Land council’s education officer Ron Marks said the grant would be used to bring the Njibua dja badjilga – To Kick Up Dust and Show Off – project to life. 

He said the program would build the skills of secondary, primary and early childhood dancers in the indigenous community and connect them with a professional dancer before a Horsham Town Hall performance. 

“We’re trying to culminate music and dance with an anti-drug and anti-alcohol campaign,” he said.

“It’s concentrating on the next generation to provide them with a lot of options in the arts area to keep them switched on.

“It refurbishes our stories to show young people they’re still alive and active.”