National Talk Black 070824
On todays National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we have:
Aunty Ros Sailor, from Big Eye Theatre, talking about “Gundil Released” by Big Eye Theatre and Wulgurukaba Walkabouts. This major new work illuminates a site of Cultural significance located on ‘The Strand Promenade’ where, pre-colonisation, a series of lagoons existed. Through this work, the Wulgurukaba people intend on sharing true name and history of the lagoons which were a ceremonial and gathering site where fresh water was in abundance. It is at Hambeluna where their ancestors performed the brolga (gundil) dance and song, which is recorded in early colonial sketches. In recent years, Wulgurukaba Walkabouts have been performing this dance once again. Gundil Released will see this First Nations’ history and connection to the water and land performed for the first time on this site in over 100 years.
Mark Townend, CEO of Spinal Life Australia, talking about disability advocates call for the government to live up to NDIS pricing promises. The NDIA released its Annual Pricing Review (APR) for 2023/24, setting the maximum price limits for services provided to NDIS participants by health professionals and providers. With this decision only coming into affect days before the new financial year, disability service providers remained uncertain about the rates they could charge NDIS participants leading up to July 1. Due to these staggering numbers, registered disability service providers are now more crucial than ever. However, the delayed NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits release has caused substantial challenges for companies providing services to the 600,000 Australians enrolled in the NDIS.
Mel Brown, Author – “Shades of Me”, talking about the story of discovering her heritage and how the journey to understand her culture gave her the strength to find her place in the world, through her new book “Shades of Me”. Shades of Me follows Mel’s journey as she redefines who she is and how she sees her place in the world. As Aboriginal families are being torn apart, this is a story of one woman’s fight to keep them together – one family at a time. And in helping others, finds her true path in life. Acclaimed for her expertise in cultural competency and lateral violence both nationally and internationally, she draws on her personal and professional experience to work with families and organisations ensuring Aboriginal children who are unable to live at home are not excluded from cultural connection to their families.
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