在澳洲，原住民的平均壽命、健康情況和嬰兒存活率遠不如其他國民。如今，一項由9680和9700地區(奧地利)與5320地區
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During the opening ceremony for the Cultural and Life Skills Centre, Parliament member Kay Hull plants a tree symbolizing reconciliation among Australia's people, accompanied on the didgeridoo by Cec Grant of the Wiradjuri Council of Elders. |
在文化生活技能中心的落成典禮上，國會議員凱依(美國加州)共同推動的計劃，正在新南威爾斯瓦嘎瓦嘎(Wagga Wagga)協助改善威拉祖利(Wiradjuri)族婦女的生活，訓諫她們在衛生健康、育兒和其他方面的技能。今年1月，原住民們開始在瓦嘎瓦嘎的文化生活技能中心上課，該中心即是得力於此計劃才於去年11月竣工。
The indigenous people of Australia experience significantly lower life expectancy, poorer health, and higher infant mortality than the rest of the country's population. A project carried out by Rotarians in districts 9680 and 9700 (Australia) and 5320 (California, USA) is helping to improve life for Wiradjuri women and girls in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, by training them in health and welfare, child care, and other skills. Members of the indigenous group began taking courses in January 2002 at the Cultural and Life Skills Centre in Wagga Wagga, established in part by the project last November.
新南威爾斯小灣道(Lane Cove)扶輪社發起這項活動並提供技術和經費，瓦嘎瓦嘎庫靈蓋爾(Wagga Wagga Kooringal)扶輪社則提供設備、人力和部份來自9700地區的經費。其餘的經費則是仰賴5320地區和一筆扶輪基金會的配合獎助金。
The Rotary Club of Lane Cove, New South Wales, initiated the effort, contributing expertise and funds, and the Rotary Club of Wagga Wagga Kooringal provided equipment, labor, and part of the funding from District 9700. Additional funding came from District 5320 and a Rotary Foundation Matching Grant.
該計劃獲得全社區的支持，當地商人和企業紛紛投入物資與人力。小灣道扶輪社前社長威爾森(John Wilson)和前地區總監雷蒙•金恩(Raymond King)在一份聯合報告中提到：「當地原住民對這項計劃也十分感興趣。」舉例來說，一群在當地技術及進修教育學院(Technical and Further Education College)學習土地管理的原住民學生，就為該中心設計庭園景觀。
The project received community-wide support, with local tradespeople and companies donating materials and labor. "There was also considerable interest in the project among the local indigenous people," as John Wilson, past president of the Lane Cove club, and Past District Governor Raymond King described in a joint report. For example, a group of Aboriginal students studying land management at the local Technical and Further Education College landscaped the grounds of the center.當地政府及教育官員曾在文化生活技能中心召開會議，和該社區一同呼籲大眾重視原住民的生活。青少年司法局官員也正在思考為感化院中初犯的原住民傳授生活技能的可能性。
Local government and education officials have met at the Cultural and Life Skills Centre as part of the community's effort to raise awareness of Aboriginal people's needs. Juvenile justice officials are also exploring the possibility of providing life-skills instruction at the facility to Aboriginal first-time offenders.