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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

EON Foundation has announced the appointment of Kathryn Taylor as the new Executive Manager. Taylor joins EON Foundation’s experienced team to build on the not-for-profit’s track record of improving health outcomes in remote Indigenous communities. With offices in Perth and Katherine in the Northern Territory, Taylor will continue to build on EON’s 16-year success. Deeply

It could be an excerpt from the menu of a high-end city restaurant,  but this is what was served on a warm evening earlier this month by 11 accomplished high school students to an appreciative group of family members and guests at a special graduation event “under the stars” in the remote community of Barunga

We recently welcomed WA Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, the Hon Tony Buti MLA to our Subiaco office, along with members of his team and Lead, Grants Development, Lucy Mallen from Lotterywest. Minister Buti presented EON with a grant certificate for the generous funding provided by Lotterywest this year to support EON’s training and extension programs

Aboriginal children and their families living in remote communities in the Victoria River region of the Northern Territory are set to benefit from improved nutrition and health, thanks to new funding from the Katherine Region Communities for Children Facilitating Partner program, facilitated by the Smith Family and funded through the Australian Government. EON Foundation (www.eon.org.au),

7News.com.au recently published the article below, quoting EON’s NT Operations Manager and our Executive Chair… $9 for milk and $84 for instant coffee: The Aussies hit hardest by soaring grocery costs (By Rhiannon Lewin / Finance/ 08/08/22) If you thought your grocery bill was high, these places show just how bad it can get. Milk

  EON has been successfully delivering our Thriving Communities Program to 3 schools/communities in the Mid-West region of WA since 2019. ATCO’s generous support will enable the 5-year Thriving Communities Program to continue to completion at Meekatharra, Mount Magnet and Yalgoo so that students living in these communities can continue to receive the vital health,