{"id":7405,"date":"2024-10-25T02:34:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T16:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sydneycoder.net\/ourimpact\/?p=7405"},"modified":"2024-10-31T15:08:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T05:08:54","slug":"building-capacity-and-inclusion-in-woodenbong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourimpact.northcott.com.au\/2024\/building-capacity-and-inclusion-in-woodenbong\/","title":{"rendered":"Building capacity and inclusion in Woodenbong"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; class=&#8221;section_content&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; 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font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left|color:%231d4e97&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;title_element&#8221;][vc_row_inner column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_position=&#8221;default&#8221; row_position_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; row_position_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; pointer_events=&#8221;all&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<div id=\"attachment_7407\" style=\"width: 1750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7407\" class=\"wp-image-7407 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ourimpact.northcott.com.au\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Woodenbong-New-South-Wales.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1740\" height=\"910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourimpact.northcott.com.au\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Woodenbong-New-South-Wales.jpg 1740w, https:\/\/ourimpact.northcott.com.au\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Woodenbong-New-South-Wales-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourimpact.northcott.com.au\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Woodenbong-New-South-Wales-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourimpact.northcott.com.au\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Woodenbong-New-South-Wales-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourimpact.northcott.com.au\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Woodenbong-New-South-Wales-1536x803.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1740px) 100vw, 1740px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Woodenbong, New South Wales<\/p><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; 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el_class=&#8221;lastp_maginbot0&#8243;]Woodenbong is in the far north of New South Wales near the Queensland border and 150km from the coast. Approximately half its population of 390 people identify as Aboriginal and there are around 60 children in the 0-14 years age group. Isolation, health issues and lack of transportation are some of challenging factors for people who live in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Following COVID, essential services in the community ceased, with staff at Woodenbong Central School and Preschool struggling to support families in need of therapists, health services, NDIS funding and more.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;12&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;7&#8243; top_padding_tablet=&#8221;12&#8243; bottom_padding_tablet=&#8221;7&#8243; top_padding_phone=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding_phone=&#8221;7&#8243; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_position=&#8221;default&#8221; row_position_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; row_position_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; pointer_events=&#8221;all&#8221; class=&#8221;content_inner&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; 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text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<div id=\"attachment_7408\" style=\"width: 1156px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7408\" class=\"wp-image-7408 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ourimpact.northcott.com.au\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Saira-Jane-Northcotts-Early-Childhood-Community-Capability-Building-Facilitator.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1146\" height=\"783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourimpact.northcott.com.au\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Saira-Jane-Northcotts-Early-Childhood-Community-Capability-Building-Facilitator.png 1146w, https:\/\/ourimpact.northcott.com.au\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Saira-Jane-Northcotts-Early-Childhood-Community-Capability-Building-Facilitator-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/ourimpact.northcott.com.au\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Saira-Jane-Northcotts-Early-Childhood-Community-Capability-Building-Facilitator-1024x700.png 1024w, https:\/\/ourimpact.northcott.com.au\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Saira-Jane-Northcotts-Early-Childhood-Community-Capability-Building-Facilitator-768x525.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1146px) 100vw, 1146px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saira-Jane Booler, Northcott\u2019s Early Childhood Community Capability Building Facilitator<\/p><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; 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column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; el_class=&#8221;lastp_pad_mar_0&#8243;]Northcott\u2019s Early Childhood Community Capability Building Facilitator, Saira-Jane Booler began working with the Woodenbong community in early 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile services have been intermittent for the past 20 years, issues escalated after COVID. Prior to this, regular therapists were visiting, an Aboriginal Health Corporation was running out of Muli Muli and the preschool had funding for an occasional speech therapist. But all this disappeared after COVID,\u201d Saira explains.<\/p>\n<p>After attending several Service NSW meetings in Muli Muli to try to meet families and other services, Saira realised she needed to connect directly in Woodenbong to be effective.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI decided to approach the Woodenbong Central School and Preschool. It took three emails and an invitation for the principal and director to join both Dylan Wilson, our First Nations Early Childhood Coordinator, and I for lunch before they would engage, but it worked,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Dylan and Saira travelled to Woodenbong together for a meeting, kicking off a year-long collaboration to overcome barriers and build the capacity of the school and preschool to know where to go for support in the future.<\/p>\n<h4>Positive outcomes<\/h4>\n<p>The first and most significant achievement was establishing a fortnightly online networking meeting with the school, preschool, First Peoples Disability Advocate, Social Futures, Dylan and Saira. Very quickly these meetings grew, with more stakeholders attending and valuable connections made. The catch-ups fostered open communication, problem-solving and, importantly, the re-establishment of services in the community. From these meetings, many positive outcomes have been achieved, some of which are detailed below.<\/p>\n<p>Introducing Dylan to Woodenbong Central School was hugely valuable. In his role as First Nations Early Childhood Coordinator, Dylan has been able to connect with Aboriginal families in a culturally sensitive way, supporting many to begin accessing services or applying for NDIS funding.<\/p>\n<p>Saira also successfully lobbied the Northern NSW Local Health District and Member for Lismore, Then Hon. Janelle Saffin MP to have a mobile dental van visit Woodenbong Central School to conduct free dental checks and minor work. The mobile unit, which had previously bypassed the town, spent time at Woodenbong in June\/July 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Another important connection was to link Woodenbong Central School and preschool with Brighter Beginnings, a NSW Health program providing health and development checks for 4-year-olds. With no preschool screening previously available, making this program available in Woodenbong is a win for local families and early educators.<\/p>\n<h4>The coming year<\/h4>\n<p>While several services have been re-established in Woodenbong, Saira\u2019s networking meeting will continue in FY2025 to further strength connections and support Woodenbong Central School and Preschool. Additionally, Dylan will continue to support First Nations families to access services and the NDIS. 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