-----Original Message----- From: Webcentral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Self-Determination - The Charleville Way > >10pm, Wed 10 May, Imparja TV > >(Imaparja broadcasts across much of western Queensalnd) > >Governments throughout Australia are talking about welfare reform, >especially where it affects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander >communities. > >In Queensland, the so-called welfare dependency debate has grabbed headlines >from Cape York to the Goal Coast. > >But, contrary to popular myth, not all Aboriginal communities are welfare >dependent. > >While the media debate rages the Charleville community has quietly stacked >up an impressive set of social and economic achievements through an >integrated approach to community enterprise including housing, retail, >primary production, and broadcasting. > >A number of the ventures set up with funding from various government sources >have either moved on to, or are on the brink of, financial independence and >there is no unemployment > >Much of the credit falls to Ray Robinson, a dynamic community leader who has >also made his mark nationally with three terms as the deputy chair of the >Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission. > >Self-Determination - The Charleville Way documents a uniquely successful >approach to community development. > >While looking at Charleville's achievements, the program encountered federal >and local politicians and local businesspeople queuing up to offer >endorsements for the Aboriginal initiatives. > >Produced by ATSIC TV, Self-Determination - The Charleville Way will be >broadcast on Imparja TV at 10.00pm on Wednesday 10 May as part of a week of >programs celebrating Imparja's 10th anniversary. > >Alice Springs-based Imparja TV is Australia's only Aboriginal-owned TV >service, transmitted across most parts of the NT and SA and into western >Queensland, NSW and Victoria. > > >Further information: Chris Hindes, ATSIC TV 0415 483 543 > Imparja TV 08 8950 1411 > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
