$23,473 GRANT TO SUPPORT MUDYALA ABORIGINAL CORPORATION’S CLEAN AND GREEN YOUTH PROGRAM

Mudyala Aboriginal Corporation from the Lower Clarence has been successful in securing a $23,473 grant under the NSW Government’s Community Building Partnerships Program, Clarence Nationals MP Richie Williamson has announced.

The funding will help establish Mudyala’s new ‘Clean and Green Team’, an initiative designed to engage at-risk and disadvantaged youth in caring for country activities, including lawn care services and growing native bush foods. The grant will fund essential equipment to get the program off the ground.

Mr Williamson said the program would deliver real community benefits.

“This initiative will not only provide young people with practical skills and employment opportunities, but it will also help reduce youth crime, build community pride and strengthen connection to country,” Mr Williamson said.

“Mudyala is doing important work in our region, and I am very pleased to support them through this grant.”

Mudyala CEO, Aneika Kapeen, said the organisation was excited to be granted the funding.

“It will see room for new growth, supporting disadvantaged and at-risk youth by providing employment opportunities, teaching youth entrepreneurial skills, and providing space for community giveback. It will also support youth in learning skills for life,” Ms Kapeen said.

Mr Williamson congratulated Mudyala Aboriginal Corporation on their successful application and thanked them for their tireless commitment to improving opportunities for young people across the Clarence Valley.

PHOTO: Richie Williamson is pictured with Mudyala Youth Workers – John Elisaia & Mel Binge along with participants, Darren Briar (seated), Jax Elisaia-Thomas & Peter Hammond (standing with whipper snipper)