For many years, I have followed the work done by Helping People Achieve (HPA) to support employees in developing their confidence and skills in a challenging world. The Recycling Shop and its staff at Shoal Bay became iconic—and appreciated—for the success of their endeavours.

HPA has done an enormous amount of good through the recycling shop program—and other facets of its enterprise—in upskilling and building confidence in its supported workforce. 

I don’t understand the intricate processes involved in tendering these days, but I imagine that some of the contractual requirements are difficult to interpret, therefore disadvantaging some tenderers.

However, the City of Darwin Council’s decision to prevent an organisation from continuing its humanitarian and developmental focus was, in my opinion, an awful decision.

Text of letter published in the NT News