Ember Connect

🔥 TODAY AT 10AM AWST / 12PM AEST

No parent or carer of a 0-5 year old will want to miss today's webinar with the incredible Melissa Lynch - a clinical midwife specialist and recipient of a NAIDOC Nursing and Midwifery Award and Excellence in Aboriginal Health Award.

Mel will share information on what to expect in the first five years of your child's life, developmental milestones and simple, play-based activities to support your child's development.

The webinar starts at 10am AWST / 12pm AEST and will run for an hour, including the opportunity for questions.

Register here - https://emberconnectlive.com.au/events/609

We’ve extended applications for our current Game Changer Grants round, giving Ember Connect mEmbers aged 18 to 25 more time to apply.

Applications now close at 11.59pm on Friday 7 August.

We’re offering 20 grants of $1,000 to help our young mEmbers take the next step towards a personal, educational, career or business goal.

Tell us what you want to achieve and how a Game Changer Grant could help make it happen.

Apply now on our website.

WELCOME TO NAIDOC (50 Years of Deadly)...we are celebrating it the only way we know how...together, loud, proud and full of laughter and

We want to see your deadly moments...any time over the last 50 years!

It might be you all dolled up, the aunties dancing, community NAIDOC events, moments on Country, the pride, the memories, the bust out laughing moments and all the beautiful experiences that make us who we are.

Post any video or image to our NAIDOC album and you’ll go in the draw to win amazing weekly prizes from Yaye, Chocolate on Purpose and Bush Medijina.

(Link to post is in the feed)

Yes sis, weekly prizes!

And the major prize? A custom tailored three-piece suit from KINGKING Creative. Proper deadly. Proper stylish. Proper main character energy.

So jump in the collective celebration, post on the feed, hype each other up and help us fill the album with 50 years of deadly...our stories, our style, our families, our culture, our joy.

🔥 Have you seen what's coming up at Ember Connect?! 🔥

We have an incredible line-up of online events over the coming months, designed exclusively for First Nations women who want to grow their careers, businesses, confidence and connections.

From entrepreneurship and leadership to neurodiversity, career development, mentoring and so much more—there's something for everyone!

📅 Head to the EVENTS section here: https://emberconnectlive.com.au/events to explore what's coming up and register for the sessions you'd like to attend.

These events are exclusive to Ember Connect mEmbers… and the best part?

✨ Membership is completely FREE!

Join more than 5,000 First Nations women from across Australia who are learning, growing and supporting one another every day.

🔥 Join today at www.emberconnectlive.com.au and start booking your place at our upcoming events online!

Tag a Sis who needs to see this! 🖤💛❤️

🔥 Happening Tomorrow! 🔥

Want to use LinkedIn to grow your business?

Join us tomorrow for How to Use LinkedIn for Business, a practical one-hour online session hosted by LinkedIn exclusively for the Ember Connect community.

Designed for entrepreneurs and small business owners, you'll learn how to:
✅ Optimise your personal LinkedIn profile
✅ Maximise your company page
✅ Grow the right followers
✅ Create content that builds authority, drives engagement, and supports real business outcomes.

📅 Tuesday 7 July
🕐 1:00pm AEST
💻 Online

You'll leave with practical, actionable tips to help you show up confidently on LinkedIn and use the platform more intentionally to support your business goals.

Registrations are essential.

👉 Register here: https://emberconnectlive.com.au/events/529

Not a member of Ember Connect yet? Join now – IT'S FREE! 🔥
🌐 www.emberconnectlive.com.au

A big thank you to our friends at LinkedIn for hosting this exclusive session for the Ember Connect community. We can't wait to see you there!

Big news for Ember Connect.

We are thrilled to welcome Latoya Black Bolton as our inaugural Chief Executive Officer.

Latoya is a proud Noongar/Yamatji woman with more than 20 years of experience across government and non-government sectors, with a strong focus on education, community development and supporting better outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

This is a huge milestone for Ember Connect as we move into our next phase of growth.

Since launching in 2022, we have grown into a national digital community of more than 5,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and 1,100 allies.

With Latoya’s leadership, we are excited to keep growing our community, strengthen pathways across career, enterprise and mentoring, deepen our focus on younger First Nations women, and amplify the voices and experiences of First Nations women across Australia.

Welcome Latoya, we are so excited for what comes next.

📣Apply Now!

The July Round of Ember Connect’s Game Changer Grants is now open.

We have 20 grants of up to $1,000 available for professional and personal enrichment projects for First Nations women aged between 18 and 25.

Talent exists everywhere - so we’re ensuring at least 40% of all grant funding from the July Round will go to regional and remote applicants.

What you need to know:
🔥Open to First Nations women
🔥Must be aged between 18 and 25 as of 1 July 2026
🔥Grants of up to $1,000 available
🔥Use the funding for any professional or personal enrichment activities
🔥At least 40% of all grant funding will go to regional and remote applicants

Applications close 11.59pm AWST Friday 31 July 2026.

How to apply:

1️⃣Join Ember Connect - it’s free! You must be a member to apply.
2️⃣Submit your grant application via emberconnect.com.au
3️⃣Tag your networks and help us spread the word!

✨ Early Sparks is a thoughtfully crafted mentoring program by Ember Connect, created especially for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers nurturing children aged 0-5.

🖤 Rooted in cultural safety and guided by strength, Early Sparks walks gently alongside mums through the precious early years, offering a flexible space to connect, learn and feel truly supported.

📨 Email us at [email protected] to find out more about this free, online mentoring program for First Nations mums, which kicks off on Wednesday 24 June.