Vicki Wade, Director of RHDAustralia and and co-producer of TAKE HEART: DEADLY HEART talking about New Film provides solutions to Rheumatic Heart Disease. New feature film about the change needed to solve a national health crisis amongst young Aboriginal and Torres Strait people. The film premiere comes as the issue of Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
Dr Sarah White, Director of Quit, talking about Aboriginal Quitline counsellors are here to help. As National Close the Gap Day approaches, Quit Victoria is encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people wanting to quit smoking or thinking about quitting, to call the Aboriginal Quitline.
In this weeks episode of the Youth Focus Show, Mafa is joined by Chloe Ah Kee, Program Officer from Deadly Choices having a yarn about services and events for the youth and elderly
Rarrtjiwuy Melanie Hurdman, Program Manager of Djalkiri Foundation talking about transition program gives Yirrkala students a head start at university. A transition program at Charles Darwin University (CDU) is supporting First Nations students from Yirrkala in East Arnhem Land to get a head start on university life. A group of six students who have completed…
We had on Andrew Plastow, principle at Ngutu College, talking about how he has opened up Ngutu College in Adelaide. He spent decades as a public school principal, but then left the system in despair at curriculum trends he believed were not empowering Aboriginal students. “It was that frustration of Aboriginal children being seen in…
From the Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme, MAJOR Greg Stannard, the officer in charge of AACAP 21, talking about what the troops have been doing in the Purmpuraaw over the last few months. Lance Corporal Anthony Curtis, the plant operator with the 6 Engineer Support Regiment. He’s been closely involved in a lot of the…
We had: Jake Price and Brad Manoi, from Cairns Gridiron Association Falcons talking about how they got involved in the sport and club, and what it’s all about. Jake is the men’s head coach and Brad is on the defensive squad
Ojibwe/Matachewan First Nation Hip Hop artist Cody Coyote joins Busta to talk about his career as an artist.
1pm to 2pm is The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair – CIAF Hour via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service with Carli Willis and Jack Wilke-Jans. Today you’ll hear yarns with two CIAF artists, Andy Duffin and Clinton Naina. Andy Duffin was born in Cairns and raised in and around the Kuranda region. He identifies as a Djabugay person and…
1pm to 2pm is The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair – CIAF Hour via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service with Carli Willis and Jack Wilke-Jans. Carli Willis yarns to some of CIAFs major sponsors about their CIAF journey. BDO Nth Qld are leading accountancy , tax and advisory services. The national organisation has been local in Cairns for many years,…
