with…
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Join KARI on an Inspired Adventure
On Thursday 26th October, KARI launched our exciting new fundraising campaign – The Changing Lives: Larapinta Trek 2018 with Inspired Adventures. Imagine a journey that takes you right into the…
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KARI Sponsors Club Menangle 2017 Indigenous Drivers Series
The 2017 Indigenous Drivers Series took place at Club Menangle on Sunday 29th October in front of thousands of spectators. 11 Indigenous drivers took to the track, battling it out…
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2017 SWS Aboriginal Student Achievement Awards
The 2017 South West Sydney (SWS) Aboriginal Student Achievement Awards took place on Monday 23rd October 2017 at Vmax Event Cinemas in Macarthur Square. The South West Sydney (SWS) Aboriginal…
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KARI Recipients of Grill’d Donation for Two Years Running
Grill’d Burgers love giving back to their local communities. It is this motivation of giving back that brought the Local Matters Initiative to life. Local Matters is Grill’d’s community donation…
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Over the past month, we have been honoured to see our staff and programs showcased in a number of ways. Firstly, our wonderful clinicians from the KARI clinic had a…
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2017 KARI NAIDOC Luncheon
On Wednesday 5th July we hosted the second annual KARI NAIDOC Luncheon. This year’s event was a sell-out, with 120 guests joining us at the Museum of Contemporary Arts. The…
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KARI Staff Celebrate 2017 NAIDOC Week
Every year, KARI staff participate in an activity to celebrate NAIDOC Week. In order to celebrate 2017 NAIDOC Week, all staff embarked on an Aboriginal Walkabout in the Blue Mountains.…
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Marketing Team Attend International Fundraising Congress in Asia
The Inaugural International Fundraising Congress in Asia ran from 26th-28th June in Bangkok, Thailand. KARI’s Marketing & Fundraising team attended the three-day conference, geared up to gain some knowledge about international…
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2017 KARI Debutante Ball
KARI and the NSW Police Liverpool branch ran another successful 2017 Debutante Ball. Without our local Police commands, Liverpool and Green Valley Local Area Command, the event wouldn’t be possible. Designed to…
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VIP Students Meet Governor’s Wife
The students in KARI’s Vocal Identification Program (VIP) have been exceptionally busy participating in some exciting events over the past month, including performing for the Governor’s Wife. On Friday 21st…
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Putting our way to Another Successful KARI Charity Golf Day
On Wednesday 15th March we hosted our annual Charity Golf Day. What started out as a morning of torrential rain, ended up being a spectacular day with Mother Nature turning…
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Free KARI Unity Day Planning in Full Swing
The free KARI Unity Day planning is in full swing as we are gearing up for the annual event. Held each year in the April school holidays, the aim of…
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KARI Mother and Children Camp has large impact on attending families
The KARI Mother and Children Camp ran from Friday 3rd March to Sunday 5th March 2017 at Vision Valley Conference Centre. The camp provided an opportunity for mothers and their…
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Indigenous Art Program Wraps Up After 5 Weeks
Members of the community participated in the latest installment of the Indigenous Art program over a five-week period. Facilitated by Aboriginal artist Danielle Mate, this program aimed to provide participants…
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2017 KARI Unity Day a Huge Success
The 2017 KARI Unity Day was held on Wednesday 12th April at the Whitlam Leisure Centre in Liverpool. There was a fantastic turnout with over 800 people visiting throughout the…
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The HSBC RAP has officially launched in 2017
Left to right: Martin Tricaud, Beau Champion, David Matthews, Lauren Drayton, Casey Ralph and Chris O’Donnell. In 2016, HSBC Australia made the decision to put together its first Reconciliation Action Plan, which…
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Spotlight – Vocal Identification Program
The Vocal Identification Program (VIP) operates in partnership with the NSW Department of Education. VIP aims to seek out young Aboriginal singers from the local South West Sydney area. This program provides…
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2016 KARI Christmas Carols
KARI’s annual Christmas Carols event ran on 16th December 2016 and was a real hit with our children and young people. The children enjoyed playing on the inflatable slide, bouncing on…
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5 Ways to Improve your Corporate Social Responsibility
The term Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR, has become the new buzzword and many organisations, both big and small, are exploring how they can give back to their communities in…
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Spotlight: KARI Indigenous Art Program kicks off
KARI’s Indigenous Art Program is just one of the organisation’s dedicated capacity building programs. The program teaches local community members about Aboriginal art, both traditional and contemporary. It also provides them…
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2017 Good Kids Camp at Camp Wombaroo
The annual Good Kids Program was run in partnership with KARI and the NSW Police Force. This is a rewards-based program for Aboriginal students aged 13 to 18 years. These…
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2017 Yabun Festival
KARI was a major sponsor of the 2017 Yabun Festival with the partnership an important one for the organisation. This celebration of culture is in line with KARI’s mission to keep…
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VIP Performance Showcase 10 Year Anniversary
This year marked the 10 year Anniversary of KARI’s Aboriginal Vocal Identification Program (VIP). We celebrated our ongoing partnership with the NSW Department of Education with our 2016 VIP Performance…
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