Youth Program

  • There is a Youth Centre located in the centre of the community where the young people in our community gather after school and during school holidays.
  • Operates weekdays with approx 30 children.
  • Activities include:-
    Health and Nutrition program where the youth enjoy and sometimes help prepare healthy meals
    Swimming and fishing excursions to areas which include Ceduna, Denial Bay, Point Sinclair, Blue Lake and other great locations nearby.
    Outdoor games- netball, football, basketball, cricket, baseball etc.
    Indoor games- pool table, table tennis, air hockey, soccer table, xbox 360.
    Computer games.
    Blue Light and other fundraising discos.
    Arts and craft.
  • Nutrition Program
    This program provides nutritional breakfast and lunch to the school children of Koonibba.
    There are approximately 42 children who enjoy and appreciate this program.
  • Women's group
    Central Koonibba
    Tel 08 86825 0004, Fax 08 8625 0036

    A place to gather socially to develop self-esteem. A central place to extend and pass on stories and culture.

Groups activities include:-

Sewing, Cooking & Outdoor cooking, Bush tucker, Cultural education trips, Art & Murals, Basket weaving, Ceramic models, jewellery making
Raffles & fundraising.

The Women's Group works closey with the Ceduna Women's Centre.

They also arrange and attend various educational workshops.

Community
The Mission days witnessed the strong growth of an enthusiastic and competitive sports following, with the girls, boys, mums and dads all wanting to do their best.
Sports Day at Koonibba had the whole community talking and excited with neighbouring towns bringing their champions to do battle with the local heroes.
Lutheran Missionaries introduced the game to the local Aboriginals of Koonibba Mission in 1906, with games played for a learning and friendly atmosphere.
It saddens the heart when we stroll down Memory Lane and look at all the sports events which once had tremendous support - foot races, hammer & nailboard races, javelin throwing, football, netball and tennis.

The two sports which allow all members of the family to participate are the winter sports of football & netball.

The Koonibba Football Club was established in 1906 and is the oldest Aboriginal Football club in Australia. It is now located at Bergmann Drive in Ceduna.