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

Karen Keane, JK’s Bulk Bag & Trailer Hire TI Co-Founder, talking about Torres Strait Business Expands to Make Regular Green Waste Disposal and Transportation Possible on Thursday Island. JK’s Bulk Bag and Trailer Hire Service has been providing a subscription green waste pickup service for community members across Thursday Island in the Torres Strait for almost three years, addressing an immediate need for accessible transport for green and household waste in a remote region where waste management services and regulations differ significantly from the mainland. The business recently received a grant from Esparq, the Indigenous-led venture engine, which has been directly used to purchase a second trailer. This trailer will enable JK’s Bulk Bag and Trailer Hire Service to expand its services and meet growing demand across the island. (Photo Credit: JK’s Bulk Bag & Trailer Hire TI)Aunty Gail Dawson, Bunurong Elder and Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation Ngawak Ngul Language Group member, talking about Aunty Gail features on Marc Fennells "Stuff the British Stole: Firestar Rock" episode and attends Victorian Languages Conference. The sacred Kuunhdurt Laang (Firestar Rock) stolen from Bunurong Country and now sits in the British Museum of Natural History – no acknowledgement of the theft and they refused to let them film there. It’s about everything they care about, loss, theft, ceremony and Burunh (Night sky). And Aunty Gail talks about her time at the Victorian Languages Conference and shares the amazing work her community is doing to revive Bunurong language through an online dictionary. You can watch Stuff the British Stole with Marc Fennell S3 Episode 5: Firestar Rock now! (Photo Credit: ABCIVIEW: Stuff the British Stole with Marc Fennell S3 Episode 5: Firestar Rock)iview.abc.net.au/video/DO2407H005S00DOBBY, The Indigenous Literacy Foundation Ambassador and MINYAN NGABANGKA co-writer, talking about Brewarrina children to teach Aboriginal language to thousands of students through national music campaign. Children from the remote New South Wales Community of Brewarrina will help teach Aboriginal language to thousands of students across Australia through the Indigenous Literacy Foundation’s (ILF) 2026 Busking For Change campaign.The official Busking For Change 2026 song, MINYAN NGABANGKA (What’s in the Water), was co-written by ILF Ambassador DOBBY, First Nations artist Kelsey Iris and children from Brewarrina. Through the national program, students across Australia will learn and perform the song while raising funds to help kids in remote Communities, access books in language. The title MINYAN NGABANGKA translates to ‘What’s in the Water’, with Minyan meaning ‘what’ and Ngabangka meaning ‘in the water’ in Murrawarri language. You can find out more via the link below! (Photo Credit: ILF)www.ilf.org.au/…/brewarrina-the-deadly-singers…buskingforchange.org.au/Professor Ḻäwurrpa Maypilama, Yolŋu Elder and Senior Research Fellow at Charles Darwin University (CDU) Molly Wardaguga Research Institute for First Nations Birth Rights and Associate Professor CDU Molly Wardaguga Research Institute Associate Professor of Innovation and Impact, talking about New documentary captures mission to bring birthing back on Country. A new documentary shares the journey of Yolŋu mothers, grandmothers, leaders and health workers to bring birthing back on Country, shining a bright, powerful light on First Nations maternity care and self-determination. MAYPILAMA: Keel Line of Creation is an upcoming documentary following Yolŋu Elder and Professor Ḻäwurrpa Maypilama’s mission to return Birthing on Country through the Galiwin’ku Djakamirr Program. You can find out more via the link below! (Photo Credit: MAYPILAMA)www.maypilama.com/Denise Weriko-Brobby, Legal Aid NSW Solicitor, talking about New program giving Aboriginal women leaving custody a ‘homeward’ chance. A life-changing program to help Aboriginal women who are leaving custody avoid homelessness and find secure housing is paving the way to turn lives around. Homeward Sisters is a joint initiative of Legal Aid NSW, Homes NSW and Correctives NSW, to remove barriers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women access housing assistance for when they leave custody. You can find out more via the link below!www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/…/2026-06-11-homeward…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

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We had lovely Nyeira and Aiyanna in from Sand & Sea Dance ❤️The Dance Troupe has been selected to compete in the 2026 DanceRites – make sure to catch this yarn next week on National Talkblack!Have a deadly Saturday ❤ … See MoreSee Less