We had: Dr Katrien Pickles, Senior Project Officer at Royal Life Saving Society – Australia, talking about latest Royal Life Saving research shows over 500 children aged 0 to 4 have drowned in the past 19 years, 40% were just one year old.More than 500 children aged 0 to 4 years died from drowning in…
We had: Paul Tommasini, CEO of Tenancy Skills Institute, talking about FREE training program delivered Skillsets for Successful Tenancies – Dollars and Sense. Dollars and Sense is a new, free tenancy training program which is helping to educate tenants about important tenancy and life skills required to rent a property. Wayne Denning, Managing Director of…
We had: Stacie Piper, TarraWarra’s First Nations curator, talking about TarraWarra Museum of Art Wilam Biik puts Wurundjeri people in full control of the curatorial process. TarraWarra Museum of Art’s latest exhibition begins with a room that Wurundjeri curator Stacie Piper calls the “Welcome to Country”. The songs of Djirri Djirri, a Wurundjeri women’s dance…
We had: Doris Eaton, Deputy co-chair on board of the Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation, talking about Perth remembers Trailblazing Aboriginal Strikers. Seventy-five years ago, on May 1, 1946, hundreds of Aboriginal workers walked off pastoral stations across the Pilbara to fight for wages and better living conditions – so beginning the Pilbara Strike.The strike was…
We had: Elida Faith – Labor for Leichhardt, talking about the government’s new voter suppression laws. The Morrison-Joyce Government yesterday introduced changes to electoral laws into Federal Parliament designed to make it harder for First Nations people to vote. Queensland Labor Senator Nita Green said this was a deliberate attempt by the Morrison-Joyce Government to…
We had: Peter O’Mara, RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Faculty Chair, talking about RACGP calls for adequate funding for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare. The RACGP General Practice: Health of the Nation report shows promise for the future of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health – but adequate funding for GPs and…
We had: Rebecca Forrest, 2021 NT Australian of the year talking about her achievements. A person who has escaped from a domestic violence situation and vowed to leave no man or woman behind has been named NT Australian of the Year 2022 Local Hero. Palmerston Citizen of the Year Rebecca Forrest is a campaigner for…
We had: Neville Williams Boney, Wiradjuri man from Wagga Wagga, Independent Artist and Co Founder of Lost All Sorts Collective and 2018 NAISDA graduate, talking about promoting awareness and interest amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 16-26 in applying for the 2021 auditions. Marietta Martinovic, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Justice at RMIT…
We had: James Parr, a Primary School Education and Welfare Support Officer, talking about Young Indigenous Victorians champion new VicHealth initiative _ $45m project empowers Victoria’s young people and parents to create a healthier future. Health promotion foundation VicHealth Victoria is today unveiling a first of it’s kind initiative focused on creating a healthier future…
We had: Toby Adams, Director of Leading with Strength, talking about ‘Historically significant’ return to country for generations of Kullilli people. Nearly two years ago, Toby Adams founded Kullilli Ngulkana as a way to connect back with his people, country, language and culture. Since then, he has wanted to take his people back to country…
