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    • Who are we?
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    • Tiny Treasures Project
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      • Aunty Eleanor Harding Tutoring
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  • Meet our deadly team!

    Books n Boots is operated solely on the generosity of volunteers, board members and on-the-ground people. We truly appreciate all the time, persistence and passion each member brings.

    We wouldn't exist without you. Thank you :)

    John Harding -

    Co-Founder, Non-Executive Director and Chairperson

    Meriam/Gu-Gu Yulangi

    John (he/him) is a Meriam/Gu-Gu Yulangi man, born and bred in Melbourne. John has been writing in the mediums of theatre, television series, documentary, drama, film, and poetry for over 35 years. John has won several State and National awards (including the Human Rights Drama Award). He specialises in creative writing and has sat on Indigenous Advisory committees for Melbourne Arts Festival and Australian Arts Law Centre, and is currently a Board member of the First Nations of Australia Writer's Network.

     

    John is a founding member of Ilbijerri Aboriginal/TSI Theatre Company and was the national consultant for the Australian Red Cross in Diversity and Inclusion.

     

    John is currently the CEO of Barmal Bijirril Fund, a national organisation that works to improve relationships between the philanthropic sector and First Nations communities. John is completing his doctorate of philosophy at the University of Melbourne, where he is a guest lecturer.

    Lisa Thorpe

    Non Executive Director

    Gunditjmara/ Gunnai

     

    Lisa Thorpe is a Gunditjmara/ Gunnai woman from Victoria. Lisa is currently the CEO of Bubup Wilam for Early Learning Aboriginal Child and Family Centre. She has been integral to the inception and development of Bubup Wilam and ensuring the right to self-determination for Aboriginal children and their families. For most of her work, Lisa has been employed in Aboriginal community-based and community-controlled organisations. She has managed and worked on many programs that have directly contributed to providing services for Aboriginal people.

     

    Lisa has a Master’s in Public Health from Deakin, where she worked as an Associate Professor with the Institute Koorie Education for seven years. Lisa is a current PhD candidate.

     

    Lisa is a strong advocate for her people and works tirelessly to ensure First Nation rights to self-determination are met.

    Tammy Prior

    Non- Executive Director

    Ballardong Noongar/Yamatji Nanda/Wajarri/Kimberley Nyul Nyu

    Tammy Prior (she/her) is a proud Ballardong Noongar/Yamatji Nanda/Wajarri/Kimberley Nyul Nyul woman with extensive experience, expertise, and networks across regional and urban Western Australia.

     

    Tammy is an Engagement Manager at Thrive by Five for the Minderoo Foundation. She has worked in government and the private sector, supporting and implementing sustainable, social, and community-based initiatives with Aboriginal communities through economic development focusing on tourism, training, employment and procurement outcomes.

     

    Tammy’s most recent focus has been leading the community engagement process with the design and roll-out of an Early Years Initiative, a State Government collaboration on early childhood development, across four communities in WA, consulting directly with communities and State Government and assisting the team in implementing new models of service delivery, in enabling the greatest developmental outcome for kids.

     

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    Tara Newen  

    Co-Founder & Non-Executive Director

    Tara, (she/her) is a Cham descendant Indigenous to the land now known as Vietnam. She has extensive experience working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities and is a fifteen-year veteran. As a Family Services Practitioner, Tara has also worked for The Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency and several other not-for-profit welfare agencies. Tara's involvement with the First Nations community in Melbourne was strengthened through her engagement with The Marge Tucker Hostel in Melbourne, where she provided trusted support for at-risk First Nations teenage girls. As Lead Practitioner of Children and Parenting Support Service for Western Melbourne, she established the Booron Program for First Nations parents and their children.

    Tara is passionate about addressing the health, well-being, and educational inequities of First Nations peoples. As co-founder of Books n Boots, Tara aims to take the broader community with her in levelling access to learning for First Nations children and their families. Tara is completing a Master of Business Administration.

    Marla Briscoe

    Non- Executive Director

    Warlpiri

     

    Marla (she/her) is a proud descendant of the Warlpiri nation. Marla has over 20 years of experience working with First Nations communities in South Australia as a Project officer in community engagement and managerial roles.

     

    Marla has extensive experience as a researcher for the South Australian Department of Health before moving to the Nunkuwarrin Yunti in South Australia to lead the fleet and administration team. Marla also worked in the corporate sector in the Cooper Basin as a Land Access Co-ordinator and currently holds the position of Community Engagement Officer at the Fay Fuller Foundation.

     

    Marla brings years of administrative and logistics/freight experience to the Books n Boots executive team, and her connection to First Nations rural and remote communities is highly regarded.

     

    Aunty Joan - Volunteer, Bundjalung Tiny Treasures

     

    Joan (she/her) is a retired social worker currently supporting refugees and asylum seekers. Her previous career involved social work in health and disability services, most recently in partnering with the families of young children with disabilities to assist them in accessing the needed resources. As part of this role, she worked with a First Nations playgroup on Bundjalung Country - a role in which she felt privileged to work and absolutely loved. These experiences sparked Joan's passion to volunteer in a role that strives to ensure that every child has equitable access to resources and equal opportunities for learning and development. When she heard about the aims of Books ’n’ Boots, it seemed a perfect fit! In her spare time, Joan advocates protecting the koala population and their habitat in her local area. She also makes Ooray/Davidson plum jam and enjoys kayaking with friends.

Books n Boots would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live, work, and learn. We would like to pay respect to elders past, present, and emerging and recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded.

It always was and always will be Aboriginal land

 

Copyright Books n Boots 2020. All rights reserved

Books n Boots is a registered charity with DGR 1 status. All gift donations are tax-deductible

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                      Books n Boots Inc Privacy Policy

Books n Boots Inc is committed to providing quality services to you and this policy outlines our ongoing obligations to you in respect of how we manage your Personal Information.

We have adopted the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act). The NPPs govern the way in which we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your Personal Information.
A copy of the Australian Privacy Principles may be obtained from the website of The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at www.aoic.gov.au

What is Personal Information and why do we collect it?

Personal Information is information or an opinion that identifies an individual. Examples of Personal Information we collect include: names, addresses, email addresses, phone and facsimile numbers.  This Personal Information is obtained in many ways including [interviews, correspondence, by telephone and facsimile, by email, via our website www.booksnboots.org.au, from media and publications, from other publicly available sources, from cookies- delete all that aren’t applicable] and from third parties. We don’t guarantee website links or policy of authorised third parties.

We collect your Personal Information for the primary purpose of providing our services to you, providing information to our clients and marketing. We may also use your Personal Information for secondary purposes closely related to the primary purpose, in circumstances where you would reasonably expect such use or disclosure. You may unsubscribe from our mailing/marketing lists at any time by contacting us in writing.  When we collect Personal Information we will, where appropriate and where possible, explain to you why we are collecting the information and how we plan to use it.

Sensitive Information

Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Act to include information or opinion about such things as an individual's racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious or philosophical beliefs, membership of a trade union or other professional body, criminal record or health information.

Sensitive information will be used by us only:

•	For the primary purpose for which it was obtained
•	For a secondary purpose that is directly related to the primary purpose
•	With your consent; or where required or authorised by law.

Third Parties

Where reasonable and practicable to do so, we will collect your Personal Information only from you. However, in some circumstances we may be provided with information by third parties. In such a case we will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are made aware of the information provided to us by the third party.

Disclosure of Personal Information

Your Personal Information may be disclosed in a number of circumstances including the following:
•	Third parties where you consent to the use or disclosure; and
•	Where required or authorised by law.

Security of Personal Information

Your Personal Information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorized access, modification or disclosure.
When your Personal Information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your Personal Information. However, most of the Personal Information is or will be stored in client files which will be kept by us for a minimum of 7 years.

Access to your Personal Information

You may access the Personal Information we hold about you and to update and/or correct it, subject to certain exceptions. If you wish to access your Personal Information, please contact us in writing.

Books n Boots Inc will not charge any fee for your access request, but may charge an administrative fee for providing a copy of your Personal Information.
In order to protect your Personal Information we may require identification from you before releasing the requested information.

Maintaining the Quality of your Personal Information

It is important to us that your Personal Information is up to date. We  will  take reasonable steps to make sure that your Personal Information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. If you find that the information we have is not up to date or is inaccurate, please advise us as soon as practicable so we can update our records and ensure we can continue to provide quality services to you.

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This Policy may change from time to time and is available on our website.

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