BSL Disability Services representatives have formed a collaborative partnership with Darebin Best Start and have been active members of the Aboriginal Reference Group since 2019.
The Aboriginal Reference Group found that whilst there is an abundance of information in the early years space for professionals there is a gap in resources for Aboriginal families and carers of Aboriginal children.
The Darebin Best Start – Aboriginal Reference Group worked with Little Rocket, an Indigenous owned marketing and communications company, to develop and create the three short video clips focusing on the early years, bringing information to families with children aged 0-5.
The “Nugal Murrup Buladu – belong, spirit, grow” video series highlights the lived experience of families overcoming barriers to their children starting kinder and school, and aims to support and empower families through the early years journey.
In the 12 months since the launch of the series, there has been an 85% increase in Early Start Kindergarten registrations for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children in the City of Darebin. The videos have now been shared in communities state-wide and are working to close the gap on education disadvantage for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. The “Nugal Murrup Buladu – belong, spirit, grow” video series was awarded the Creating Collaborative Community Partnerships award at the Victorian Early Years Awards in 2023.
You can learn more and watch the video series here on our website.
“When given the opportunity and space to work collaboratively with other organisations and create such informative and supportive tools for Mob, that’s rewarding in itself, but to go on and win the Creating Collaborative Partnerships award for the Victorian Early Years awards, is truly so fulfilling and speaks volumes about the collaborative project we were able to create.”
Tori Brooks, Early Years Team Leader, VACCA