Kiilalaana Gatherings are about coming together to connect, heal, understand and grow. We know that when you inspire, empower and enable the power of one woman or girl that this ripples out into her world, family and community. And we seek to do this by gathering women and girls together to inspire, empower and enable each other to stand in your own power and write your own story.

In our first event for 2023 we are evolving our approach to open opportunities to ALL women from our communities to come together to hear the stories and lived experiences of First Nations women. To learn from and experience First Nations women's business and wisdom. All funds raised from ticket sales and on the night will go to supporting the development, growth and delivery of the Kiilalaana Foundation's offerings and Tidda's program.

On the 31st of March we are so excited to be able to bring Yolanda Finette who is a certified, award winning holistic life coach, holistic counsellor, consultant & wellbeing weaver whose practice honours identity, sovereignty & reconnection to Mildura to share her story, wisdom and journey with our community.

31st March - with Yolanda Finette

The evening will include;

- Opening by Kiilalaana Tidda's Dancers

- Yolanda Story and Journey

- Story Sharing, Yarning and Q&A panel with Yolanda Finette, Shantelle Thompson (Kiilalaana Founder & Barkindji Warrior) & Eileen Mitchell (Proud Barkindji Woman, Mum, & Koori Liaison Officer - Dulka Yuppata SuniTafe)

- Grazing boards, Non-Alcoholic Drinks provided

- Yarning and Connection time

- Artwork from Kiilalaana Tidda's program for Auction fundraiser

Yolanda Story

Yolanda Finette is a certified, award winning holistic life coach, holistic counsellor, consultant & wellbeing weaver
whose practice honours identity, sovereignty & reconnection.
After a 25-year professional career as a social worker and manager in the child, youth and family services sector,
in both the Melbourne First Nations community and the United States, Yolanda embarked on her own journey of
healing and reconnection. Combined with her unique cultural intersection of Aboriginal (Yorta Yorta), African
American and Greek heritage, her journey enabled her the tools to reconnect deeply with her ancestral lineages
and create a multi-dimensional approach to her 1:1 and group coaching programs. Yolanda coaches through a
trauma-informed, anti-oppression and First Nations cultural lens.
Yolanda is passionate about empowering First nations people to feel seen, take up space and step into their most
powerful, potent and courageous selves possible - with particular focus on drawing on inter-generational wisdom
and knowledge to break unwanted patterns and redefine generational blueprints.