Indigenous Affairs

TAKING CONTROL OF LAW AND JUSTICE

At this year’s Barunga Festival the Government announced a $1million investment to support the Barunga-Wugularr Law, Culture and Justice Committee. The funding aims to help improve community safety and deliver justice solutions that work for people in the Barunga and Wugularr (Beswick) region south-east of Katherine. Identified as a key...

Indigenous Affairs

MATES OUT TO RESURRECT LEGENDS OF THE MURRANJI

Nat Buchanan is credited with opening up the Murranji Track in 1886 with his son and ‘Greenhide’ Sam Croker, who was shot dead in 1892 by Charlie Flannigan at Auvergne Station in the Victoria River District. Charlie was found guilty of murder and hanged at Fannie Bay Gaol on 15 July 1893, the first official execution in the Northern...

Indigenous Affairs

RIRRATJINGU WORK TO SAFEGUARD THEIR FUTURE

In preparation for the closure of the Rio Tinto bauxite mine in about seven years, RAC has a long list of exciting projects that will continue to provide economic stimulus to the region. The closure of the mine is witnessing an economy in transition. While the region is expecting a drop in population as mining families depart, the reality...

Indigenous Affairs

BARUNGA FESTIVAL: CELEBRATING CULTURE ON COUNTRY

The Community Store, the Bagala Laundry and Bagala Community Bus are examples of the services the community enjoys due to the work of the Bagala Aboriginal Corporation Board and the support provided by Aboriginal Investment Group (AIG) to ensure sound governance is practiced. Bagala Aboriginal Corporation is on a journey with AIG to achieve a...

Indigenous Affairs

BUSHTUCKER BECOMING BIG BUSINESS

His company, Aboriginal Community Harvest, employs local people to work on their traditional lands, collecting native cuisine bound for Territory and interstate markets. “We work very closely with traditional owners,” he says. “They’re the experts on their country and are key to the business's success.” The company has...

Indigenous Affairs

BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES

A new 24-lot subdivision has been completed in Gunbalanya, 220 kilometres east of Darwin. Fifty seven homes will be built and an additional 67 bedrooms added as part of works under the Territory Government’s Room to Breathe program. Twenty six properties have been completed and 10 handed over to excited residents. About $30 million...

Indigenous Affairs

CLOSING THE GAP

Up to $10 million will be spent as the project progresses. But chief executive Kevin Gallagher says he expects the Barossa Aboriginal Future Fund will deliver more than $100 million during the 20-year extension to the life of Darwin LNG. The first gas from Barossa is expected to be piped to the plant at Wickham Point in the third quarter...

Indigenous Affairs

PUBLISHER’S LETTER

Treat your voters with respect – with every statement we want to know what, why and how you are going to change things to get the Territory economy firing, make us the place of opportunity and… ‘Don’t f*@k it up’. I for one am hoping that the election is not going to be reduced to a negative mudslinging match. The Territory more than...

Indigenous Affairs

SANTOS SUPPORTS INDIGENOUS JOBS

The multimillion-dollar program is part of the resources company’s proven commitment to combating Indigenous disadvantage. Darwin LNG is providing $3 million to fund KAEFER Integrated Services delivering the innovative program from early this year. KAEFER provides scaffolding, mechanical and fabric maintenance services for the gas...

Business

JOBS BOOST FOR YOLNGU

The labour supply, training and development contract has been signed with Rio Tinto, which operates the bauxite mine near Nhulunbuy and is rehabilitating decommissioned refinery and tailings sites. The principle agreement with the Traditional Owner groups is underpinned by a secondary contract between NEALAC and Rio Tinto to deliver the work....

Indigenous Affairs

RANGERS PROTECTING OUR BEAUTIFUL COAST

The 2023 Ichthys Coastal Management Offset grants tranche of the Aboriginal Ranger Grant Program (ARGP) saw more than $2 million in project funding and capital grants awarded to Top End ranger groups to support conservation management of dugongs, cetaceans and other marine matters of national environmental significance. Larrakia Rangers were...

Indigenous Affairs

TQ PIONEER: DAMIEN DJERRKURA – DEDICATED TO HELPING HIS MOB

Damien Djerrkura gave his all in a brave bid to become an Olympic athlete. But when he accepted that it wasn’t going to happen he packed his bags at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra and happily returned home to Arnhem Land proud that he had done his best. “I used to dream of competing in the Olympics,” he says. “But I...