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The dust has settled now, but during the recent lockdown in Darwin, life became intense for the Larrakia Nation Patrol teams. Amber Shepherd and Leslie Johns from Day Patrol took the time recently to explain how they coped with being on the front line while trying to help those living rough in Darwin stay safe. […]

We are committed to looking after all our people in the Darwin region. Our long-grass community are among one of the most vulnerable groups generally, but especially in the face of this global COVID pandemic. LNAC has created temporary ID cards for our homeless and community visitor mobs to assist in the process of getting

Keeping people in their home sits at the heart of the Tenancy Support Program and an important part of this is helping people to live comfortably and take care of their homes. Getting furniture can be hard for tenants, and this is where the value of donation comes in. It’s common for the corporate groups

  NAIDOC in Darwin is a big deal. Gaining momentum over the last ten years, the number, size and significance of events has increased owing to the collaborative efforts of an increasing number of stakeholders actively advocating throughout the year to ensure a diverse calendar of events is prepared for the whole community to enjoy.

LNAC has created a new position at the executive level called the Business Development Manager. This important role will focus on the strategic and business direction of the organisation to make sure we are moving in the right direction and capitalising on opportunities as we go. Robert Campbell started in the role in mid-May, and

Are you a member director or independent?  Independent   What attracted you to sit on the LNAC Board?  I’ve been keen to understand Larrakia aspirations generally and through LNAC, in particular. Now I have the opportunity to do so and I’d like to meet and listen to as many members as possible. I am also

Larrakia Nation in collaboration with the Palmerston Indigenous Network have just successfully finished delivering the Trauma Training Session at the YMCA Palmerston Youth Centre in Palmerston. The three day workshop was about identifying cultural and intergenerational trauma on the body and on our community.   Building a better informed community  Kay Villaflor is the coordinator

The LNAC board chairperson Richard Fejo is a man of many talents, one of them is making people laugh. A founding member of the Aboriginal stand-up comedy group Deadly Darwin, Richard and other Larrakia Nation members are taking to the stage over the dry season to promote healing through laughter. “We believe laughter is the

It can no longer be tolerated was the resounding message at a meeting of Aboriginal services on April 29 in Darwin. The meeting was organised to address the worsening issue of long grass camps and the drinking behaviour that goes hand in hand with people camping around Darwin. “We have community visitors coming to Darwin

It’s safe to say the Aged Care section of Larrakia Nation is where the fun is at. We have an impressive regime of entertainment for our clients, and we take pride in providing interesting, enabling, engaging and fun activities. But with all things, it costs money, so the team have recently committed to a fundraising

Yesterday was National Youth Homelessness Day and to recognise the resilience of young people who are homeless, a whole mob of young people met in Civic Park in Darwin for couch racing. The Larrakia Nation Team won! Pushing the couch they designed, the team was made up of five boys from Palmerston who beat all

“I’m not teaching them makeup to go out to Discovery. I’m teaching everyday women and girls how to feel good about themselves” said Barkindji woman Kani Tezaris who ran the hugely successful Youth Empowerment Program at the Larrakia NationHosts shop in town on Monday April 12.  Massive turn out for first session  Seated around long tables