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Congratulations to Tony Medcraft, recipient of the Kevin Cook Award! Since 1957 Tranby has been a place to gather, connect with community, learn about identity and culture and create the future together, with and for our community. In 2020 when Tranby had to close our physical doors in response to the global pandemic, we were […]

The Burawa Team travels to Far North Queensland to deliver career advice and non-accredited education to Mob.  In November 2022, Burawa National Indigenous Career Centre had the opportunity to deliver our non-accredited online courses in person across several locations including Charters Towers and Townsville.   It was a successful trip for all involved and highlighted the importance

The late Kevin Cook with Uncle Kevin Tory, long time supporters of TUCAR Unions have always been big supporters of Tranby. When the Cooperative was started in 1957, the Seamen’s Union, the Wharfies and the Building unions gave much of the funding to support First Nations adult learners. Aboriginal people too, like Tombo Winters and

Gavin Ivey recording Aunty Wendy Buchanan’s story In October 2022 Tranby Aboriginal Co-operative Ltd. with support from our local Elders and Community, led the first Glebe Stories Festival, a celebration of community connection, story-sharing and places of past, present and future. For thousands of years Gadigal land has been cared for and made strong through

Student Stories: Morgan Miller (Kaantyu ) Morgan joins the Zoom call, and she’s using a filter for her background of an amazing piece of art. I ask her later who the piece is by – the answer is Cassie Leatham, a Taungurung/Wurundjeri woman of the Kulin Nation. The artist also did the artwork for the

Student Stories: Emma Griggs (Wiradjuri) When Emma first joins the Zoom call, her audio isn’t working. Quickly, she catches on, miming to Jacinta and me that she’ll call us back on her phone. Moments later, she’s back on screen, audio working this time. She sets her phone up in one place, but the angle is