News and events

Peggy Gallagher is a respected Elder in the Areyonga community, and a member of the Areyonga Housing Reference Group.  She speaks about the positive impact the $1.1 billion remote housing investment package Our Community. Our Future. Our Homes is having on her community, and the further need in Areyonga in order to build a strong future for their children.

Building homes which fit the needs of the community was a key area for the discussion at the Maningrida Housing Reference Group (HRG) meeting last month. Members talked about how homes in a new sub-division in the community would be allocated.

Mathew Walker is moving back into his home in Ali Curung, which has been upgraded under the $1.1 billion remote housing investment package Our Community. Our Future. Our Homes. He says the upgrades will make a big difference to his family, while the overall work is improving the lives of people in his community.

Patrick beams with pride at his work on the Room to Breathe project and is particularly keen to show off his newly acquired tiling skills.

Eunice has comfortably settled into her new home, with the beginnings of a lawn and a garden starting to bloom, and she could not be happier.

Local decision making has been kicking goals in Gapuwiyak, where planning is underway for new housing to be built.

Room to Breathe works are continuing in Kybrook Farm. A family staying in transitional accommodation talk about their excitement and anticipation at moving into their newly renovated home in coming weeks, and what it will mean to their family.

Local resident Maurice is happy to be working on the construction of new homes in his community of Warruwi.

Santa Teresa resident Max says he hopes he is setting a positive example for the next generation, by working to construct homes in his own community.

Eight Aboriginal workers, including two local Ngukurr residents, are proud to be working on the construction of new homes in their community, under the HomeBuild NT program.