After 10 weeks based in Gapuwiyak in East Arnhem Land , 33 Parallel’s Donna Mack is returning for a longer period to continue working with the Goŋ-Ḏäl Aboriginal Corporation to assist in establishing a program to encourage and support Yolŋu entrepreneurship in Gapuwiyak and surrounding homelands.

The Corporation plans to support participants with locating business opportunities, sources of capital and business management so they can operate successfully and independently in relevant markets, and improve the uptake of entrepreneurship and innovation in East Arnhem Land where business participation is low compared to the wider Australian economy.

Gapuwiyak is a small, inland Yolŋu town about 16 kms from the coast in the middle of Miyarrka, a region around Arnhem Bay, and located on a small lake called Lake Evella. This year will be the 50th anniversary of the town’s establishment.