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On Medals and the Children of the Sunrise

On Medals and the Children of the Sunrise

Ian Thorpe and Jeff McMullen reflect on this week’s awarding of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Human Rights Medal to a great Olympian. All children should have the human right to live a healthy and fulfilling life. This is surely common sense. We would like to think that every Australian would agree on this simple human dignity, making it [...]

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CONGRATULATIONS!  Ian Thorpe wins 2012 Human Right Medal

CONGRATULATIONS! Ian Thorpe wins 2012 Human Right Medal

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Award Winning – Echo Creek

Congratulations Echo Creek-Tully-Nth QLD.  Winners of the Tropical North Queensland Tourism Awards 2009.  Eco friendly, Indigenous cross-cultural training and outdoor adventure experience……walk in the footsteps of the ancestors. “Join us and let us share our beautiful place”

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Peninsula Community of Schools – Closing the Gap

Peninsula Community of Schools – Closing the Gap

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Katherine Group Schools Win

Katherine Group Schools Win

Success in winning $50,000 NAB Schools First Impact Award 2009 Katherine Group Schools was a winner in the inaugural NAB Schools First Impact Award 2009, recognised for their outstanding work in improving student outcomes through the Literacy Backpack Project, in partnership with Ian Thorpe’s Fountain for youth.

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Major Supporter

Supporter Australian Unity Foundation is proudly supporting Ian Thorpe’s Fountain for youth, assisting in closing the space between the home and the school by supporting the Literacy Backpack Program. Fountain for youth was a successful applicant to a 12 month grant for the provisioning of resources for students in the remote community school.

Thank you to Australian Unity Foundation for your generosity and passion in supporting Indigenous learning and being a part of our journey.

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