The Australian Government will work to strengthen the health, social and economic benefits of swimming pools in remote areas of the Northern Territory, in response to a review conducted by the Royal Life Saving Society - Australia (RLSSA).
A festival showcasing Indigenous design, art, music and cuisine will today transform Port Macquarie into a colourful cultural hub with the help of Australian Government funding of $113,500.
Eighteen remote communities across the Northern Territory will get better access to healthy and more affordable food thanks to a $50 million dollar funding package supported through the Aboriginals Benefit Account (ABA).
Almost 1200 Indigenous families in remote communities in the Northern Territory have improved housing after the Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program (SIHIP) exceeded its 2010 targets.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin today visited Westmead Hospital in Sydney to meet some of the first parents to benefit from the Gillard Government's new national P