Dion and his cheeky dogs are NDIS Ready
StoryDion Beasley is a talented Tennant Creek artist and author of two children’s books, who can move around his community thanks to the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
A whole town benefitting from Ryan’s CDP handiwork
StoryRyan Johnston recently entered the Australian Government’s Community Development Programme (CDP) as an unemployed man with few qualifications. As part of his CDP activities, Ryan started training in woodwork, found he had an aptitude for it and has built some furniture for a local grandmother and some easels for the Karratha library.
Furthering an education through ‘Ready Set Crow’
StoryThe Ready Set Crow program is assisting young Indigenous students from the APY Lands and Far West Coast of South Australia to access pathways to further education through mentoring and scholarships.
From little things big things grow
StoryBen Brown is a young man who, thanks to the Australian Government’s Community Development Programme (CDP), has gone from being unemployed to one of the youngest CDP Supervisors in the Upper Darling region of New South Wales.
Meeting in Geneva to ensure Indigenous rights
StoryAustralian Indigenous community and organisation representatives recently travelled to Geneva, Switzerland to participate in a United Nations forum on the rights of the world’s Indigenous peoples.