Outback Alliance | Businesses

Outback Alliance

Add/Update information

Reviews

Tags

• Businesses
• Non-governmental organisation (NGO)

24.01.2022 Economic Recovery is the next topic in our webinar series, as we continue to explore how remote communities have weathered the pandemic. Key themes are emerging. Register for free on our website: https://outbackalliance.org.au/outback-conversations/ Fran Kilgariff and David Arnold will address the following questions: What is needed for remote regional economic development after COVID-19? How do we reform policy delivery to support Outback communities? Fran served as Mayor of... Alice Springs for almost eight years. Her experience in local government and regional economic development brings a profound understanding of the issues faced by remote communities. David is the CEO of Remote Area Planning and Development, a position he has now held since 2003. Through RAPADs administration of the Rural Financial Counselling Service, David is also the CEO of Rural Financial Counselling Service North QLD.

23.01.2022 The Outback is a unique place managed by special people. It encompasses more than 70 per cent of the Australian continent, however less than four percent of the population lives there. It is a complex place of multiple connections, networks, layers of history and locations with deep cultural meaning. At the heart of the Australian Outback are the history, stories, skills, knowledge and work of Aboriginal people. A thriving Outback is good for all Australians.

23.01.2022 Join us on Tues 16th June at 2.30 - 3pm (AEST) for the first in our series of webinars discussing how the Outback is weathering the pandemic. These conversations will assist in identifying different policy responses that may be required to support communities to rebuild. Leanne Kohler, CEO of Desert Channels QLD sets the scene for the first session in the series on how the Outback is weathering the pandemic. What lessons can be learned from how Outback communities handled the... crisis? How has the Covid-19 response affected remote/outback towns, communities, industries and people? Leanne has many years’ experience in government administration and private business and has lived and worked in rural and remote communities all of her life - she has a clear understanding of the issues and challenges they face and looks forward to answering any questions you may have. We hope you'll find value in joining these conversations. For more info and to register, head to our website: https://outbackalliance.org.au/outback-conversations/

21.01.2022 Mark it in your diary! Tuesday 30 June @ 2.30pm, Education is the topic in our 5th Outback Conversation. Free registration on our website: https://outbackalliance.org.au/outback-conversations/ As the rest of Australia learns to cope with an entire education system operating remotely, what can be learnt from the Outback’s existing approach ? What has worked, what hasn’t and what were some compounding challenges in the bush? Presenters: Alana Moller Isolated Children’s Paren...t’s Association & Michael Liddle Desert Knowledge Australia. Alana is the federal president of the Isolated Children’s Parents Association, bringing to the position a passion for teaching and education with a lifetime’s understanding of life in the bush for kids and their parents. Michael has a keen interest in health and education for aboriginal people leading programs to reconnect Aboriginal men with cultural identity, responsibilities and community.

20.01.2022 Our vision is for a thriving Outback Australia, for the people and the land. outbackalliance.org.au

19.01.2022 Join us for the second webinar in our Outback Conversations series,Thurs 18 June @ 2.30pm (AEST). Frank Quinlan, Federation Executive with the Royal Flying Doctor Service & John Paterson, Chief Executive Officer of the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance of the Northern Territory discuss the following questions in relation to how Outback communities have been weathering the pandemic: What have been the big issues in health provision? How has the disruption in supply chains,... personnel or internet access impacted remote communities? How do we continue to protect people in the Outback? Frank is a great advocate for social and healthcare issues in the Australian community and shows a clear passion and commitment to improving the lives of all Australians. John has held senior management positions within government and Aboriginal community organisations for more than twenty-five years. He is affiliated with the Ngalakan tribe from the Ngukurr region, south-east Arnhem Land. Register here: https://outbackalliance.org.au/outback-conversations/

17.01.2022 Join us tomorrow @ 2.30pm (AEST) when Rod Reeve and Tammy Abbott from Ninti-One discuss housing in remote Australia: What are the big issues in Housing? How has Covid-19 impacted? What needs to be in place to allow Outback communities to thrive? Register online: https://outbackalliance.org.au/outback-conversations/

16.01.2022 All set to launch the Outback Alliance at Parliament House in Canberra. #ThrivingOutback

16.01.2022 Today two modern Outback legends, Leanne Kohler, CEO from Desert Channels QLD and Emma Jackson, Chair of NRM Regions Australia and Cape York NRM lead the first of our Outback Conversations. Listen in and share your thoughts in the Q+A session - join us at 2.30pm (AEST). To register here: https://outbackalliance.org.au/outback-conversations/

15.01.2022 Join us and a panel of Outback experts at our upcoming series of free webinars starting next Tues 16th June @ 2.30pm (AEST). These conversations will focus on how the Outback is weathering the pandemic, and what policy responses are required to support communities to rebuild. Topics include: health, housing, education, economic recovery, and conservation during recovery. For more info and to register, visit - https://outbackalliance.org.au/outback-conversations/

12.01.2022 At the heart of the Australian Outback are the history, stories, skills, knowledge and work of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Many Outback places are home to the communities where Aboriginal cultures and languages survive in their strongest form.

10.01.2022 The Outback is an extraordinary place. It encompasses more than 70 per cent of the Australian continent, but less than four percent of the population lives there. It generates a considerable portion of Australia’s wealth, while also being one of the few great natural places remaining on the globe.

09.01.2022 A thriving Outback is good for all Australians. The Outback is fundamentally different from regional and urban Australia, but no less essential for Australia’s economic development and global reputation.

06.01.2022 You can find out more about the Outback Alliance and our priority areas in our report Joining the dots.

06.01.2022 Join Dr Barry Traill and Jimmy Cocking in our next Outback Conversation - Conservation during recovery - Thurs 25 June @ 2.30pm (AEST). Free registration: https://outbackalliance.org.au/outback-conversations/ Questions to be discussed: How can we create opportunities for jobs in the Outback through stimulus recovery efforts? ... What are the opportunities that are created through environmental conservation, natural resource management, land management and farming? Barry leads The Pew Charitable Trusts’ conservation work in Australia, and is a strong advocate for more people to be on country in order for the landscape to be conserved and managed. Jimmy leads the Arid Lands Environment Centre's work, and is an outside of the box, strategic thinker who is interested in complex systems theory and sustainable development, particularly interactions between sub- and supra-national regions.

05.01.2022 Thanks to our guest Parliamentary speakers from our launch today: Warren Snowdon MP Senator Janet Rice Rowan Ramsey as well as the fantastic Outback lunch supplied by OBE Organic.

03.01.2022 Outback Queensland is one of the most remarkable areas of Australia’s remote heart. Its landscapes range from tropical rainforests to rolling desert sand dunes, and are home to unique wildlife and hard-working people living on the land. Watch this short video from our partners at The Pew Charitable Trusts to find out how we can all help save Australia’s Outback.