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‘Dharriwaa Elders Group secretary Virginia Robinson supported an investigation into what she said could have long-term consequences for her people.  "We have witnessed first-hand the damage of a police-led response to a public health crisis & we are worse off.”’ Dharriwaa Elders Grp

To deliver enough affordable housing and end homelessness, what must a national strategy do? theconversation.com/to-deliver-eno… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

New AHURI report by me and colleagues today: 'Towards an Australian Housing and Homelessness Strategy. Australia should have a Housing and Homelessness Strategy with a mission: *everyone in Australia has adequate housing*. 1/10 ahuri.edu.au/research/final…

Our awesome colleagues Trish Tonkin from Dharriwaa Elders Grp Alinta Trindall and Keziah Bennett-Brook from The George Institute for Global Health presenting on the findings of the community survey on experiences of food security in Walgett in north-west NSW #lowitja2023

Trish finishes up the presentation by outlining the ongoing community-led advocacy and local actions driving systemic change in Walgett and elsewhere #Lowitja23

Very proud of our Yuwaya Ngarrali team from UNSW and Walgett DEG presenting their/our work documenting food and water insecurity in Walgett at the Cairns #Lowitja2023 Conference

Go Trish! We still have a way to go but we are progressing. It's good to share with others, reflect on the work & join with colleagues at #Lowitja2023 to gain & give strength - particularly when system change is required.

Also presenting at #Lowitja2023 today was the incredible Samantha Rich on her Masters of architecture project with Dharriwaa Elders Grp designing culturally connected Elders housing to enable ageing well on Country.

Proud of Sam - will we attract the capital to build & find a working management model? Stay tuned. #ItsNotPieInSky #DEGQuality

It's clear that our partnership with UNSW - Yuwaya Ngarrali is mentoring a committed group of researchers who happily, have found career relevance to undertake research with DEG - a remote, local-only Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation.

In our long-term partnership with UNSW - Yuwaya Ngarrali, & working with committed scholars like Sam, we are able to carefully plan the services needed for our community, independently of govt. Awesome!!

Thank you Rose Jackson for the prompt response from your office looking into why the building of the new Walgett women's safe house by DCJ (on the grounds of the old Namoi House men's shelter) is delayed. We look forward to some DCJ urgency. abc.net.au/news/2023-07-1…

Our statement with Walgett AMS Health statement on Walgett's unacceptably high levels of homelessness is here: dharriwaaeldersgroup.org.au/images/downloa… It describes the need for more appropriately-designed social housing, plus supported accommodation services for Elders, young people & emergencies.

Rejecting the voice shows Australia is still in denial, its history of forgetting a festering wrong | Lorena Allam theguardian.com/australia-news…

1/6 The first Walgett gali water kiosk incorporates a bespoke reverse osmosis unit that was designed & assembled pro-bono by Bruce Atkinson of Beca Group and installed by HL Mullane & Son with the support of the Mullane Foundation.

2/6 It was installed at DEG to provide Walgett community with free access to chilled, safe drinking water ie water that community can be confident is suitable for people with existing chronic diseases to safely consume & will not contribute to the development of chronic disease.

3/6 DEG & Walgett AMS Health are working together to ensure many more free drinking water kiosks are installed in high public use areas of Walgett - we think further demonstrating our #PublicHealth leadership.

4/6 As Christine Corby AM, CEO of Walgett AMS Health reminded us, ACCOs should not have to be providing critical public infrastructure like this so it is a sad day really, to celebrate this achievement.

5/6 Photos here show Dharriwaa Elders Group’s Ricky Townsend officially untying the ribbon at the launch, DEG’s Virginia Robinson with Mullane’s rep Taylor Jordan, Food & Water for Life project offcers Trish Tonkin and Tyrin Hickey, and the launch ceremony.

6/6 Our work to provide Walgett drinking water is made possible through DEG's Yuwaya Ngarrali partnership with UNSW, & advised by Greg Leslie UNSW Global Water Institute. It is part of the joint DEG / Walgett AMS Health / The George Institute for Global Health /UNSW Global Water Institute /Yuwaya Ngarra-li: 'Vision' Food&Water4Life project