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25.01.2022 Over the coming weeks, the OCC will be conducting consultations with students around the Territory, discussing how COVID-19 may have impacted Children's Rights. Thank you to Year 7 students at Sanderson Middle School who took part in the first of these consultations today! The information we collect will help to shape the way the NT supports young people through this pandemic.

25.01.2022 Congratulations to Bradshaw Primary School in Alice Springs, for achieving over 90% attendance at the end of last year! We look forward to seeing what you and your students can achieve in 2021!

25.01.2022 We love this certificate from KFLEC (Katherine Flexible Learning and Engagement Centre) for conducting recent consultations with their students. However, it should be us thanking them for providing brilliant learning opportunities to the young people of Katherine and the NT!

24.01.2022 Thursday mornings are a little different at Yirara College, Alice Springs! Students take charge of the classes, teaching the teachers and staff the language, culture and geography of the area they are from. We were lucky enough to sit in on the Garrwa class, and saw first-hand just how excited and empowered the students were to show us their language and way of life around the Robinson River area.... Yirara College of the Finke River Mission Inc.

23.01.2022 2020 has been a challenging year for many of us. Our conversations with young people in the Territory have shown us that they know just how important it is to reach out and check in with one another, on R U OK Day and every other day! #RUOKDay

22.01.2022 Merry Christmas from everyone here at the OCC! 2020 has been a year like no other, for the Territory's children and for everyone else. We hope you have a safe and happy day, surrounded by those you love!

22.01.2022 Yet another high achiever from the Alice Springs area! Well done Chrissie on being recognised for your hard work, and being such a role model for other young people!

20.01.2022 The OCC has begun our new round of consultations, hearing from NT young people on a range of things including issues in their community, connection with school and education, and their future goals. Thank you to Ngukurr School CEC, Jilkminggan School, and Mataranka School helping to elevate children's voices in the work that we do, including to shape what our priorities should be.

20.01.2022 As we welcome in the new year, we thank all of the organisations, services, families, individuals, and most of all children who have worked with us over the past year. The OCC looks forward to continuing to work towards a bright future for all children and young people of the Northern Territory in 2021. Happy New Year!

20.01.2022 Last week the OCC visited the Ltyentye Apurte Community, to meet with MacYouth - Macdonnell Regional Council Youth Services and talk about some of the exciting programs they are running in Ltyentye Apurte (Santa Teresa). With a great youth space, pool programs, education pathways, and even a salon, it was great to learn about the ways the Ltyente Apurte community are improving health and social outcomes for their young people.

15.01.2022 There are no greater experts on young people than young people! Thank you to the students of Sadadeen Primary School, Yirara College and Centralian Middle School for taking part in our consultations regarding child-friendly complaints processes and the impact of COVID-19. The information collected will help us to continue to promote children's rights and their well-being in the Territory.

14.01.2022 In case you missed it, here is Sally's opinion piece in The NT News last Sunday. It's understandable that people are concerned about the safety of their families and homes. We all want safer communities, and safer children - this means we need to give evidence-based solutions the time to take effect. ...Continue reading

14.01.2022 Happy World Children's Day! On November 20, children everywhere will be coming together to imagine the world they want to create. This means a more sustainable future, a more equal society and here in Australia, empowering First Nations children to ensure they have every opportunity to succeed. Today, and every day, we celebrate children's rights and building a better world for children!

13.01.2022 Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Family violence has a severe impact on all children who have been exposed to it. It continues to be a significant barrier to the fulfillment of children's rights. Together as a community, we must say NO to violence against women.

13.01.2022 Love this from Baker Boy

12.01.2022 Today marks the first day of National NAIDOC Week 2020! The theme for this year is Always Was, Always Will Be: recognising that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. The OCC especially values the role First Nations children and young people play as future community leaders. ... Happy NAIDOC Week!

11.01.2022 It's National Child Protection Week. This year the theme is Putting Children First! Acting Commissioner Sally Sievers joined NAPCAN at the first of many wonderful events they have planned this week online and around the Territory. Check out NAPCAN's facebook here: Play Your Part to see how you can get involved! ... #ncpw #ncpw20 #playyourpart #nationalchildprotectionweek

10.01.2022 Do you know a young person that is making a difference in your community? Nominations for this year’s Northern Territory Young Achiever Awards have been extended until Wednesday 20th January! Go to https://awardsaustralia.com/young-achiever-awards/nt to help recognise young Territorians that are inspiring and assisting others.

10.01.2022 The Territory has so many fantastic activities and events happening these school holidays for NT Youth Week! SHARE to spread the word! Check out the Youth NT programs for your area here: https://youth.nt.gov.au/calendar.html

08.01.2022 Happy Children's Week from everyone at the OCC! What did you do to celebrate?... This year Children's Week celebrated the right of all children to choose their own friends and the groups they connect with!

08.01.2022 Great to be back in Ltyentye Apurte (Santa Teresa)! Thanks to the students of Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School for taking part in our consultations on the impact of COVID-19 on their community, and the development of child-friendly complaints materials. Thanks also to MacYouth - Macdonnell Regional Council Youth Services for showing us the great programs they had on that day and assisting us to put on a barbecue for children and families.

06.01.2022 So much hard work paying off in Alice Springs, Northern Territory at the Clontarf Foundation presentation night! Fantastic work from the young people of Centralian Middle School, Yirara College of the Finke River Mission Inc. and Centralian Senior College.

03.01.2022 Applications are now open to be an Ambassador for NT Youth Week 2021! If you're a young Territorian aged 12-25 click below to learn more and apply - this is a great opportunity to attend events, meet new people and act on what matters to you and other young people in the Territory.

03.01.2022 A great story from Wanderers FC Darwin from last Friday night, with their all-girls team recording their first win of the season in the mixed comp! Go Knuckleheads!

03.01.2022 Scotland have just announced that they will be incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into law. This means that children's rights will be at the heart of decisions when any new laws or policies are developed. This is great news for Scottish children, and we would love to see similar national legislation implemented in Australia.

02.01.2022 Up to 100 meals for 75 days straight The Gap Youth and Community Centre Aboriginal Corporation provides such an important service to our young people in Alice Springs - giving them a safe and fun place to meet, play and learn. Through COVID they provided even more support to their community - cooking and delivering thousands of meals to those who were doing it tough! ... Services like The Gap assist families to grow their children up healthy and strong.

02.01.2022 Indigenous Literacy Day is TOMORROW! The live YouTube event at midday will feature kids and community members from the Territory's own Tiwi Islands and Jilkminggan, as well as stars like Jessica Mauboy! Tune in at The Indigenous Literacy Foundation YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/IndigenousLiteracy... #indigenousliteracy #readingopensdoors

01.01.2022 Congratulations to all the brilliant educators celebrated in the Teaching in the Territory Excellence Awards 2020! A connection with school is one of the strongest enablers to helping our children grow up healthy, safe and well. Here at the OCC we know just how important education can be, and that a good teacher can change the life of a young person.

01.01.2022 Congratulations to Alice Springs' own Rachel De Kock on being chosen as the Overall Winner in the Young Territory Author Awards 2020! The Territory has a proud history of story-telling, and its in very safe hands with Rachel and all the other regional winners: Darwin Alice Cotter for ‘Aggywise’... Alice Springs Rachel De Kock for ‘Spring and his Flower’ Katherine - Bryce Parish for ‘How Snakes became Long’ Litchfield - Savannah Coco for ‘The tree of Hope’ Palmerston - Samuel Au-Yeung for ‘Mr Turtles Hat’ East Arnhem - Ezra Jean Aubort for ‘The Second Wave’ Photo: City of Darwin Libraries

01.01.2022 We all have a shared responsibility to make sure children in the Territory have an opportunity to thrive, no matter where they live. The OCC spent National Child Protection Week in Alice Springs, speaking with young people, community, organisations and services about how we can continue putting children first. Thank you to Play Your Part, NT Shelter, Gap Youth and Community Centre Aboriginal Corporation, MacYouth - Macdonnell Regional Council Youth Services, Larapinta Child & Family Centre, Caama Alice Springs and many others for meeting with us!