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Craig Connelly (left) and the Hon Mr Alex Chernov AC QC (right) meeting with MK Turner AOM at Children's Ground near Alice Springs.
MESSAGE FROM THE CEO
Sharing knowledge It’s been a busy few months since our last newsletter. The program management team and I have recently undertaken a week-long scoping trip to the Northern Territory visiting Alice Springs and Darwin. A personal highlight of the trip was a site visit to Children’s Ground, approximately 50km outside Alice Springs, with one of our Board members, the Hon Mr Alex Chernov AC QC, Community Wellbeing program manager, Alberto Furlan, and program officer Lauren Monaghan. We enjoyed the company of local elders, their families, Children’s Ground staff, and all shared a meal of traditionally cooked kangaroo tail. During this trip our Arts program manager, Louise Arkles and program officer Subhadra Mistry also met with arts organisations and artists to learn about Alice Springs’ unique and vibrant arts community. Later in the week, the entire program management team presented to more than 60 Darwin-based not-for-profits at our Grantseeker Forum held at Menzies