Read our latest aspirant success stories, with a spotlight on Community Pride. Working in community means being part of the community. An important part of our work is what we call Community Pride. This encompasses community events, clean-ups and grounds keeping, art and cultural programs, and wellbeing…
Janice Scrutton is a 59-year-old First Nations woman who has been a CDP participant since 2015, and lived in Katherine since 2016. She previously lived in Alice Springs, where she brought up her family and worked for Ayiparinya Hostel as a general hand, gaining cleaning and food preparation skills. Janice had always been proactive…
Over the past three months, youth in Katherine and Kybrook have been ballin’! RISE Ventures brought Hoops 4 Health and their basketball superstars to run 15 sessions in community in April, May and June. The first Indigenious Australia NBA player Nathan Jawai, alongside Darwin Jets players Kylie Duggin and Sam Rioli, coached all the sessions….
The RISE Ventures teams in Katherine, Kowanyama and Pormpuraaw have been implementing the Trialling Pathways to Real Jobs (TPRJ) program in their communities. An important part of our service to aspirants is In-Work Support which includes helping them settle in, regular check-ins, providing equipment they may need and…
In Kowanyama, Aspirants eagerly turned up for an Excavator, Roller and Loader Training with Jenagar Pty Ltd. We had 19 locals arrive on the first day ready to undertake theory training which they completed together. Once theory was complete, it was all systems go for…
Trialling Pathways to Real Jobs (TPRJ) is a Community Development Program (CDP) initiative driven by the National Indigenous Australians Agency to provide real jobs, proper wages and decent conditions to First Nations people across Australia. TPRJ gives providers the opportunity to trial new approaches to securing jobs, receiving training, increasing engagement and supporting the…
Here’s your Kowanyama community update for March! We’ve been busy this month! Get an update on our Men’s and Women’s Meeting Places, Youth Grove and Digital Hub. We’re also celebrating 13 community members who are transitioning into employment with the Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council. Congratulations – the team is proud of you! Men’s…
