This book has been a collaboration between the Aboriginal workshop advisors, the Healthy Lifestyle Program Cultural Advisory Group, the Healthy Lifestyle Program team and Health Consumers’ Council WA.

The book reports the findings from a workshop in April 2024 with 29 Aboriginal advisors (28 being Elders). The Aboriginal advisors wanted to ensure the cultural safety of a novel Healthy Lifestyle Program pilot for children, young people and their families in Boorloo (Perth), Western Australia. The workshop explored important considerations for adapting an evidence-based Healthy Lifestyle Program to ensure its success. Advisors wanted to have a book to share their voices from the workshop – this is the creative output of their perspectives. The book is available as a PDF attached above and in virtual book format under the additional URL section above.

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The accompanying recording is by Kelli Savietto, and explains the artwork story of ‘Like a river, from the Elders to the youth and in-between.’ The recording can be accessed via the attached link above.

Artist profile: Kelli Savietto, a graphic designer based in Boorloo (Perth), draws on her Nyikina and Yawuru heritage from the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Passionate about Indigenous representation, she specialises in brand identity, publication design, and illustration. Through her artwork, Kelli brings her clients’ stories to life, weaving cultural narratives that resonate and connect. www.kellisavietto.com

Artwork and recording © Kelli Savietto, 2025. All rights reserved.

Two related research articles are forthcoming based on the April 2024 workshop and a June 2025 workshop to develop the book.