Advisory Group
The RIG Network Advisory Group
RIG Network involves participants from different sectors, communities of interest, states and territories. A number of strategic friends and supporters are members of RIG Network’s Advisory Group.
RIG Network’s Advisory Group
AMSANT – Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory
Emily Raso, Australian Health Promotion Association – President, NT Branch
Alice Beilby, Savanna Solutions Pty Ltd, Katherine
Centrefarm Aboriginal Horticulture Limited, Alice Springs
Kim Courtenay, Lecturer in Horticulture, Kimberley TAFE, WA
Kelvin Costello, Darwin Regional Indigenous Advancement & CDEP Inc, Darwin
Desleigh Dunnett, Project Co-ordinator and Logistic Manager, Aboriginal Research Practitioners Network (ARPNet), Charles Darwin University
In-Scape-Out Living Systems, NT
Rachel Green, PhD Candidate, University of New South Wales
Jasmin Herro, Director, iSustainable Indigenous Corporation, Sydney
Jimmy Little Foundation
Marra Worra Worra Aboriginal Corporation – CDEP, Fitzroy Crossing
Scott McDonald, Horticulture Aquaculture Group, Charles Darwin University
Lachlan McKenzie, Permaculturist, Grow Your Own, & Ex Permatil, East Timor
Northern Territory Horticultural Association (NTHA)
Michelle Pipino, Darwin
Simon Smith, The Plantsmith, Northern Territory
Power and Water Corporation, NT
Scott Pullyblank, Curator Botany, Alice Springs Desert Park
Tim West, Executive Director (Proprietor), Tropigro (former, NT Regional Landcare Facilitator)
The RIG Advisory Group aims to meet quarterly in Darwin or Alice Springs (and/or by videoconference).
Aims and objectives
The Advisory Group functions to provide a forum for members to help guide and support RIG’s research, communications and outreach activities. It also enables Advisory Group members and RIG Network partner organizations to share ideas and to work together to:
- identify and progress practical capacity building initiatives (such as events and/or new information resources);
- explore opportunities to work with communities to progress project and enterprise initiatives; and to
- discuss emerging developments – needs and opportunities - to better support remote communities to produce and consume more fresh food.
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Goodday,
glad I found this website, and glad somebody is already doing something about the disastrous food supply situation in remote communities.
Every time I read something about the indigenous communities struggling I dwell in the idea of providing them with the opportunity to provide their own food (well most of the basic stuff). But then I can’t find anybody to pick up on this idea.
I was thinking more along the line of a community based business model, but that would depend on how the community is organised.
I work for the National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture in Toowoomba, and generally we do research related work so my boss is not too interested, but we got the Centre for Australian Indiginous Knowledge here as well at the University of Southern Queensland, and maybe we can stitch together something serious.
Well suppose you know better what I am talking about.
Looking forward to somehow get involved and get something going.
regards
Jochen Eberhard
This is a really exciting, commonsense, grass roots initiative that will bring immediate positive outcomes, as well as skills for life amongst participants. We are hoping to link in with you in some way in south western NSW, and look forward to working together.