A First Nations-led mud crab enterprise in Wadeye has attracted national attention, with Thamarrur Sea Farmers featured on ABC’s 7.30 program. The story shines a spotlight on the development of a locally led seafood business and the opportunities for sustainable economic development and employment in remote coastal communities. Thamarrur Sea [...]
CRCNA project partner Indigenous Connection has received national recognition for its Improved Water Security on Country project, winning the Excellence in Consulting category at the 2026 National Economic Development Awards for Excellence. Presented by Economic Development Australia at its national conference in Nipaluna / Hobart, the award recognises an innovative [...]
Institutions pay consultants for the expertise they need, but rarely pay senior leaders on Country for theirs, a new report has found. Across 35 remote NT and Kimberley communities, Indigenous Connection employed more than 80 people as Cultural Knowledge providers, and another 130 asked to join. “Every community said yes. [...]
In a world where you can be anything, be as happy as these fellas. The smiles on the faces of the newest Thamarrurr Sea Farmers recruits said it all as they travelled from Wadeye to Darwin last week for a full day of seafood industry training and hands-on learning. For [...]
Tiwi Plantations Corporation – based 80 kilometres north of Darwin on the Tiwi Islands – has released the Tiwi Forestry Workforce Plan 2026–2030, a coordinated roadmap designed to grow Tiwi participation in forestry and strengthen long-term local employment across the industry. The plan outlines the stages of forestry on the plantation, the [...]
Indigenous communities across the Northern Territory have been working in collaboration with the Northern Territory Government to establish a commercially viable oyster farming industry built around native species and local opportunity. The first commercial sales of Northern Territory farmed blacklip rock oysters are expected soon, following years of research and [...]
At the Developing Northern Australia Conference held in Cairns last week a powerful presentation was delivered showcasing the work the Aboriginal Sea Company (ASC) is doing to create real change across the Territory. The message was clear: Aboriginal people are custodians and more of sea country; they are building economies, [...]
The Aboriginal Sea Company’s (ASC) and Skills Insight partnership is off to a great start in 2025, launching with a successful two-day workshop under the Community-Based Aquaculture Training (CBATT) Project. The workshop brought together ASC, Skills Insight and key community stakeholders to collaborate on developing culturally appropriate aquaculture training tools [...]
The CRCNA has provided a formal submission to the Parliament of Australia on actions to improve energy, food and water security for Northern Australia based on CRCNA research and development findings. The Joint Select Committee on Northern Australia Inquiry accepts submissions which outline: the context and extent of energy, food [...]