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Nicholas Mills (CEO, Djabugay Aboriginal Corporations)
Lance Starr (Activity Manager, TRACQS)
Barry Hunter (Project Manager, Djabugay Aboriginal Corporations)
Trevor Kilby (Hosted Activity Supervisor, Djabugay Aboriginal Corporations)
We recently dropped in to visit our friends at Djabugay Aboriginal Corporations to provide these nice set of wheels to assist the team through the Horticulture & Asset Maintenance Hosted Activity at Nyawarri Estate.
The team, which consists of TRACQS Community Development Program (CDP) participants, works in the areas of garden cultivation, horticultural practices and asset maintenance, which includes:
- Grounds maintenance of Nyawarri Estate
- Horticultural activities including fruit and vegetable propagation, cultivation and harvesting
- Building maintenance and repair
We look forward to our continued work with Djabugay Aboriginal Corporations and wish the team every success in the future.
About the Community Development Program (CDP)
TRACQS is bringing local experience and knowledge to deliver the Community Development Program (CDP) proudly supported by the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA).
CDP is an employment program for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in regional, rural and remote Australia to achieve sustainable employment outcomes by strengthening skills, addressing barriers and contributing to their communities through a range of flexible work-like activities.
