Congo workers trained for mango farms in the Northern Territory
NT Farmers, Melaleuca Australia and Charles Darwin University (CDU) have partnered to provide training and employment opportunities to job seekers who have resettled in the Territory from The Democratic Republic of the Congo. CDU’s Foundation Skills for Your Future program played a significant role in training the workers and introducing them to our local working […]
Future Drought Fund’s first year sets a strong foundation for drought resilience
The Australian Government has released the inaugural Future Drought Fund Annual Report, covering 2020–2021. The FDF has long been presented as a flagship of the Australian Government’s Drought Response, Resilience and Preparedness Plan. On the 1st of July 2020, eight Future Drought Fund programs designed to build resilience to future droughts were launched. The first […]