Larrakia Nation in Nightcliff, Northern Territory, Australia | Community organisation

Larrakia Nation

Locality: Nightcliff, Northern Territory, Australia

Phone: +61 8 8948 3733

Address: 76 Dick Ward Drive 0810 Nightcliff, NT, Australia

Website: http://www.larrakia.com

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25.01.2022 Richmond’s Shai Bolton wins the 2020 Yiooken Award for Best on Ground carved by Larrakia Artist Kenny Reid. Shai is pictured here with Larrakia man Xavier Clarke. Congratulations to everyone involved in bringing the 2020 Dreamtime match to TIO Stadium.... Richmond Football Club

25.01.2022 Last batch of NAIDOC shirts before NAIDOC in November! All sizes available from 2 - 7XL Price $40 No pre-orders and/or holds. Pay & Collect from Larrakia Nation Office, Coconut Grove. Cash & Eftpos utilities available.

24.01.2022 Did you know Larrakia Nation is the largest provider of aged care services in Darwin with over 170 clients? Aged Care & Disability Manager Michell McCall explains 4 steps to accessing the aged care that you want if you’re over 55. Read more http://larrakia.com/4-steps-to-accessing-the-aged-care-you/.

23.01.2022 The cities of Darwin, Australia and Anchorage in Alaska, USA have very different climates and geographies, but there's common ground when it comes to the lives of First Nations people in these two places. Check out episode 2 of the Parallel Hearts new audio collaboration between the Larrakia of Darwin and the Dena'ina of Anchorage below

23.01.2022 This afternoon, we had the pleasure of hosting the Northern Territory Treaty Commissioner Professor Mick Dodson and Deputy Commissioner Ursula Raymond. Elbows were tapped and social distancing was recognised as we joined together in unity to hear about all the work they have been doing to establish a framework for a Northern Territory Treaty. Such a fantastic opportunity for our mob to have their voices heard over the coming months, please get in contact with their office to... find out more. https://treatynt.com.au//906398/treaty-discussion-paper.pdf

22.01.2022 We set the scene for the night. A moment in history - Dreamtime at the T (TIO Stadium). Today, the Nation awoke to images and videos saturating the media showcasing the Larrakia people through the wonderful movements of our dancers, didj playing from Les Huddleston and moving Welcome to Country by our Chairman Richard Snr Fejo. We are the Larrakia, we are loud and we are proud.... Congratulations to everyone involved in making this possible. https://www.afl.com.au//richard-fejo-delivers-epic-welcome

21.01.2022 Undeterred by the cancellation of the Darwin Show, Larrakia Nation Aged Care had a show day of their own on July 21! Check out the day on our website http://larrakia.com/show-day-at-larrakia-aged-care/ Photos by Tali Stoddart

20.01.2022 Our 2020 Annual Report is now available and ready to download on our website! Check out the link below to have a read https://bit.ly/3kzYhPg

20.01.2022 We have an urgent need for Indigenous men and women wanting a career as a patrol officer. Out patrol officers patrol the Darwin and Palmerston areas ensuring Indigenous people’s safety is maintained through deescalating violence, resolving conflict, reducing risks of harm and conveying people to a safe place. To be considered for the role you will need to send us your resume and attach a one page expression of interest stating how your experience; skills and abilities will be... of benefit in the role. If you are selected for interview you must bring to the interview a current full driver licence (our cars are manual); First Aid Certificate, Working with Children Card, and National Police check. Click here for the Job Criteria: http://larrakia.com//Patrol-Officer-2020-Job-Description.p Send your application to [email protected] by Monday 16th November 2020.

19.01.2022 As the old saying goes adversity breeds opportunity. At Larrakia COVID19 has made life challenging and frustrating, but it's also allowed for opportunity in funding from the Commonwealth to: Increase our vehicle fleet to help with safe client transport Purchase more personal safety equipment to keep our staff and our clients safe... Provide increased training to staff in safe community service delivery Develop new information systems so we can provide better responses to the needs of our stakeholders Read the whole story here http://larrakia.com/adversity-breeds-opportunity/ As we look towards the second wave stay safe you mob.

19.01.2022 The hairs on my arms were standing up I could hear the yelling from the crowd. I had to share the call and help the crowd to let it out. It was an absolute thrill! To see the reaction of the Larrakia, our Darwin community and even the nation far exceeded my expectations and I still haven’t come down! ... Check out the story behind Richard’s Welcome to Country at the Tio Stadium on Saturday night http://larrakia.com/the-power-of-a-welcome-to-country/

19.01.2022 Pam Marwood from the Family and Kinship program was awarded outstanding contribution by an NGO employee at the 2020 Foster and Kinship Carer Excellence Awards last night. We may only have a small program but we are leading the way. Well done Pam!

18.01.2022 Larrakia Nation is searching for a Part-Time Family & Kinship Support Worker to join their team! The Kinship and Family Care Program Minbani Bebe undertakes family finding to locate family members or community members who want to care for children in the care of Territory Families. The program gives support to kinship and foster carers, does carer assessment and carer support, and organises group work and carer activities. The successful applicant will need relevant exper...ience in family support work, social work or community work; and have good written skills and experience in writing reports. You will also need resilience; good interpersonal skills; and have a positive and proactive attitude. This is an identified position for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. To be considered for the role send us your resume and attach a one page expression of interest stating how your experience; skills and abilities will be of benefit in the role. You will also need to have a full driver licence (our cars are manual) and have an Ochre card, and Police Clearance. Send your application to [email protected] by Friday 9th 2020. If you have any questions on the role itself please contact Pam Marwood on 8997 2111. Download the full job description here http://larrakia.com//KINSHIP-Kinship-Care-Support-Worker_S

16.01.2022 Life is slowly returning to normal for the Return to Country team who were crazy busy getting people back to community during the COVID19 peak. RTC offers short term loans for travel in a culturally safe environment and has been a valuable service for nearly 20 years. Read about the service here http://larrakia.com/life-returns-to-normal-after-covid-alm/

15.01.2022 There has been significant media coverage this week about a young man urinating on or near a sleeping man outside a takeaway. I received a visit from the young man concerned today, seeking to meet with and apologise to the victim. I believe him to be extremely ashamed and remorseful. We are following up the matter and will be working with the young man concerned to show him first hand the impact of inappropriate treatment of our clients to ensure he becomes an advocate for fair treatment of our rough sleepers. Robert Cooper, LNAC CEO.

15.01.2022 Since 2017, we’ve played an important role in coordinating NAIDOC celebrations on Larrakia country. This is very important to us to lead celebrations on our lands and involve the community in this process says Nicole Brown, Deputy Chairperson of the Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation. Check out the calendar of NAIDOC events from November 8-15 in the link below and happy celebrations ... Always Was. Always Will Be!

15.01.2022 In a case of being in the right place at the right time, Night Patrol were able to help save the life of a boy who was hit by a car on 21 September, on Vanderline Drive in Leanyer. The horrible hit and run accident happened just as Night Patrol officers were returning from Palmerston at about 5.30pm, and because they were at the pedestrian intersection in front of the Leanyer Water Park just when the boy was struck, were able to help save his life. Read the full story here ... http://larrakia.com/night-patrol-save-life-of-hit-and-run-/ See more

14.01.2022 We need kinship and foster carers in Darwin and Tiwi! Are children from your family in out of home care? Are you interested in helping to care for them and keep them connected to their family and their culture?... The Minbani Bebe program will show you how to become a kindship or foster carer Read here for more information about the program http://larrakia.com/we-bring-the-children-back-to-family/ Or get in touch! 08 8997 2111 [email protected]

14.01.2022 For Homelessness Week our Arts in the Grass program hosted a BIG breakfast at East Point! Thanks to our stakeholders NT Shelter, CAAPS, Territory Housing, Venture Housing, Clinic 34, Danila Dilba & the Mobile Renal Clinic form RDH who came along and supported

14.01.2022 Each year International Men's Day is celebrated on November 19. It is an international event that is celebrated in more than 70 countries worldwide. Today, some of our Larrakia leaders joined our Chairman Richard Snr Fejo and Chief Executive Officer Robert Cooper at the inaugural International Men's Day Forum to engage in powerful conversations with topics including resilience, mental health, suicide and youth engagement. Professor Mick Dodson moved the room to tears as h...e shared memories of loss, heartache and hope. The aim of International Men's Day is to celebrate positive male role models like the Larrakia men who attended today. Congratulations to the event organisers for arranging this fantastic day.

12.01.2022 Check out this CUTIE! Brooklyn Ahmat modelling his Nana Nat’s (artist) NAIDOC shirt. Have you ordered yours yet? Enjoy the long weekend you mob

12.01.2022 Parallel Hearts is an audio collaboration between the Larrakia of Darwin and the Dena'ina of Anchorage (in Alaska). Featuring the stories of well know Larrakia Nation people, the seven-part series aims to increase understanding of Indigenous culture in these vastly different but strangely similar lands. Check out the first episode here on ABC Radio https://www.abc.net.au//parallel-hearts-introduct/12885640 Read more about the project here ... http://larrakia.com/parallel-heart-audio-project/ See more

10.01.2022 Today, we came together to celebrate National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day with some inspiring leaders from Ludmilla Primary School. We heard from young First Nations people as they gave an acknowledgement of country and let the crowd know who they were and where they came from / what tribe they belong to. As the Elders of tomorrow, hear our voice, it was so important we provide them with a safe space to use those voices to share their hopes and dreams... for the future. With special talks from our Hosts Program and some amazing ladies from Territory Families, the young people put down flags in front of their library and enjoyed a sausage sizzle lunch and some yummy cake afterwards. Happy National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day.

10.01.2022 When I’m homeless I am very frightened when it's night time because I have to sleep but I cannot hear when strangers are around. Genevieve The Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services and Larrakia Nation work together to find homes for the homeless. A rare chance to read about Genevieve and her partner Leigh’s challenges of living on the streets in their own words. Find out more here - http://larrakia.com/humans-of-homelessness/

09.01.2022 If you’ve seen Larrakia Nation buses and cars driving around Darwin and Palmerston during the day, its likely you’ve seen the HEAL team working their magic HEAL stands for Healthy Engagement and Assistance in the Long Grass and focuses on connecting with people who are homeless. The HEAL team make it their job to know what all the long grassers in Darwin and Palmerston are up to and keep them connected and engaged with services ... Read about the program in detail here http://larrakia.com/healing-through-heal/

09.01.2022 In another demonstration of their great work, our Larrakia Land and Sea Ranger were awarded the Indigenous Natural Resource Management Award for their work in monitoring migratory shorebirds in Darwin Harbour as part of the Territory National Resource Management Awards 2020. Congratulations you mob, make us proud! Check out the details of the award and the work our rangers have been doing with endangered shore birds below

07.01.2022 On Wednesday 11th November, Larrakia Aged Care hosted the Larrakia Nation NAIDOC Elders Lunch held at Silks Darwin. It was a wonderful afternoon with our elders who all had a fantastic time catching up with old friends and family, singing along with Bill Roy, having a blast in the photo booth and had a beautiful buffet lunch and desert with endless tea, coffee and soft drinks! Once the afternoon concluded a lot of our guest expressed how they can’t wait to do it all agai...n next year. Uncle Barny Quall did a very warming Welcome to Country for the event. We also had Bill Roy from The Pearlers volunteer to be our DJ/Entertainer for the afternoon where he played and sang some old songs for us all. A handful of our awesome Larrakia Aged Care staff were there to help out for the day! Tali Stoddart had volunteered her time again to take beautiful photos and capture the whole event. Thank you to Store Manager Sam Muller and the BIG W team who kindly and generously donated Balloon Bouquets to help decorate the venue.

06.01.2022 Two years ago Laticha and Clarisse were put into foster care. The girls are safe, but they miss their older sister and their Aunty. They aren’t sure where they belong anymore. Larrakia Nation’s Family Finding and Kinship program called Minbani Bebe is helping the girls to reconnect with their family and their culture. Learn how the program works through Laticha and Clarisse’s story http://larrakia.com/laticha-and-clarrises-story/... Want to know more about the program from the amazing team at Minbani Bebe? Ring them on 89972111 or Email [email protected] Follow them on Facebook - Family & Foster Care - Larrakia Nation

06.01.2022 Our Larrakia Rangers coordinated another successful Darwin Harbour Clean-up on Monday Sept 28. Over 2 tonnes of rubbish pulled out of the harbour can you believe that?! ... A huge thanks to 200 volunteers and 27 participating groups City of Darwin INPEX-operated Ichthys joint venture Territory Natural Resource Management Sealink NT and Santos See here for list of participating groups and more details about the clean-up http://larrakia.com/another-successful-darwin-harbour-clea/

04.01.2022 The Larrakia Hosts shop in the Smith Street Mall is where it's at! In the front of the shop Russell Wills from Department of Chief Minister and Cabinet talking to Larrakia Hosts about community visitors to Darwin. At the back of shop Jeanneen McLennan delivering a Cross Cultural Workshop to Inpex. Beautiful art for sale in there too. Find out more about Larrakia Hosts here ... http://larrakia.com/a-place-to-learn-and-connect/ See more

03.01.2022 Happy NAIDOC!! Celebrating in Civic Park yesterday for NAIDOC. Always Was. Always Will Be. Check out the photos

02.01.2022 Want to buy a 2020 LNAC NAIDOC shirt? Here's how Email Dorieann Raymond at [email protected] or Natalie Quall on [email protected] or call 8948 3733 to make an order!... The order will be here by the end of the month and if you miss out, LNAC will be ordering another batch soon after this one. Cost of the shirt is $40 and you can pay with either cash, eftpos and over the phone to our finance team. We thank you for your support! Kathy Arbon, Lylah Quall, Natalie Quall and Meleeka Quall

02.01.2022 Early in October the Minbani Bebe team took children in care and their carers across the harbour to Tiwi for a day of dancing, singing and connecting with culture. Massive thanks to Sealink for their generosity and getting everyone there and back safely. Read full story of their day here http://larrakia.com/tiwi-day/

02.01.2022 Our CEO was on the radio this morning talking about our Larrakia Cultural Protocols and how they set the standard of behaviour for visitors to Larrakia country. Listen to what he had to say - he starts talking at 1.38 minute mark. Click here to listen!... https://www.abc.net.au//progr/breakfast/breakfast/12706432 See more