Barunga laundry celebrates four years
Opened in 2019, the Barunga laundry was the Remote Laundries pilot program. Four years later, the community cannot imagine life without it.
Barunga laundry
Proof our Remote Laundries project is reducing scabies
In 2019 the first Remote Laundries project laundry was installed in the remote Aboriginal community of Barunga in the NT and cases of scabies have been falling ever since. The data from 2021 shows a 60% drop in the number of cases, and we’re thrilled to see proof our laundries are working!
Governor-General visits Remote Laundries Project
“Its a simple project and so often, simple is best” said the Govenor-General about the Remote Laundries Project when he visited.
Are our laundries worth the cost?
We want to know the value of our laundries, not just the social returns but the monetary value, and we have a model that shows they are incredible value for money.
War on scabies
Terrible diseases that have serious impact on the lives and health of people in the entire community start with this pesky mite.
Documentary to tell the real story
We needed to show the impact of the laundry on people’s lives and video is the best way to do that.
Our mob want this laundry
In the Aboriginal community of Barunga, decisions that affect the whole community are made by its leaders. The Remote Laundries project started in a Bagala Aboriginal Corporation meeting with community leaders in early 2018. The group was looking for ways to boost the local economy and met to decide which business ideas would work best …
Smart cashless systems stop vandalism
Paypont supply Remote Laundries with the cashless payment and activation system so we can operate machines remotely.
Clothes donation to Barunga community in lockdown
Getting new clothes in the Aboriginal community of Barunga in the Top End of the NT is tricky at the best of times, but with the COVID-19 ban on travel in and out of NT communities, it’s near impossible. This means if people who live in Barunga can’t get the clothes they need at the …
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Happy Birthday to us
our laundry turns one! Feb 28 marks the first year of the Remote Laundries pilot in Barunga. An ambitious project idea that was born at a Bagala Aboriginal Corporation board meeting back in 2018, the Remote Laundries project aims to improve health and provide jobs in community through washing. Simple in design, robust and easy …