‘More than a laundry’: Documentary showcases li...
A new documentary titled 'More Than a Laundry' highlights an Aboriginal-led initiative in West Arnhem Land that provides remote communities with access to laundry facilities. The project aims to improve health outcomes and create local employment by addressing the lack of infrastructure in isolated areas.
Why it matters
The initiative demonstrates how community-led, culturally informed projects can address systemic health and economic disparities in remote regions.
Listen lifestyle More Than a Laundry follows Aboriginal Investment Group's Remote Laundries Project in the remote West Arnhem Land town of Gunbalanya. (Image: supplied) A new documentary is showcasing one of Australia's most innovative Aboriginal-led initiatives, spotlighting how access to clean clothes and bedding can transform health, employment, dignity and opportunity in remote communities.
Produced by the Jasper Picture Company in partnership with Aboriginal Investment Group (AIG), More Than a Laundry follows AIG's Remote Laundries Project in the remote West Arnhem Land town of Gunbalanya.
Through the voices of community members, local employees and project partners, the documentary tells the story of an initiative which extends far beyond washing machines.
Filmed over a number of days in Gunbalanya, More Than a Laundry embraces the pace of community life, allowing relationships and lived experience to shape the story.
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