NATIONAL TALK BLACK – 18/02/2025
On todays National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we have:
PLO Stephen Grant and Acting Senior Sergeant Rene Bond, Whichway Yarning Segment, talking about The State PLO Coordination team. The State Police Liaison Officer (PLO) Coordination team plays a crucial role in promoting, driving, and advocating for the PLOs (Police Liaison Officers), TSIPLOs (Torres Strait Islander Police Liaison Officers), and CCLOs (Cross-Cultural Liaison Officers) across the state. The portfolio includes coordinating regular meetings for the PLO and TSIPLO Network and the CCLO Network. These meetings support and advocate for PLO development, recruitment, Initial Employment Training courses, wellbeing, and connections within these networks. The portfolio also provides support to the Multicultural Affairs Unit and the First Nations Division, promoting initiatives and engagement within the First Nations and Multicultural communities. Additionally, it coordinates the annual State-wide PLO and TSIPLO Conference, aimed at enhancing the professional development, community engagement strategy, and wellbeing of PLOs, TSIPLOs, and CCLOs.
https://www.police.qld.gov.au/…/state-plo-coordination
Martin Seri, General Manager Ergon Retail Operations, talking about how Ergon Energy Retail offers help to North Queensland flood victims. Ergon Energy Retail is urging North Queensland customers affected by floods to make contact if they are experiencing financial strain. Customers in affected areas will receive an estimated bill if meter readers could not safely access their property during the regular meter reading cycle. Customers also have the option of providing their own reading of their electricity meter. Ergon Energy Retail offers a range of support services to help customers manage electricity accounts when they need it, such as payment plans, one-off emergency payments and rebates. Any customer who has concerns about paying their electricity bills should contact Ergon Energy Retail on 13 10 46.
https://www.ergon.com.au/…/help-and…/help-made-for-you
Abdullahi Chowdhury, University of South Australia Data Analyst and Lead Researcher, talking about Can Artificial Intelligence save the Great Barrier Reef? Australian researchers are designing a global real-time monitoring system to help save the world’s coral reefs from further decline, primarily due to bleaching caused by global warming. Coral reefs worldwide are dying at an alarming rate, with 75% of reefs experiencing bleaching-level heat stress in the past two years. A collaborative project led by the University of South Australia (UniSA), with input from Queensland and Victorian researchers, is integrating remote sensing technologies with machine learning, artificial intelligence and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to monitor and hopefully stall the damage to the world’s most fragile marine ecosystems. A multimodal platform will distil all research data relating to coral reefs, including underwater videos and photographs, satellite images, text files and time-sensor readings, onto a central dashboard for real-time global monitoring.
https://unisa.edu.au/…/can-artificial-intelligence…
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