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DIYDG 2021-2022 Annual Report
2021 Achievements
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Past Achievements
2020
- First DIYDG Board Retreat - Strategic Planning, Goal Setting, Team Bonding
- Our Pamle Pamle service first began
- Treasurer and youngest board member, Daniel Rosendale, received Young Citizen of the Year Award
- DIYDG formally moved into office space at Nintiringyani Cultural Training Centre building
- Hit 2000 likes on Facebook
- Semara Jose and George Bell launch Good Yarns
- 3 board members attended ABC Trailblazers in Canberra and spoke at Parliament House about DIYDG
- Semara Jose went on live television on ABC Breakfast Show to talk about DIYDG
- Yirrkanji Indigenous Women's Rangers Workshop
- Attended the JCU 12th Anniversary of the Kevin Rudd Apology
- Presented Services to Youth Justice
- Received our largest donation to date from member Nathan Dowling ($2000.00 and a new mobile phone!)
- Fundraised $3000.00 to purchase a life-saving CPAP machine for a member and volunteer, Ferlin King
- Presented at the 2020 National Indigenous Youth Empowerment Summit
- Hosted Street2Art event for the Cairns community with international Australian/First Nation graffiti artist, Shane Kooka (Creator of Street Dreamz)
- Met with Kunjur First Nations Mens Group to explore partnership and map solutions to youth crime
- Our Pamle Pamle service first began - first service was provided to 4 young people in commercial accomodation
- We received our first "big" office printer
- Empowered young people to participate in BLM movement, participated in the BLM March in Cairns
- Hosted exclusive interview with international recording artist and songwriter Naomi Wenitong for Deadly Yarns
- Started fundraising campaign for Naytive Mentorship - raised
- Official launch of new website
- Received Gambling fund grant
- Lift Leadership - delivered to Abergowrie, Kuranda
- ANGELS + OUTCASTS nominated DIYDG as an organisation they wanted to donate to
- We received our first donation of a car (named Tidda!)
- Content Creator Wollie Gela (@balawolz) promoted DIYDG on TikTok
- Indigenous Artist Jeddess Hudson donated a painting to auction, selecting DIYDG to receive the proceeds
- Official partnership with Kunjur First Nations Mens Group
- Hosted student placement with DIYDG
- Wuchopperen donated furniture to DIYDG
- Board member Daniel presented at Cairns Regional Council NAIDOC Week event
- Semara Jose and Stacee Ketchell developed the Uluru Statement from the Heart Advocacy Training
- Presented the first Uluru Statement from the Heart Advocacy Training to Murama
- New connections: Kunjur First Nations Mens Group, Joe Williams, Deadly Choices, AppOriginee, VPG, Maine, YETI, iiHub, Cairns African Association, ANGELS + OUTCASTS, Jedess Hudson, QCU
2019
- Hosted a 3 day Youth Facilitator Training Camp
- Led the Cairns NAIDOC Community March
- Engaged with Aurukun Youth Advisory Council
- Hosted our 4th annual "DIYDG Wellbeing Camp" at Murray Falls
- Volunteered at the NAIDOC Week events for St Gerard Majella School
- Volunteered at the NAIDOC Week event for Parramatta State School
- MC'd at National Job Link's Charity Bush Tucker Dinner and Film Premier
- Sponsored 10 young people to attend the Cairns NAIDOC Corporate Breakfast
- Delivered workshops and MC'd at the "Indigenous Leaders of Tomorrow" & "Indigenous Leaders for the Future" Conferences (Department of Education)
- Delivered Student leadership activities in support of the Transition Support Services and Central Queensland University Resilience Project
- Delivered school holiday activities for Cairns Coconut Resort
- MC'd Birrimbah Beauty NAIDOC Afternoon Tea
- 5 members attended the Queensland Indigenous Youth Leadership Program and the Eric Deeral Indigenous Youth Parliament
- Supported Year 7 Induction at Mount Saint Bernard College
- Delivered an 8-week Girls Leadership Program at Yarrabah State School
- Facilitated Leadership Workshops at Cairns State High School for both seniors and juniors
- Delivered Staff Professional Development for Peace Lutheran College
- Delivered Year 11 Leadership Retreat for Mount Saint Bernard College
- Delivered NAIDOC Activities at Western Cape College
- Flag bearers for the Cairns Festival Grand parade
2018
- Hosted a games night with Peace Lutheran Boarders
- Hosted our 3rd annual "DIYDG Wellbeing Camp" at Murray Falls
- Delivered Peace Lutheran College Leadership Camp
- Delivered Mount Saint Bernard's Yr 11 Leadership Retreat
- Delivered school holiday activities for Cairns Coconut Resort
- Volunteered at the 'Indigenous Leaders of Tomorrow' & 'Indigenous Leaders for the Future' Conferences (FNQ Department of Education & Training)
- Delivered NAIDOC Activities to Western Cape College
- MC'ed the Wuchopperen Health Service's Children's Day Celebrations
- Delivered student leadership activities in support of the Transition Support Services and Central Queensland University Resilience Project
- Flag bearers for the Cairns Festival Grand Parade
- Delivered work readiness workshop to Trinity Bay State High School year 10 Indigenous students
2017
- Celebrated our first NITV good-news piece
- Volunteered at the 'Indigenous Leaders of Tomorrow' & 'Indigenous Leaders for the Future' Conferences (FNQ Department of Education & Training)
- Flag bearers for the Cairns Festival Grand Parade
- Hosted 2nd annual "DIYDG Wellbeing Camp" at Murray Falls National Park
- Hosted our a games night with boarding students at Peace Lutheran College
- Supported the Transition Support Services Team in the Christmas Break up
- Held a stall at the Cairns NAIDOC in the Park celebrations
- Soft Launch at the Cairns Regional Council
- FNQ ABC radio news piece as part of National Youth Week
- Fundraised money for our organisation through car washes, sausage sizzles and raffles
- Supported National Youth Week Champion, Luana Healey, at the Yarrabah Youth Sports Day
- Provided young people with weekly gatherings, fostering positive social interactions
- Provided young people with opportunities to develop life skills including sexual health
- Began developing the DIYDG website
2016
- Hosted our first "DIYDG Wellbeing Camp"
- Delivered four Youth-led & designed projects in the Murray Street Community funded by Oxfam Australia (auspiced by Anglicare North Queensland)
- Volunteered at the 'Indigenous Leaders of Tomorrow' & 'Indigenous Leaders for the Future' Conferences (FNQ Department of Education & Training)
- 26th October: DIYDG became a registered Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Corporation with ORIC.
- 15th November: Elected first DIYDG board – Nicole Caelli, Semara Jose, Merrissa Nona, Alyce Jose, Stephina Tranby, George Bell, Stacee Ketchell, Mamie Buderus, Daniel Rosendale
- 10th December: Our first DIYDG Family Christmas Celebration
2015
- Delivered a 10 week Mental Heath Program called "Awareness Starts With Us" in partnership with Personal Trainer George Bell & Wuchopperen Health Services funded by the Queensland Indigenous Youth Leadership Program, Queensland Government (auspiced by Woompera Muralug Co-Op Society Ltd.)
- Hosted a Close The Gap Day event at the Manoora Community Centre
- Volunteered at the "Indigenous Leaders of Tomorrow" & "Indigenous Leaders for the Future" Conferences (FNQ Department of Education & Training)
As we forge our way to a stronger future, we embody the millennia of footsteps that came before us. We feel the presence of our ancestors and their guidance, as we navigate our continued responsibility to the lands and seas in which we connect to. Their spirit will carry on in the generations to come as we inspire, equip and empower our people and our community.
ABN: 31 213 096 805 I ICN: 8494
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As we forge our way to a stronger future, we embody the millennia of footsteps that came before us. We feel the presence of our ancestors and their guidance, as we navigate our continued responsibility to the lands, seas and skies in which we connect to. Their spirit will carry on in the generations to come as we inspire, equip and empower our people and our community.