DANDENONG & DISTRICT

ABORIGINES CO-OPERATIVE

LIMITED

Tackling Indigenous Smoking Team

MURRENDA (ALIVE) YOUTH CONCERTOur youth concert had performances from local Aboriginal talent with original anti-smoking messages distributed around the venue

Free food trucks and gift bags with tobacco educational material were given out

Prizes given to children who could answer questions about the negative aspects of smoking

WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY FUN RUN

Our biggest event of the year!

4 km race to support the message of World No Tobacco Day & a smoke free future for all with prizes and medals for all that attended

Health promotion stalls set up with our partnership organisations to provide better health outcomes for our Aboriginal community

A map/passport system was provided for Koori kids to fill out with all our partnership orgs to win an iPad

Huge focus on preventive tobacco educational messages for smoking strategically placed around the track, marquees and eating area

KOORI KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL DAY The “Back To School Day” is to celebrate education with our communities youth

DDACL gift a school bag, lunch box and stationary to each child, which we fill with promotional/educational items

Free entertainment, rides and food for the youth including our Blender BikesOther Health Promotion stalls-

July 4th DDACL Children’s Day

July 5th DDACL Open Day

July 12th Nairm Marr Djambana NAIDOC Gala Event

September 25th VACCA Koori Kids Health Day Pakenham

September 27th 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament

November 1st DDACL Men’s Health Check Day

December 15th DDACL Children’s Xmas Party

5 x DDACL Community BBQs August to December

SMOKING PREVENTION FOR YOUTH IN SCHOOLGirls On The Go – Boys On The Bounce

Tobacco education in Schools through experiential learning for school aged Aboriginal kids

Of the 208 schools we contacted in the first round, 15 replied positively to apply our Tobacco Education on their Indigenous students.