The Tiny Treasures Project

Re-homing children's picture books

The Tiny Treasures project facilitates the provision of pre-loved and new books to remote area primary school-age children in Australia. Tiny Treasures seek and collect donations of children's picture books throughout the year and re-distribute the books to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities nationally.

In 2016 the Tiny Treasures project collected and distributed over 700 children's books to the Tiwi Islands; Bathurst and Melville Islands. We have established an ongoing partnership with the Tiwi Aboriginal community who are grateful for the assistance the Tiny Treasures project has provided.

In 2019, Tiny Treasures delivered 1000 books to Cherbourg Shire Council in Central Queensland who added them to their Indigenous Learning Centre, to enable access for families to take home and read to their children

In 2020, 800 books were sent to Castlemaine community Centre in central Victoria, for use as components of education packs to be sent to families across the region

Community Partnership

We are proud to be partnering with the following organisation in 2021

Katherine Isolated Children's Service (KICS), Katherine Northern Territory

This year we are thrilled to partner with the Katherine Isolated Children’s Service (KICS). KICS is a not-for-profit, registered charity and an incorporated association that began remote playgroups in the Northern Territory in 1988.

KICS visits children and families who are socially and geographically isolated, living on pastoral properties, in Indigenous communities, in and participates in invitational events such as camp drafts, Ladies Days, Family Days, and Katherine School of the Air events.

KICS visit the following Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory:

Amanidgi, Barunga, Beswick, Bulla Camp, Bulman, Corella Creek, Dagaragu, Devil Springs, Jilkminggan, Kalkaringi, Kiana, Kybrook Farms, Lajamanu, Limmen Bight, Lingara, Manyallaluk, Marlinja, Minyerri, Myatt, Ngukurr, Numbulwar, Pigeon Hole Community, Police Lagoon, Robinson River, Urapunga, Yarralin

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Aboriginal and Torres Srait Islander schools and Community Group can place their expression of interest to receive books from the Tiny Treasures Project. Please complete the form below and we will add you to our waiting list.

Note: We are currently servicing NSW and VIC but will consider other states depending on demand.

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