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		<title>Wugularr community wins Heritage and Culture category at theTidy Towns Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 07:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The community of Wugularr in the Northern Territory has been rewarded for its outstanding efforts by winning the heritage and culture category at the 2012 Keep Australia Beautiful, Australian Tidy Towns awards, presented at Government House in Canberra last week. The community of Wugularr, also known as Beswick, is situated 120 kms south-east of Katherine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Terms and Conditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 23:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By completing, submitting and signing the above Closing the Gap 2012 &#8211; Walkabout for Change Competition Entry Form, the Artist/s is bound by the following terms and conditions of entry: 1. The submission must reflect the theme of ‘Closing the Gap’ and why it is important to you and/or your community. 2. This is not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Leadership Intensive – a new program for Indigenous leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 06:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have what it takes to be a leader? The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) has funded the The Benevolent Society to provide a new program for Indigenous leaders across Australia called the Social Leadership Intensive program. The program has been specially designed for existing and emerging Indigenous leaders [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tackling alcohol and substance misuse in Bourke and Brewarrina</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The regional NSW town of Bourke will receive $3.79 million to help tackle Indigenous drug and alcohol abuse, as part of the Australian Governments $20 million commitment to Breaking the Cycle of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in Indigenous Communities. The alcohol management plan will include locally driven prevention activities for young people, and linking people with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High profile Australians pledge their support for National Reconciliation Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chefs, presenters, young activists, Aboriginal Archdeacon Karen Kime and film star Hugh Jackman are among the 20 high profile Australians who have pledged their support for reconciliation in Australia by becoming ambassadors of National Reconciliation Week 2012 –  ‘Lets’ Talk Recognition’. National Reconciliation Week takes place from 27th May-3rd June each year, and is a time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Historic anniversary for Wreck Bay Land grant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Wreck Bay Land grant, a significant anniversary for the local Aboriginal community. Twenty-five years ago the then Hawke government handed back 403 hectares of land in Wreck Bay, in the Booderee National Park in Jervis Bay, to the local Aboriginal community. This historic event followed many years of negotiation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indigenous business success at National Tourism Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indigenous Business Australia Chair Dr Dawn Casey congratulated the outstanding results of the NT based Yellow Water Cruises and Wildman Wilderness Lodge on their success at the 2011 Qantas National Tourism Awards held in Cairns on Friday 2 March 2012. Yellow Water Cruises are operated by Gagudju Lodge Cooinda in the southern part of Kakadu [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good Business: Growing economies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indigenous people are creating jobs and economic develoment by starting their own small businesses. For some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a successful small business can lead to employment and a sense of purpose and confidence about the future. One of the many lessons the Torzyn family has learned in the 15 years they’ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improved safety for NT Indigenous community airstrips</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seven Northern Territory communities are the latest to benefit from funding provided through the Australian Government&#8217;s Regional Aviation Access Program. The program has improved air access to these communities, whose roads are frequently cut off by rain and flooding, through the completion of $2.48 million in upgrades to seven local airstrips across the Northern Territory. The funding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fair and ethical trading</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lyn McGaurr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a year after its launch, the Indigenous Art Commercial Code of Conduct is gathering strength and influence. The Indigenous Art Code is encouraging fair and ethical behaviour in the trading of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art. The code sets down clear standards for how dealers should treat artists and provides a fair process [...]]]></description>
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