MK Eco by Starwin

21/03/2025

One of our long term Makers is on an inspired journey to create change. Wishing Kristy from Everlasting Health all the best as a finalist for the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award 💜✨

Exciting News! ✨

I’m incredibly honored to be named a finalist for the AgriFutures Australia Rural Women's Award for my "Women’s Business" program!

"Women’s Business" aims to empower rural and remote women through health education, collaboration, and community building—fostering whole-person, whole-community, and whole-country healing in regional Australia. Seeing this work recognised at this level is truly humbling, and I’m so grateful for the opportunity to expand its impact.

A huge thank you to Westpac for their generous $15K grant, which will help drive this mission forward.

Congratulations to my fellow finalists, Barbara Clifford and Nicole Walsh—it’s an absolute privilege to stand alongside such inspiring women.

Read the official announcement here: https://createsend.com/t/t-F5D5DCF7A74C5CF82540EF23F30FEDED

21/03/2025

We love seeing our team members set goals and achieve them, venturing into new pathways.

Wishing Deontae all the best as she heads to Cairns with her football this season ✨

ATTENTION 🚨

We are excited to announce the signings of 2 new additions to the Lions family. Both Lani Pigram and Deontae Sheppard-Greenoff are highly skilled with great instincts and footy brains. We are looking forward to them making an impact for season 2025. ✨

#2025

21/03/2025

Let's help spread the kindness and get books to remote places. Share this post with a community group you know who could benefit 📖

If you are looking for books and resources like these, visit our online store to discover more or 📧 [email protected] for corporate orders 📖

Book Supply 2025 invitations went out on Monday. We’ve taken a LOT of orders and these are some of the books what will soon be ready for dispatch. 💙 So far, we’re sending over 80,000 books to 436 Communities across Australia. Haven’t ordered yet? There’s still time!

19/03/2025

Congratulations to Jamie-Lee Puautjimi on her recognition as a life member for her contribution as a player to the NTF, across three clubs and as a representative player for the NT.

Jamie-Lee was the inaugural recipient of our Tapalinga Award, a decade ago, giving her the experience of playing with our partners, Diamond Creek Women's FC in the VWFL.

Jamie-Lee was also a valued leader with our Tiwi Youth Girls Leadership program over many years.

Her legacy will be deeply felt by the next generation ✨

Photos by David Bradley | AFLNT Media

19/03/2025

Congratulations to former Starwin team member and maker, Sharona Bishop on being awarded Life Membership for her contribution to the NTFL as a player, coach and artist.

What a star ✨

Photos by David Bradley | AFLNT Media

11/03/2025

We believe in the currency of kindness and here is an amazing opportunity to spread some thanks to Deadly Science ✨

If you havent yet checked out their books and resources, visit our online store to browse the collection too 🌿

Does your school want to receive DeadlyScience Resources in 2025?

Submit an EOI to receive resources from DeadlyScience in 2025 and bring exciting STEM tools to your school!

From LEGO and drones to microscopes, telescopes, 3D printers, books, and complete STEM kits, our resources are designed to spark curiosity and innovation in STEM.

Who Can Apply?

We prioritise schools meeting at least two of the following criteria:

✔️ 15%+ Indigenous student population

✔️ Located in Outer Regional, Remote, or Very Remote areas

✔️ High socio-educational disadvantage (e.g., low ICSEA or SEA scores)

✔️ Below-average student attendance rates

✔️ Limited access to science resources

Don’t miss this opportunity to bring STEM to life in your classrooms! Apply now via https://ow.ly/g9e350Vfp1W and let’s work together to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners.

11/03/2025

The Magabala Scholarship round for 2025 is now open! ✍

Our scholarships are to support storytellers, writers and illustrators with professional development funding between $500 - $5,000 📖📝

In 2024 we supported 7 First Nations creators with scholarship funding to explore their storytelling craft 👩🏾‍🎨

Please contact us at [email protected] or call Magabala Books on 08 9192 1991 with any queries or to discuss your scholarship application 📞📩

Read more on our website: https://magabala.com.au/pages/scholarships

11/03/2025

Love seeing the Recycled Mats we sell being used to create safe places and cultural spaces for learning.

If you are looking for mats for your school or community group, pls 📧 [email protected] and we can quote for you ✨

06/03/2025

Where Are They Now? Sharniqua Hutt (nee Oxtoby) SJCC - Class of 2019. Sharniqua graduated from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in 2024 with a Bachelor of Fashion and Textiles. In addition to doing amazing things with her own fashion and textiles, Sharniqua is also working at St John’s in the Boarding House as a House Parent.

05/03/2025

“The key to a wonderful life is to never stop wandering into wonder.” – Suzy Kassem

Starting as an upcycle initiative many years ago, our community fell in love with these one-of-a-kindness travel cushions, showcasing female textile artists across the tropical north.

We are joyed that we are now able to take corporate orders in 2025.

If you are keen to offer a gift that will always keep a piece of the Territory close, these are perfect. Made by hand, with kindness on Larrakia country.

This set features textile art: Namurre Boko - by Jay Jurrupula Rostron

Gratitude to for leading the project in 2025.

04/03/2025

"Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later."

Congratulations to .mountford for stepping into a new role this year as a ranger across Groote Eylandt. We love hearing her updates and joy at being back on country 🌿

Our Career Pathways initiative supports the young women who work with us to set goals and further their dreams, achieved through mentoring and connections.

Over the past year, along with Louise, we have supported five young women who have worked with us into full-time employment / study pathways..

Our support and service is all independent and funded from within our enterprise, a truly integrated social enterprise model.

Your investment with us is vital to making this magic happen.You can support Louise's dreams further by purchasing from her one-of-a-kindness Turtle Season collection by (swipe to see) 🐢

Your kindness matters. Visit www.starwin.com.au to discover more 💜✨

04/03/2025

Congratulations to Sharniqua for stepping into new roles this month with Tracks Care and St John's College.

Our Career Pathways initiative supports the young women who work with us to set goals and further their dreams, achieved through mentoring and connections.

Over the past year, we have supported five young women who have worked with us into full-time employment / study pathways.

Our support and service is all independent and funded from within our enterprise, a truly integrated social enterprise model.

Your investment with us is vital to making this magic happen. Your kindness matters.

Visit www.starwin.com.au to discover more 💜✨

04/03/2025

We love seeing our collective inspire others to connect and create 🌿

04/03/2025

✨ GOOD NEWS Alert ✨

We are teaming up with The Remote Op Shop Project to deliver more dresses to young women celebrating their successes.

From this week on, you can now nominate to receive your free dress via this link @
www.remoteopshopproject.org/remoteformalfit

We appreciate the kindness of our community in making this magic happen 💜👗

📸 Phylly Palipuaminni, Tiwi Islands

27/02/2025

We love spreading kindness and seeing our collective of suppliers doing it too 💜

We were so moved to recieve this feedback through our Small Seeds program recently:

"📚✨ A heartfelt thank you from the Serco Asia Pacific team at Acacia Prison✨📚

Thanks to the generous donation from Magabala Books of 500 books, all written and illustrated by Aboriginal people for children aged 0-10 years. We are excited to be able to gift these books to families during our extended family visits over the coming months.

At Acacia Prison, we are so grateful to Magabala for supporting our projects and the men in our care and their families.

As well as sharing the books with the families, we are also using them in our Story Book Dads program. The program requires dedication for the men to link back to family and this cultural donation has revitalised it, making it bigger and better.

We record the men reading the books and send the recordings and books home, so children can still hear a bedtime story from dad despite the circumstances. 📖 Having the men read aloud also helps us identify any language and literacy barriers, allowing us to support them without shame or judgement.

Your donation’s impact extends beyond the prison walls, reaching the families as well. Thank you for making a difference! 🙏

Attached is a photo of one of our beautiful tactical aunties.

We loved watching the men’s faces light up with pride when handing over the books – it was pure magic. 🌟"

Small Seeds provides children and young people with culturally relevant books they love. Donate now to help us give the gift of books.

27/02/2025

For our community who have loved gifts from Warndu, this is your chance to purchase for the final time 🌿

OUR FINAL SALE IS NOW ON!
This is your last chance to get your hands on our premium Australian native ingredients as we sell down on our retail products.
Stock is limited - get in quick before it's gone!

27/02/2025

26/02/2025

Keen to create safe places and cultural spaces?

Please get in touch 📧 [email protected] to see how we can supply you with Recycled Mats for your areas. We are currently offering discounted rates for youth and community groups, our way of paying it forward 💜