News
The department’s Remote Engagement and Coordination Strategy (RECS) has been awarded the Indigenous Projects award and a highly commended for Project of the Year in the 2016 International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Australasia Core Values Awards.
Homelands business cruising along
Ban’thula homeland at the top of Elcho Island is not a place you would expect to visit on a cruise ship route, but that may not be the case for long.
Local Authorities strengthen local communities
The department recently completed the 2015-16 Local Authority Snapshot Survey which reports on the performance of the 63 local authorities throughout the NT.
The Central Australian public housing garden competition is now open
Public Housing tenants in Alice Springs and Tennant Creek are encouraged to enter.
Funding available to improve local communities
$1.5 million in funding is now available for councils to improve community infrastructure and service delivery.
Inaugural Women's Consultative Council
Twelve women from across the territory have been appointed to represent the inaugural Northern Territory Women’s Consultative Council (NTWCC).
The Homelands, Outstations and Town Camps Unit has contributed $77,523 towards a project costing $219,922.50 to benefit a Homeland in the East Arnhem region.
Supporting seniors in the Katherine community
Residents of Katherine have celebrated the completion of a new public housing development.
Thamarrurr Development Corporation (TDC) and Housing have successfully implemented an external painting program in Wadeye using resources sourced through existing contracts and the Community Development Project (CDP).
Department of Local Government and Community Services becomes White Ribbon accredited
The Department of Local Government and Community Services (DLGCS), which is responsible for Women’s and Men’s Policy, and the whole of government domestic violence policy, has been awarded the White Ribbon Workplace Accreditation.