Category: Australia
Restoring the Land, Strengthening Communities
August 31, 2026Mary MacKillop Today Highways and Byways Small Grants Program helped fund a practical field day for 19 local graziers in a rural Queensland community, collectively managing over 28,000 hectares of land.
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A box of possibilities on the kitchen table
August 13, 2026For families in rural New South Wales, distance can quietly close doors. When programs are delivered online, a patchy internet connection or the cost of getting online can be enough to leave a family behind.
- July 2, 2026
Mikayla is from the Yawuru and Bardi peoples, born and raised in Broome, and currently completing her Diploma in psychology.
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Part of the solution: Cameron - a journey from the Kimberley to the courtroom
July 2, 2026Today, Cameron is a scholarship recipient with Mary MacKillop Today’s First Nations Scholarship Program, studying paralegal studies through the Pilbara and Kimberley University Centres.
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Horses, Healing, and the Courage to Thrive: inside the Yawardani Jan-ga Program
July 2, 2026In the Kimberley region of Western Australia, a place of vast red plains, ancient saltpans, and sky that stretches further than you can imagine, something quietly extraordinary is happening. Young Aboriginal people, aged six to 25, are walking into a paddocks with horses, and beginning to heal.
- June 11, 2026
Across the Kimberley, too many Aboriginal young people are growing up carrying the weight of trauma, disconnection and loss.
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Walking Alongside: our reconciliation journey
May 26, 2026Today is National Sorry Day and so Mary MacKillop Today wanted to reflect our Reconciliation Action Plan to-date.
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Close the Gap: Real Change Starts with Opportunity
March 19, 2026Close the Gap Day is a reminder that awareness is not enough.
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Championing Education and Opportunity for Young First Nations Women
March 2, 2026Mary MacKillop Today congratulates Laurenzia on being named the WA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year 2025.
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Growing Knowledge, Connection and Equity Through Community Learning
March 2, 2026By supporting grassroots initiatives, the Mary MacKillop Today Highways and Byways Small Grants Program helps ensure education is inclusive, culturally grounded and accessible.
