Kristina Keneally on the NCIE

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Kristina Keneally MP                          

MEMBER FOR HEFFRON                                       

Late last month the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and I had the pleasure of opening the new National Centre of Indigenous Excellence at Redfern – a $50 million state-of-the-art sports, education and community centre. The facility is the first of its kind and will help develop Indigenous sporting and artistic stars as well as provide local families with a range of learning, recreation and employment opportunities.

The state-of-the-art National Indigenous Centre for Excellence provides:

·      A sports and fitness centre comprised of a multipurpose sports court and gym;

·      Arts and crafts, computer and other activity rooms;

·      Campus accommodation and dining for 113 people;

·      Sports playing field;

·      Outdoor 25 metre heated swimming pool;

·      Intensive literacy tutorial centre for 60 primary school students;

·      Conference facilities; and

·      Commercial office space.

This community facility will become the beacon for indigenous culture and sport in the country. It will provide professional mentor and learning programs for indigenous children that will help them excel in life and go on to bigger and better things.

Further information about the Centre is available at www.ncie.org.au

Kristina Keneally MP

Member for Heffron

Shop 117, 747 Botany Road, Rosebery NSW 2018 Phone: (02) 9699 8166 Fax: (02) 9699 8222 Email: kristina.keneally@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Photo: Kristina playing basketball at launch of Centre

Source: Advertisement South Sydney Herald April 2010 www.southsydneyherald.com.au