First 1000 Days Australia

Name

First 1000 Days Australia

Legal name

WEYARN PTY LTD

Website

https://first1000daysaustralia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Riddells Creek

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Online Course Fees: Self-paced online courses sold at fixed prices. The main 5-module course with Bonus Masterclass is priced at $249.00 AUD. AHA Masterclass at $9.99 AUD. Fees may be paid as lump sum or instalments if agreed in writing.
2. Face-to-Face Training: In-person training delivered on-site or in-community, with costs varying by location. Includes catering (morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea), a goodie bag, and access to online course. Training is accredited for CPD/PDP points.
3. Product Sales: Sale of cultural and educational products including children's books, affirmation cards, posters, and t-shirts through the online shop. Products range from A$4.99 to A$100.00.
4. Partners Program Subscription: Annual subscription-based partners program providing ongoing education, training, coaching and support for organisations and regional alliances.
5. Resource Downloads and Guides: Resource guides and materials such as the Welcome Baby to Country Partnership Resource Guide available for download.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

First 1000 Days Australia provides accredited online and face-to-face training courses for professionals and organisations that work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families during the period from conception to a child's second birthday. Its flagship 5-module online course (A$249) and RACGP-accredited face-to-face training are grounded in an Indigenous-developed ecological framework covering cultural safety, intergenerational trauma, family resilience, and social and emotional wellbeing. Revenue is supplemented by an annual subscription Partners Program and a small line of cultural merchandise including Torres Strait Islander children's books and affirmation cards.

Product overview

First 1000 Days Australia offers a portfolio of training and educational products focused on the period from conception to a child's second birthday for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. The core offerings include an accredited Online 5 Module Course with Bonus Masterclass ($249 AUD) and face-to-face training courses, supplemented by an annual subscription-based Partners Program. The company also sells cultural merchandise including affirmation cards, t-shirts, digital posters, and a 10-book Meriam Mir Learning Book Bundle ($100) featuring Torres Strait Islander cultural content. All training is designed for professionals working with Indigenous families and grounded in evidence-based, culturally safe approaches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online 5 Module Course with Bonus Masterclass

Quantifiable outcome

• Training accredited by ACRRM PDP, ACM CPD Endorsed, ACWA, and RACGP (40 CPD Points)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Weyarn Pty LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company and social enterprise of First 1000 Days Australia. Weyarn Pty Ltd trades as First 1000 Days Australia (ABN 78 628 151 002). A social enterprise company established to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people achieve social and emotional wellbeing.
• IndigIdeasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA business support service for First Nations people pitching business ideas and developing enterprises that facilitate family empowerment.
• The Australia Peer Researchers AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished to provide professional development and support for the employment of peer researchers.
• First 1000 Days Australia Partners ProgramcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual subscription-based partners program providing ongoing education, training, coaching and support for organisations, sponsors and regional alliances sites.
• Save the Children AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Save the Children Australia for collaboration in Australia and internationally. Regional Implementation Coordinators are on-boarded through this partnership. First 1000 Days training delivered through Save the Children Registered Training Organisation.
• University of MelbournecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst 1000 Days Australia is based at the University of Melbourne. Professor Kerry Arabena serves as Chair for Indigenous Health. Courses offered through the University's Master of Public Health program. Partnership with Indigenous Health Equity Unit.
• Aboriginal Housing VictoriacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership for the More than Just a Landlord project. Peer researchers trained to undertake household surveys with Aboriginal Housing Victoria tenants in the Whittlesea region.
• Australian Indonesian CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership to facilitate workshops between Indonesian and Tribal Peoples on using the first 1000 days to achieve better health and wellbeing aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals. Staff members travel to Indonesia for program reviews.
• Northern Territory GovernmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst 1000 Days Australia represented on the Northern Territory Early Childhood Development Expert Panel. Professor Kerry Arabena named among internationally renowned experts advising on Territory's Early Childhood Development Plan.
• NACCHO (National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey partner agency for early childhood and family support programs. First 1000 Days Australia presented at NACCHO Members' Conference and AGM.
• Scientific Committee PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEminent scientists from University of Melbourne, La Trobe University, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Walter Elizabeth Hall Institute, Australian National University, South Australian Health and Medical Research Council and Australian Partnership Prevention Centre support the First 1000 Days Australia Council.
• Moreton Bay Regional CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with First 1000 Days Australia for Welcome Baby to Country Ceremony at Deception Bay, Queensland (2018). Photography from ceremony used with kind permission.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Direct peers

• SNAICC - National Voice for our Children: National peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families. Operates in adjacent child-and-family well-being space with strong government and ACCO relationships, and pursues similar policy and capability-building outcomes in early childhood.
• Stronger Smarter Institute: Indigenous-led education institute focused on building leadership and cultural responsiveness in schools serving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Comparable as an Indigenous-developed training and capability-building provider with university and government partnerships.
• The Healing Foundation: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led organization focused on intergenerational trauma and healing. Addresses overlapping themes of intergenerational trauma, cultural safety, and family resilience that First 1000 Days Australia trains on.
• Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA): National Indigenous-led peak body for allied health professionals. Provides cultural safety and workforce development training to similar professional audiences (midwives, allied health, community workers) with comparable CPD-driven offerings.
• Lowitja Institute: Australia's community-controlled Indigenous health research and policy body. Professor Kerry Arabena (First 1000 Days Australia's founder) was former CEO. Directly comparable as an Indigenous-led, evidence-based organization working on health equity and workforce capability for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Regional players

• Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF): Focused on Indigenous education access and outcomes via scholarships and school partnerships. Less directly comparable on training content but pursues parallel Indigenous-led capability building in Australia.
• Save the Children Australia: First 1000 Days Australia is a registered training partner with Save the Children and delivers training through their RTO. As a large NGO with comparable Indigenous family programs, Save the Children is both a partner and a comparable scale player in the same outcomes space.

Broad incumbents

• Cultural Safety Training Australia (referenced via AHPRA/National Scheme): AHPRA and the National Boards have embedded cultural safety in professional registration requirements, creating a regulatory tailwind and a parallel set of training providers (e.g., through universities and registered training organisations) competing for the same CPD-driven practitioner audience.
• Australian Red Cross: Large incumbent humanitarian organization with significant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs including cultural safety training and community-led initiatives. Operates broadly with similar audiences but at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet: Web-based knowledge translation platform providing evidence-based information on Indigenous health to practitioners. Overlaps with First 1000 Days Australia's workforce capability mission but uses a content portal rather than accredited training model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/first1000daysaustralia
• Instagraminstagram.com/first1000daysaustralia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/first-1000-days-australia

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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