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Coolamon Community supports new Aboriginal mothers by providing a no-strings-attached baby bundle via culturally-sensitive health workers.

From small beginnings in Ballina and Lismore, the program has spread throughout the Northern Rivers and beyond, and the organisation now supplies baby bundles in the Northern Territory, the whole of the Kimberley region in WA as well as locally.

Everything they supply is new, Sleep Safe, and ACCC compliant. They use First Nations designers and suppliers where they can.

Coolamon Baby

They have now launched Coolamon Baby products that include face washer sets, blankets, hooded towels, and muslin wraps that are available to purchase from coolamonbaby.com.au.

‘We hope you will share Coolamon Baby with anyone in your life who is expecting a new addition, already has a bundle of joy or perhaps you need the perfect gift to help celebrate,’ said Coolamon Community founders Evie Woods and Pam Brook.

All profits from the sale of Coolamon Baby products flow straight back into Coolamon Community and helps them grow and support Aboriginal mothers around the country.



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