Koorie Academy Basketball is continuing to expand its work across basketball, culture, education and employment pathways for First Nations people.

The organisation has now delivered more than 60 basketball clinics across Victoria and Australia, engaging more than 7,000 First Nations children through basketball clinics and cultural workshops.

Gunai Kurnai man and Koorie Academy chief executive Uncle Ricky Baldwin said more projects were still to come.

"Still more exciting things coming, stay tuned mob!" Uncle Ricky said.

The Academy has also delivered cultural education sessions to more than 2,000 students through its work in schools.

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Its programs extend beyond basketball, with more than 200 sporting fees for First Nations children paid over the past two years through a partnership with Pitcher Partners.

Over the same period, more than 70 First Nations people have secured jobs through employment pathways developed with Bunnings.

Koorie Academy has also built partnerships within professional basketball, working with Melbourne United for the NBL Indigenous Round and the Southside Flyers for the WNBL Indigenous Round.

Ngwala Willumbong Aboriginal Corporation has become the Academy's major sponsor for the next three years, providing further support for its programs.

The organisation is also continuing its work with the Parliament of Victoria through the Youth Yarning with Mob podcast series.

Further opportunities include NBL1 and Big V men's and women's jersey design projects for Koorie Academy participants.

The Academy is also working with EastLink on billboards for NAIDOC Week 2026 celebrating '50 years of deadly'.

Another project will see young First Nations people co-design a vaping campaign in partnership with VicHealth as Koorie Academy continues to broaden its work beyond the basketball court.