Free activities will be available for children and young people across Alice Springs/Mparntwe and surrounding remote communities during the upcoming winter school holidays, the government has announced.

Funded through Labor's $3.2 million, two-year investment in Central Australian school holiday programs, the initiative offers a wide range of options — from sports and music production workshops to digital literacy and bush trips.

The goal is to keep children active, learning, and socially connected during the break.

A free shuttle bus will operate throughout the region, helping young people and their families access the activities more easily.

Minister for Indigenous Australians, Malarndirri McCarthy, said the program has been making a real difference in the lives of local children.

"Last summer holidays I had the privilege of joining children and families at the bike fixing and riding program that Bikes Mwerre delivers in Alice Springs," she said.

"It was so energising to see families having fun and learning together."

Two additional local organisations have also received funding.

Her Story Consulting will run digital literacy workshops in Alice Springs, while NPY Women's Council will host recreational activities for young people and families in the remote communities of Apatula, Imanpa, Kaltukatjara and Mutitjulu.

This winter's program includes special NAIDOC Week activities aligned with the 2025 theme The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy, alongside returning favourites such as bike rides, AFL clinics, bush trips, bowling, and family movie nights.

Lingiari MP and Special Envoy for Remote Communities Marion Scrymgour said community response to the activities has been overwhelmingly positive.

"I'm looking forward to seeing these programs continue to evolve and the positive, lasting impact they continue to have on young people and their families," she said

Last year's holiday program recorded 24,600 attendances across nearly 1,500 events.