KARI Community Cultural Camp
The latest installment of KARI’s Community Cultural Camp was a weekend of fun-filled activities for all who attended. Thank you to Uncle Fred from Fred’s Bush Tucker, Darren Compton, John…
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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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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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National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day (Children’s Day) is a time for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to celebrate the strengths and culture of their children. The…
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KARI’s First Cultural Therapeutic Camp
The inaugural KARI Cultural Therapeutic Camp ran from 10th – 12th April 2017. This camp was made possible after KARI was awarded funding by the Matana Foundation. The Foundation provides assistance to…
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KARI Scholarship Holder Success Story Mariah Reynolds
Here at KARI we celebrate the success stories, achievements and accomplishments of people in the community. Past KARI scholarship holder, Mariah Reynolds is one of our success stories.. Mariah’s first…
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CEO Message – May 2017
Supporting community organisations has always been a priority here at KARI and we are again proud to have sponsored the KARI City Origin again in 2017. The Country v City…
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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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The Brighter Futures Camp receives funding from Liverpool Council
The Brighter Futures Camp is an early intervention program aimed at Aboriginal families engaged in KARI’s Brighter Futures Program. The purpose of the camp is to assist parents in building…
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KARI Finalists in Altitude Awards
The Altitude Awards are an opportunity to acknowledge women from small businesses and local entrepreneurs who have made outstanding contributions as; business owners, volunteers, employees, creative thinkers in retail, charities…
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KARI Awarded Sidney Myer Foundation Grant
KARI was recently awarded a $10,000 grant through the Sidney Myer Fund Small Grants Program, to fund its 2017 Brighter Futures Camp. The grants program aims to: Alleviate the negative…
Read More CEO Message – June 2017
I am immensely proud of the work being done through the KARI Leadership Program– an initiative that has been designed for Aboriginal leaders and leaders working with Aboriginal communities and…
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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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KARI Announced as South Sydney Rabbitohs New Community Partner
After working with the South Sydney Rabbitohs for a number of years, KARI is thrilled to announce its recent partnership as the club’s inaugural Community Partner. As Community Partner for…
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Funding Received to Launch KARI Cultural Therapeutic Camp
KARI recently received much-needed funding to launch a brand new program – The KARI Cultural Therapeutic Camp. The KARI Cultural Therapeutic Camp is aimed at young, Aboriginal males aged 14…
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Swimming Program for Parents and Bub’s Receives New Funding
KARI recently received crucial funding to implement a pilot program called the Parents and Bub’s Swimming Program (PBSP). This will teach Aboriginal children/infants, years 0-3, how to swim. This PBSP…
Read More CEO Message – April 2017
This month we hosted our annual Charity Golf Day and I must extend a huge thank you to our fantastic partners and supporters who attended on the day. Despite the…
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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…
Read More CEO Message – December 2016
What an exciting year it has been for KARI in terms of our service re-branding and our corporate partner engagement strategy. I must congratulate the Branding and Partnerships team for…
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KARI’s very own Indigenous Women’s All Star
KARI Caseworker Briony Livingstone is an example of such success and achievement. Briony was recently selected for the Indigenous Women’s All Star team, a phenomenal achievement and accolade for a…
Read More CEO Message – February 2017
We have certainly hit the ground running for 2017. Our participation in sponsoring and participating in several major 2017 Australia Day events has been widely acclaimed as spectacular and innovative.…
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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…
Read More CEO Message – March 2017
It has been a busy start to the year here at KARI and I think I can speak for many of us when I say that I can’t believe March…
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KARI Offers Financial Counsellor Service to Community
KARI’s Community Programs Financial Counsellor is onsite at our head office in Liverpool one day each week. The main aim of offering the KARI Financial Counsellor is to support members…
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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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2016 Koori Knockout
The 2016 NSW Aboriginal Rugby League Knockout ran for four days in Sydney over the October long weekend at Leichardt Oval, kicking off on Friday 30 September. The Redfern All…
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September is NSW Foster Care Month 2016
September was Foster Care Month in NSW. The aim of Foster Care Month is to raise awareness around foster care in the wider community. It is about promoting the great…
Read More CEO Message – October 2016
We have all heard of the phrase ‘power to the people’ but have you actually thought about just how important or how relevant today this famous phrase is if we…
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NSWRL Brad Fittler Awards Night – KARI Indigenous Achievement Award
KARI Indigenous Achievement Award (Image credit NSWRL) On Monday 12 September more than 650 guests attended the 2016 Brad Fittler Awards Night at The Star Event Centre. The night was…
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KARI Volunteers at Running Festival
On Sunday 18 September over 33,000 people ran and walked across the Sydney Harbour Bridge to the finish lines at the Sydney Opera House and the Conservatorium of Music. The…
Read More CEO Message – November 2016
Last month we celebrated our 12th Annual KARI Gala Dinner and I must say that this year was spectacular and something very special was produced. Guest MC for the evening…
Read More Exciting new ways to get involved with KARI
If you’re looking for a new way to get involved with KARI, this could be it. The KARI team are working on an exciting new project which is aiming to…
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2016 KARI Cultural Camp a hit with the community
Our first Community Cultural Camp was a whole lot of fun and a huge success! The turnout for the camp was fantastic with 24 children attending over two days. The…
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2016 Annual KARI Carers Awards held at Revesby Workers Club
The 2016 Annual KARI Carers Awards Event was held over the weekend at a new venue – the Revesby Workers Club. For the first time ever, the event included all…
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Our Partners Commbank visit 2016 Garma Festival in Darwin
Our partners at Commonwealth Bank recently travelled with a group of 13 delegates to Darwin for the 2016 Garma Festival. This festival is held so corporate’s can network and join…
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Membership Packages Launched for Potential Partners
We are excited to announce the launch of this new initiative. KARI’s exclusive Membership Packages will give organisations access to exclusive events, cultural initiatives, marketing exposure and tailored training opportunities.…
Read More CEO Message – September 2016
It saddened me deeply when I saw the recent media around the failures of the Juvenile Justice system in the Northern Territory and as we now know, there have been…
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