Ganbina has recently welcomed a new staff member in our Shepparton office. Brad Argaet has joined the team as a Project Officer. A Yorta Yorta man, Brad was one of those Aboriginal youth who dropped out of the education system by Year 9. As an adult, Brad regrets not...

One of the highlights on the Ganbina calendar for our Year 11 and Year 12 leadership program participants is the annual trip to New Zealand. To encourage more Aboriginal youth to remain in mainstream education, Ganbina participants who join the Youth Leadership...

The Year 11 Youth Leadership Program participants Lincoln Atkinson, Chenneil Fowler and Grace Jones recently had the opportunity to go on a trip to tropical Cairns, where they got to meet and learn about local mobs and the community work that’s happening, meet with...

Dayna Seymour is a former Ganbina participant, a proud Yorta Yorta woman and has been working as a Ganbina Education Project Officer for the last year. Dayna recently transitioned from Ganbina’s education program to the employment and training program. We spoke to...

The annual Ganbina Careers Night was held last month and was a resounding success. In total there were 19 employment and further education exhibitors available to speak with our Aboriginal youth about potential career and further education opportunities. The Ganbina...

The next major event on the Ganbina Youth Leadership Program calendar is the Year 11 and Year 12 goal setting workshop. In this workshop Year 11 and Year 12 Ganbina Youth Leadership Program participants create personal goals for the year. Ganbina Youth Leadership...

To kick start the Ganbina Youth Leadership Program for 2023, Ganbina’s Year 11 and Year 12 Youth Leadership Participants got the opportunity to attend a two day camp at Murray Life Adventures, just outside of Echuca. In total six participants took part in the two day...

Aboriginal children are often bombarded by negative stereotypes about Aboriginal achievement in education, training and employment. Common stereotypes include ‘Aboriginal kids all drop out of school’ or ‘are great on the footy field but not in the classroom.’ These...