Aboriginal educator, communicator and former automotive mechanic born in La Perouse on Botany Bay in Sydney
Director of Koori Communications & Training
Chairperson of Guriwal Aboriginal Corporation based in La Perouse, NSW which in 2009 intr
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Aboriginal educator, communicator and former automotive mechanic born in La Perouse on Botany Bay in Sydney.
Director of Koori Communications & Training
Chairperson of Guriwal Aboriginal Corporation based in La Perouse, NSW which in 2009 introduced Shellworking, carving and wood burning courses and digeridoo burning courses for schools.
As Director of Koori Communications and Training, Peter Cooley runs courses for young people in learning, leadership and organisation skills. These courses sometimes include a cultural component. Peter Cooley trained as a TAFE automotive teacher and Qantas mechanic. He is a former Director of Aboriginal Tourism Australia and is the Indigenous representative on the NSW Advisory Council for Recreational Fishing. Peter is also the Manager of the NSW Aboriginal men's cricket team and the former manager of the National Indigneous Cricket Development squad. His Racing to the Top (R) 2-Stroke engines/remote control race car program operates in schools and youth services across NSW and his Catch N Cook fishing program was funded by the Federal Government to run in 10 locations across NSW and is also privately funded by various other organisations.
He has been a recipient of a number of awards for the programs he has developed including the 2005 NSW Department of Community Services' (DoCS) Children's Week child development award, the 2006 Pauline McLeod award for Reconciliation and the 2009 Inaugural Premier's Excellence Awards Recognising Leadership in Aboriginal Communities for Education - Learning and Knowledge. He has also spoken at a number of international conferences on educating Indigenous youth
Mobile: 0404 134 655
petercooley@kooricommunications.com
www.kooricommunications.com
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