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Rugged coastal cliff views from one of the viewing platform sites. The beautiful views and natural delights of the Tura Headland walking track will soon be open to more people following upcoming works to improve accessibility and enjoyment. Partly funded through the NSW Government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund, the 900-metre walking track will undergo works to improve the surface and create three new viewing platforms. Council’s Project Manager, Glenn Merrick said the works will make ...

Contact North B.C. is expanding its access for post-secondary students in remote communities. New learning centres in remote northwestern B.C. communities are providing on-site supports and reliable online access to programs at all 25 of the province’s public post-secondary institutions. Contact North B.C. is a collaboration between Coast Mountain College and Indigenous communities. It was created with the goal of expanding post-secondary access for students living in remote and rural communi...

State to Launch Australia’s First Probe Into Impacts of Colonisation The Australian state of Victorian has announced the establishment of a truth and justice commission that will investigate the historical and ongoing effects of colonisation on Aboriginal Victorians and propose steps for reconciliation. As the first commission of its kind in Australia, the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission will be modelled after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission led by Nelson Mandela in South Africa after th...

Indigenous science CSIRO acknowledges the extraordinary contributions Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have made, and continue to make, to our culture, the economy, and science. We are working with Indigenous communities and organisations to create Indigenous-driven science solutions that support sustainable futures for Indigenous peoples, cultures and Country. Our Knowledge, Our Way Our Knowledge Our Way in caring for Country: Indigenous-led approaches to strengthening and...

Date Time Share Report reveals 72,500 rural and remote Australians admitted to hospital each year due to medicine-related problems Pharmaceutical Society of Australia A new report has revealed 1.3 million rural and remote Australians do not take their medicines at all or as intended adding an estimated $2.03 billion to our annual health care costs. The Medicine Safety: Rural and remote care report, developed for the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia by Charles Sturt University, also found th...

Northern Health continues to report Covid-19 school exposures. Between March 1 and 3 Charles Hays Secondary School reported an exposure event. Ecole Roosevelt Park Community School in Prince Rupert reported exposure between March 2 and 5. Mount Elizabeth Secondary School in Kitimat reported an exposure event on March 1. Caledonia Secondary School in Terrace reported an exposure event on March 1 and 3. Northern Health is reminding everyone that no action is required unless contacted directly by ...

Indigenous artists ‘not getting a fair deal’ 12-03-2021 13-10-2015 An Aboriginal artists’ group in Australia has urged Indigenous artists to stop selling their copyright, arguing that they are being exploited by large corporations. The Wangaba Roebourne Art Group, based in Pilbara, Western Australia, says it will no longer sell copyright for individual pieces of work, and will only license or sell pieces directly from now on. “History shows our artists are not getting a fair deal ...

CSIROs Reconciliation Action Plan Share Contact CSIRO’s Reconciliation Action Plan outlines the actions we will take to build stronger relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through scientific knowledge sharing, education, employment opportunities and mutually beneficial partnerships that can deliver a positive impact to all Australians. Endorsed by Reconciliation Australia, Reconciliation Action Plans (RAP) outline practical actions that the o...

Date Time Education doesn’t need another review – it needs more public school funding Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge’s announcement of yet another education review ignores the significant body of evidence that already exists about the failure of the Federal Government to address the school funding equity gap. Australian Education Union (AEU) Federal President Correna Haythorpe said that 2011’s Gonski Review of Funding for Schooling set out a clear framework to establish a truly n...

The BCCDC has updated their Covid-19 numbers for the week of February 28 to March 6. The numbers in Prince Geo...