Royal Commission invites you to attend community forum
NOTICE: The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety invites you to attend a Community Forum at the Broome Civic Centre - this Wednesday! Please see information in the attached brochure.
Temporary Aarnja office closure
We wish to advise that Aarnja and Empowered Community staff will be out of office today through until to Thursday afternoon. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Chinese real estate conglomerate accused of building dam and irrigation channels without Indigenous consent
Chinese super-company Shanghai CRED has allegedly breached the Yakka Munga Station and Nyikina Mangala Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) by clearing land on the station to make way for irrigation channels and a dam. Nyikina Mangala Traditional Owner Wayne Bergmann expressed his concern that activities were underway without native title approval. For the full story, please see National Indigenous Times: https://nit.com.au/breaking-chinese-real-estate-conglomerate-accused-of-building-dam-and-irrigation-channels-without-indigenous-consent/
Incredible young people represent ‘the future of our communities’
Leading Indigenous psychologist Dr Tracy Westerman has partnered with Curtin University to launch the Dr Tracy Westerman Aboriginal Psychology Scholarship Program. Five Indigenous students received the inaugural scholarships at the official launch at Perth’s Government House last month. For the full story: https://nit.com.au/incredible-young-people-represent-the-future-of-our-communities/
