The Northern Territory government has announced a $28.3 million funding injection for the Alparra and Utopia regions of central Australia.
The funding will provide new housing, better roads and more water supply, Chief Minister Adam Giles said in a statement on Wednesday, as part of a plan to improve living conditions in remote communities.
The funding stems from recent community meetings held to determine priority projects, he said.
"The funding we are announcing today will see new houses built, existing houses upgraded, roads improved, sewerage upgraded and additional water supplies secured," he said.
The funding announcement comes a week after Mr Giles announced his Aboriginal affairs strategy, six months from an election and three-and-a-half years after the Country Liberals seized power thanks to a strong vote in Aboriginal communities.
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But the government has been dogged by complaints that it broke election promises to the bush, and MPs Alison Anderson and Larisa Lee quit the party in protest to sit as independents as a result.
"My government strongly believes that the integral link between economic and cultural success is through local Aboriginal people gaining access to and participating in a local economy," Mr Giles said.
