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Grants available for NAIDOC Week celebrations

NewsBy Bert van Manen MP 5 March, 2018

Coalition Government investing $1.4 million for local communities to celebrate 2018 NAIDOC Week. NAIDOC Week celebrations will run from July 8-15, 2018, guided by the theme ‘Because of her, we can!’ to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. Grant applications open until April 3, 2018. Communities across the country will be supported to celebrate…

Indigenous Affairs Minister tours Forde

NewsBy Bert van Manen MP 2 November, 2017

Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen brought Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion to the region today to hear directly from the local indigenous community. Mr van Manen and Minister Scullion met with representatives from the Beenleigh Housing and Development Company to discuss the history of local community housing, before travelling to the Yugambeh Museum.…