52 PNG rangers celebrate graduation

FROM capping wells to safe chainsaw use, improved sanitation, first aid, public speaking, water safety and basic IT, a group of young Western Province rangers now possess valuable skills to strengthen their communities and become future role models.  On Thursday, 52 trainees graduated from the Treaty Village Rangers Program at an event at Mabaduan Village…

New small grants programme for Leichhardt

FAR Northern community groups, not-for-profits and local government organisations are being urged to put in a bid for funding for small infrastructure projects under the Australian Government’s new Stronger Communities Programme. Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch MP said the Programme, announced in this year’s Budget, will deliver $150,000 per year for two years to…

More than $3.65-million for Indigenous Visual Arts groups in Leichhardt

FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch says he’s pleased that more than $3.65 million in funding has been provided to 14 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations in Far North Queensland to support local artists. “This funding, through the Australian Government’s Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support programme, aims to enhance the cultural life and identity…