NATIONAL TALK BLACK – 12/08/2024
On todays National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we have:
Kiarn Doyle, Current Bangarra dancer and previous Russell Page Graduate, talking about Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Russell Page Graduate applications now open for dancers to join in 2025. Bangarra Dance Theatre is a company of professional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performers. In addition to the Russell Page Graduate position(s), which is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance graduates or early career artists between the ages of 18 – 23, Bangarra is also accepting applications for professional contracted dancers to join the ensemble next year (open to applicants above the age of 18). Applications will close on 2 September 2024, with auditions held at Bangarra’s studio on Gadigal Country in Sydney’s Walsh Bay Arts Precinct on Tuesday 17 September. Applicants can apply at the link below!
Sonya Tufnell, Senior Fundraising Manager at Orange Sky, talking about the new data revealing two thirds of Indigenous Australians are struggling amid ongoing cost-of-living crisis. Amid a cost-of-living crisis which has seen Australians work an additional 86 million hours to keep afloat, new research from homelessness support charity, Orange Sky, reveals that First Nations Australians are disproportionately impacted by rising living costs, with over two thirds (67%) saying they struggle to make ends meet annually – compared to just half (57%) of non-Indigenous Australians.In honour of last weeks National Homelessness Week (5-11 August), Orange Sky is encouraging Australians to support their mission to be there for those doing it tough. As more and more Aussies are forced into homelessness, Orange Sky is asking Australians to show their financial support through their Homelessness Week appeal at the link below!
Auson Wu, Optometrist at Specsavers, talking about the eye opening research revealing tradies are swapping safety glasses for sunglasses. New research released this Tradies’ Health Awareness Month (August) reveals worrying rates of eye injury on Aussie job sites, with over two in five (42%) tradies having sustained an eye injury at work requiring further medical attention. Concerningly, the research also highlights four fifths (81%) of tradies say they have seen someone else wear normal sunglasses in place of protective glasses on the job site, as well as during jobs such as drilling (42%), sawing (35%) and jackhammering (23%) which carry a high risk for dust and splinters entering the eye. optometrists are urging Aussie tradespeople to take their eye protection seriously by using proper protective gear at work to prevent future vision loss from injury and participate in regular eye tests to ensure their eye health into the future. For more information or to book a test, visit the link below!
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