Released 21/03/2018
Over $50,000 in Leadership and Scholarship grants have been awarded to 13 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals and one organisation, and $36,000 in Cultural Grants will support nine Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander initiatives in Canberra.
The ACT Government is proud to assist members of the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to pursue further study, build leadership skills and keep Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures strong.
The diverse initiatives supported by the Leadership and Scholarship Grants include a cultural immersion field trip as part of a master of visual arts, a trip to Borneo learning about community development, a company directors course, courses in community services, carpentry, information technology, accounting, media and government, and an Indigenous apprenticeship program.
This is an investment in our community and I hope these grants will encourage others in the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to undertake further education knowing there is support from the ACT Government to overcome some of the financial barriers to study.
The Cultural Grant recipients include:
- A program to create Bush Tucker cultural education gardens in schools, which will develop, deliver and create gardens spaces using local plants and Ngunnawal traditional knowledge. Not only to educate, but also for hospitality program purposes.
- A project to compile, document and publish short stories by Ngunnawal Women which incorporates artwork by the individual story tellers.
- A film project documenting the 30 year history of Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service.
The grant programs are part of our ongoing commitment to the aims of the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Agreement 2015-2018.
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Rachel Stephen-Smith, MLA | Media Releases