Remote Pools Project

Throwback to Minyerri School’s visit to Ngukurr pool back in Term 4!

Minyerri is a ‘neighbouring’ remote community to Ngukurr, home to around 600 people. It was the school’s first time visiting Ngukurr pool since we’ve been operating it.

To come for swimming lessons, Minyerri students made the 5-hour round trip three days in a row! Believe it or not, Ngukurr is their closest swimming pool – it would’ve taken them an extra hour to go to Katherine. Big thanks to Katherine Coaches for driving the students 🚌

We loved having Minyerri and hope to see you again later this year!

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Our pool in Ngukurr is run in partnership with community, Roper Gulf Regional Council and The Ian Potter Foundation. Our Term 4 swim lessons were run in partnership with Just Swimming.

📸 Thanks to Minyerri school

After two years, it’s bittersweet to finish our contract in Wadeye.

Our biggest thanks to community, for sharing your beautiful pool with us.

We really appreciate the OLSH Thamarrurr Catholic College staff for providing extra hands on deck when needed.

We’re grateful to West Daly Regional Council for giving us the opportunity to manage our most-remote pool yet. Wishing you the very best in managing the pool yourselves in this next chapter 💛

📸 By Roy Anderson, of the Wadeye school’s swimming carnival, and by Peppimenarti School, during their swim program last year.

Volunteer with us!

To celebrate , we’re now accepting applications from experienced swim teachers who’d like to volunteer with us in Term 4 or Term 1.

Our volunteers experience 4 weeks of life in a remote Aboriginal community, with all travel and accommodation expenses paid.

We only open our volunteer recruitment once a year, and with just 14 placements available, please apply ASAP.

To find out more, visit https://bit.ly/rpp-volunteer-apply