Yarpa(原住民商业网络组织)的Meet the Buyer活动于10月22日在新南威尔士州(新州)彭里斯的Western Sydney Convention Centre(西悉尼会议中心)举行,汇聚了原住民供应商和行业采购方。当天共安排了约480场经过策略性匹配的会面,总时长达114小时。Yarpa总监Shannon Mallison表示,该活动旨在通过真实的联系创造真正的机会。Yarpa称,自2019年首届活动以来,其会员已增长至逾720家原住民企业会员、470家企业、政府及行业会员,总人数达2,900人。
Lismore City Council(Lismore市议会)在Lismore和Nimbin各地的20个公共垃圾箱上加装了Return and Earn(退瓶计划)回收篮,方便居民收集容器以领取退款。这些回收篮设在Lismore市中心商业区、当地公园和体育场地的垃圾箱上。市议会表示,一项审查发现,约67万澳元的容器退款因被当作垃圾而流失。负责协调该计划的Exchange for Change(以旧换新机构)出资购买了这些回收篮。回收篮目前属于试点,若效果良好,市议会计划在2027年于市中心商业区和周边乡镇增设更多。市议会呼吁居民不要把咖啡杯和外卖包装放进回收篮。
Tamworth's Sports and Entertainment Precinct is set to receive new crossings, street lighting and a shared path by mid-December. The $1.42 million road safety project is nearing completion. Upgrades include wombat and pedestrian crossings, safety fencing and a 3-metre shared path along Longyard Drive. Council staff transplanted 22 Australian native grass trees to spots that do not block sight lines at the Jack Smyth Drive roundabout. The project is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW governments under the Australian Government's Road Safety Program, which aims to reduce severe road injuries and deaths.
Researchers at Royal North Shore Hospital and the University of Sydney have unveiled a world-first screening program aimed at finding hidden heart disease early. It uses a simple blood test through the GP, with extension to rural, remote and First Nations communities a core goal. First Nations adults experience coronary artery disease and heart attacks at 2.8 times the rate of non-Indigenous adults. The NORTH Foundation has launched an $8 million appeal to bring the program into everyday care. Professor Gemma Figtree said early detection could prevent heart attacks.
新南威尔士州教育部(NSW Department of Education)仍保留位于莫里(Moree)的前Courallie High School(Courallie高中)校址的所有权,目前暂无社区使用的具体计划。多个团体已就该地块提出构想,包括太空科学学校、社区支持设施、农业寄宿学校,以及原住民学习与文化中心。教育部正在考虑该校址的未来用途,但尚未确认任何正式提案,也未确认与相关团体有过正式讨论。