Marlene’s incredible story of how she helped set up and run Playgroup in Ngukuur for 17 years. Her experiences of starting a totally new service in her community and what it took to get people onboard. “I remember one day the Anglicare NT ladies came from Darwin to Ngukuur to find people to run the playgroup. They were asking around and came and asked me if I was interested. I had an interview and I was really shy. I didn’t know what I was supposed to do, but within a few weeks lots of stuff came to Ngukuur in a big container and we opened it up and saw all the toys and things for the playgroup. We had meetings and things were explained to me, what the playgroup was going to be like and how we were going to be working with children. At that time, within my own self I didn’t know head or tail what to do and it was a very new experience for me!” Read her full story here. https://www.anglicare-nt.org.au/news/marlene-retires-after-17-years-working-with-playgroup-in-ngukuur/ @ropergulfregion Roper Gulf (fb)

When hundreds of career seekers get together – you’ll be sure to find Anglicare NT and headspace bragging about why working in the social services sector is the best career choice by far! Thanks for another fantastic Darwin Careers Expo #darwincareersexpo2025 Our sector employed 9.7% of the NT workforce last year. More than mining & manufacturing (4.7%), construction (8.2%) & agriculture, forestry & fishing (1.6%). Our work is important! The values that guide us at Anglicare NT are respect, kindness, hope, fairness and integrity – pretty cool things to strive for hey? So if working with those values interests you, check out our careers page. https://www.anglicare-nt.org.au/careers/ (fb)