DHUBEELEE’S DEADLY
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

"Dhubeelee" (pronounced Dup-peels) is a Gooreng Gooreng word meaning children.

The Dhubeelee’s Deadly Development Program is a culturally grounded learning program designed to embed Gooreng Gooreng language, culture and knowledge into early childhood education across the Gladstone Region

Yaleela Torrens

Gooreng Gooreng / Bundjalung
Provides clinical governance and organisational sustainability.

Djuran Johnson

Gooreng Gooreng
Leads cultural learning experiences and knowledge sharing.

Service Areas

  • Gladstone CBD
  • Agnes Water
  • Seventeen Seventy (1770)
  • Boyne Island
  • Tannum Sands
  • Calliope
  • Mount Larcom
  • Miriam Vale

Program Components

Cultural Learning for Children

Gooreng Gooreng language, storytelling, song, dance, ochre art, seasonal learning and environmental awareness.

Educator Cultural Capability

Professional learning and yarning circles on local history, cultural protocols, language use and RAP alignment.

On-Country & Nature Based Learning

Learning about land, sea and waterways, seasonal change and cultural sustainability.

Family & Community Engagement

Family cultural learning opportunities, community events and strengthening connections to Country.

Program Outcomes

Strengthen cultural understanding and respect

Build deeper connections to Country

Develop language and communication skils

Improve emotional regulation and Wellbeing

Strengthen executive functioning and problem solving

Increase awareness of sustainability and environmental responsibility

Learning Through Culture

Social & Emotional Learning

Regulation and wellbeing through connection to Country.

Physical Development

Cultural song, dance and environmental awareness.

Language & Literacy

Gooreng Gooreng language learning through storytelling and song.

Executive Function

problem solving, concentration and hands-on cultural practices.

Mathematics & Numeracy

counting in language, recognising patterns and sustainable collecting.

Framework Alignment

QKLG Alignment

Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guideline

Identity

Connectedness

Wellbeing

Active Learning

Communicating

NQS Support

National Quality Standard

Educational Program and Practice
QA1

Children's Health and Safety
QA2

Relationships with Children
QA5

Partnerships with Families and Communities
QA6

Governance and Leadership
QA7

Program Fees

The cost of delivering the Dhubeelee’s Deadly Development Program is guided by each centre’s available budget, including Kindy Uplift or professional development alocations.
Fees are negotiated with each service and consider session numbers, educator learning, cultural materials, cultural governance and travel requirements. All costs are agreed prior to program commencement.