Goolum Goolum and the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service have partnered to educate communities and children on the harmful effects of smoking and benefits of a healthy lifestyle. 

Service  healthy lifestyle team member Susan Sheridan said Deadly Dan had been successful in Melbourne and they hoped to teach regional Victoria about the harms of smoking. 

Ms Sheridan hopes the comic book will be an effective tool to encourage children to live a healthier lifestyle.

Goolum Goolum’s health and well-being manager Dean O’Loughlin said the Indigenous superhero had worked well as an intervention that had engaged kids in anti-smoking campaigns.

“We spent the whole day taking shots and setting scenes for the forthcoming online comic book,” he said.

Goolum Goolum is developing an online interactive IT platform to engage the community in their healthy lifestyle programs and connect with the services they provide. 

On Monday evening, Indigenous students from the Horsham Primary School, met the superhero Deadly Dan.  

“We are hoping Deadly Dan will return in NAIDOC week with a new character to promote a healthier lifestyle for Indigenous families,” Mr O’Loughlin said.

​NAIDOC week celebrates the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander’s history, culture and achievements.