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The Centre for Appropriate Technology (CAT) works to secure sustainable livelihoods for communities of Indigenous people through appropriate technology. Latest NEWSDiscourse on Two-Way Education at the Desert Peoples Centre ![]() The Australian Government and Telstra announced recently (20/6/10) that they had reached agreement on the price that Telstra would be paid for granting access to its exchanges, ducts and pits for the new National Broadband Network. Amongst other things, this is expected to avoid unnecessary duplication of buildings, and will result in much less disruptive excavation and construction activity in built-up areas as the super-fast fibre optic services are installed. Pilot services will commence mid-2010 in For the 3% of the population living in remote areas whom the new optic fibre network will not reach, the Government is planning to launch two next generation geostationary satellites, to be in service by 2014. These satellites will provide Internet connection with peak download speeds up to 12 Megabits per second, which is an order of magnitude faster than most currently available satellite services. Internet Subsidy Scheme Upgraded
The Australian Broadband Guarantee subsidy scheme, which subsidises Internet access for people in the bush who cannot get access to land-based Internet services such as ADSL, is being revamped. The Australian Government, which administers the scheme, announced recently that from July 2010 the basic plan for satellite Internet services under the scheme will double to 1 Megabit per second, and the monthly quota will also double to 6 Gigabytes. Details and conditions are being announced progressively on the Department of Broadband website: |
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Central Desert Shire Council and Desert People's Centre
sign New Partnership Agreement for CDEP
21 April,
The Livelihood Pathways is one part of a broader range of initiatives that the Central Desert Shire is undertaking in the delivery of its CDEP program. The Livelihood Pathways Program provides mentoring and case-management for Aboriginal people currently enrolled in the CDEP program. Emphasis will be on working with the CDEP participants and the broader community to help develop their skills, which in turn will benefit community development and produce better employability skills.
Another feature of the program is an on-going monitoring and evaluation program that is designed to link CDEP participants to future work opportunities.
The program builds on the learnings from the TrainingPlus initiative of the Desert People's Centre and is structured to develop a process of building confidence and capacities for people to make positive choices in their lives.

LEFT TO RIGHT: HAROLD FURBER, CHAIRMAN of
the Board, Desert Peoples Centre, Norbert Patrick
(President,
- Harold and Norbert signing the CDEP Livelihoods
Pathways Program Agreement between Desert Peoples
Centre and

LEFT TO RIGHT: HAROLD FURBER, CHAIRMAN of
the Board, Desert Peoples Centre, Norbert Patrick
(President, Central Desert Shire Council), James
Glenn (Councillor, CDS), Peppi (Councillor, CDS),
Bruce Finter (Essential Services Officer, Harts Range,
CDS) , Julie Kitson (Councillor, CDS) - Harold and
Robert shaking hands after signing the agreement.
Aboriginal councillors and stake-holders looking on
as witnesses to this important occasion.
The Community Water Planner Field Guide now Available
The Community Water Planner Field Guide is now available free of charge for people working with Indigenous communities on water management.
The Field Guide poster pack is available from the Alice Springs’ office of the Centre for Appropriate Technology. If you would like a copy of the Field Guide sent to you please email info@icat.org.au and provide a postal address.
A downloadable version of the Field Guide files will be available on the Water Quality Research Australia website shortly.
The Field Guide files are hosted on the WQRA website. This is to provide back up information for those who already have a copy of the Field Guide or for people who would like to print an extra copy of a particular item in the poster package. It is worth noting that there are parts of the Field Guide that cannot easily be printed such as the A1 mapping sheets and the sticker sheets.
The Community Water Planner Field Guide final report describes the key lessons from the development of the package and an overview of each element in the package. It is available here: Community Water Planner Field Guide Final Report

