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Kathleen Dixon and Douglas Multa, two respected elders and leaders, are excited to return to their home community of Haasts Bluff, where they have been allocated a home from the NT social housing waitlist.
Remote homeland switches on to renewable energy
The Birany Birany homeland in the East Arnhem region, approximately 2 hours from Nhulunbuy, has welcomed a new solar Bushlight system which is delivering continuous, reliable power to 6 housing dwellings, replacing a diesel generator the community had previously relied on.
Aboriginal Interpreter Forum 2025
The Aboriginal Interpreter Service (AIS) proudly held its first ever interpreter forum.
A new place to call home in Tennant Creek
Tennant Creek has welcomed 6 new units to the community, offering those on the Northern Territory’s social housing waitlist a place to call home.
Commencement of tranche 1 reforms to the Local Government Act
The first tranche of amendments to the Local Government Act 2019 (the Act) and the Local Government (General) Regulations 2021 were passed by the Northern Territory Parliament on 22 May 2025, received the administrator’s assent on 6 June 2025, and are expected to come into force shortly.
Mungkarta homeland, about a one-hour drive south of Tennant Creek and home to 55 locals, is celebrating the completion of all scheduled housing upgrades under the Homelands Housing and Infrastructure program (HHIP), a partnership between the Northern Territory (NT) and Australian Government to deliver urgent housing upgrades in remote areas.
Talking Nyapa (water) in Engawala
The Remote Water Team recently visited Engawala, a remote Aboriginal community about 180 kilometres north of Alice Springs, to facilitate two-way discussions on drinking water. The forum was delivered in collaboration with advisory and technical consultancy firm Ekistica and Desert Knowledge Australia.
Extra space for life in Milingimbi
For Shania and Travis, life with their son Grayson just got a little easier thanks to recent upgrades to their family home in Milingimbi.
Speak an Aboriginal language? Become a community interpreter
With the 2025 Aboriginal Interpreter Forum happening this week, we caught up with some of our interpreters ahead of the event, to hear what being in this role means to them.
Alice Springs moves from dust to development
With Alice Springs on track to see new dwellings by Christmas, our community housing team travelled from Darwin to join regional colleagues for a visit to the Nicker Crescent site where 3 new houses are being built.