Physically Active Koori Kids (PAKK) program is an extension of the broad Indigenous Capacity Building Health Promotion Strategy at Gippsland Lakes Community Health (GLCH), which commenced in October 2003. This strategy aims to improve social connectedness and build the capacity of  the indigenous community to improve health and well being. The PAKK program addresses health and well-being issues through increasing physical activity levels; improving physical activity has been identified as one of the key health promotion priority issues by GLCH.

Demographic data identifies that East Gippsland has a Koori population five times higher than the state average.  With this in mind and the Koori health profiles showing a comparative poor health status, GLCH confirmed a commitment to working with Koori children.  Other data demonstrated high levels of physical inactivity and above normal drowning rates. During community consultations Koori mothers identified a desire for their children to learn to swim and become more physically active.  To address these concerns the Koori Bubs Swim Program (KBSP) was developed as part of the PAKK program.  The Kinder gym project was to follow.

From the implementation of the KBSP the need to address developmental delays in some children was identified, the development of the Kinder Gym program staffed with Physio, speech and occupational therapists was a way of addressing these issues before the child reached school age.