NATIONAL TALK BLACK – 05/06/2025
On todays National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we have:
Jemma Townson, Jemena Senior Media and External Affairs Advisor, talking about the Jemena Community Grants Program: Supporting First Nations Education and Employment Opportunities. Energy infrastructure company Jemena is looking to support education and employment initiatives for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through its 2025 Community Grants Program. Grants of up to $10,000 are being offered to organisations and projects that support education, training and workforce initiatives, as well as social enterprises that help build capacity in local communities. Grants are being offered to support projects in areas where Jemena operates. More information, application forms and terms and conditions can be found at the link below!
www.jemena.com.au/communitygrants
Channa Seneviratne, Telstra Technology Development and Innovation Executive, talking about Regional Australia receives a lifeline as nation’s first satellite to messaging to service launches, providing SMS access where the network doesn’t reach. Telstra has just launched Australia’s first satellite to mobile messaging service – Telstra Satellite Messaging. It lets eligible customers send and receive text messages from their compatible mobile phone via satellite from some of Australia’s hardest-to-reach places. They’ve been testing it for months, with more than 55,000 texts successfully sent. It uses Starlink Direct to Cell satellites to help connect when beyond the range of Telstra’s mobile network coverage, if you are outdoors and with a clear line of sight to the sky. It’s rolling out to customers with compatible plans and devices from today. Australians are encouraged to keep up to date on how to use and access Telstra Satellite Messaging at the link below!
telstra.com/satellite-messaging.
Edmonton Police, Whichway Yarning Segment, talking about Sudden Death. Police will attend all reports of sudden death and assist the coroner with determining cause of death. They will attend the scene, collect initial information from family or friends, and may arrange for the body to be taken to a mortuary. Police may also search for and seize items relevant to the investigation.
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