The Maranoa coordinators facilitate a range of programs and events aimed at fostering early childhood development, enhancing school retention, delivering learning support, offering social and emotional assistance, and promoting physical wellness. These initiatives are breakfast clubs, playgroups, educational support services, sports activities, cultural events, and a variety of other supportive offerings.
Weekly Programs
Breakfast Clubs
SWIN provides and supports Breakfast club in 6 schools in the Maranoa including, Roma, Mitchell, Yuleba. All of which are run by the wonderful staff at the schools.
Yarn N Play – Family Support Group
The yarn N Play family support groups have been designed to provide support to our local first nations children and their families in the Maranoa.
The program runs an 8-week term time program, In Roma, Yuleba and Surat.
Homework Club
SWIN and CWAATSICH partner together to deliver homework club in Roma and surrounds.
We offer a pickup and drop off option with a half hour homework session then a half hour outdoor active activity.
Learning and literacy support
Learning and literacy support is offered to all the schools for first nations and vulnerable children in need of further support in this area.
Mums and Bubs Swimming Lessons
The mums and bub Swimming lessons have been put together with our first nations families in mind with the venue being inviting and private with small class numbers.
Annual Events
During the year we run and support numerous programs from our Annual BACK TO SCHOOL EXPO in January, Close the Gap in March, Western Rivers Cup in Toowoomba in April, Reconciliation in both Roma and Surat in May and NAIDOC in both the community and the schools across the Maranoa in JULY.
For further information, please contact the SWIN Children and Schooling Coordinator.
Download our registration form to get involved:
Ninna Collier
Email: children.schooling@swin.org.au
Phone: 0428 568 500
Address: 90 Raglan St, Roma QLD 4455
Success Story – Back to School Initiative 2026
The success of this year’s Back to School initiative was driven by a deliberate shift toward a more intimate, targeted approach—allowing SWIN to support children and families who needed it most, while fostering a genuine sense of pride, confidence, and readiness for the school year ahead. Identified in partnership with trusted local services, over 60 backpacks were distributed, each thoughtfully packed with essential items including lunchboxes, water bottles, hygiene products, and healthy lunchbox resources. In addition, families received uniform and stationery vouchers, along with Woolworths vouchers to help kick-start nutritious school lunches.
This initiative strongly reflects SWIN’s mission to improve the quality of life for Indigenous children and families through culturally safe, practical support, while directly contributing to our key performance indicator of improved school engagement and retention. None of this would have been possible without the generous support of our sponsors — FKG, RiE Group, Altrad, MPK, Wild Desert, Origin, Santos, GR Productions, and Miles Accommodation Services — whose commitment ensured students were able to return to school equipped, confident, and supported to continue their education.
