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Indigenous Governance Awards 2014

Event | 30 Oct 2014
Melbourne VIC

Eight of Australia’s top Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations have been selected from a record pool of 113 nominees in the prestigious 2014 Indigenous Governance Awards (IGA). The finalists hail from Australia’s remotest communities and busiest cities and represent a diverse range of sectors.

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Minister Scullion: Sustainable employment for Indigenous Australians living in the Hunter and North Coast

Announcements | 22 Aug 2014

Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, and the Member for Cowper and Assistant Minister for Employment, Luke Hartsuyker, visited the Hunter and North Coast Vocational Training and Education Centre (VTEC) today and congratulated Real Futures and its first eleven graduates on receiving their Job Readiness Certificates of completion.

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10th Anniversary AMRRIC Conference

Event | 23 Sep 2014
Darwin NT

The 10th Anniversary AMRRIC Conference will be held this September in Darwin . Come and celebrate over a decade of work with remote communities in the areas of dog health and welfare, education and research. The AMRRIC conference is unique, being the only event specifically focussed on animal management in Indigenous communities and is expected to attract approximately 250 delegates from around Australia and the world.

 

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Indigenous Literacy Day

Event | 3 Sep 2014

Help celebrate the eighth Indigenous Literacy Day (ILD), Wednesday 3 September 2014, organised by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

Indigenous Literacy Day aims to help raise funds to raise literacy levels and improve the lives and opportunities of Indigenous Australians living in remote and isolated regions. We need your support to help raise funds to buy books and literacy resources for children in these communities.

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Boordahwan Movement

Event | 22 Aug 2014
Perth WA

Get together with other young Aboriginal people to discuss the issues that matter. This is all about providing our young Aboriginal people a chance to get together and share with each other all of the great stuff they're doing in their communities. We're keeping it pretty casual at first. So come along to the Bakery for a drink and something to eat. Catch up with old friends and meet some new ones.

The Boordahwan Movement is all about providing our future leaders with a voice in the community, in society, and in politics.

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Minister Scullion: Gunbalanya one step closer to lease agreement

Announcements | 19 Aug 2014

Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, and traditional owners in the remote Northern Territory community of Gunbalanya have reached a significant milestone in negotiations for a 99 year township lease, with the signing of an Agreement in Principle.

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$300,000 for Mai Wiru and Foodbank SA

Announcements | 19 Aug 2014

The Australian Government has this week announced a further $300,000 for the completion of the Mai Wiru and Foodbank SA business redevelopment project in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) lands in South Australia.

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$600,000 to help Adelaide and Port Adelaide Football Clubs kick goals on APY Lands

Announcements | 15 Aug 2014

The Australian Government will provide Adelaide and Port Adelaide Football Clubs with up to $600,000 to run football programmes aimed at improving school attendance across the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands.

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Congratulations to Elliott School for reaching 90 per cent school attendance after becoming part of the Remote Schools Attendance Strategy.

Elliott the new benchmark for schools around Australia

Stories | 15 Aug 2014

It’s a small town on the Stuart Highway between Katherine and Tennant Creek, but Elliott has become the inspiration for communities around Australia seeking ways to get kids to school.

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Indigenous graduates take first steps towards police career

Indigenous graduates take first steps towards police career

Stories | 13 Aug 2014

Indigenous Police Recruitment Our Way Delivery (IPROWD) is a specialist training programme that assists local Aboriginal people to gain entry to the NSW Police Academy at Goulburn. This is the first step to becoming an officer in the NSW Police Force.

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