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Carers NT is pleased to unveil two new Toyota HiAce 12 seater buses the organisation secured through a major grant from the Northern Territory Government Community Benefit Fund.

Carers NT Chief Executive Officer Steve Vitone has congratulated all finalists in the NT Government Young Carers category of the Territory’s Young Achiever Awards, saying that in his eyes they are all winners for the contribution they make towards their families and the community.

The peak membership body for unpaid carers in the Northern Territory is disappointed with the Government’s release today of an overhauled concession scheme for pensioners, concession holders and carers in the Northern Territory.

Three Territory businesses have been recognised in a formal Award ceremony for their help and understanding of the needs of carers in the Northern Territory.

Did you know that there are more than 2.7million unpaid carers in Australia? And that one in three Territorians will be become a carer in their lifetime?

Carers NT CEO Steve Vitone has raised concern that the needs of the Territory’s estimated 30,000 carers may be overlooked in the NT Government’s review of its Pensioner and Carer Concession Scheme.