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Selected from thousands of entries, Karen Dack, EON’s Project Manager for Kalkaringi and Katherine in the NT, has been named the inaugural Australian Food Educator of the Year in the Jamie Oliver Food Hero Awards. We couldn’t be prouder of Karen and her achievements (Pictured 3rd from the right, front row). “Karen’s work, like that […]

In May this year, work began in the remote Central Australian community of Ampilatwatja to transform a patch of red dirt into a thriving community garden for local food production and healthy eating classes.  The students and community have been actively engaged every step of the way, contributing ideas, effort, and enthusiasm. Thanks to their

It was our lucky day when Chris Harrington (pictured left) applied to join the EON team working at Rangeway in WA’s Mid-West.  While born in Karratha, Chris grew up in Rangeway and attended the very primary school where he now works with EON – where his younger sibling is still a student. After Rangeway, he

We are delighted to share that EON Aboriginal Foundation has secured funding from the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA). This is a significant funding agreement, allowing EON to continue to deliver our program with our long term partner communities across remote WA and the NT until June 2026. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the

Images of the impressive harvest from the Barunga community garden in the Big Rivers region of the NT recently caught the attention of a Women’s Weekly journalist. The December issue features a fantastic spread titled The Land of the Giants, showcasing the abundant produce grown in the garden. While the photos are striking, the true story

A thank you to journalist Jessica Moroney for highlighting the amazing progress happening in Rangeway in her article in the Geraldton Guardian last month: Rangeway Primary School students are developing healthy eating habits at school, growing and harvesting their own fruit and vegetables through an Indigenous education program. The EON Foundation Thriving Communities Program was

We would like to acknowledge the support we are receiving through The Smith Family in funding our program in the remote NT communities of Kalkaringi and Yarralin. The Smith Family Katherine Region is a facilitating partner for the federally funded Communities for Children program. Through this initiative EON has received multiple-year funding to partner with

The recent release of figures showing a lack of progress in reaching Closing the Gap targets is devastating. We know that preventative health care programs, run by Aboriginal community-controlled organisations, such as our Thriving Communities Program, improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people. EON Aboriginal Foundation recently commissioned Innovation Unit to measure the impact

The latest progress data towards Closing the Gap targets released by the Productivity Commission is devastating. We know that preventative health care programs, run by Aboriginal community controlled organisations, such as our Thriving Communities Program, improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people. The Australian’s Joanna Panagopoulos and Natasha Robinson covered this issue recently, see

The budding young chefs from Yiyili Remote Community School cooked up a storm at their recent Red Dirt MasterChef competition – and caught the attention of national TV and radio! EON’s Erika, and local edible garden co-ordinators Anthony and Shorty, had a great chat about the exciting and high-energy competition with Narelda and Tristan at