Our Club, in partnership with Dick Smith the Northern Territory Government, and Australian Football League are working closely with schools and communities throughout Central Australia to help increase school attendance.

The Outback Tigers program involves the following 4 components:
1.     Primary School program delivered by our program officer based in Alice Springs
2.     Web cam communications between players and students
3.     Rewards program where students receive rewards from Dick Smith for improve school attendance.              Selected students are also invited to attend Richmond games in Melbourne.
4.     Player trips to Central Australia

Delivery of the program throughout 2011 and 2012 was very rewarding, and we have had encouraging feedback from a number of stakeholders including the Northern Territory Government, Department of Education and Children Services, schools, parents and students.

In 2013 more than 1500 students in 28 schools will be involved in the program activities that have been developed with the support of the NT Department of Education and Children Services.

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