NATIONAL TALK BLACK – 27/05/2025
On todays National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we have:
Ann Messop, Sydney Writers’ Festival Artistic Director, talking about the Sydney Writers’ Festival’s Live & Local Program Returning In 2025 With Biggest Program Yet! Sydney Writers’ Festival’s much-loved Live & Local program returns in 2025, streaming a curated selection of headline events to more than 140 libraries, theatres and cultural venues nationwide from Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 May. Now in its most expansive year to date, audiences from Alice Springs to Albany, Queanbeyan to Kalgoorlie will gain free access to world-renowned storytellers and urgent conversations — all direct to their local communities. From Monday 19 to Tuesday 27 May 2025, the 28th Sydney Writers’ Festival brings together some of the world’s most exciting literary voices for a week of insightful discussions, thought-provoking ideas, and unforgettable storytelling. The Festival features a dynamic program of in-person and livestreamed events, including author talks, panel discussions, workshops, and special events across Sydney. You can find out more via the link below!
Angela Sheedy, Charles Darwin University (CDU) Course Coordinator Health Science, talking about CDU enters first-of-its-kind partnership to boost health literacy in Territory schools. A groundbreaking new initiative aimed at boosting health awareness and outcomes across the Northern Territory’s (NT) secondary schools has launched for the first time at Dripstone Middle School in Darwin. Led by staff and students from Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Faculty of Health, the CDU Dripstone Health Academy is the first-of-its-kind in the NT and will provide valuable practical experience in tertiary studies as well as promote improved health awareness and health outcomes for students aged 14-years and above. You can find out more via the link below!
https://www.cdu.edu.au/…/cdu-enters-first-its-kind…
Sarah Wilde, Mission Australia Service Area Manager, talking about Mission Australia’s call on young Queenslanders to have their say. Mission Australia’s annual Youth Survey is open now and the charity is urging young people aged 14-19 to share their views in the largest survey of the nation’s young people. Now in its 24th year, the Youth Survey lets young people tell us what they think about life in Australia. The survey gives them the chance to share their opinions on the issues impacting the country, open up about their aspirations and share their lived experience. Youth Survey 2025 is open from April 10 to August 15 and takes about 20 minutes to complete. Respondents can complete the survey online, either through arrangements with participating schools or groups or individually through Mission Australia’s website. Go to the link below to find out more and spread the word using #YouthSurvey2025.
www.missionaustralia.com.au/youthsurvey
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