NATIONAL TALK BLACK – 23/07/2025
On todays National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we have:
Leanne Bell, Executive Director of Education and Training TAFE QLD North Region, talking about TAFE Queensland’s First Nations Pathways to Policing Program. The First Nations Pathways to Policing Program is delivered in collaboration with QPS, the Australian Border Force (ABF), and the Australian Federal Police (AFP). It was created to boost First Nations representation in law enforcement and support students with culturally safe training to prepare for frontline careers. Graduates earn a Certificate III in Vocational and Study Pathways for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People (11036NAT), along with a toolkit of skills that position them to enter law enforcement academy programs with confidence. The next intake of the First Nations Pathways to Policing Program will take place at TAFE Queensland’s Cairns campus, starting Monday, 21 July 2025. For more information about the First Nations Pathways to Policing Program, call 1300 308 233 or visit the link below!
Jacob Birch, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation PhD candidate and advocate for native grains, talking about Reawakening ancient grains. Returning locally extinct native grains to Queensland’s grasslands is the goal of Gamilaraay man and University of Queensland PhD candidate Jacob Birch. Inspired by his Churchill Fellowship where he studied the achievements of Indigenous communities in North America, Mr Birch is gathering seed to sow at UQ’s Gatton campus later this year. A trial crop will be sown under the governance of Gamilaraay and Yagara peoples, once the seed has been sourced from Gamilaraay Country. Mr Birch said two mobs working together on the project was significant. He’s also hoping to follow in the footsteps of North American Indigenous communities he said were 30 years ahead of Australia. He said native grains had the potential to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians. You can find out more via the link below! (Photo Credit: Megan Pope)
https://qaafi.uq.edu.au/…/06/reawakening-ancient-grains
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