In this Yuwaya Ngarra-li webinar, you will hear from key Walgett Food and Water for Life collaborators on alarming findings from a recent survey in the area, as well as the ongoing community-led efforts to improve food and water security.
Housing shortage and quality has been a long-term priority for the Dharriwaa Elders Group and others in Walgett. This Briefing Paper documents the Dharriwaa Elders Group’s advocacy on housing issues over the past 20 years.
Alinta joined the UNSW Yuwaya Ngarra-li team in 2022 to work as a researcher focused on youth justice issues, after previously collaborating with us as part of her role at The George Institute for Global Health on the Food and Water for Life proje
The Community-led Child Injury Prevention Partnership (CHIPP) project focused on Aboriginal families that attended Goonimoo Playgroup at the Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service (WAMS) during 2020-2022.
As part of Yuwaya Ngarra-li’s work with children and young people in Walgett, Dharriwaa Elders Group staff organised a five-day workshop for young people with Molly Hunt, a Balanggarra and Yolngu artist.
Wiradjuri building designer and Masters of Architecture graduate Samantha Rich was recently awarded the Andrew Taylor Memorial Prize for an outstanding student whose work demonstrates sensitivity to project context, site and the Australian landsca
The NSW and Federal Governments have recognised that government-led approaches haven’t worked to meaningfully Close the Gap and deliver positive outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Ensuring safe drinking water in Walgett has been a long-term priority for the Dharriwaa Elders Group (DEG) and the Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service (WAMS).
A presentation about groundwater which focused on its cultural significance to Aboriginal people in Walgett has won “Best Digital Poster” at the Australasian Groundwater Conference in Perth.
Steven “Bungee” Dennis is a much-loved Walgett local who joined our team this year to work on the Dealing with Fines project. He says the best things about living in Walgett are: “Everything.
Yuwaya Ngarra-li has a particular focus on increasing the understanding and strategic use of quantitative data to inform our planning and evaluation and progress towards Yuwaya Ngarra-li’s long-term aims.
Yuwaya Ngarra-li was recently invited to be part ofUNSW’s inaugural Research Translation Expo, which was designed to showcase innovators and change-makers
As part of the Food and Water for Life project, Dharriwaa Elders Group and Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service staff recently ran its fourth Meal of the Month at the Walgett IGA.
This webinar is the second in the Yuwaya Ngarra-li Webinar Series, where we hear about the leading efforts on the rights of Indigenous peoples to control their own data through Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Indigenous Data Governance.
