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Barkly Regional Council delivers support and services to the culturally diverse communities of the Barkly region.

Councils are responsible for the delivery of a broad and unique range of services to their communities, with different communities within the Barkly region having their own different priorities.

The Community Services Directorate is responsible for delivering a range of community services to residents and communities across the Barkly region.

The directorate includes:
Aged Care
Library Services
Safe Houses
Sport and Recreation (Barkly Youth)
Swimming Pool

Bawinanga is a progressive Aboriginal corporation based in Maningrida. We represent and assist the 4000 Aboriginal people of the 32 homelands surrounding Maningrida in West Arnhem Land.

Our work is carried out in the context of people’s traditional lands, cultural practices and languages. Our services include:

• Housing, Homeland and Construction
• Bawinanga Rangers
• Maningrida Arts and Culture
• Bábbarra Women’s Centre
• Djómi Museum
• Maningrida Wildfoods
• Maningrida Nursery
• Maningrida Mud Bricks
• Barlmarrk Supermarket
• Mechanical workshops
• The Community Development Program (CDP)
• Wild Foods Cafe
• Community Patrol
• Money Management
• Remote School Attendance Strategy (RSAS)
• Civil Works Program

Daily Support, Household Tasks, Community Access, Transport, SIL and Respite assistance. We do have the capacity to support the NDIS participants who are Self, and Plan managed and looking for the best support options.

Go Getter is a registered NDIS Provider, based here in Darwin.
We are passionate about everyone living the life they deserve.

What that life looks like, the activities that add colour, the way that meaning is added – well that’s different for everyone. It’s a cliché, but a complete truth, that there is no one size fits all for a happy and fulfilling life.

We offer a range of completely bespoke services for people of all ages living with a disability.

Our business might be new in the market in 2020, but the team we have built is super experienced, and unified by a go getter attitude. We’re here to shake things up, bursting with energy and positivity to help you also be the go getter you want to be.

Go Getter NT are proud to provide the following services throughout the Darwin Urban region:

In Home services
– Cleaning and/or domestic assistance.
– Gardening and/or yard maintenance.
– Assistance with self-care, mobility, and daily living tasks.
– Development of independent living skills.
– Assisting with capacity building skills including but not limited to daily planning or budgeting.

• Mentoring
• Group Activities
• Community Access and Engagement Support.
• Relationship Building
• Social Skill Development
• We can deliver tailor made activities and programs

headspace Alice Springs provides FREE and CONFIDENTIAL services to young people 12-25 years old, for mental health, alcohol and other drugs counselling and a Doctors clinic for physical and sexual health.

headspace values the opinions of young people by seeking feedback from the Youth Reference Group on how we do things to make sure we are aware of what issues are happening locally for young people in Alice Springs. If you want to be a part of YRG call us for an info pack!

Kalano Community Association, an Aboriginal organisation, was established to meet the varying needs of the Aboriginal community, its members and their families within the Township of Katherine and its environs.

Over the past 40+ years, we have created and developed effective programs that address shortfalls in housing availability, employment and economic activity, social, community and health-related programs for our member population.

Kalano Community Association offers:

• Residential rehabilitation programs at Venndale Rehabilitation Centre
• Katherine Youth Outreach Transport Service
• Disability Support Program
• Community Night Patrol
• Municipal and Essential Services
• Commonwealth Home Support Program
• Community Development Program
• Mechanical Services

Kalkaringi is located nearly 500km south west of Katherine on the Buntine Highway. The health centre is staffed by a health centre coordinator, a permanent doctor, an Aboriginal Health Practitioner, remote area nurses and support workers. It is regularly visited by specialist services and various KWHB program staff. Kalkaringi Health Centre also provides 24 hour acute and emergency care as well as regular services to our health centre at Nitjpurru.

Lajamanu is located approximately 560km south west of Katherine, and 115km south of Kalkaringi on an unsealed road. The Health Centre is staffed by a health centre coordinator, a permanent doctor, remote area nurses and support workers. It is regularly visited by specialist services and various KWHB program staff. Lajamanu Health Centre also provides 24 hour acute and emergency care.

Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation (LNAC) is a large, progressive and professional Aboriginal organisation with a dual purpose: It is the representative organisation for the Larrakia people, the traditional owners of Darwin and is also a major service provider for Aboriginal people in the region.

LNAC is a dynamic, membership-based organisation, and a major Aboriginal service delivery and business development organisation in the areas of:

• community services
• homelessness support
• land and sea monitoring
• management and arts, culture and knowledge.

Aged & Disability Support Services

Larrakia Nation Aged Care Service is an approved provider of Aged Care Services for the Commonwealth Department of Health. Our primary focus is to assist our clients in living stronger, living longer. We do this by focusing on working with individuals and their strengths, capacity and goals to enable them to remain living independently and safely in their home.

Tenancy Support

Provides life-skills training for tenants in areas such as budgeting, money & debt management, renters’ rights & responsibilities and household safety to enable them to retain tenancies and maintain healthy places to live.

Return to Country (RTC)

Provides information, referral, proof of identification documents, and return-to-country flights for indigenous people returning to their communities.

The office also finds short-term accommodation for indigenous people who are living in or visiting Darwin.

Health Engagement & Assistance in the Long Grass (HEAL) Program

Provides practical support for homeless and houseless indigenous people in order to improve their health and wellbeing. Programs include Grass Buddies and Arts in the Grass.

Larrakia Assist & Night Patrol

Our Night Patrol service runs three vehicles, seven nights a week, looking after Aboriginal people in Darwin and Palmerston. We provide early intervention to remove people from danger and keep them safe. We resolve disputes using culture and mediation.

Larrakia Outreach & Transport Service

An outreach intervention, prevention and transport service for indigenous people who are homeless, itinerant or living in the long grass. Transport is provided to enable people to attend medical appointments, Centrelink offices, other welfare services and the airstrip for return-to-country flights.

Youth Patrol

Our Youth Patrol is a new initiative funded in Night Patrol. Operating a bus with the same times and contact number as Night Patrol, we take young people home so they get to bed to be ready for school the next day. We work closely with local youth centres to deliver this service and we encourage any young people needing transport home at night to call us on 1800 101 645

Larrakia Rangers

Provide conservation and land management services including erosion control, feral animal & weed control, board walk construction, turtle rescue, fencing, marine surveys and water quality testing.

Services offer to help participants gain their independency and also making their own Choice or Giving them the Freedom, Choice and Control.