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Coming up at 11am on this week’s best of National Talk Black we have:

Kane Munt, Awards Australia QLD Young Achiever Awards Finalist, talking about QLD Young Achiever Awards. The Young Achiever Awards acknowledge, encourage and most importantly promote the positive achievements of all young people throughout Australia up to and including 30 years of age as of 31st December each year. Kane Munt of Springfield Lakes is a proud Mabaigal and Torres Strait Islander young leader from Ipswich whose work spans cultural mentorship, youth advocacy, and national Indigenous representation. Kane is a Finalist in both of the First Nations categories. Congratulations and Good Luck, Kane! You can find out more and read Kane’s full bio via the link below! (Photo Credit: Kane Munt)awardsaustralia.com/young…/qld/current-finalists/Dr Christian Eva, Lead Researcher, talking about 40 years of Indigenous employment trends – new research. New research from ANU and UQ that looked at 40 years of Indigenous employment trends in Australia. The paper provides the longest analysis of Indigenous employment trends to date, from 1981-2021. You can find out more via the link below!journals.sagepub.com/…/10.1177/00221856261442280Jake Long, Game Time Coffee Co-Founder, talking about Game Time Coffee. Game Time Coffee is a bold, Indigenous-owned brand that fuels your inner athlete’s ambition and performance and empowers the next generation of Indigenous athletes. Every cup supports the Game Time Sports Fund — helping young Indigenous stars take the field. We remove financial barriers so young people can take part in sport, build confidence, and stay connected to community. Our mission is to support the next generation to grow through sport and create a pathway for those coming after them. You can find out more via the link below! (Photo Credit: Game Time Coffee)gametimecoffee.com.au/Scarlett-Jean Cheetham, Awards Australia QLD Young Achiever Awards Finalist, talking about QLD Young Achiever Awards. The Young Achiever Awards acknowledge, encourage and most importantly promote the positive achievements of all young people throughout Australia up to and including 30 years of age as of 31st December each year. Scarlett-Jean Cheetham of Cairns is a proud 11 year old First Nations young leader from Djiru and Djabugay Country, with Torres Strait Islander heritage from Boigu and Badu Islands who, since the age of six, has chosen to give to others rather than receive. She has donated to children at women’s shelter, homeless shelters, provided care packs for mothers and babies through Mookai Rosie and raised money for the Turtle Rehabilitation Centre. She has appeared on Channel 7’s The Morning Show, received a Queensland Parliament Community Recognition Award, and launched her own social enterprise, SJC Collective, with the aim of helping fund future First Nations marine science scholarships. Congratulations and Good Luck, Scarlett-Jean! You can find out more and read Scarlett-Jean’s full bio via the link below!awardsaustralia.com/young…/qld/current-finalists/Rebecca Hyland, SISTACARE’s Aboriginal Chief Investigator and a Senior Research Project Manager at Southern Cross University, talking about New Nationwide Health APP Launched iSISTAQUIT. SISTAQUIT is a wrap-around support for pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who want to quit smoking/vaping. On the APP you can choose your mob – empowering voices you can follow in your newsfeed for inspiration – watch how big bub is growing at each stage, calculate how much money you could save, engage in mindfulness colouring activities, and engage with a library of videos around pregnancy, nutrition, smoking and vaping, and wellness. The APP also allows you to seek informative support around smoking and vaping, mental and emotional wellbeing, pregnancy and baby, drug and alcohol, and nutrition. Available in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. You can now download these for free and recommend them to those you support during smoking cessation. You can find out more via the link below!isistaquit.org.au/app/Have something happening in your community, and you want to talk about it, give us a call on 1800 422 416. Or Give us a text on 0457 140 550!We would also like to thank the Community Broadcasting Foundation and National Indigenous Australians Agency for their support here at BBM 98.7FM.Make sure to tune into National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service every Monday-Friday from 11am-12pm (QLD Time). … See MoreSee Less