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Our Supporters

A big thank-you to everyone who has assisted us, including:

Stegley Foundation trustees and staff, visit Djeetgun Kurnai Women's Aboriginal Corporation with Pauline Middleton world reknown doll maker who is assisting us.

·    Large numbers of traditional and historical Elders: indigenous and  non-indigenous community members who have shown their support in hundreds of ways over the past four and more years of establishing the Corporation.  

     Biggibilla and Ooboon

·        Biggibilla has a long time alliance with Kurnai tribe.

·        A storyteller and world-renowned artist and storyteller with a wealth of skills.

·        Is committed to and in the process of assisting us to re-claim and
promote our cultural practices.

Pauline Middleton and Bob Brown

      Michael Mattocks –

·        Australian Employment Services Inc

·        Leading member of  MMV Skillsnet project

·        Online Australia - Special Project President

·        Post-graduate Diploma in Management Education

·        Excellent understanding of quality management control procedures (including ISO).

     Kaye Wiggs

    Support and donation of mold for porcelain doll production.

     Global Fund for Women

·        International seeding grant for operations


     Stegley Foundation Reichstein and Myer Foundations

·        Joint funding of Promotion unit.

     The Ross Trust 

Donation of funds for purchase of much needed necessities like fridge, crockery, furniture and project support for the Bruthen Admin quarters and temp learning center.

         The Body Shop

·         Christmas party sponsorship pictures and presents.

·         Sponsoring us to attend the Victorian Women's Reconciliation Dinner 1999.

    Carl Mattocks - Lissom Inc

·        Founding partner of Electronic Commerce Guild and expert Internet engineer

      Lucent (Ascend ) Technologies

In-kind support of Web site links for promotion to Telcos & ISPs

     Brigitte Bogartte-Mott

·        Previously - Manager of Fujitsu Cyberskills project

·        Managed and won funding for national multimedia business development project.

      Microsoft Corporation

·        Currently sponsor provider of Community ISP Small Business Server to AES Inc and Office Premium to Djeetgun Corporation

·        Help to develop Web site links for promotion to businesses for wider commercial application and tourist use.

     Lissom Inc ( USA)

·        Commercial engineers and systems analysis

·        Support to build voice/data infrastructure that can support VXML web server

·        Build Database that stores XML and then VXML contents of Web site – requires engineering with knowledge of Java

      Skillsnet and Skillsnet Association

·        Technology, networking and E-commerce

      Laurie Mahon (Victoria University of Technology)

·        Educational and technological monitoring 

      Engell and Partners - Bairnsdale

·        Accounting and financial advice. 

      Victorian University of Technology

·        Used computers,

·        ongoing support from Laurie Mahon, head of Information Technology.

·        Development of pathways to university courses.

      Bairnsdale BTA

      Kilmany Family Care

·       In kind administrative support and office space during 1999.

    Lakes and Wilderness Tourism:

·        assistance in development of indigenous tourism products

    Melbourne Institute of Technology:

·        Inkind support & research

·        Preparation of itinerary for year 2001 international promotion tour.

·        NADOC Week exhibition
Eastern Victorian Group Training:

·        Specifically Maylene Beaty of the Retail Skills Center, for giving us the opportunity, encouragement, and often transport to begin this project. Also for trusting us and giving us the freedom to customize they’re training to our needs.

    Mick and John Campbell:

     Patience and supply of premises for Bairnsdale pilot projects

     Latrobe Shire:

Provision of premises, establishment of Indigenous advisory committee

     Dreamtime Dolls House:   inkind premises

     Funding Bodies

     Department of Transport & Regional Development

    Department Employment, Workplace Relations & Small Business
/Gippsland Area 
                       Consultative  Committee

   Gippsland Regional Council of Adult and Community Education

    Office of Training and Further Education