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Charlie was one of over 250 Australians recognised in the Queens Birthday 2021 Honours List, receiving an AM (Member of the Order of Australia) for significant service to the Indigenous Community in the Northern Territory. Charlie, a Gurindji man born in Alice Springs, has a long list of achievements. Host of ABC Radio’s Territory Grandstand,

CatholicCare NT’s FWC (Financial Wellbeing and Capability) team in Katherine sprang into action with the communities’ first ever snap COVID lockdown. Day one saw the whole office implement our Katherine COVID plan swiftly. We noticed only a slight increase in demand for Emergency Relief that afternoon with some families stranded in Katherine on their way

Hi Everyone, Trooper the therapy kelpie here. Last year my human thought it would be a good idea for me to come to work with her. I used to live and work in Victoria on a farm. Sometimes I would round up sheep and other times I would sit in the office at home with

Stephen Odusa was born in 1984 in a little town in South Sudan called Loa. His family belonged to the Ma’di tribe.  He lived happily with his family on their farm growing crops and raising cattle until war erupted between government forces in the north, and an army of rebels in the south. To survive,

The CatholicCare NT team in Tennant Creek have a focus on community engagement and service integration. Over the past couple of months, there has been a bustle of activity supporting stakeholders with their programs and assisting at community events. The Healthy Living Program, hosted by the Marlungku-Kari Child and Family Centre is one example of

Couch Surfing races celebrating the resilience of young people affected by homelessness were held in Darwin this week on National Youth Homelessness Matters Day, Wednesday 21 April. CatholicCare Palmerston staff Yianna, Rachel, Ayla, Francine and Ajish took part in the event in collaboration with Saltbush Social Enterprises. The CatholicCare stall offering information about programs and

On Saturday 17 April 2021, the 80 year anniversary celebration of the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Convent took place in Wadeye. CatholicCare NT Wadeye staff were in attendance and provided shade, mats, chairs, tea & coffee and celebration cake. Many hours of baking were well rewarded by the smiles on the ladies faces

This week 13 participants from the Thamarrurr Youth Indigenous Corporation graduated from CatholicCare NT’s 6 Week Money Workshop, Ku Palyirr Narla (Big Money). Over 6 weeks participants attended the CatholicCare NT office to learn about needs and wants, how to cook healthy and affordable meals, banking, debts, shopping, budgeting and saving. The feedback from community

On 9th and 10th March the CatholicCare NT Financial Wellbeing and Capability (FWC) team got together for 2 days of team building, planning and training. Team members from Darwin, Katherine, Tennant Creek and Wadeye attended. The group were made up of Case Managers, Financial Counsellors and Lead Practitioners. It was the first event of this