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JMF, which was established in 2012 and is the longest-running and most successful Indigenous football program in Australia, has been recognised for their work in meeting Closing the Gap targets.
The organisation could also hold the key to more Indigenous young players making it through to our national teams.
The initiative addresses 11 of the 16 Closing the Gap targets and is life-changing for more than 1,500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls and boys aged 2 to 16 years of age at a cost of just $1,300 per child per year.
It also provides local Aboriginal jobs, with almost two-thirds of the 40 coaching and administrative staff being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and all receiving wide-ranging professional development, including in first aid, safe food handling, mental health and becoming licensed coaches.
A female swimmer has suffered leg injuries after being bitten by a crocodile during a swim on an isolated island in Australia s Northern Territory.
The 23-year-old was swimming at a lagoon at remote Vanderlin Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria when a saltwater crocodile surprised and attacked her.
She was bitten several times and had to be taken off the island and taken 80km to the mainland for emergency treatment.
A 23-year old woman was lucky to survive after being bitten several times by a saltwater crocodile at isolated Vanderlin Island in the Northern Territory
Vanderlin Island, where the young woman was bitten by a crocodile, is an estimated 800km south east of Darwin and believed to be home to only one family
A woman has been attacked by a crocodile in a remote Northern Territory lagoon.
The 23-year-old was bitten on the right leg by the two-metre saltwater croc while swimming at Vanderlin Island on Sunday. The incident occurred at around 3pm on Sunday afternoon but was only reported to Police yesterday, NT Police watch commander Siiri-Kai Tennosaar told nine.com.au.
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Crocodile attack Vanderlin Island Northern Territory (9News) The female was transported to Borroloola clinic and treated for multiple puncture wounds and scratches to her lower right leg. The incident serves as a timely reminder to be vigilant around waterways and to avoid entering areas where crocodiles may be present.
Residents of Borroloola launch legal action against the Northern Territory Government, arguing its decision to slash the environmental security bond paid by a massive lead and zinc mine was unlawful.
The UNSW report found there were delays in responding to issues raised by the independent monitoring system, which was set up to protect the environmental and cultural interests in the area, with the mine site operator Glencore Australia, and the NT mining regulator failing to act quickly to mitigate these risks, or failing to take action on recommendations altogether.
The NT government recently approved an expansion of the mine, despite the authority responsible for the protection of Aboriginal sites rejecting Glencore s application.
The NT s Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority (AAPA) said they were concerned about the potential damage to sacred sites after Glencore was given the green light to increase the size of the mining pit and waste rock dump last year.