Marie-Louise Carroll with Director Marcus and PP Bruce | Eon Foundation Growing Healthier Communities |
An excellent turnout of members and guests (Harry’s daughter Gill & 2 friends) enjoyed Marie- Louise Carroll’s presentation on the Eon Foundation. Marie- Louise is the Executive Manager of, and a passionate advocate for, the Foundation. EON was established in 2005 in response to a large-scale investigation into aboriginal child health in WA. Eon started with a pilot garden at Djarindjin Lombadina in the West Kimberley of WA and has grown exponentially to 37 communities in WA & NT. We learned that the Foundation’s activities address a number of needs of remote aboriginal communities, neatly encompassed within their branding “Growing Healthier Communities”. Eon’s mission is to make a lasting contribution in remote Aboriginal communities through the reduction of preventable and chronic disease caused by poor nutrition. In partnership with those communities and using edible gardens as a tool, Eon delivers programs with a focus on health, nutrition, education and training that change community attitudes to healthy living. Cooking class |
Eon Home Garden from a kit Marie- Louise informed us that Eon only introduces its programs at the request of a community. Initially Eon assesses whether a community has the resources to establish and maintain a large vegetable, fruit and bush tucker garden. The Eon program has 3 components:
In 2019 Eon was a finalist in the Telstra Business Awards as a Social Change Maker. Marie- Louise’s presentation was enthusiastically received, with several questions asked. |
Author: Tony Parker Published: 20 November, 2020 |
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Meeting Rosters |
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Date |
Host |
Thanks & Cleanup |
3 minute bio |
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Writer |
07 May, 24 |
Barrie Heald |
David Fisher |
John Boxall |
Judy Dinnison |
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14 May, 24 |
Laurie Glossop |
Judy Dinnison |
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28 May, 24 |
Marcus Harris |
Laurie Dender |
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