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Ian Thorpe On Medals and the Children of the Sunrise CONGRATULATIONS!  Ian Thorpe wins 2012 Human Right Medal Sharing Stories wins AWARD 2 new Iconic Song children’s books launched
 
Ian Thorpe – Close the Gap

Ian Thorpe – Close the Gap

Ian Thorpe asks Australian Government not to forget Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders health.

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 [...]

CONGRATULATIONS!  Ian Thorpe wins 2012 Human Right Medal

CONGRATULATIONS! Ian Thorpe wins 2012 Human Right Medal

Sharing Stories wins AWARD

Sharing Stories wins AWARD

Congratulations to Liz Thompson, the Sharing Stories Team and the upper Primary kids Wugularr School.

2 new Iconic Song children’s books launched

2 new Iconic Song children’s books launched

2 new Iconic Song children’s books launched – Blackfella Whitefella by Neil Murray and Butcher Paper, Texta, Blackboard and Chalk by Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter

2 new Iconic Song children’s books launched

2 new Iconic Song children’s books launched

2 new Iconic Song children’s books launched – Blackfella Whitefella by Neil Murray and Butcher Paper, Texta, Blackboard and Chalk by Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter

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Gondwana National Indigenous Children’s Choir

Gondwana National Indigenous Children’s Choir

Ian Thorpe’s Fountain for youth is supporting the Gondwana National Indigenous Children’s Choir (GNICC).

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Thank you FRED BEAR

Thank you FRED BEAR

FRED BARE designer children’s wear, wholly Australian owned is celebrating 20 years in business. They are strong believers in supporting disadvantaged children around the world with the “NO CHILD SHOULD GO BARE”campaign.

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A Change of Heart and Mind – The Constitution

The Way Ahead – Jeff McMullen, June 2011.  The most important word missing from the Australian Constitution is Custodianship. It is a word of strength and beauty that can unify us and bind us to the ideal of what it means to be Australian. Custodianship is a central concept of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait [...]

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3 Inspirational Stories

From the Iconic Australian song written by Neil Murray comes an exciting and inspirational story for children of all ages. Every page is bursting with colour to depict the song lyrics as seen by the paintings of school children of the Kintore and Galiwinku communities. Neil Murray travelled back to these places that inspired his [...]

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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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