Anindilyakwa Aboriginal Art Centre Business

MAICES MONSTER FISH

Their painting, carving, basket weaving and now textiles are recognised by art collectors, dealers and galleries from Parap to Paris. Two accomplished artists, Maicie Lalara and Annabel Amagula, returned from a skills development course in Indonesia full of new ideas. Their textile designs were modelled on the catwalk at a Jakarta fashion...

Anindilyakwa Aboriginal Art Centre Indigenous Affairs

MAICIE’S MONSTER FISH

Their painting, carving, basket weaving and now textiles are recognised by art collectors, dealers and galleries from Parap to Paris. Two accomplished artists, Maicie Lalara and Annabel Amagula, returned from a skills development course in Indonesia full of new ideas. Their textile designs were modelled on the catwalk at a Jakarta fashion...

Anindilyakwa Land Council Indigenous Affairs

A BRAND NEW LOOK

Darwin-based Campaign Edge Sprout has been contracted to carry out the rebranding, which includes trademarking, new livery and brand portal. The project and service offering are extended to strategic communication plans for operational areas of the business, business plans for the art centre, new websites and online store, digital marketing,...

Territory Pioneer Indigenous Affairs

TQ PIONEER: LISA MUMBIN

Tragically, it wasn’t an unusual day for the tough but likeable head of the Katherine-based Jawoyn Association – she estimates that she has been to more than 1000 Indigenous funerals over the past 15 years. Early death – through renal failure, heart disease, diabetes, alcoholism, road accidents and violence – is a way of life for...

IE Projects Business

INDIGENOUS WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS

Indigenous-owned IE Project, which was established by Jason Elsegood and Wendy Moulds in 2012, operates privately, with no government funding. They work with employers who want to increase their Indigenous employment workforce, making the process easy by taking care of all recruitment and retention. “We’re Indigenous recruitment and...

Power and Water Indigenous Affairs

THAT’S MY WATER!

The terrain, widespread and diverse customer base, and water source challenges are compounded by the fact Territorians are Australia’s heaviest water users – 57 percent goes on gardens and 12 percent is lost through leaks. Manager Water Demand Jethro Laidlaw believes the heavy use is often due to a perception among some people that water...

GreenGlass Consulting Business

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

His Alice Springs-based company, GreenGlass Consulting, has trained dozens of Indigenous men and women since being founded in 2009. About 30 Aboriginal men and women have gained employment with the Yapa Crew at Newmont’s The Granites mine in the Tanami and about a dozen of them have successfully gained fulltime jobs with the mine. “Getting...

Yilli Rreung Business

A HOME FOR ALL

She accepts that access to good health care and educational opportunities are also crucially important but says: “Everything else relies on a safe, secure place to live.” Leeanne, a Kalkadoon woman who grew up in Darwin, is Chief Executive of Yilli Rreung Housing Aboriginal Corporation, which manages 200 properties scattered across a vast...

Paspalis Business

SPACE CENTRE ON THE HORIZON FOR EAST ARNHEM LAND

This investment will be key to getting the project off the ground and creating long-term jobs in the Nhulunbuy, Yirrkala and Gunyangara communities. PIIF’s investment will enable Equatorial Launch Australia to undertake planning for NASA’s launches from the site in 2020. “The Arnhem Space Centre is a sign of things to come for the future...

Jabiru Indigenous Affairs

THE TOWN IN THE PARK

Jabiru, which is 250 kilometres east of Darwin and sits in the heart of Kakadu National Park, was founded in 1982 to service the nearby Ranger uranium mine. The mine will cease production in 2021, although rehabilitation of the land by Energy Resources of Australia will continue for several years. A historic Memorandum of Understanding...

Jawoyn Association Indigenous Affairs

JAWOYN CELEBRATE TRIUMPHANT YEAR

They were still celebrating the 30th anniversary of the handback of Nitmiluk Gorge and the setting up of a civil construction company when they almost swept the board at the Brolga Awards. The Jawoyn Association and its tourism arm, Nitmiluk Tours, won an extraordinary six trophies. The association, which is the joint management partner of...

Anindilyakwa Land Council Business

GROOTE BUILDS BETTER FUTURE

They have drawn up detailed plans to develop a lucrative aquaculture industry, open a manganese mine, build a boarding school and start a correctional culture-cum-boot camp. The 14 clans represented by Anindilyakwa Land Council are also working towards taking control of housing, township land and health services. And the Traditional Owners are...