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Shaun Tatipata – Australia Program Manager The Fred Hollows Foundation. It is an international development organisation focusing on blindness prevention and Indigenous Australian health. We see a world in which no person is needlessly blind and Indigenous Australians exercise their right to good health.”

Edmonton Police – Whichway Yarning segment – Sponsored by IGA Piccones. Joined by special guest today Alexander Starmer who are facilitating an alternative learning program called the STEP program targeted at disengaged and at risk youth in years 7, 8 and 9. The STEP program provides an alternative learning environment to mainstream schooling. The program attempts to reduce student disciplinary referrals and suspensions, re engage target students and reduce the local crime rate; essentially providing them with a stepping stone back into mainstream schooling.

John Paul Janke – Co-Chair of National NAIDOC Committee. This year Theme: Voice. Treaty. Truth this year: Let’s work together for a shared future 7 – 14 July 2019. This theme acknowledges that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have always wanted an enhanced role in decision-making in Australia’s democracy.