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In October this year, ARDS with help from the Northern Territory Primary Health Network (PHN) began a pilot project – Harmony For the Health.Harmony For Health ran for 10 weeks at the Bagot Community Centre. The project was aimed at the Aboriginal Long-grasser community; specifically those who are affected…

ARDS continued to engage with Milingimbi, Amanbidji and Ngukurr communities about water in 2018. All three communities are water stressed. ARDS has been working with residents and other stakeholders, on behalf of Power and Water Corporation, to provide information about the groundwater situation, and…

ARDS has won a major prize at the inaugural First Nations Media Awards held in Sydney recently.The ARDS produced and directed Ŋambi won best short documentary, beating entries from much larger media organisations like the ABC. Ŋambi (“flint” in the Wagilak language of southern Arnhem Land) is a valuable…

ARDS conducted its first fieldtrip for the ‘Gambling Dialogues with Yolŋu’ project in October, travelling to Dhälinybuy andWaṉḏawuy homelands.Our goal in visiting these communities was to identify and document Yolŋu leadership models in response to antisocial behaviours, including gambling. This approach…

Project Officer, Creative ServicesAli AzzopardiMy name is Ali and I have lived in Arnhem land for over 7 years, originally from Byron Bay, Northern NSW. My passion to work alongside Indigenous people and their traditional healing practices is what brought me here to Arnhem Land, and keeps me here. I…