Newslines Radio: Strong futures for Tiwi Islands – part one
The Tiwi Islands, north of Darwin, are well known as the home of some of the country’s most successful Australian rules footballers, but sport isn’t the only great thing happening in the community.
The Tiwi Islands, north of Darwin, are well known as the home of some of the country’s most successful Australian rules footballers, but sport isn’t the only great thing happening in the community.
With the help of Australian Government funding through the Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory initiative, the Tiwi people have been kicking lots of goals recently in other areas, like job creation and business success and a flourishing art scene.
In this Newslines Radio program Tiwi Land Council chairman Gibson Farmer Illortaminni and Tiwi man Walter Kerinaiua Jr talk about their hopes for Tiwi Islands.
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Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory is a $3.4 billion investment and responds directly to what Aboriginal people told the Government was important to them.
Stronger Futures is directed to improving the lives of Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory, particularly those living in remote communities and town camps, who experience much higher levels of disadvantage than anywhere else in Australia.