Traditional owner and Housing Reference Group chairperson Noel Hayes is impressed with the ongoing Room to Breathe upgrades in Ali Curung. He says the contractors are doing a fantastic job.
Traditional owner Noel Hayes says Ali Curung is on its way up.
"Ali Curung is a good place. Like other communities, we have our problems. We’re starting to build it up again…if you look around we got things going," he said.
Noel is the chairperson of the community’s Housing Reference Group.
Housing reference groups operate in remote communities to make sure community and cultural issues are considered in housing decisions.
Chairperson is a position Noel takes very seriously.
"I keep everyone in line so to speak. …they’re pretty straight forward," he said.
When it comes to housing in Ali Curung, there’s plenty happening, with Room to Breathe upgrades completed on four homes, and another 14 underway.
Four Aboriginal people in Ali Curung have been employed to deliver these works.
"They’re pretty flash houses now…they probably got to keep rolling on over the next few years and build up some more houses, extensions, more rooms, it’s good," Noel said.
"These contractors are doing a fantastic job."
Traditional owner Noel Hayes says he’s impressed at the ongoing Room to Breathe work in Ali Curung