NATIONAL TALK BLACK – 26/03/2025
On todays National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we have:
Darrel Smith and Alf Newman, Moree cricketers named in Australian Aboriginal squad, talking about being selected for a landmark over-50s Aboriginal team. Moree cricketers Alf Newman and Darrel Smith have been selected for a landmark over-50s Aboriginal team to play in a tri-series against Australia and New Zealand in April. The limited-over series, at Harrup Park in Mackay, Queensland from April 10-17, will showcase the Australian over-55s team, New Zealand over-55s team and the debut appearance of the Australian Aboriginal 0ver-50s team. Darrel Smith has been named vice-captain, with Lidcombe Public School principal, Matt Lewis, skippering the team. The tournament marks a significant milestone in the evolution of veterans’ cricket. By featuring over-55s teams and the first-ever Australian Aboriginal over-50s side, the tournament paves the way for expanded participation and fosters an inclusive cricketing environment. Good luck, Darrel and Alf! You can find out more and the full Aboriginal squad via the link below!
https://moreeonlinenews.com.au/…/moree-cricketers-alf…
Malcolm Mann, Darumbal Traditional Owner and on the Great Barrier Reef Foundation (GBRF) Traditional Owner Advisory Group, talking about how the World’s largest Traditional Owner-led Reef protection initiative is transforming conservation. Great Barrier Reef Traditional Owners are sharing their world-leading approach to weaving Traditional Knowledge with Western science, in a bid to help protect coral reefs in the wake of the fourth global mass coral bleaching event. For over 30 years, Traditional Owners have called for greater involvement in the formal governance and management of their land and sea Country. Today, more than 6,000 Indigenous custodians of the Great Barrier Reef are engaged in the largest-ever investment in Traditional Owner-led reef protection. Project highlights include: Traditional Owner led restoration of critical wetlands near Ingham has seen key species of birds returning to Country. Goondoi (meaning cassowary) Rangers applied Western scientific methods combined with Traditional Knowledge to install two sediment ponds on their Country to filter the water before it reached their wetlands to restore a deep ecological imbalance that was seeing the decline of cassowary numbers. Girringun Rangers have developed new approaches to monitoring seagrass and dugong health using an Indigenous led framework creating a new positive way of working with researchers. Seagrass mapping and monitoring is contributing to the assessment of the health and composition of seagrass communities, and trends over time. These projects are part of the largest co-designed Traditional Owner-led reef protection program in the world. They have improved the health of the Great Barrier Reef and its communities by enabling over 6,000 Traditional Owners to design and run projects on their land and sea Countries that address local ecosystem threats such as poor water quality and crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks. For more information, click the link below!
Troy Russell, Biripi and Gamillaroi musician and composer, talking about the Brisbane premiere of his composition ‘Clans’ that will be performed at Bach Akademie Australia’s concert The Countertenor at St Stephen’s Cathedral on 9th April. Commissioned in 2023 by Bach Akademie Australia to unite the Western classical tradition of Bach and First Nations people and culture, ‘Clans’ explores the morning star, Venus, which holds importance in both Bach’s works and Indigenous astronomy. This work will be performed alongside the works of J.S Bach, J.C. Bach and Vivaldi. Troy discusses the exciting collaboration with Bach Akademie Australia combining the Western classical canon with First Nations storytelling and the collaboration with a variety of artists and organisations, including River City Voices, Elysian Fields and Ensemble Offspring. He was also one of the inaugural First Peoples Artists-in-Residence along with Nardi Simpson at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he worked on a range of projects that highlight the stories and experiences of First Nations people.
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