In an episode of Tennant Creek Talks with Paola Tamberlin, Sean Gordon, CEO of the Yadha Muru Foundation, shared the story of how the foundation came to be. They explored the importance of creating opportunities through the City-Country Partnerships program that connects Indigenous schools and high-performing urban schools. Sean also highlighted some of the key impacts already recognised between Shore School and Tennant Creek High School and why long-term relationships such as these matter more for educational engagement, cultural understanding and improving government policies.

Partnerships strengthened wellbeing and inclusion through more structured support assessments, counselling services and funding pathways.

Partnerships are supporting stronger literacy outcomes through shared teaching, culturally responsive resources and practical classroom support.

This term marked strong progress for students, with celebrated milestones and opportunities that linked learning to future work and study.

Regular check-ins, strengthened governance and clearer plans show how the partnerships are maturing and show a steady move toward a sustainable model built on clear plans, shared priorities and regular time in the community.

Across the partnerships, practical resources reshaped how students engaged with their learning.