We were thrilled to demonstrate first-hand our Remote Laundries project in action when we received a visit from one of our partners, Nestlé Professional Australia this week, represented by General Manager, Kristina Czepl.
We are excited to have secured another three years of funding for the Bagala Remote Community Bus. The nine-seater bus travels five days a week between Barunga and Beswick and Katherine and was designed to provide residents of Barunga and Beswick with an affordable way to travel.
We recently welcomed Elizabeth (Buffy) Gillett to the AIG Board Chair position. Buffy has been on the AIG Board since July 2022 representing the Borroloola-Barkly Region.
We are recruiting to fill our Chief Operating Officer role. We are looking for an energetic, versatile leader with exceptional financial management skills who can operate at the grass root and corporate level equally effectively.
At AIG, we talk a lot about people as our greatest asset. And these are not empty words.
This is very much the case for our longest-serving AIG staff member, our Finance and Operations Manager, Jolene Peacock, who has worked with us since 2015.
Continuing to make food security our priority! A recent price check in the AIG-managed Bagala Store in Barunga showcased our pricing success, with a shopping basket with 16 essential items (chosen by the local store committee) only $6.49 more expensive than Coles/Woolworths pricing.
The Katherine CBD is about to be transformed with the redevelopment of 29 Katherine Terrace due for completion in November.
Each one of the 30 000 cycles has contributed to the incredible reduction of scabies infections by up to 60 per cent, a crucial step in reducing the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease (RHD), a 100 per cent preventable condition in remote communities.
Our Remote Laundries project was privileged to join forces with the National Heart Foundation of Australia at the Barunga Festival this year to share knowledge about skin health for heart health.
Watch the impactful video from the festival.
The overwhelming success of the 2023 Barunga Festival was a shining example of what can be achieved by strong Aboriginal Corporations and their key partners.
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