Binjari Aboriginal Community has had a win recently securing the tender for its own rubbish collection.
Debra Aloisi, Binjari CEO, said the new tender is increasing employment and helping the community on a wide scale.
“It is all about having people in the community do the work that needs to be done,” Ms Aloisi said.
Previously, Katherine Town Council dispatched their workers to the outlying community, 15 minutes from Katherine, to collect the rubbish.
It was a job that could easily be done by a person from the community, Ms Aloisi said.
“[The tender] is providing people with jobs, keeping them accountable, giving them a purpose and keeping them drug free,” she said.
