NAIDOC Celebrations – Wesley College

On June 23rd, the Wesley College Moorditj Mob performed a series of dances to the entire school on the NAIDOC/Reconciliation Week sand mural located on school grounds. It was amazing to watch our Wesley boys share their culture with such pride! We are so proud on their performance and for being able to represent their […]

NAIDOC Awards 2022 – Alkira Hansen & South Summit

On June 22, the NAIDOC Award recipients were announced, honouring the achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. MADALAH nominated and sponsored Alkira Hansen for the Empowerment Award, an award given to a person who has demonstrated exception leadership, vision, empowerment, and cultural identity. Alkira was the successful recipient and was awarded on the […]

Perth Networking Club – Formal Uprising Event

MADALAH staff and scholars were invited to the Perth Networking Club’s Formal Uprising Event at Market Grounds to speak about who we are and what we do! Charles Mallard spoke about his experiences, both being on scholarship during school and now his role as part of the MADALAH Student Support Team. TJ Walker, a MADALAH […]

Northern Star Partnership Launch

MADALAH recently partnered with Northern Star Resources Limited! We held a partnership launch to thank Northern Star for partnering with MADALAH and allowing us to provide scholarships to tertiary students to study at Australia’s leading universities. Under this new partnership, we will be directly supporting 11 tertiary students from all regions of WA. The launch […]

Indigenous Education and Boarding Australia – National Symposium

The MADALAH Team headed over to Newcastle NSW to be apart of the conversation around what works to support Indigenous students at the Indigenous Education and Boarding Australia national symposium. We spent three days connecting with vastly experienced educators & boarding professionals from sectors such as boarding providers, scholarship providers, representatives from Abstudy, school staff, […]

National Reconciliation Week – “Be Brave. Make Change.”

This year’s theme is a challenge to all Australians – individuals, families, communities, organisations and government to Be Brave and tackle the unfinished business of reconciliation so we can Make Change for the benefit of all Australians. We want to empower our students to be a part of the change. We asked four of our […]

AMHFA Training

MADALAH staff completed an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health First Aid Course which was facilitated by Rosalie Kickett. The course was conducted over a two-day period and we learnt the skills required for providing initial help to a person who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health issue. Throughout […]

Fortescue-MADALAH Partnership Launch

MADALAH staff and scholars were excited to join Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue) to celebrate the launch of their new partnership. Under this partnership, Fortescue will directly support eight secondary and three tertiary scholars from the Pilbara to achieve their educational aspirations at some of WA’s leading boarding schools and universities. During the launch Hale School […]

MADALAH Orientation Days!

Last month MADALAH began to visit each of our 23 partner schools to deliver our orientation sessions for 2022. The MADALAH Team visited St Brigid’s College, Trinity College, Hale School, St Hilda’s Anglican, Aquinas College, Mercedes College, Perth College, Prendiville Catholic College, SEDA College and Christ Church Grammar School for our first ever series of […]