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CAROL MARTIN WA politician

Favourite music?

Pigram Brothers. Savage Garden, Meat Loaf, Cal Stevens. Dixie Chicks. Brooks

Favourite read? I love Sara Douglas' work and read mar Indigenous publications

Favourite holiday destination? Tappers Inlet, via Beagle Bay. with my Aunty Matgo and Uncle Reg, and the te of the family.

What don't you like in life? The gimme-gimme l-wanl regardless •*.*' ihe-cost attitudes lhat have no generosity

Which black or Indigenous person, here or overseas, would you most like

Which three people would you Invite around Ihe campfire? Nelson Mandela, Pat Dodson and Noongar woman Katherine Hayes.

it inspires you? The great and strong women in my life. my grandmothers, both deceased, Mary Calvin, nee Abdullah, and Marion Ogilvie, nee Mallard. My aunls. Pal Kopasar, and cousins like Nicki Councillor. My steplalher Gerard Matsumoto, the Uncle Wharfies from Broome Port, my father Bernard Pilkington.

Situation of Aboriginal and Torres Slrait

Islander peoples? To tie honest is not jusl to tell Ihe truth, It is

Indigenous people want welfare Think about lhe facf thai Ihe only land available prior to colonisation was the land ot the First Australians, think aboul Ihe truth, and deal with it trom a position ot justice.

They aim to help! H T w o Indigenous people have joined

the City of Geraldton in Western Australia as part of a team working

on a project that will gauge the

needs of young people in the

Musician Jasson Bartlett, 22,

Rebecca (Becky) Jones. 26, joined the City ot Geraldton under a C D E P scheme organised by Wila Gutharra Community Aboriginal Corporation.

They will work with youth development officei

Yvonne Lovedee, who also recently joined the

council as patt of a sis-month project, aimed at building stronger families and communities and

funded by fhe Commonwealth Department of

Family and Community Seivices.

The two new youth workers are well-known in the community and will be helping organise a

number of events. Mrs Lovedee said thai a! the

end of sin monlhs the team aimed lo have a strategic plan that would guide the development of

youth initiatives for the next five years.

Jasson and Rebecca said they were looking

lorward to working in a supportive team environment and accomplishing Ihe most they

could in the community. "Young people are the

tulure, so w e have to help them as best we can,"

said Rebecca. "The idea is that the community

and young people in particular have ownership ol

that plan and that they ate the ones lhat will make

it happen.".

Rebecca Jones and Jasson Bartlett -aiming lo make a difference in

Geraldton in Western Australia.

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Future of 1200 staff uncertain The future ot 1200 Aboriginal

and Torres Strail Islander Services (ATSIS) employees remained uncertain loilowing the Government's decision to abolish

ATSIC, a union said,

ATSIS was created last year to take responsibility for the running

ol Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC)

Community and Public Sector

Union (CPSU) national deputy president Jen nes s Gardner said

the Government had made no

n Howard and Indigenous Affairs Mi the abolition of ATSIC.

they will have a job, and where

they will be working after July 1, 2004," M s Gardner said.

About 500 ATSIS employees

were of Indigenous origin, making ATSIS one of the largest employers

of Indigenous people in the public r, M s Gardner said, "We need

tokt the

End for ATSIC Government is going to put in

place to address the massive effect

the closure of ATSIS could have on Indigenous employment," she

"Many of the jobs in ATSIS are

located in counlry towns and small rural centres ... the closure of the

agency could be devastating for some rural economies."

• The Federal

Govemment will

Indigenous body ATSIC and ils

regional s, Ptime Ministet John

would be abolished with

immediate effect It would not be replaced by another tx>'Jv

T h e regional councils wi.i ne abolished by the 30th June

2005," he said The decision follows a

review of ATSIC, which the

Government commissioned la J year. However, review team

member Jackie Huggins said

abolition of ATSIC was not a

ATSIC acting chairman Lionel Quartermaine has

Australian Labor Patty Leader Mark Latham of having

'cynically decided lo make

ATSIC the scapegoat in a bid ti

thai if his party won govetnme

in this year's election he woul also scrap ATSIC but would

Mr Quartermaine he said

ATSIC 'looks forward' to meeting with the Opposition

Howard, ALP 'make ATSIC a

scapegoat' proposals tor a replacement

nai oiidi peak Indigenous .iiganglion involving

dc - r UL i j ur ally-elected representatives.

id ATSIC was

C O A G meeting.

"I look forward to close co­operation with the States. This is an area where surely we can

put aside political differences." Mr Howard said regional

play ai

communities and Stale governments.

Mi Howard said there were

the failure of ATSIC. "I do

ied wilh what might

was ivire ntenl on symbolism

iha'> do ivering services to Abonginal people.

"I don't think the money

(going to ATSIC) has been

wisely spent," he said. 'The

nepotism that is surrounded

that body has become notorious."

of examination of (ATSIC review) and also a vety extensive examination ol

Indigenous affairs policy, we can announce that when Pariiament resumes in May we

will introduce legislation to

abolish ATSIC." He said said the move would

nol tesult in less money lor

Indigenous affairs. "It will in fact result in more

iesources being focused on challenging areas of Indigenous

with delivering real outcomes for indigenous people," he said.

Indigenous Affairs Minister

review had found many Indigenous Australians fell

disconnecled Irom the job being done by ATSIC.

"ATSIC was not serving

point," she said. "Indigenous Australians haven't been getting

value for (the) money we've been spending."

Senator Vanstone said she

believed grassroots Indigenous Auslralians would support the

. "What the Government is

>ul is delivering belter sen/ices to Indigenous

Australians, giving them a better chance to share in our prosperity, which the current

arrangements simply have not

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Clark vows to fight on

G E O F F C L A R K

Suspended ATSIC

Geoff Clark ould fight using

necessary'

the

said the

ATSIC

would be abolished was

Ihe result of a lack of government action on

Aboriginal affairs false

allegations of corruption

controlled media.

democracy there would

have been a genuine

debate," he said. "What

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filtered debate, not a

full debate, with

selected pieces of information.

"(Aboriginal) people are

crying in frustration at

not been addressed." Mr Clark said he

would fight on to have

ATSIC restored. "We will keep fighting. W e

will light by whichever

means necessaty to gel it back," he said.

Mr Clark said Indigenous people

would be incensed by ATSIC's abolition. "(Minister) Vanstone

says they want us gone

but that is just a heap

xildn 11

had a el lot

elping Abotiginal

people lhan ATSIC, and I challenge anyone to

appoint a board.

Breast-plated

Aboriginals have been appointed befote and

they wete sent to the museum 150 years

ago." Mt Clark said the

general public might

want ATSIC abolished, but that opinion was

falsely based 'They probably

would want us gone bu

it's all based on

misinformation ...

Mt Clark denied his

recent legal troubles had brought ATSIC into

disrepute. He had beer

suspended on lull pay from his $240,000-a-

yeai job since August last year, following his

obstructed police trying

to eject a drunken

Aboriginal man Irom the

Criterion Hotel in Warrnambool on May

1, 2002. Mr Clark

successfully appealed

against one ol the

County Court, fc

Court hearing this

Minister Amanda

Vanstone gave M

Clark until last ws

he should nof be

sacked. Mr Clark

Warrnambool p

w omen ol raping them

more than 30 years ago

and is fighting a civil

action they have brought. He denies the

vindicate me. It's all a matter of time and a

MiClaiksaidlhe (ate of ATSIC miiratM* that of the National

Aboriginal Conference

(NAC) in the 1970s. "The NAC became

very powerful in its last

12 months," he sak). 'The N A C had been a

very powerful force for Aboriginal people.

"But il was vilified in

its last 12 months,

before il was abolished. But history has shown ...the Department ol Aboriginal AH airs tailed

Aboriginal people. "That's why we haw

the ATSIC model (t

improvement.

"Aboriginal people

have been further scapegoaled when

State and Commonwealth

programs have tailed.

'Tell IT

'Biackfellas overboard' First it was children

overboard, now it is blackie I las

overboard. ATSIC's former deputy chaiiman 'Sugar' Ray

Robinson said.

The Queensland South commissioner, who resigned

from the position of deputy

chairman last June amid

allegations ol financial impropriety, said lhe Howard

Government had laken

Indigenous people back 50

yeais wilh the decision to

abolish ATSIC and its regional

councils. "It has gone now Irom

children overboard lo black lellas overboard," Mi Robinson

said. "I think it's a decision that

will pul Indigenous Aboriginal

and Tones Strait Islander people

back 50 years. "I think it has laken away oui

sell-deter mi nation and our

democratic light to elect our own representatives in this counlry."

Mi Robinson said ATSIC would fight the decision, with a

High Court challenge a possible way forwaid. "We have survived

the last 215 years, and w e will

RAY ROBINSON

p. m.

I gol a very negative attitude

towaids Indigenous people in this countiy and I think he has

South-East Oueensland Commissioner Robbie Williams

said it was a daik day' toi

Aboriginal people. "Democracy

foi Aboriginal people has been

damaged veiy, veiy much by this move by the Howard

Government," Mr Williams said.

He said a change in ATSIC's

leadership following the

suspension of chairman Geoff Clark and lesignation ol Mi

Robinson might have saved the

otganisation. ATSIC Regional Council

chairman Terry O'Shane said Prime Minister John Howard had misled the Australian public

ovei the reasons lot his

tad misled the

Australian public by talking about improving outcomes and opportunities lor Indigenous people in heallh, education and

employment T h e truth of il is, ATSIC

doesn't have the responsibility

for those three areas." he said.

Mr O'Shane said the Govern m e nt-commissioned

review indicaled there should M a reunification ot ATSIC and its

service aim ATSIS and a

devolution of programs fwnJ national to tegional council lew.

"John Howaid's gone oui aw

misled the Australian public again and indicated that a repon

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Solve our problems ATSIC acting c

Quartermaine has called on both major poitical paitiee to 'show maturity* and st

a bipartisan approach to achieving meaningtul solutions to Indigenous sufli ing

"After moie than 200 years of genocide,

misrule, abuse and tolal failure in Indigenous policies, it is frankly pathetic that the best idea our political leaders can come up with is to abolish the only government agency showing any measuie ol success in

addressing Indigenous problems," Mi Quartermaine said.

"Both leaders aie fully awaie of who the real culprits are when it comes to failure in

the job ol delivering the same standards ol govemment service to Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander people as to all othet

Latham, had 'cynically decided to make ATSIC the scapegoat in a bid to win over

the supporl of former One National voters

Bipartisan approach called for

Government's decision to mainstream

ATSIC-ATS IS programs "Mi Howard has effectively thrown inti

the rubbish bin all of the findings ol the ATSIC review for which his Government paid$1 million ot taxpayers'funds.

"He has similarly trashed the findings

major government institutions including t

Productivity Commission and the Commonwealth Giants Commission, wh have clearly identified mainstream departments and agencies at all levels o

government as service delivery tailures t

Indigenous people. -His decision to try to abolish ATSIC

belore the Federal election and shut dov regional councils in 12 months are also

viewed with deep concern as they are an attempt to silence Indigenous voices and deny Ihem access lo any levers ol power."

Mi Quartermaine said mainstreaming

sen/ices had been a disaster for indigenous Austialians in the past, with no prospect

they would be improved. He said ATSIC was being unfairly

targeted because white governments had

failed indigenous people.

n black. II

ornlng and

black rill always

in will shine. *

:ee and face .

be here loday and tomorrow,' ATSIC N T North Zone Commission

Akarriyuwu Hill said he was extremely

right to

elect their own representatives," he said.

Mr Hill asked: "How do you give the first peoples ol this nation a say in their future without a peak Indigenous organisation?"

Tasmanian commissionei Rodney Dillon

said he was more disappointed lhan angry. He said he believed the Government's

response to the ATSIC review would be to adopt some of its recom mend alio ns and adjust the organisation accoidingly."

LIONEL QUARTERMAINE

'Political chicanery'

p?J

response by the How3id

Govemment," he said.

'That's not so. That is

Australian public." N S W East Commissionei

announcement 'is nothing m

nd is using ATSIC

to try to divert the electorate's

attention," he said. "Instead ot doing tne right

thing and calling a Royal

Commission into Australia's intelligence seivices, Howard and his cynical Cabinet cronies

are desperately trying to save Iheir political skins by gutlessly

reverting to whal Ihey do best -

political wedging. "Mi Howard and the

Govemment are frustrated about not getting the outcome

that they wanted from the review of ATSIC commissioned

"After spending $1 million of

Aboriginal taxpayers money on Hie revnjw. the Government was

told that ATSIC functioned well

and was Important to Aboriginal people - and they didn't like it.

"The Government is turther

Commissioners in going to the

High Court to challenge Iheii illegal action in creating the Aboriginal and Tories Stiait

Islander Sen/ices as an executive agency."

ATSIC acting deputy

chairman Terry Whitby said

had failed Aboriginal people. "He's failed Aboriginal people

government with an

unwillingness to work with

them," he said '"II he's nol going fo sfatl

recognising the first people of

this countiy, which is the idigenous, then as fai as I'm

id by w icityolt ie ATSIC

Earned us for is the Tampa"

Mr Whitby said designated

seats lor Aborigines were

passed by both houses ot Parliament and that Aborigin:

leaders had been having

federal opposition.

"Every time we offer our hand of friendship (to the

Federal Government) they'vt

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n- THE KOORI MAIL, WEDNESDAY. A

GALARRWUY YUNUPINGU

NLC in call for rethink Northern Territory traditional

the Federal Government to

reconsider its decision Io scrap

ATSIC.

The Northern Land Council

(NLC). which represents traditional

owners in the Northern Tenitoiy's Top End, said the Federal

Government's decision would not benefit indigenous Australians.

N L C chairman Galarrwuy

Yunupingu urged the Government

to establish a new framework for

Indigenous sell-govetnance.

"I accept that the decision to

abolish ATSIC was going to be

made," Mr Yunupingu said. "But the

decision tc mainstream services does nothing to benefit Indigenous

people Ihioughout this country.

"Indigenous people should be

afforded the abilify to make

is that directly impact on

removed fiom them.

"Responsibilities loi ptogiam

delivery should be translened to State and regional bodies, with

funds foi those bodies provided

fiom a new accountable national

Mr Yunupingu said the door was

open foi a truly bipartisan approach' to solving Indigenous

disadvantage.

"I encourage both parlies to work togethei and with appiopiiate

Indigenous and State bodies to solve the problems confronted by

Indigenous peoples in this country,'

People will be 'devastated'

Aboriginal people were

devastated at drastic m o v e s to abolish ATSIC, Indigenous leadei

Lowilja O'Donoghue said.

Dr O'Donoghue, the inaugural

chair of the peak Indigenous

body, said the announcement by

Prime Minister John Howard that

he would abolish ATSIC would nol

solve any problems. "I think that the action is very

drastic, and I think (hat certainly

that he's taken su* drastic action, even though w<

path he was taking," she said

Di O'Donoghue said it w a s first time M t Howard had spoken

about ATSIC since a $1 million

review of the organisation w a s

conducted.

S h e said abolishing the organisation w a s not a m o n g the

report's recommendations.

ATSIC had been in big trouble

and so this is

LOWITJA O'DONOGHUE

and was wracked by leadership problems. Di O'Donoghue said.

"On the other hand I need to

make Ihe point that

mainstreaming is not the answer,'

Geoff Clark, the suspended

ATSIC chief, had to take responsibility for some of the

organisation's problems. 'There have been pioblems, of

couise, wilh the leadeiship," Dr

O'Donoghue said. "I (hink thai Geoff Clark has

got to take some responsibility

lor that. All the attention on

Geoff Claik and his problems

have not done the cause any

Di O'Donoghue said he could

have lesigned some time ago so

thai ATSIC could move on in the

eyes ol the Abonginal and general

Cape York leader Noel

Pearson said the Government had laken a step backward in

abolishing ATSIC, and gone even

further' '

mainstreaming proposals.

He said education and heallh, Ihe two areas of most complaint

for Indigenous Australians, had been mainstreamed for at least the past decade, foi no benefit

"This is complele folly," ha

The Uniting Church

paternalism ol colonial days when Indigenous people had no say in

then Ijtuie." national

adn mstratoi ol the Uniting

Abonginal anc islandei Christian Congress, Heverend Shayne Blackman said

"By drowning Indigenous people in the 'mainstream- health.

community and education

systems, the circumstances ol the Indigenous peoples of this

country can only get ivorse.'-M0

Decision 'wastes $1 million' The Howard Government's decision

on ATSIC had already cost $1 million in Indigenous money, say the Australian

Democrats.

Democrats Indigenous Alfaiis spokesman Aden Ridgeway said the

ATSIC review provided a chance to make valuable structural changes to

the organisation, a chance which the

Government had now squandered. T h e IE lar-

Indigenous representation altogether."

said Senator Ridgeway.

"Australian taxpayers are entitled lo ask this Government why that money

"Indigenous Australians especially

have Utile reason to tiust anything this Government says from now on. W h o

will oveisee the Govemment departments who will be responsible

foi Indigenous programs, who will

id taigets. where is lhe

accountability?

The Democrats can see no reasc

to support legislation to get nd of

AfSlCas f will remove any effective national repiesentaiion.

"This type ot change in Indigene

representation is almost irrevetsible and the Prime Minister knows that.

saw the long and tortuous process

creating ATSIC in the lirst place am

the Democrats will not be part ol th wholesale demolition of national

Indigenous representation" ADEN RIDGEWAY

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| THE KOORI MAIL. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 21, 2004.

PM's 'been misled over west'

^t^T I regional Aboriginal councils have

^r 1 called on the piime ministet to I W A I rethink abolishing ATSIC in 'distant'

m i L L

mgm\ K | t 1

AIATSIS visiting scholar Gordon Briscoe, Jack Horner, Barrie Dexter, AIATSIS archivist Jann Kirkham and AIATSIS acting piincipal Steve Larkin with one of boxes which form the Papers ot Barrie Dexter'.

of ATSIC WA's ^ " ^ ^ ^ ^ State Council, Sandy Davies, said lat ATSIC's tout W A commissioners had always

layed a helpful and constructive role throughout Vestein Australia, which was 'really different and smote country to the rest of Australia'.

"Phme Minister John Howard's advisers just aven't checked theii facts foi the prime ministei

i claim thai Western Australia's 200 Indigenous ommunities are disconnected Irom their ATSIC

New AIATSIS collection more than a page in our history

"In the west, out Aboriginal communities are least 3000km from the power games in eastern Australia, and 76,000 Aboiiginal people ovei he

live in a completely different woild. "In the west, lhe four commissioneis have bi

doing a fantastic job constantly travelling the

length of W A consulting and representing the

special needs of 200 separate Aboiiginal " at are spread over one-third ot

"Frankly, John Howaid has been misled by h staff to liken what happens in the west to easier

| Australia." Mi Davies said lhat WA's four ATSIC

J had always communicated well with the State

Government and been equal partners in a W A (Statement of Commitment, a Housing Bi-lateial

Agreement, an Aboriginal Justice Agreement an

• guidelines for Consulting and Engaging with

^fr ~ ^ B of Aboriginal and Tone:

f 1 Strait Islander Studies L ^ ^ . J (AIATSIS) in Canbena

^ B « has acquired the ^ * personal papers ol a

lormer top-ranking bureaucrat in national Indigenous affairs.

The 'Papers on Aboriginal Affairs c Barrie Dexter1 were transferred to the AIATSIS Library in 2002. Following

extensive cataloguing, aichiving, editing and digitising ot the 31 -box

collection, AIATSIS held a reception t thank Mi Dexter for his contribution.

The papets date back almost 40

yeais, chronicling the peiiod from 19£

to f976 when Mi Dextei was execute member ol the Council foi Aboiiginal Affairs, directoi of the Office of

Aboriginal Affaire and later secretary ol

lhe Department of Aboriginal Affairs. While the papers were not part of

the official filing system, Ihey include a considerable amount of material

originating iron, DI relating to, Herbert ('Nugget') Coombs and Professor William Stanner, chairman and

member, respectively, of the Council for

Aboriginal Affaiis.

AIATSIS acting principal Steve Laikin welcomed the transfer of the Dextei papers to AIATSIS.

"The Institute's function is to

promote knowledge and understanding ol Aboriginal and Tones Strait Islandei affaiis, peoples and cultures," he said.

"Certainly, Banie's papers make a magnificent contribution lo this puisuit.

It was also something of a coup to

s, which

of this Mt Dexter said the pape

included reports, photographs. conespondence. minutes of meetings

and personal noles, came from a filing cabinet behind his desk.

"I do emphasise that they are not

the official files and aie therefore not

the whole story II you want the whole story, you must go to official ate hives,"

Soi of the Dextei papers have

:losed access. Foi a complete listing o naterial by or about Mi Dextei, held by

he Institute, consult the Institute's /ura online catalogue at

To gain access to any audiovisual naterial, contact the AIATSIS

Audiovisual Aichives Program.

ATTENTION Developments on the Northern Tablelands:

• Men's Gathering • Women's Gathering

• Elder's Gathering • Regional Summit

With a view to setting up a regional framework to establish greater regional Aboriginal autonomy and self-determination, the Northern Tablelands Aboriginal Communities Planning Forum, made up of nine local working parties on the Tablelands are holding a series of gatherings with the view to formulating community driven policy on all Aboriginal affairs issues.

The above gatherings have been programmed to take place during the course of the next six weeks leading up to a regional summit on April 28 and 29.

Further contact Tom Briggs, convener

0417228895.

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N* THE KOORI MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2004 |

Language kept alive | Hit songs such as

J Stand By Me' and I N S W ^ *| A m Australia',

' Stolen Generations

anthem Brown Skin Baby', have

been recorded in language as part

Of a broad-ranging Gamilaraay

Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay

language revival project.

Also included in the project are

Ihe Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay

Yuwaalayaay Dictionary, a

songbook for the C D and a

resource book containing

illustrations and photographs

•accompanying language words,

as well as a language CD.

The Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay

Yuwaalayaay language revival

language of north-western New South Wales and southern

Queensland regions.

The performers are mainly

Gamilataay-Yuwaalataay people

who have been involved in

language revival. As well as the

C D ol songs there is a C D ol the

performances, tin ftc-a ve-stans ol

a version of 'Silent Night', the C D

includes original compositions

such as 'Maliyan.gaalay Ngay -

My Morning Star'.

The main performers include: Kelsey Strasek-Barker, a nine-

year-old Yuwaalaraay girl from Lightning Ridge;

Tracy Dodd. a Yuwaalaraay woman originally from Walgett. Ms

language program in Walgeti for a

John Brown, a Gamilaraay man who has worked in the

Walgett ptogtam for many years;

Bernadette Duncan, a

Gamilaraay woman who works in

the language program at

Toomelah-Boggabilla; Roger Knox, a Gamilaraay

man and well-known singer,

Chris Hunt, a Gamilaraay man

teachet at Walgett Primary

School, and professional singer

who has also heen involved in

language programs:

Ross McGregor, an Aboriginal

man from Tamworth, who also did

the production and backing tracks

for the album;

Priscilla Strasek, a

Yuwaalaraay woman from Lightning Ridge;

Don Lillyman, who works with

the Walgett program;

John Giacon, teachet-linguist

with the Walgett program.

I The C D s and songbook are

published by Coolabah Press in

Tamworth and are available.

wholesale and retail, ftom Narnia

bookshop, 352 Peel St Tamworth

2340 Phone 1800 04B 955, (02)

6766 4420. fax (02)6766 1058. The C D s are $20 each, the

songbook$15.

John Giacon, one of the people

behind the project, said: T h e Gamilaraay, Yuwaalaraay and

Yuwaalayaay languages were

once widely spoken throughout

the central north region of N S W .

'They were one ol the mosl widely spoken Aboriginal

language groups ol the State. Since the 1900s the number ol

speakers of Gamilaraay,

Yuwaalaraay and Yutvaalayaay

has steadily dec-easert,

threatening the loss of this

language group. Today, however a group of Elders and other are '

spearheading a revival m o v e n t anc reviialisalion a has begun

"After several years ol wotk m old word lists and newly

transcribed audio-recordings,

speakers of the dialects together with linguists have created the authoritative

Garni laraay/Yuwaal araay /Yuwaala yaay Dictionary.

The dictionary contains much extra inlormation, often giving

information about a word's range of usage, and providing example

"As well as details about grammar, there is cultural infoimation.

• G am ilaraay/Yuwaal araay/ Yuwaalayaay Dictionary, hardback 247x175 m m , mono with illustrations throughout, $39 as ISBN 1-86465-051-6. Further information: John Giacon (0!)6BJ8 103J/0421 177 932.email igiacon@oiemail.corn.au or IAD Press, PO Box 2531, Alice Spring! NT, 0871. phone (OB) B951 1334,

H o m e ownership for Torres Strait Islanders

31 % of Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander people own or are buying a

home compared with over 7 2 % of all

Australians.

ATSIC has a self funding housing

loans scheme which can assist

eligible Aboriginal people and Torres

Slrait Islanders on low to middle

income to purchase or build a home.

These loans have concessional

interest rates and low deposits.

Naturally you will net tort

eligibility rf

ATSIC

S o m e applicants may also be eligible

for a State/Government Grant of up

to S70O0 under the First H o m e

Owners Grant Scheme which may

For more information, contact the

Contact your nearest ATSIC H o m e

Loan Office on

Free call Number; 1800-107-107

Boomerang comes back after 50 years

yarn wilh a police

tracker w h o worked

from the pub.

The Victoria Police Remount,

where Victorian

police kept their

horses, w a s across

the road from the pub and an

Aboriginal man,

Tim Powder, looked

children and they

decided they wanted to give the

boomerang back to Mr Powder's family

in Brisbane.

W e w

k to tt

with people w h o

have been adopted, foslered or

removed to help them find their

said he had this boomerang that

wa s handed to him

back in 1954 in

Melbourne and could w e find the

family of t h e m a n

w h o made it," Mr Nultley said.

search for the family of Tim

Powder to return the boomerang.

"I rang m y friend

you know where the

Powder family are

'Woorabinda'," Mr Nuttley said.

all of Australia I

w a s going to Woorabinda for

work and that

boomerang had

week before I

Mr Nuttley went

to Woorabinda, in

Oueensland, and

walked inlo Ihe council chambers

where s meeting wa s in progress.

does Tim Powder

belong to?' and

Mr Nuttley said

Powder's great

Tilberoo, and she w a s astounded'

when he handed her the boomerang

and told her the

And so, 50 Vears

on, Tim Powder's

boomerang

returned.

ffl THE KOORI MAIL. W E D N E S D A Y . APRIL £1. i

Disabled get more say in SA will be heard by government

following the launch ol a major report Into disability

issues. The Need to Know Report'

was launched by Minister for Disability Jay Weatherill and Aboriginal Health Council of South

The repori addresses disability

issues among the Aboriginal

population in SA and focuses attention on how to improve people's knowledge of. and

The report results frojn work

conducted by the inaugural State Aboriginal Disability Conference

Information with Aboriginal

departments and sen/ice

The committee and the State Disability Services Office have

held regional forums in metropolitan Adelaide, Port

Augusta and on the Anangu piiianijatjara Yankunytjatjara

Other regional forums are planned for Ceduna, Murray

Bridge, Point Pearce, Mt Gambier,

Port Lincoln, Yalata and the Coober Pedy/Oodnadatta region.

The SA Disability Netwotk

Committee is interlinked with the National Indigenous Disability

Network and supported by the Fedetal Department of Family anc

Community Services.

Anger flares over Lake Cowal mine

new chair The Central Land

Council, representing

traditional Aboriginal

land owners in central

chairman. Warlpiri man William Brown

Jampijinpa was elected to the post for three

years by council members representing

74 remote communities and outstations in

central Australia at the latest meeting.

Mr Brown became the ninth chairman of the

council since its first meeting in 1974, the C L C

Deputy chairman Sid

Anderson, from the remote community of

Papunya, retained his

T h e C d Mr

^ ^ M ^ ^ K p-ntoclorc hroar-h art a

1 NSW^n».™-l ffi,iM'«lal«.

^^^^ ^ H 1 '.nwul a\\WLtL%.M\W rant™ •...«».-lu.n MI.W

during a Wiradjuri smoking ceremony

led by iraditional owner Neville 'Chappy Williams. As proleslers

was theit illegal occupation of Wiradjuri land, the Wirad|uri sacred lire was carried around Barrick offices

at the compound.

The action was held in protest against a cyanide heap leach mine that the Canadian gold mining company is developing 47km from

West Wyalong. The Cowal Gold Project will use cyanide lo process

the gold Irom ore extracted from a 350m-deep pit covering 70ha on the western edge of Ihe lake, extending

Into the lakebed.

Traditional owners were joined b more than 150 supporters from a coalition gathered at ihe Wiradjuri

"We have supporters Iron Tany parts of Australia as well as Belgiun

Canada, New Zealand, Ihe Philippines, Holland, England, Germany and America. Mr Williarr

heartland of the Wiradjuri Nation. V,

have connections to Ihis area which dale back thousands of years.

"We ate trightened of the dangei of carting 6000 tonnes ol cyanide a year Irom Queensland into Lake Cowal and the Lachlan water

"II is my birthright to stand up an protect Lake Cowal at all costs. Our

I vino culture, land and heritage are not for sale. Our religious freedom must be respected."

330km north-west of Alice Springs, played a leading role in

commemoration ceremony last year

anniversary of Australia's last recorded

massacre of Aboriginal people, the Conniston Massacre of 1926.

A member of the

replaced outgoing chairman Kunmanara

Breaden.

A new executive of nine members representing the nine

C L C regions was also elected at the meeting in Tennant Creek, the C L C

Neville Williams during the mine protest.

Coe named CEO of Metro Land Council

office Metropolitan Lc

Council. Metropolitan is potentially the 120 local Aboriginal land

councils in New Soulh Wales, with major properly holdings on

Sydney's northern beaches. Mr Coe, struck off as a barrister

leAborigin;

He reportedly won Ihe chief executive's position 22 voles lo '

Mr Coe will report to Metro's office bearers

and be responsible to the organisation's members. As well as being responsible for the

management and administration of Metro's offi

he will supervise the organisation's 10 staff. Metro chairman Rob Welsh said thai Mr Co

ie to the position after 35 years' expei ling on major Ausiralian land righls

ipaigns on behalf Aboriginal people, h

He said thai Mr Goes extensive

knowledge ol the N S W Aboriginal

Land Righls Acl and Ihe issues affecting the local Aboriginal community would be of particular

value. "Paul's many years as a leader ol

NSW's Aboriginal community will

help Metro Land Council achieve

our top priority - providing adequate sr Indigenous people in the Sydney

area." Mt Welsh said.

Mr Coe said he was thanklul to Ihe members of the land council for appointing him as CEO. so

that he would be given Ihe opportunity lo return

Australian Government

;r' Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services

n THE KOORI MAIL, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 21, 2004.

'Nyoongah people have to maintain a voice of solidarity and unity, w e have a democratic right to gather in public and voice our concerns regarding issues

of human rights and social justice' - Robert Eggington

Marching proud ... the

Yenna Wumbudin rally o Perth streets.

Walking proud 0 A resurgence in political power

by Nyoongah people and their

supporters saw the West Austtalian capital witness hundreds ol people marching

through Perth streets. The Yenna Wumbudin (Walk

Proud) Rally comprised a passionate and committed crowd, who gathered in the heart of Northbridge, outside the Alexander Library.

a central inner-city location which falls under Ihe Slate Government's controversial Youth Curlew policy

The policy, introduced last year, is

enforced by police officers and targets young people, most of them Indigenous, who frequent the Northbridge entertainment

precinct in the evenings. Apart Irom this issue, many marchers

were there to air their concerns about the

limited allocation ot resources the State has made available in response to last year's Gordon Inquiry and other social justice and

MC for the gathering Selina Eggington introduced respected Elder Ben Taylor, who

gave a Nyoongah Welcome in language. This was followed by readings from

Nyoongah poet/writer Graeme Dixon.

Robert Eggington, co-ordinator ol Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporaiion which

participants a message he had once read on a poster while working In Aboriginal Health a

quarter of a century ago "We can run, walk and even crawl our way

Mr Eggington reminded the gathering of

the proud history of resistance, by evoking the memory ol the Nyoongah warrior Yagan,

who said on the eve ol his death 'You come 10 our country, you have driven us Irom our lands, we can no longer walk in our own country. W e are tired upon by white men, why

He told those gathered that Ihe event

offered ihe opportunity lo 'march Ihrough fhe city and locus on Our human rights' and he spoke ol the Importance tor young people 'to understand and be proud ol your Identity'.

id old

tithe 1905 Act and the forced remc

is also the scientific experimentatioi

Robin and Greg

Oakley left ho doubt

as to their feelings

during the march and rally in Perth.

suflered by many, along with the

Institutionalised racism and colonial system of oppression and spiritual genocide

Donna Kickett. from ATSIC. addressed the crowd, focusing on the legacies of

abuse issues. Another speaker, Djooraminda director Glenda Kickett. expanded on this theme by observing lhat m a n y financial

resources, which b e c a m e available after the Gordon Inquiry into abuse, had been

channelled inlo mainstream organisations, which traditionally had nol been accessed by Indigenous people.

The current policies and legislation .; in,-,: • •• -i • -..- i -. • ,;,),• •;•••••; ,.- • ,

context by Aboriginal Legal Seivice ol

W e s t e m Auslralia chief executive Dennis Eggington, w h o descnbed Ihem as a continuation of Australia's 'infamous history of ensuring its Indigenous peoples are out of

sight and out ot mind' H e also reminded lhe gathering that the

exclusion ol people Irom Northbridge w a s not

a new approach and that, 'the so-called protection legislation of the late 19th anil

early 20th centuries were examples ol wfiere Indigenous peoples were told to live ana to exclude us Irom public spaces and town

precincls. It is the s a m e language used by our current G o v e m m e n l when they talk oldie

Northbridge precinct1. Mr Eggington's message was also loud

and clear. " W e are dying younger, we are

being jailed like no others, and Ihe shame ot il is thai the average Aussie doesn't care and governments have nof cared tor over SOO

years ... M y dream Is that one day a Nyoongah baby will be born and will have the opportunity lo grow in a world free trom the ••lii.;;jlo= ol .i)|'j-.;|.;.-'.-•" be said.

The rally also saw Ihe powerful connection with the past through the presence ol bush medicines to strengthen

the spirit and ochres to symbolise respect to the enduring spirit ol ancestors. Two flames were also lit in remembrance of Aboriginal people w h o have died in custody and lor the

strength and solidarity of all Nyoongah people.

Reflecting after ihe rally. Robert Egglnglon

said he w a s pleased with the cross-section of people w h o had attended Ihe rally, specifically

lhe number ol young people present. H e also thought that opportunities such as

this rally were an important forum tor the community to tackle the Northbridge curfew

"Nyoongah people have to maintain a

voice ol solidarity and unity, w e have a democralic right lo gather in public and voice

our concerns regarding issues of human

rights and social justice," he said.

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Report translated into Yolngu Matha

0 l n a landmark cross a Northern Territory-based mining operation and an Indigenous educa* have collaborated to translate a corporate report Into an Indigenous

language. The 16-page report examines

potential environmental and social impacts of a proposed expansion of the Alcan Gove alumina

refinery The reline-y is on the Gove Peninsula in the NT East Arnhem region, home to the Yolngu people, most ot whom speak English as a second, third or even fourth language. Yolngu Matha is the most widely spoken Indigenous language of the

region. Alcan Gove worked with

educaloi linguist and reconciliation advocate Raymattja Marika to translate the repori into Yolngu Matha

Ms Marika said the translation would improve

Yolngu people's understanding of the proposal ai also contribute to cross-cultural understanding.

"Yolngu people often speak English as their second or even third or fourth language, so that | up a language barrier but bilinguai cr

"Having :h :. translation in '-'oingu Matha clarifies

the Alcan operalions and the expansion for Yolngu people, so Yolngu people can undersland what needs lo be done for the expansion

"We need lo work logether to develop better communication and other links and pathways between our cultures through schools and

11 nd Ig e n ou s) o rgan I salions. Ms M :e lo hi

'Having this translation in Yolngu Matha clarifies the

Alcan operations and the expansion for Yolngu people'

late husband who encouraged t to take on the project belore he

passed away. "He believed there Is a need

us to help Napaki (non-Yolngu) people understand our culture so

he encouraged m e lo do Ihis translation," she said.

Alcan Gove general manager of community affairs Klaus Helms praised Ms Marika's dedication to

the project. "This project involved cross-cultural

communication on many fronts as Raymattja sharec cultural insights and her linguistic knowledge wilh ui while also involving the older women in her community lo ensure absolute accuracy in the

choice of language," he said. Raymattja Marika shows her report translation lo

APY face battle By LESLEY J O H N S d schooling Is also ar

M

Wagga Wagga hosts family history day

NSW^ Indigenous Records Information Day in

Wagga Wagga on April 27to provide advice and assistance to Aboriginal

people on accessing records for personal, family and community history. The one-day eventruns from 10am until 4pm at the Historic Council Chambers, Baylis Street,

Wagga Wagga. For more Information contact

Kirsten Thorpeon (02) 8247 8612 Or Claire Campbell on (02) 6926 9700.

'... it's not just our old people out here who

suffer - the kids who live on the

homelands miss out on

health checks...'

although none ii

response to dea

The APY COL

Some of the issues or which require urgent actii sniffing and othet drug at

(Hon by si •nily gto

e generally o m.. I.-

outside of the small townships a n d usually only consist of o n e ot Iwo

houses and a bore and power supply). One homelands occupant, who did

not wish lo be named, has told Ihe Koor Mail that she is considering leaving her

jn following a spate of suicides, some ot which had been linked

to the petrol-sniffing crisis on the lands. The Government also criticised Ihe

APY Council t|i.esliu"ing i". validity .i"d suggested il was not handling money

properly. nstalled three

lath situation If we stay here

hing happens, she could die. ave to lace the reality ot

moving to Adelaide lo bi al attention she needs.

"But it's nol just our old people out

;re who suffer - the kids who live On e homelands miss out on health

"People don'l realise It is estimated that th

e Government is

lartsACT

A.C.T. ARTS FUNDING PROGRAM

oi provide access i>

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flu- :IHI1 \C* I* t n \ 1 LI II, lin- I W k k - i irn-luifcs ciml-luii"-

lor M n na-i-: iLiii'luiij .ak^lil I L V I'll.ul (jraills aild lhe

\IMIIM;: I'l.i.iiiLL'i. I'K-.TII.I- .JIL.I \c.'iirs Initiative.

I ILIlLtl II-: I- .ll-,' •..II.I.LI I'll.'M'h III.' klll.TpiL^ \lll-l-

Ljicjuiri CrcahiL- V i s }-d lui. ships. \ I T H o o k of the

Year A u a r d and the A C T Poeliy Award.

icams are encouraged to attei

mat ion sessions lo he held or

l y l O M . artsACT staff will hi

applications is Friday.

^ ^ 3 ^ THE KOORI MAIL. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 21. 2004 |

IN BRIEF

Infrastructure improvement An independent review into the Torres Strait's Major Infrastructure Program (MIP) has found that

the ability of government agencies to deliver

infrastructure projects in region's remote island

communities has improved significantly since 2001,

according to the Torres Strait Regional Authority

(TSRA).

The MIP is a joint Australian and Queensland

government initiative managed by the TSRA,

which has delivered $60 million worth ol

environmental health infrastructure to 15

communities since 1997.

T S R A cfiairman Terry Waia said that the

findings of the review conducted by consultants

Cardno M B K were extremely encouraging and

rellected the success that a whole-of-governmeni

approach had had in providing capital works to one

of the most geographically challenging areas of

Austtalia.

"Some of the key findings of the review were

that planning and staging ol Ihe MIP had improved

since 2001. lhat our communities were effectively

engaged in all projects and that the co-ordination

ol working relationships between State funding

agencies had significantly improved," he said.

Jail promise 'broken' Aborigines on the mid-north coast of NSW are disappointed about the appatent failure of the N S W

Department of Corrective Service (DCS] to fulfil its

promises about Aboriginal staffing levels at the new

Kempsey jail.

Local Aborigines say they had been given to

understand, by way of an extensive two-year

formal community consultative process about the

jail's construction and operation, that the new

Kempsey facility would institute culturally

appropriate staffing practices. This consultation

process was fully supported by DCS, they said.

They also said that if the department did not

honour its commitment about Aboriginal staffing at

the jail - 30 to 40 per cent of the inmates ol which

will be Aborigines - much faith would be lost.

The terms of reference tor the project included

consideration of the recommendations of the Royal

Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and

to 'identify opportunities available for Indigenous

employment and training, given the decision by tbe

N S W Government to locate a correctional facility

SA staff strike Public service staff at Adelaide's Housing Trust

and Aboriginal Housing Authority walked off the job

lasf weed in anolfter snap one-day slrike in support

ol a wage rise.

More than 50 Staft stopped work from 9.30am

last Wednesday in protest against the South

Australian Government's refusal to increase a pay

The Public Seivice Association (PSA) is

campaigning lor a 12 per cent pay rise over two

years but has indicated to the Government that it is

prepared to accept 10 per cent

Yugambeh wins award Yugambeh Land Enterprises has won $1500 in

prizemoney for its Rocky Creek Project' which

incorporated assistance by government and

community groups to restore and focus on Ihe

long-term management of ancestral homelands

near Beaudesert in south-east Queensland

The Yugambeh Land Enterprises group won

prizemoney alongside five other category winners.

Traditional owners of Ihe land in the Beaudesert

area have been successfully rehabIIHaling around

2km ol Rocky Creek and 50ha of land in the

surrounding catchment.

B3 THE KOORI MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21. 2004.

'Ironically, the Bass

Strait islands of Flinders and Cape Barren provided

the highest number of early

Aboriginal enlistments'

Tasmania's Anzac pride By DAVID HUGGONSON

El introduced ai

1900.

Aborigin,

' Imperial Force during

Ihe 1914-18 War. This is a significant lumber when it has been estimated by

. R Smith of the Australian National

Jniversify lhat the Aboriginal population nf Australia in 1911 was only 80.721

The number is more remarkable

when it is realised that an army

-egulation of 1913 banned men not

substantially ol European origin o ,* 110 mly in

is, Prank and Edward

Maynard, from Flinders Island, enlisted

in May 1915. Although both were described as having a dark complexion,

no mention was made of their

Abonginality.

Frank was posted lo 26th Battalion. which was a composite battalion ol

Queenslanders and Tasmanians After

some very basic training in Brisbane

the battalion landed at Gallipoli in September 1915. After surviving the

lasl phases of Ihe Dardanelles Campaign and a bout ol mumps, Frank

was transferred v

ive other Maynard men saw ce with Tasmania's 12th Battalion am was killed in April! 917 during

Battle ol Bullecourt and ived a bullet wound to II

:e August 1918. George Mansell.

her Bass Strait Isl

May 1917 that the army order a

the enlistment ol 'half-castes' due to a

shortage of volunteers and the carnage

of the Western Front. Ironically, the Bass Strait islands of

Flinders and Cape Barren provided the

highest number of early A' "

He was 35 when hi killed in

>. These e the

descendants of European

Aboriginal women who had been

kidnapped or purchased by sealers

Irom 1798 Lyndall Ryan's research shows that by the 18301'

Aboriginal women living with sealers

the Bass Slrait Islands. Their liveliho by now depended on multon-birding

which the Tasmanian government

74

iring the Battle of Poziei

Heavy losses Edward sailed with the 6th

Reinforcements to the 15th Battalion

and was killed six days alter reaching

the shores of the Gallipoli Peninsula on Augusts, 1915.

Volume two of Charles Bean's oft cial history describes tbe attempt

that the 15th Battalion made to capture

the Turkish position on Hill 971 at 3am

on August 8. The 15th Battalion lost 10 officers and 380 other ranks during the

assault. Edward Maynard's sacrilice is

Memorial.

20 days after being taken on strength

by the 52nd Battalion in France.

Cape Barren Island, with a population of 170 people, had one of

the highest enlistment rates of any

Tasmanian centre The island's monumenl shows 18 men enlisted.

Geoflrey Archer and George Fisher were killed in action. M B Brown died ol

wounds. Morgan Mansell and Thomas

Mansell died ot disease in France.

Despite sen/ice in two World Wars.

the descendants of Tasmania's Aboriginal people have had lo struggle

to obtain equalily before Ihe law. In

1987. Anthony Maynard won a legal

action against an holelier who refused

lo serve him because he was

Aboriginal. Hopefully, this brief article highlights

the role of Aboriginal people in the Australian Army since its formation.

Aboriginal service personnel have

served in every major conflicl in which Australia has been involved since the

.,.«

,%, ANZAC DAV ^ /

Saved by an Angel With Anzac Day being

com m e m o rated on April 25. the

Koori Mail honours another of thi many Indigenous

Aboriginal soldiei

Lake, very nearly didn't make it

home from Papua New Guinea in World War II It took Ihe quic* i- rkmg

of a P N G woman who literally was a Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel* to save his lile.

Mr Lake, born af Gulargambone in western N S W on June 23.1915.

enlisted in the Australian Army and served in P N G from 1942 wilh the

37/52 Battalion. During his lime in P N G

village not fat from win stationed He was cha

and warned everyone l approaching.

A won

and hat to put on, telling him t a nearby group of women am

a word The Japanese soldier through the village without realising

Australian Aboriginal soldier was be

New Guinea

That story Lake's daughter Judy, or

Gladys (nee Couchy, no> "Dad often speaks of tne

spent in New Guinea during War II," Judy wrole in an account

away in the Lake family memoirs, compiled by another daughler. Carol Morgan, of Goonellabah ' NSW. -'He told us ol the native people,

how they welcomed him and made the period during this stresslul time away Irom lamily and friends more bearable

for an Aussie Digger." Judy wrote that before her father

left PNG, he asked the woman who

saved his life for a photograph. 'The photo is one ot his prized possessions of his Fuzzy Wuzzy' friends and has been shown lo many friends and

members ot our lamily over the years," she wrole. (Papua New Guineans who

helped Australian soldiers were affectionately known as 'Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels'.)

Carol Morgan says the photo sits beside Mr Lake's bed in the Peg Cross Unit of the Walgett District

Hospital, where'

born to John Lake, a drover, and

Caroline Sophia Lake (nee Carney). He left home 'very young* tie says r

a brief account of his lite written in 1985. and travelled Ihrough N S W and

Oueensland. "In New Soulh Wales I was known

as Tom Lake and In Queensland I was known as Lou Williams," Mr Lake said.

'While travelling with a boning show in Queensland (Jimmy Sharman's troupe) I met my wife Gladys in

Gayndah and married her in Kingaroy."

The couple had three sons - Richard (Dick), Alan (deceased) and

Steven (nicknamed Sub)- and five daughters - Judith. Caroline (Carol),

Kay, Wendy and Lea. As well as being a fine story-teller.

Mr Lake also was a prolific poet, penning poems ranging from his time

in P N G to his early days on the road (titles include 'The Swaggy', The

Bushwhackers', The Crutchers'. The Lonely Boundary Rider'and'The Fishing Boy').

H»

Walgett RSL manager in 1965 (when

Charlie Perki to town) had nominated

for membership of the RSL and it -service man

.Apparently they with expulsion for doing I

As you know. Dad isn't very political, but M u m was involved in supporting

settle men I

. Auxiliary for years,

belore they became first Aborigines to

admitted fo Ihe Walgett RSL Club.

i, tor Australia," I He praised Ihe mateship formed in

. 'They were good men," he said ot his lellow soldiers,

and later in the interview [old of the strong friendship he tormed wilh a

THE KOORI MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2004. |

Family shows respect with place declaration

Education deal 'disappointing'

The Mitchell

western NSW,

landholders who acknowledge

the unique cultural hetitage of their properly with an Aboriginal

Place declaration.

The family, headed by

Shirley Mitchell, have had a

close relationship with local

Aboriginal people.

That relationship will

continue under Ihe declaration,

with local Aboriginal people and

the Mitchells arranging cultural

tours of the area.

An Aboriginal Place

declaration provides a formal

means for Ihe N S W

Government to recognise the

acknowledge and respecl

Aboriginal people's attachment ' particular areas and identify

:eofai

which are potentially ol educational value for currenl

and future generations of

Aboriginal and non-Aborig ina I

people.

Landholders are able lo

provide appropriate proteclion

(o ensure lhal (he significance

of the place is not damaged or destroyed.

Aboriginal places which have

been declared are diverse, and

each one has a unique story

Ml Dtysdale was lhe site of a

: ol Aborigines during 18B0S.

•

The Federal

Government's new $2.1 billion lunding package for Indigenous

extremely disappointing, ATSIC Federal Education Minister Brendan Nelson announced the fout-year package, saying it represented a 20.5 per cent, or $351 million, jump in lunding for Aboriginal educational programs.

But ATSIC acting chairman Lionel Quartermaine said the package was extremely disappointing as it represented a

funding cut in real terms.

This was because the

Indigenous school-aged population was growing at a rate

of about 5 per cent a year, leading

to a more than 21 per cent

The funding ir

"In the face of major shortfalls

in educational performance by

Indigenous students comparer)«,

their non-1 ndigenous counterparts

w e see a failure by Government to do anything further to redress the

imbalance," Mr Quartermaine salt) Dr Nelson said (he Government

Tutoring He said tutoring would be

ottered to about 45,000 children in Years 3, 5 and 7 not meeting

national standards in literacy and

numeracy, at a cost of $105.5

m would be

. shortfall ol

Ane«-aS41.9m spent to establish a

hours tuition scheme for senior

school students, the two programs replacing existing tutorial help lor Aboriginal students.

c

y.s market,

*^jt™ .%ow j£ J*. H H $1

Page makes festival call a

tenUi-al That*•.•;.

the Adelaide Festival of lhe Arts, Dr Page, hailed by South

Australian Premier Mike Rann

as a maestro and praised by ads industry leaders, was the

driving force behind what was a

hugely popular Adelaide festival,

widely regarded as the best in

The recent recipient of the

individual award at Ihe Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards in

Melbourne, Dr Page says he is exhausted - but also looking forward to a new challenge.

He has been preparing for a return 10 Bangarra, lhe Sydney-

hased Indigenous dance thealre

he helped to found and turn inlo

an international success. "Bangarra is my bread and

butter. It is my loundalion, and I

will return lo that bul with

much more tire in my belly," he

Bul he also hopes that the

ongoing interest in the Aboriginal and Torres Slrait

Islander events in the Adelaide

feslival shows - many of which

were a sell-out - wil) prompt

more people into producing a nalional Indigenous festival.

"It's something that has been talked about before, and I think

II is a great idea. I would

certainly love to see if, and I think many other would, too," he

And now it's Dr Stephen Page Hot on the heels of his

outstanding success as

Adelaide Festival artistic

director, Stephen Page

(above) has also been

awarded an honorary doctorate by the University

of South Australia. Dr Pi

idigenc rking

d THE KOORI MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 31, 2004.

together on a number ol i performing arts projects.

There is no doubt lhat as the first Aboriginal person to run a

major international festival, in

Adelaide Ihis year, there wete

huge expectations on Dr Page. The 2004 festival kicked off

wilh a deficit and when he took control, the evenl was still

reeling from the controversy of

2002

But Dr Page won accolades

Festival Theatre in front ot

5000 other university

graduates. He said he was deeply honoured to recelv*

the award.

Irom SA Premier Mike Rann,

who labeled him a maestro when he revealed his program.

Mr Page followed that Ihrough

with ticket sales thai exceeded

expectations For the first time in Ihe

event's history, the Fringe and

the Festival events came together to deliver a huge

line-up ot Indigenous art and

culture And thafs sornethitg thai

Page wants lo see continue.

Dr

Torres Strait Islands celebrate

Centre opens n

G a b Titui, which cost

S3 million to complete, is the

first cultural centre in the

The Torres Strait Torres Strait.

still recovering Torres Strait Regional

after last Authority chairman Terry

weekend's huge Waia thanked the community

:mony to mark for attending and paid tribute

the opening of the to the late Ephraim Bani,

Singer Christine Anu cam* H o m e and was among (hi

opening ot the m

G a b Titui cultural centre oi

Thursday Island.

A huge crowd, ranging

from senior politicians to

local people, turned out tor

the event, which included

live entertain merit, feasting,

church services and more.

recognised as the n

behind the n e w centre.

Pictured are s o m e of trie

celebrations as well as an

interior shot of the centre.

• See our next edition for

more pictures and a feature

report on G a b Titui.

The Torres Strait's own Seaman Dan, Henry

Gibson, w a s among Ihe many performers joining the celebrations.

THE KOORI MAIL, W E D N E S D A Y . APRIL 21, 2004. :' —

Redfern mural completed complete oi

I This new mural,

I 'Growing tall in

| spirit: Slaying strong

| in culture', by artist A d a m Hill, is now

the wall of the

Redlern Community Centre, Louis Street, Redfern.

Hill (pictured with Redfern

residents), w h o created the mural with the help of local children, said: "This mural talks about

retaining connection with

spirituality and identity. No matter

where you live and where you were born, you carry your ancestors'

identity. This is why w e Kooris are

proud and strong. But to carry this pride, w e must honour our heritage and respect our Elders.

"Our mural shows the good

spirits emerging from The Block, As they pass through the sun, they

transform info totem ancestors and

return to their natural environing "The grass trees (in the mural)

represent m e n while the waratah

are w o m e n . The sky shows the spirit lines that are learnt from out

Elders. The clouds over the

country are represented here at bombers (police paddy wagons),

always hovering above and castii a shadow. Beneath the surface i<

our land's Creator (the serpent)

that gives us our country. All the biacidulla hands that make up nu

Earth in this mural come from different country, but unite here in

Redfern - yarning and attempting

to m e n d and work towards living the best environment possible."

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PRESENTS

'WISVi

WILCANNIA

Court stops ACBF sales a Commiss

(ASIC) hi

obtained oi

in the Federal Court stopping the door-to-door sale of

memberships in two death

benefit funds in Aboriginal

The Federal Court ordered

the Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund Pty Limited

(ACBF) and Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund No 2

Ply Limited (ACBF No 2) to

stop door-to-door selling of

memberships of their funds. The funds, which were

marketed exclusively to

members ol the Aboriginal

community, pay a benefit to a member's next ol kin upon the

death of the member, provided

that members keep up regular payments

Mr Justice Hely ruled that the memberships ol the tunds

marketed by A C B F and A C B F

No 2 were financial products

for the purposes olthe

Corporations Act and thus subject to the anti-hawking'

provisions of the Act. "Generally, the law prohibits

ACBF: A history of action ASIC has previously taken action againsl ACBF and At 2 over their marketing ot funeral and life insurance policies among Indigenous communities. Those proceeding in consent orders prohibiting them from:

• entering or transacting business on certain Aboriginal I*

in the Northern Territory and Queensland;

• using a representation of the Aboriginal flag on marketing

materials used in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory and Queensland; and

• promoting or marketing the funds in Northern Territory HI

Queensland without also advising that ACBF is not coi wilh or endorsed by a governmental or similar body oi

Aboriginal organisation.

can compare financial products

free Irom any potential

pressure selling techniques," ASIC executive director of

consumer protection and

international relations Greg

Tanzer said.

"II is widely recognised that consumers teel significant

pressure to buy products when salespeople attend their homes

or workplaces uninvited, which

Is not the right environment lor

making informed decisions about complex financial

products.

"ASIC acted on complainls

received from Indigenous

consumers and other consumer protection agencies about sales

of these funds. This is the fits!

action ASIC has taken under

the new anti-hawking provisions introduced by the

Financial Services Reform Act. The matter will return to

court on June 2 to consider

what orders should be made about members who have tree"

signed up in breach of the anti-hawking provisions. ASK-is seeking orders providing that

refunds be offered to affected

I P THE KOORI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, !

RED OCHRE CORROBOREE 2004

Bradley Hardy Band membei

Festival packed . More than 2000 people

J have packed Dubbo, N S W ^ central-western N S W , for

Local singer Todd Williams was just

one in a star-studded line-up of Aboriginal entertainers, with country music performer Col Hardy another of

the crowd favourites. Another popular event was the young

ash ion models on the c:

Mr Gibbs w a s looking forward to

mother successful te " "This year the num

ind it was just fantastic - so many alented people were here," he saic

Fluttery Fairies with

FUNDING GRANTS AVAILABLE

i W W t K W UfVLLfJI'MI.Nl

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANTS PROGRAM

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Our Forgotten Servicemen and W o m e n IVi-milT Miki- Kulin 'vill In- n-.-.,L'ii-riL' Ill,- , ,,uirh. ,- ,,l Suulll Ausiralian

Indigenous veterans and -i.-rvki- IU-UJIIU In laum-bint' ;m event at the State

Library in the lead u p t o A N Z A C Day.

IfliTr will br suvniillKS nf 1 1 - !-„•[„•!,-* Icu .lull, ill Rroups ; m [ | t|„. p l

the State Library from Tuesday 27 until Friday 30 April.

II Vim air illliTrsli-ll in .illnlilini; a |IILI,IU' vhviiini: ur .Miul.l lik'1 I

inicirm.ilioii |ilfasr umt.ul Am.mil.i I'.irlilu. I ),|,.u-inrm ul Ilii- Tri.-illi

ADELAIDE

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Saving our CDEP Rally may be a forerunner to protest in Canberra

rs Of a C D E P Survival Rally I in Coffs Harbour on the N S W north I coast hope that their protest is taken

a the national stage. Aboriginal C D E P participants; d id

the Many Rivers region of northern N S W attended the rally, but an organiser," Manton, said 'this is only a front-runner' leading up lo a national protest in Canberra, possibly next month, when it was hoped C D E P representatives from throughout Australia would march on Parliament House.

Mr Manton said CDEPs ar protest.

Speakers at the peaceful rally told ol their fears for the future of C D E P and other Aboriginal services, with ATSIC commissioner Rick Griffiths saying he expected the Federal Budget next would bring in the mainstreaming of all Indigenous services, forcing thousands ol people out of work.

Mr Manton said C D E P hard been running for T, years, there were now more than 250 CDEPs nationally with 37,000 employees, ana services provided tanged from street patrols to health services and services catering lor domestic

:e abuse. C D E P was consistent wilh ie cultural values and

I practices of Indigenous | people, he said. They

programs at grassroots level," Mr Manton said.

He said C D E P compared more than favourably, cost-wise,

service programs, each C D E P pi; costing $3000, compared

IT- -id B f l with $10,000' T I ATSIC regional council ' _ * ^ B 1 J chairman Steve Blunden

, said CDEPs in the Many Neville Buchanan, of R(uers ion w e r e

Macksville, gave at. a £ bes._ . ""Passioned performed in the country, impromptu speech. a n d h e c a u e d for eqLljty h

funding allocation between C D E P providers and non-I ndigenous jobs provid<

He called for a treaty, an people needed to maintain •

"We need to march on Canberra and Parliament House; make our voice heard," he said.

Terry Rayner, principal of Corindi school Coffs Harbour, told the rally that the school had three people provided under the C D E P program

One of these workers held 'icon' status in the Aboriginal community, and all three were highly regarded by staff and students, and did 'an absolutely fantastic job1 "Without those people, there would be a huge hole in oi I'd love to see C D E P continue and wish you all best wilh your protest," he said.

Tony Perkins, of Ihe Yarrawarra Aboriginal Corporaiion. said Aboriginal culture would not survive under mainstreaming.

He said nothing had changed in white govemment treatment ot Aboriginal people ovei years, and -politicians should give up trying to destroy blacks, because they have failed'.

Another organiser, Russell Kapeen, said: "If very important lhat w e come as one body."

Mr Kapeen said Aboriginal people must ~'~ their opinions because 'we're letting State an Federal governments kick us in the guts'. "We need to voice our rights in a peaceful manner. It's your future and your kids' future,' said. IQTHE KOORI MAIL, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 21. £004.

• PICTURES: Protesters at the C D E P Survival Rally in Coifs Harbour, northern N e w South Wales. Participants

were Irom C D E P s in the Many Rivers ATSIC region.

d Indigen

Koori Court' in Darwin? represented her Dreaming.

0 Northern Territory's

ATSIC Yilli Rreung

Regional Council

lout on the possibility vl introducing an Aboriginal Court in Darwin similar to the Koori Courts

which operate in Victoria.

The forum came one month after the release of the Y R R C Law and Justice Policy which aims to

reduce the high numbers of Indigenous people in fhe criminal

justice system Statistics in lasl December's

issue ot the NT Quarterly Crime and Justice show that Indigenous prisoners currently represent 79

per cent (576) of the prison population and lhat Indigenous

juveniles represented 81 per cent of the detainee population.

to continue The Yilli Rreung

Regional Council is keen to look at

the Aboriginal Court as a way of breaking the offending cycle of our people," said Eddie Cubiilo, Y R R C chairman and a lawyer with

local knowledge of Indigenous legal issues.

The Koori Courts are a division

of the Magistrates Court and currently operate in

Broadmeadows and Shepparton. Sentencing options are the same as any other court, with jail a harsh

reality. But the key elements of the

Koori Court a providing a more culturally

sensitive and less formal se which Indigenous people ar

participation in Che court pre

I be beaten as a way

j."said DrAuty.

in Coombs was full of Koori Court system.

former offenders When acted towards him when s? •h the community, he said;'

thei' families, their parents,

grandparents - they treat n respect. It's one of the mos

Involved in discussions of an Aboriginal Court in Darwin were, back, Daniel Briggs (Aboriginal justice worker); middle, Roxy Musk (Larrakia Nation), Kate Auty (magistrate), Natalie Hunter (president, North

Australian Aboriginal Legal Service), Sharon Payne (director, NAALAS), Eddie Cubiilo (YRRC chairman), Kimberley Hunter (Family Court), Rosemary Smith (solicitor, Victorian Department of Justice): front: Kevin

Coombs (Victorian Elder) and Terrie Stewart (Aboriginal justice worker).

The Victorian Koori Court delegation included Victorian Elder Kevin Coombs, who has been

involved with the metropolitan Koori Court since if first started.

Magistrate Kale Auty, who presides over the Shepparton Koorie Court. Ationqins' justice workers Daniel

Briggs (Shepparton) and Terrie Stewart (Broadmeadows)

and Rosemary Smith, the third Aboriginal solicitor to be admitted

to the bar in Tasmania and who currently works wilh the Victorian

" in Aborig

Agreement such as the Koori Courts, Aboriginal bail ustice

the Aboriginal liaison officer program.

Addressing Ihe forum. Dr •

explained th in Court; jt of th

nendations from tf*

objection).

She said that ot 137 cases heard in Shepparton. only accused

re-offended. In Its lirst year of

operation, the metropolitan Koori Court shows similarly impressive figures, with 32 people appearing

re-oflenders. "Ifs only sustainable if there is a

whoie-ol-government and a whole-of-community approach. Circle sentencing (Koorie Court) provides

a unique opportunity for the two

cultures to work together and

NT Minister tor Justice Peter

Toyne does nol support the

development ol a separate judicial process and says (hat the Northern

Territory Criminal Code applies to alt Territorians and that's ihe way it

will remain under a Martin Labor Government.

DrToyne said it was a credit to the Territory lhat these challenges

could be talked about in a sensible

flexible solutions could be found

'This Government will consider

options to incorporate Indigenous Culture Into court processes to

make cases and sentencing as part of our response lo the

Customary Law Inquiry Repori," Dr

'This is only pi jurisdiction where

large Aboriginal population." T h e Koori Court system has

worked well in Victcha but that State has a relatively low

Indigenous population, and it may not translate well to the NT.

"Indigenous culture has been considered during sentencing in

the Northern Territory for many decades, just as Ihe background

of any offender is considered."

NOTICE FOR KAMILAROI, G0MILAR0I &

GOMEROI NATION N S W Native Title Services

is hosting a cultural heritage - natural

resources forum between the Nation

and the State Government on:

Saturday 1 May 2004

(9.30am - 5.30pm) and

Sunday 2 May 2004 (9.00am - 3 00pm)

At The N e w Max Centre.

Cnr Balo S Heber Sts, Moree.

^ 7 FreightLink S5,000 Scholarships

Igi hit U u d e n l s art required to

mull either be studying m.lheNL,,

INVITATION TO APPLY FOR

Local Answers Funding -Round l 2004 The Australian Government Dop;i".inont of F.nnily ,imt Community Services i communily organisalions to apply for funding under lhe I oral Answers miti, the Stronger families rind iommu nil its Strategy.

ne local Answers application form and guidelines are iMf.lacs.gnv.au/sfcs or phone toll free 1800 050 044. Organis;

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t»J YOUR SAY

Eastwood's comment " »

Your poetry

Back on Track

was doing so well

To live a life of crime without respecd'ng the help you see

I have two beautiful children with a true blue mother

W e had our share ot troubles, let

m e tell you brother

But although it's a never-ending battle I look back on history.

Men like the Hurricane 'n' Mandela

were the real mystery

A crime that was blamed on me,

One person who knows my

innocence, my angel and rny lover N o w I'm doing what I can to bring

my memory back

Until nest time, just keep in mind,

Kurt's getting back on track.

• More poems - See Page 24

From the Editor's desk The Editor, PO Box 117, Lismore, N S W 2480 • email: editorekoorimail.com • phone: (02) 66 222 666 • fax: (02) 66 222 600

Political football I N D I G E N O U S Australians are being used

as a political football In this Federal election year. With the racist spectre ol

One Nation consigned to the history books, both major parties are chasing Ihe votes of

the far right. It is no surprise that our conservative

Coalition Govemment would do so - Prime Minister John Howard has been a vocal

critic of Indigenous self-determination since the lormation ot the Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander Commission 14 years ago. What does come as a surprise, however,

is that the Labor Party, traditionally a friend

of Indigenous Australia, is loilowing the

Is this a ploy by Opposition Leader Mark Latham to gamer as much support as

possible in an attempt to win government,

and then perhaps soften his stance to a more traditional Labor outlook? Or has the

Labor Party swung so far from Ihe left lhat ii is a 'softened' replica ol the Liberal-National

Coalition?

Whatever the answers, it is obvious lhat Indigenous Australians are the tool to win

the righl-wing vote. The trealment of ATSIC over the past

fortnight Is a classic example of that.

Firstly, Latham says he will abolish the troubled organisation but set up a

regionally-structured replacement. Political

commentators descrihed that announcement as gazumping the Coalition

Soon after, Howard hits back, saying

that he will scrap Ihe system completely -there will be no replacement lor ATSIC,

regional councils will go by the middle of

next year, and mainstream services will cafer for Indigenous needs.

Along the way, ATSIC is blamed for the

poverty, poor health and educational woes

of Indigenous Auslralians. despite nof

having control ol those programs - and mainstream Auslralia believes it.

The timing of Howard's announcement

last week must also bs questioned. It is nol long before fhe Govemmenl hands down

the May Budget.

If there was to be a major shake-up for Indigenous affairs, wouldn't any outcry be

somewhat hidden by the generosity lhat the

Government obviously will hand out to mainstream Australia in an election year?

Last week's announcement waa made lor major effect

The Howard Government last week also

was under pressure with claims by a senior military official that intelligence

agencies are coerced to tell the

Government what it wants to hear. Killing of ATSIC got that slory off Ihe front page,

albeit temporarily.

for ifs

demise Stronger action in the leadership

crisis could have won wider support, perhaps maintaining the commission in ils

present form.

Indeed many Indigenous people argue

that ATSIC needed major surgery' and will nol lament its passing.

Bul the concept ol ATSIC must be

preserved for what il Indigenous Australia

sell-determination.

Otherwise, it's bac

Please read our Anzac Day stories on Pages 12 and 13. Contrary to popular

belief, our people died defending a countiy

which denied them citizenship. But one

man survived in truly astounding

circumstances (see Page 13).

:ans ol

o bad old 'mission

The Koon Mail welcomes your letters and poems. Please send them to any of the addresses listed on Page 2. Preference will be given to submissions of interest to Indigenous Australians. Please include your town and State of residence, and daytime telephone number

for checking purposes. Items may be edited and reproduced. ] THE KOORI MAIL. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 21,

vi YOUR SAY M

Let's tell the world On Thursday, April 15, Little

Johnny Coward announced the

death of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) by

adopting the One Nation anti-blacks policy.

appointing a group of our people as an advisory body on

a national level. As a long-serving activist,

I'm ashing our people to refuse

to become token Kooris. Resist becoming Uncle

Toms, Aunty Marys or Rent-a-

s. The proposal stinks of

The age-old trick of divide and conquer has once again been used by the Government to take away Aboriginal dignity

and pride. What power will a small group of such advisors

have when all they can do Is advise the so-called Minister of Indigenous Affairs who. at her discretion, can refuse their advice?

Sow Is the s<

the removal of our control of our medical and legal services, and mainstreaming them.

Overseas, Australia continually boasts of its so-called kind treatment of its Indigenous peoples.

I believe the latest bash-a-black has to be exposed

If our people stick together

ana refuse to be part of the proposed advisory committee, w e can make sure that Australia

is exposed to this blatant racist move. If. as the prime minister

s, ATSIC was not effectivi

failed overthe last 14 years of

minister did not move early to

rectify such aberrations, instead of stereotyping all of ATSIC society over the ineffectiveness

CHICKA DIXON (pictured)

75-year-old activist

La Perouse, N S W

Sorry Day activities The death knell Preparations are under way

throughout the country to commemorate Sorry Day on May 26.

In Sydney, former prime minister Malcolm Fraser and

Senator Aden Ridgeway will speak at the Opera House during an evening cfsorg. stayanfl poetry hosted by the N S W Stolen

Generations. Among tf performers will be ope

Deborah Cheetham. That afternoon, at St Mary's

Cathedral in central Sydney, a

commemorate Sorry Day. In Adelaide's Tamdanyanga

: Victoria Square), visitors will

again have Ihe opportunity to visit

tents staffed by Stolen Generations groups who attended an institution together, and learn

from those who experienced removal. Last year 3000 people attended, and more are expected

In Tasmania

al Risdon Cove, Hobart. For these and many other

- www.jOurneyofhealing.com In Canberra during the

Parliamentary sitting week of May 24-28, the Federal Government

will unveil a memorial to the Stolen Generations Situated at Reconciliation Place, near the

Mational Library in Canberra, the memorial also

those, Indigenous and n Indigenous, whose genuine care

softened the impact of what are now recognised as cruel and

misguided policies'. On Saturday, May 29. the

National Sorry Day Committee and the A C T Journey of Healing

iryone to

the Stolen

e coming fror

:he institution

TI devoted

The ent by Prin

all

themselves to the needs ot the children, and feel anguished al realising thai lhe policies under which they worked have caused

such harm W e hope

a I ing their hi

US services would be

delivered and funded through the mainstream sounds the death knell tor self-determination in this country.

This policy deserves the

sfrongesl possible opposition. This policy would return Aboriginal policy to that ol the 1950s, igi

duty. To spout 'self-determination' without supplying resources and

expertise and than mailing for failures is as bad as assimilation.

didn't

W e look forward tc

With bast wishes.

The Coalition's claim that long remembered treating Indigenous Australiai

nd different way hi lupllcitous: we hav

celebrate this

Is recognition ofthe the removal policies.

II-known Aboriginal musicians

perform There will be a free ispiays, food stalls.

A U D R E Y NGINGALI KINNEAR

RICKI D A R G A V E L J O H N B R O W N LEN B A R R A T T

Co-chairs, National Sorry Day

Committee Co-chairs, A C T Journey of

Healing Network

w w w . j ourneyofhealing.com Telephone (02) 6281 0940

Fax (02) 6232 4554

ever given self-di iv go. Rather, •ustralian governments have failed

i implement the recommendations f countless inquiries which would

ave properly tested Ihe separate nd different' approach. Under U N principles, Australia

lechanlsms lor self-determination.

adequate. Indigenous-specific services musl be underpinned by addressing the unfinished business

Between Ausrralia and Indigenous peoples.

ATSIC's genuine attempts to build on the achievements ol the Council lor Aboriginal

Reconciliation - by researching the potential for a formal settlement -must not be wasted.

The onus is now on the ALP and its leader, Mark Latham, to rise (o the task ol committing to a truly

democratic process to achieve

PETEH LEWIS Chairman, Australians for Native

Title and Reconciliation, Vic MOIRA R A Y N E R

H u m a n Rights lawyer

G R E G B A R N S Board member.

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vJH, YOUR SAY 32,

It's assimilation read with great distress

fear Prime Minister Jl

mainstream' igenous si

to a form of

assimilation. N o matter h o w

Indigenous Affairs Min

A m a n d a Vanstone words it

RICHARD FRANKLAND

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RFT SA02/0304 REVIEW OF ABORIGINAL DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNCIL (ADAC) OF SA INC.

A D A C was ouhM.lied over a decade ago in S.»niIi \u*lrjl.,i iiliniil;. in-.- lhal a slale body wi use mull- and ISSUL'-. linn V.I-I,: |,jOiLuljrl. imp

D H A and A D A C ag

ill he held on 21rd an

encouraged Oy John Howard and his party. His deliberate

and malicious misleading about

native title is just one ol the

w e a p o n s used against

Indigenous Australia and its supporters Scaremonger

d tor the future of

every Aboriginal and

non-Aboriginal child in this country. I a m scared that they

will legislate a w a y m y people.

Olney decision in

relation to Ihe Yorta Y o n a

people sent shivers of fear d o w n m y spine - culture

w a s h e d a w a y with the tide of

history' - not bloody likely! I - of Yorta Yorta people

no sense of justice or right and

wrong. I see them blindly

following John Howard, a m a n

appealing to people's

prejudices, people's lears,

people's greed I see that Prime Minister

John H o w a r d has belittled the

suffering ot people w h o were removed from their families, ha

encouraged a nursery version of Australia's histoiy and

engineered a racial abyss in this country.

The truth

likely to any t>i : Latham? H

positive but will he tollow

through with action. His handling of the ATSIC

sv,f enrs not inspire

consultation with Indigenous

J respect, a bai

rleta.led rilan for a viable

,i K-i'i.ihvi.' giving real epreseniation to Indigenous

. which might have

I if there had been genuine consultation.

throwing empty words ai each other, politically pointscoring off

the misery of the people they

are meant to represent, I see Ihem putting the party line

before humanity. I see Ihem

blatantly lying lo us, the voters, and I see them destroying the

meaning of words like integrity

reports - just in ffie past six

months: The Senate Committee Report on the

recommendations of the

Council for Aboriginal

Reconciliation - nil action; the Productivity Commission Report

on Indigenous Disadvantage -

no substantive improvement

since John Howard took office;

and lastly, the same message in the pages of fhe report by

Social Justice Commissioner Bill Jonas.

Will John Howard or Mark

Latham accept the need lor a

binding agreement - call it a treaty il you like - setting out a

plan of action to redress the

current levels of disadvantage.

One way is that w e establish a national umbrella treaty', then

te individual '*'

digenous tribe or community.

W e target the Indigenous children's mortality rate and

stop the death rate. W e do this Pv orovlding adequate

es to the Indigenous

dical centres. (The Indigen-• children's mortality rale is

;e to five times higher than

lha! lor other A us '•alia n

I am not so silly as to think we can resolve these problems

overnight, but we won't resolve them by using them as political footballs.

as an independent in the

Senate. It costs a lol to

campaign and quite frankly I

don't have the money.

But if I did stand, what would I stand for?

I would say lhat no person in this country should pay to be

educated, I would say lhat no person should pay for their

health, I would say thai no

person should pay to enter a

museum to learn ol the heritage

of this country, I would say that the issues ol Ihe homeless

need to be primary issues. I

would say that no child coming to this country seeking safety

should be under barbed wire

and 1 would say that it is lime

we began talking true about a

treaty between Indigenous and non-I ndigenous Australia.

So where are we heading as

a country? Well, I believe thai we need to regain our

need to further establish our

national identity by including Ihe 500 Indigenous nations and

tribes and the many different

nations that are here now We need to plant these seeds so

that we can become a strong

and decent upstanding society.

W e elect politicians not to lead us. but to represent us, to

RICHARD J FRANKLAND

Concert under threat The outlay tor tt

a fair ticket price si

ie performers already give

ild be able to pay for them.

ntici paled donations would . Although a number of government

funding bodies and a major union showed interest, ajl w e have received was a very

generous and immediate $25 from a member ol

Older Women's Mefwork followed by $2000 from the N S W Aboriginal Land Council and $500 from

the N S W Aboriginal Housing Office. It is disappointing lhal corporate bodies which were

approached have not even replied yel.

Preparations are well in hand. Abandoning the concert will Impact heavily on the launch and

success of the foundation. It is designed lo be

both a fitting tribute to such an inspiring person

stories, told so beautifully by Pauline, and flowing

on through the nurturing of Aboriginal

This is a plea lo the grassroots. W e are asking

everyone to send a cheque or visit a Commonwealth Bank urgently to deposit a

donation that you can afford.

Details: Account: Pauline E McLeod foundation Lid Donations Fund. Commonwealth

Bank. Revesby, NSW, BSB 062 233. account

f01636!2. A cheque can be mailed fo Pauline E McLeod

O Bo J 23, Revesby, NSW.

2212. Inqui secretary

0415 440 210oi

loPauiN d member, (02) 9773 3878 or

i@blackpages.com.au Any superfluous money will flow into the

foundation The foundation is already generating

funds. Please visif www.koori.net <http://www koori. neV> lo order a video or a CD.

Please give generously and urgently to ensure

the success ol this venture and to honour an extraordinary woman on the anniversary ol her

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Sydney, NSW

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sSL YOUR SAY ^

White Australia must pay us a sovereignty tax Aborigines in Auslralia rangling any real o

Aboriginal voice. 1 through In order to address this

independent dialogue with inconsistency, those w h o say white Australia. they represent us must now

Cunently this is nol so, as call on white Auslralia to pay

our peak representative body. Aborigines a tax in ATSIS, is owned and recognition of our

controlled by the white sovereignty.

reality lor Aboriginal Australians, giving Ihem a means of perpetual annua

in turn give them the abilit; invest in private enterprise

infrastructure building wilh

40,000 years or so ot research, so why nol put th

End of a n era; a new dawn The demise of ATSIC ends an era oi

unfilled promises and presents an opportunity for a new beginning

In describing the period of ATSIC's Ii as unfilled promises, no disrespect is

of ATSIC or the staff of th who, over the years, genui™

earnestly tried to use the sys

designed to adv; nation's First People

You might note so

sentiment in the previous sentence and you would not be incorrect in doing so.

W h e n ATSIC was ushered into this world, I was sceptical of its ability to deliver on

the promise of its vision and mission. However, I held out hope lhat the

individuals w h o would become a part of the system and the organisation would

prevail over its inherent and significant weaknesses Hope lost out, this time

As an observer on Ihe periphery, my

view was and remains that the concept of

ATSIC was fundamentally flawed at the outset. Identifying Ihese flaws at this

juncture m a y be useful in relation lo the forthcoming debate a m o n g Indigenous

Australians as to the question of Where

fo Irom here?' From m y limited perspective, the most

fundamental flaw with ATSIC was that it was a construct premised on Western (European) values of democracy, popular

representation and social

organisation/management. As such, ATSIC introduced a foreign

system (to Indigenous Australians) of decision-making lhat (urther undermined

traditional Elder-based decision-making and leadership systems and supplanted

the values of Indigenous Australians by lofting high and mighty the values of the

Protestant Anglo-Saxon. ATSIC continued the practice of

stealing Irom Indigenous Australians, yes stealing, by further eroding traditional

maiaga-nail aid o-ganisalion.

Interestingly, many Indigenous Australians

said Thank you'. Answer these questions if you can: "In what Indigenous Australian

communities was democracy practiced

prior to European occupation ot Australia?" "In what Indigenous Australian

communities w a s leadership determined by popular vote prior to European

occupation?"

"In what Indigenous Australian

management conducted without reg for family and community obligation duty prior to European settlement?"

To introduces system,, by ATSIC, which was so contrary to

Indigenous Australian practice and values, begged long-term failure.

particularly al that point in time (pemaps ATSIC w a s ahead of its lime) Strangely, ATSIC was marketed by its creators and

supporters as Indigenous self-determination'. But on whose terms.

based on whose cultural values and using whose processes was that sell-

OL'taaiina'JO" to ne implemented? From m y perspective, if you are nol

able to determine your path to self-

determination, then can you ever achieve the holy grail - I think not More likely, you

are going to be controlled, limiled and guided to an outcome not of your o w n

vision but that of those w h o gave you the systems and practices on a white china

Another fundamental Haw of ATSIC

and practices. It pitted Indigenous

lunities and families against each in the pursuit of 'elected' power,

History is testament to the effectiveness of the strategy ol 'dividing and conquering'

in reducing a people lo submission and .

subservience. II has Been disheartening to witness over the years the degradation of Indigenous Australian dignity brought

about by the coming ol ATSIC.

The future debate about Ihe demise of ATSIC will identify many contributing

factors, trom Ihe systemic to the

philosophical to the personalities involved. However, for the debate lo be useful

(and attributing blame is not particularly

useful - interesting, but not useful), it

must produce a way forward. In other words Indigenous Australians need to

heed the lessons Irom ATSIC. the good and the bad, and move on constructively.

Again, lo contribute to the debate.

these thoughts are offered: It is 'oddly strange' that John Howard

(the Prime Minister) thinks that he has the 'ight lo select those Indigenous

Australians w h o will advise and represent

the interests ot the body ot lhe Indigenous community to government. This is akin to

the President of ihe United Slates telling all Australians w h o will be the Prime

Minister ol Australia and I can just imagine the outcry from the Australian community

dignation that would be

Id hope that no Indigenous in would accept, on principle

Support Ihe concept of working wun wnai you have and working Ihe system to bring about change, there are

times when principles must take pride ol place and this is, perhaps, one of those

Unity ol purpose is crucial at this point in time and the Prime Minister's direction can only continue to promote division and

segmentation within and a m o n g Indigenous communities.

It is also oddly strange' that

Indigenous Australians appear to

unquestionably accepl that it is the role

is the cultural di e WIN

perplexing,

re a lack of ownership by Indigenous Australians as to how

self-defermination, including the selection of their leaders, will be achieved

independently of governments, whether Federal or State

Taking ownership is one of the first steps in leadership, being independent is another and remaining true to your values

and beliefs is also critical. Leadership is

are congruent with the spoken word, and sell-determination, like leadership, is not a spoken 'thing', it's a done 'thing', and I for

one would like to see Indigenous leadership being done.

Perhaps it is altruistic to possess an

expectation that Indigenous Australians will ever have an equitable

share of the social, political and economic

opportunities available in the modern Australia: a share which achieved

Ihrough an honest, just, assertive and independent application ol

The opening of a door, with the

passing ol ATSIC, may be an opportunity l:il:lllii;.ll--...i 11 il(',J rr:r(f. - -.[:,•,

vision and pathway lo such a

delermination. While such altruism,may not be

pragmatic in the short term, it is

aspiralional in the long term, and may m y

Anthony Alvin Wilson My name is Beryl Wilson and I am Irying to

>cate m y brother, born Anthony Alvin Wilson on ,pril 11, 1961, at Macksville and District Hospital

n the mid north coast of N S W Anthony was adopted around 1970-72.

I had Link-up trying to track him d o w n ana his i'Jkryiwii vjheteano-.it:-. v.'Cis t-Aellou-e Victors

nd they were 99 per cent sure it w a s him. II

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Wednesday 12 May 2 0 H

Redfern Town Hall, 73 Pitt Street, REDFERN

6 00pm

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and enjoy themselves safely Is very important. One way to do

this Is to set up community spaces lor recreational, spoiling

and cultural activities.

Some regional communilies don't have these sorts of faci il es

YouthSpaces and Fadttes Find ma, be at

lOV.Od,

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ones where young people are virtome.

flu sLiJ-.-i-i*s foi Ihis program are flexible. Combined groups

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incorporated (not for profit) body. Groups can Include youth

groups, local governments and Indigenous communities.

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XI,

A scapegoat by the

Federal Government that it intends to abolish the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Commission fATSIC) scapegoats it for the failures ol

programs and services lo Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The hopes pinned on the organisation -

that i! could ana would effect instant change - were not

governments. The Government's

announcement revealed ni plans for addressing the Crisis in

Indigenous communities and will turther disempower Indigenous

peoples, while further reducing the level of scrutiny of the

Government's performance on

Indigenous issues from the eyes

The Government's Is to a

: of its failing practical reconciliation' approach. It seeks lo ensure

that the Government will only

have to deal with Indigenous peoples on its own terms and

without any reference to the

aspirations and goals of Indigenous peoples.

The Government has stated

that ils goal is 'to improve the outcomes and opportunities and

hopes of Indigenous peoples in areas of health, education and

employment' and thai 'the

representation ... for Indigenous people has been a failure1

It is disingenuous to draw a connection between these

problems with the Government's

reasoning. First, as the ATSIC Review

Team stated in its final report:

"ATSIC was intended to be a supplementary funding body and

was never intended, or funded, lo be tha provider of all

forpf ir progra

responsibili* ability to address a range ol key

issues facing Indigenous peoples. ATSIC is now being

blamed for lack of progress by government in addressing

program responsibility Health, lor example n.js

been a mainstream govemmem

responsibility since 19yfi During

under-funding of Indigenous

health services, estimated 'c total approximately $350 million per year, and a worsen.no in *ey

indicators of heallh status and only marginal improvements in

others Mainstream approaches lo health service delivery have not been working for the past

decade The story is the same with

education and employmenl

programs - both are mainstream government responsibilities (with

the exception of the C D E P

scheme, which ATSIC and now ATSIS run). There has been

very little progress in reducing the inequality gap between

Indigenous and non-I ndigenous

people in these areas over the past five years.

The critical problem lacing

Indigenous people is the lack of a rigorous monitoring framework to hold the Government

accountable for its commitments

dchvp-y. It is the failure of

goviemnienf accounts »' ly tfi A'SiC is being made a

analysis that is critical of its own

at>yr jjch. The Government has

prog e=.s ive ly distanced itself

from the policy advice provided by ATSIC and acted contrary to

ATSIC's proposals for addressing Indigenous issues. This failure dates back to the

rejection by the Government in 1996 of the Social Justice

Package proposal by ATSIC The Government has

s-miurly failed to acl in accordance with the advice of

the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation and has failed to

respond, yet alone implement. the findings and

Social Justice Reports lo

Parliament by the Social Justice Commissioner.

This does not reveal a failure

of representative Indigenous structures. It reveals a deep

Where will the money go? the money will go, and without details ofthe process by which

Indigenous Australians can be involved in decisions about the

II is disappointing that if ha;

taken so long to address the

problems with ATSIC. and now we have a kneejerk political reaction that ignores the real

issues. Meanwhile. Indigenous

The suggestion lhat an

appointed group of distinguished Indigenous people will advise the Government on Indigenous

issues is hardly adequate representation. Indigenous people deserve better alter years ol being shonchanged.

W e must have two main goals

clearly In mind as we decide ATSIC's future The primary concern musl be how we can

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and a quality education lor Iheir

Secondly. Indigenous Australians have insisted, year

after year, that one of the essential ingredients to improving their well-being is for them to

have a say They musl represent communilies and deal with their priorities ATSIC was set up with

the best intentions. However, chronic under-funding and

internal difficulties have left it

unable lo meei its responsibilities lo the Indigenous communilies around Australia, with many

Indigenous people tee I Ing it does no represent them. The

Govemmenl needs to ensure lhal the money it will now save Irom lhe abolition of ATSIC is used in a

way thai will benefit Indigenous

M E G LEES Australian Progressive Alliance

Senator for South Australia

antipathy on the part ol the Government towards engaging

wilh Indigenous peoples and acknowledging Ihe legitimacy of

tne asp radons and goals expressed by Indigenous

Replacing ATSIC with an appointed board of advisers will entrench Ihis problem further by

ensuring lhat ihe Government

only has to talk to select Indigenous people when it

chooses to and only on issues thai it wishes to engage.

The latest Social Justice

Report to the Federal Parliament identities Ihe current situation

faced by Indigenous peoples as

a crisis. It reveals a government approach that is failing. And it

identifies an agenda lor change to turn this situation around

This agenda identifies increased Indigenous

participation and control as a

central feature of improved

Decision is shortsighted

In time, history will prove the Howard Government's decision to rob

Aboriginal people ol the means to have an elected voice and an opportunity lor

self-determination was shamefully wrong.

The Howard/Vanstone decision is

shortsighted - ihey would be wiser to once again follow Mark Latham's lead

and at least offer a democratic

Mainstreaming Indigenous affairs

failed in the past - it is unlikely to succeed now. How will Indigenous

people now be heard, how will they now have a voice? W h o will speak for

Ihem? In South Australia, the tionontheAP Lands is

m ATSIC toe;

le of in sting that it is with governments v being representative ot and

accountable back to Indigenous communilies and people.

Abolishing ATSIC and

ensuring that Indigenous people

have no place at the negotiating table is not tha answer. It will

simply silence Indigenous people at the national level while

the deeply entrenched crisis in Indigenous c

continues *..

organisalions to deliver services. A representative panel of

distinguished people cannot, no matter

how well-meaning, replace the right of

Indigenous people to have a say in their lutures via a democratically

elected body. The Indigenous peoples of this

country are the oldest living culture on the planet - don't w e deserve the right

to have an organisation ol our own?

The United Nations says we do. but not the Howard Government.

If the tables were turned, and some power decided with the stroke of a pen

to axe the Government, there would be an outrage - not fo mention a

Constitutional crisis W e are talking

What Indigenous people need are

strong and credible leaders -Indigenous and non-Indigenous - who

will reaffirm their i

with (he recognition thai this will only

be achieved through empowerment.

self-determination and reconciliation.

PARRY AGIUS

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Adelaide, S A

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YOUR POETRY

Foul Play

Her little T J

My Hi -.in

They _,,„ tell

Propaganda s...

They can go to hell

I dedicate this ode

Gail's Little T J

W h o was full of lun

A grandfather's best

S o m e racist cops ha

A senseless death w

1 call it foul play

One day our God wil

W e all cried for a little black brother

My heart goes out

To his lather and mother

Take a stand

There's blood spilt

O n white man's hands

No matter what ever Ihey say

The Spirit in evil spirit thai lurks after r

bring m e down

;o gently

I feel it breathing on Ihe back of my ni

But when I turn around to check

It scampers away to the spirit land.

Because il knows if it ever looked me

MARK ANDEHSON

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W h o leave their homes and have to tlee

The life you had is all but gone

This stricken war has made you mourn

The dying and sultering you saw each c

Your people, young, old and frayed

Soldiers came and destroyed your plac*

W a s this a curse or was this your fate?

They've taken orders to take your land

You must be careful, all killings at hand

N o w your lamily must move quick

Can't wait a minute, nol even a tic

Collect all your belongings and what yoi

J!'s getting close lor this bomb to land.

Forn< at you've tied at

YOUR SAY

Consultation a must in reform

Reconciliation can nol be achieved wilhouf self-

determination, and Ihe N S W

Reconciliation Council, the peak reconciliation body in

N S W , condemns comments

made by Prime Minister John Howard about the Federal

abolish ATSIC.

The N S W Reconciliation Council, which represents

more lhan 1000 members ot the reconciliation movement in

N S W , shares the concerns ol other reconciliatii

the Coalition Government was

to replace the current elected

Indigenous body with a Government-appointed group whose role would be limited lo

advice only.

The Government's policy is

shortsighted and continues to display a disrespect and ignorance about the sovereign

right of Australia's Indigenous peoples to self-determination.

The most disturbing

Numerous studies, reports

Indigenous people in other

countries, such as Canada i

the United States, which ha\ some recognition and

idigenous eign rights, have show

nanaged sell-determination

ind Indigenous governance

ire not only Ihe most effective

Our leaders must begin to recognise that self-determination is the inherent sovereign and constitutional right of Indigenous people

report released by the Council

of Australian Governments, to

example, reveals that the gap belween Aboriginal and

non-Aboriginal Auslralians is widening, not getting any

True reconciliation will only

be achieved when the rights of

Indigenous Australians are recognisod to the same eirtent

as non-Indigenous Australians, and this includes the righl to develop effective governing

bodies which reflect the cultural practices, values and

beliefs ol Indigenous Australian.

priority' However, we clearly stress

thai any reform process must indude extensive consultalion

wah i-digenous peoples, and include indigenous people in Hit decision-making process

• . M •.

ATSIC.

Aboriginal people was an

'experiment' and one that tailed SeJf-defermination is n

governments can 'choose' to

Our leaders must begin

Aboriginal people, but it is necessary.

Throughout his term, Prime

Minster John Howard has

consistently displayed his opposition to a rights-based

approach to reconciliation and managemenl of Indigenous

Under the Coalition's policy

of 'practical reconciliation', the position of Indigenous people

The recent Overcoming

Indigenous Disadvantage'

leaders recognise and accept

Australia's Indigenous sovereign righls, and begin to

display the political will lo move the Govemment forward in

partnership with Indigenous Australia.

The N S W Reconciliation

Council calls on the Federal

Opposition, the minor partes and the Senate independents

to block any attempts to abolish ATSIC's elected structure

before plans have been put in place for a new elected body.

PAUL NEWMAN

Chairman, NSW

Reconciliation Council

ATSIS chief must be removed The Federal Government should immediately

remove Ihe chief executive officer of ATSIS, Wayne

Gibbons. Irom oflice. He had a conflict of Interesl as ATSIC/ATSIS C E O and I believe he has an onqoinq conflict as ATSIS CEO.

ut CaV.l -;i .5,

is undue influence oi ling ATSIC staff i-

The C E O should not be involved in any transitional arrangements involving the transfer of functions from ATSIC and ATSIS to other

govemmenl agencies. I make this call to the

Government in the light of actions by Ihe ATSIS C E O in the lead up lo the Government's announcement to abolish ATSIC.

I believe the ATSIS C E O has been responsfcle

tor the provision of incorrecl and subsequently

; Government and thai lo e transition of programs and

badly needed services lo other agencies would be a turther tragedy to be visited upon Indigenous people

in this counlry.

The performance ol Mr Gibbons in the last year has, in my opinion, been detrimental to the interests

ol Indigenous people. I call on Prime Minister John Howard to show

tome 'air dinkum leadership in regards to Aboriginal affairs and place somebody in the position who has

lhe confidence and respect ol Indigenous people, organisations and communities throughout Auslralia.

The threat to Tasmania's forests I a m saddened by the suffering

caused in the name ol economic

progress by the destruction ot Tasmania's ancienf and beautiful

forests The genocide of Aboriginal

people and the extinction of the

thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) were Ihe

first wave of world's best practice in Tasmania.

N o w logging company Gunns are finishing the fob of Europeanising

Tasmania and making it a monopoly for

the filthy rich. Logging in Tasmania is

now the most wasteful industry imaginable. II wastes natural resources

like timber, soil and water It destroys

habitat and kills many native animals. It pollutes the air and reduces ecotourism

potential. It lowers the value we place

on sustainable developmenl and living harmoniously with nature. It limits

human potential to technologically

controlled drudgery and ignores the full

potential uses of a forest system. W e are losing the potential for

discovering new native sources of food

and medicine. Indigenous cultural knowledge, improved recreational

activities and all the wonder in the

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Beattie warns on grog laws

By JODI HOFFMANN,

^ ^ H restrictions introduced in 1 _. - ^ M far north Oueensland I Q L D ^ communities, as Stale • 1 Premier Peter Bealtie • • threatened lotal prohibilion il Ihe new grog laws tailed. Over the past year, alcohol management plans have been inlroduced in 10 Indigenous communilies. with a further seven now laking effect

Mr Bealtie said alcohol abuse and

were so bad the Government would consider tolal alcohol bans if the

"I don'l want lo go down the road o* prohih lum and I make that very clear, hu: Ihis ie a mailer of lile and dealh," Mr Beattie said

Mr Beattie said Tony Fitzgerald, who produced a report on the issue Ir 2001, supported prohibition if his alcohol management proposals did n work alter three years.

Bul Indigenous leaders have slammed the plans, wilh the Mapoon community launching legal action against the laws.

Aboriginal academic Associate Professor Boni Robertson said that without dealing with the reasons behind alcoholism Ihe communities were being set up to fail

"Just taking the source away, without dealing with the need, really I believe is negligent," she said.

Mapoon Communily Council : - , - ' . . . • • • " •

were angry over a lack ol conan latkH

caught In lown alter dark I thought t

wrong because the sun w, up at eight o'c

"ind found my mother at Williams and they gave me three monlhs and s'

What followed, though, was the start ot a journey thai saw Mr Franks travel throughout Auslralia finding work as a

"When you'd finish your work you'd get all paid up and the lirst place you'd look lor was a pub and then I'd (all by Ihe wayside

alcohol. I couldn' then because I'd be inlo mischief," said Mr Franks, who

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• A B O V E : The ATA R O C

Team, from left, co-ordinato

(Broome) Gary Taylor, senio

Greetham. co-ordinator (NT)

Leigh Phillips and ATA chairwoman Lois Peeler.

• B E L O W : Jocelyn Archer

and Yvonne Odegaard,

Larrakia Nation Aboriginal

Corporation staff.

• RIGHT; The R O C Team with

workshop participants.

'Proper' tourism •

A recent tourism industry

forum conducted in Darwin introduced the Respecting

Our Culture (ROC) Program. Developed by Aboriginal

Tourism Australia (ATA], the program is aimed at enhancing tourism

business management and encourages the tourism Industry to operate in ways that

respecl and reinfc-.- *

heritage and Ihe living cultures ol Indigenous

New program focuses on cultural respect

is Peeler said that businesses engaging in Indigenous tourisrr which are committed lo protecting cultural authenticity and integrity, developing sounc

business practices and having sustainable environmental managemenl systems in pia

can now be recognised through Ihe R O C Program.

"Aboriginal culture is what differentiates fhe Australian experience," said Ms Peeler.

"Despite a growing interest by overseas visitors, there is a scarcity ol Indigenous product in the normal distribution systems.

Ttie R O C Program is a tc

people and con opportunities th

industry may provide A few days before ih Darwin forum, Ihe ATA team conducted a four:day workshop, Stepping Slones for Tourism, at the Bowali Visitor Cenlre in Kakadu National Park The woi1<shop aims

to help local people who had ideas about possible tourism ventures lo document am go through the initial planning process.

supportive of the ROC Program. "It's fantai thai they're (ATA) getting people to be mor culturally aware and fo do things in a culturally appropriate manner. R O C endorsement is certainly a positive move,"

said: "An Indigenou

Indigenous culture bul a process which

educates people about who Indigenous people are, where we came from and where

'Tourists are interested in that type of stuff having worked with many tourists, I know

what they want and the questions thai they ask are aboul Indigenous people and the

state of Indigenous people and affairs. It's so much more than just giving them a bil ol show-and-lell ol a dance and song and a Dreaming slory - it's much more fhan that

Ms Williams also slated the importance of

Indigenous people within Iheir own language groups, community groups or clan groups making the decisions aboul what is or isn't

"We have to think about our intellectual cultural property righls when making these decisions as lo what information's going to be

put out inlo the public domain and who the appropriate people are wiihin the community

(NTTC) Indigenous manager Patricia Waria-

"Suggested Indigenous operators could be

included on a songline where you could travsl Irom Adelaide to Uluru (Ayers Rock), Alice Springs, Nyinkka Nyunyu (Tennant Creek],

Katherine and Darwin including the Tiwi Islands. This songline could give international and local people a cultural experience in

different aspects of Aboriginal culture." Ms Waria-Read spoke about the

Importance of developing a good business,

financial and marketing plan. "Aboriginal people need to have these strategies in place

and the plan has to be realislic and

N T T C Indigenous tourism manager Patricia Waria-Rea

senior broker Bill Warburto

EI THE KOORI MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21. 2004.

public," she said. "II there's not a consensus as to who

should be giving that information oui. there's

going to be a whole heap of tourism operations set up that Indigenous people are not going to be happy with, which causes

problems that can socially Impact upon our

"Working wilh Larrakia people, I know lhal

I have lo go through all ol lhal and have my Elders salislied with who I'm working with and who I'm either giving knowledge or teaching or helping to learn more aboul Iheir country.

It's not just aboul dragging people around country and making them talk, it's aboul our intellectual cultural property and building up people's capacity to be able to deal with

problems and giving the Elders Ihe right to be able to make decisions lhat the younger people should follow."

Northern Territory Tourist Commission

Tourism approached properly could benefit everyone in Ihe community The

developmenl ol a tourisl venture for a community needs to be approached holistically and include an educalion and

training program to lit the tourism aspect." Aboriginal grinding grooves along Ihe

Bataluk Cultural Trail (Gippsland, Vic), the

majesty of Uluru and Ihe pristine beauty of Kakadu are jusl a small sample of Ihe many

destinations that offer a unique Indigenous cultural experience, attracting many local and

In Ihe Northern Territory alone, over 1.7 million visitors spenl a record $661.2 million (Territory Tourism statistics 2002-03) and this

is estimated lo Increase by a further 3-4 per cenl by 2006-07 wilh Ihe recent arrival ofthe Ghan service lo Darwin and the Australian

Government's release ol the Tourism White Paper which will inject an extra $235 million into the industry over four-and-a-half years.

'Increasingly, people want experiences that connect Ihem wilh Indigenous people. There's Ihis desire lo undersiand a culture

lhal goes back more than 40,000 years, how our people have survived and how we as Indigenous people function in Australian

society." said Ms Peeler. The R O C Program Is an initiative ofthe

ATAand is operated in partnership wilh State and Territory tourism accreditation offices. An important aspect ol Ihe R O C Program is that

regional coordinators provide support and liaison at the local level

• For further Information, conlact ATA

on (03) 9654 38tt or by email lo ala@abOriginaltourism.com.au or visit the website at www.aborlglnaltourism.com.au

Congress set up H

The inaugural meeting of

Ihe Indigenous Women's

Congress (IWC) in Perth was an opportune lime to acknowledge how strong

an enduring force in

The meeting of the lirst

Governmenl-appointed Indigenous women's advisory body In Western

Australia celebrated the rich diversity of our women Irom all regions throughout the Slate and provided an important forum for the sharing ol ideas,

knowledge, concerns and support. Established as a body whose rote s

" i State Government's M ni )i Worn,

levels 0'

participants. Representatives tn

West. Kimberley, IVhealbelt.

Gascoynei'Murchison, Perth, Pilbara. Great Southern, Goldfields and Torre

Island regions will ensure that that is an extensive range of experience, with

participants from business, the general community, govemment and non-govemment agencies

The congress is an initiative of the Western Australian Departmenl ol

Community Development's Office of

Women's Policy and has been supported by the Department of Indigenous Affairs

(heir inaugural meeting.

- Your Say, is 'a fantastic

opportunity fo profile Indigenous women who have been a force

within their community', according

to Maria Osman, executive director of the Office for Women's

Policy. 'Although a I times isolated,

Inoigonous women have been

voicing community issues

separately. Mow Indigenous women will be heard as a united vrucp inrough the congress and

will have direct input to the Minister," said Ms Osman.

For Helen McNeair, the

inaugural meeting, which included

presenting recommendations to Ihe Minister, has been 'a great

opportunity fo meet a lot of really

strong women in the community

going on in other regions'.

similar bul il's good to be able to compare what's going on and to

have access to the Minister and access to issues lhat we haven't

A- up 6.

Co m m is: Unit.

id Torres Strai

the Indigenous Policy

i McHale believes that Indiger JUI, women play a key leadership role w *n n

their families and Iheir community structures and this advisory group w ll bnng iheir perspective to government'. 'The

congress will help promote equal

opportunity for Indigenous women in

With the first meeting, being chaired bi the congress' deputy chairwoman Helen

McNeair, the agenda items demonstrated thai the group is committed lo tackling difficult and sensitive issues.

"We want our congress to be one thai'; going to make a difference and our three

main focus areas will be, one, salety for o

women and families; two, access to eadersiip positions; and, three, economii

independence,* said Ms McNeair, who •, 'jased in Geraldton in the Ca""oyne/Murchison region

S~e believes lhat the number and

dive-i.iy of participants at the mee'i-.q cemonstrales the wi<

"eorcvcn-ation the body has t

nduoon last October. T h e v appointed to this congress ar.

women in theii

we will be very effective," The IWC s

more than merely an advisory body and aims io become an ongoing entity to ensure

ideas and recommendations are pursued. "We don't want to be set up as an advisory

body and then nol be followed through. W e want fo be a permanent appoinfmenl and to

continue from there," said Ms McNeair Meanwhile. Ms McNeair typifies the

il to tf- y In.- *..i

participants. W h e n not putting her efforts

into the I W C , she is kept busy in her third term as an ATSIC councillor (she is currently fhe deputy chair of the Yamaji

Regional Council), along with managing an Aboriginal resource agency which services the whole of the Murchison region of W A ,

spanning Shark Bay to Meekatharra.

T h e congress, developed as a result of recommendations by Indigenous w o m e n at the 2002 W o m e n ' s Convention Your Future

The Indigenous Women's Congress >mbers are Shirley Bennell (chairwoman)

and Shirley Hayward (South-West region), June Oscar (Kimberley region), Kerry Stack (Wheatbelt region). Helen McNeair (deputy

chairwoman) and Dianne Gray

(Gascoyne/Murchison region), Maisie Weston and Oriel Green (Perth region),

Doris Eaton and Katie Drummond (Pilbara region). Barbara Oreo and Shirley Hansen (Great Southern region), Nancy Gordon

and Vashti Sambo (Goldfields region) and Margaret Morrison and Audrey Knight

(Perth-based Torres Strait Islander representatives).

Pal Kopusar is the Women's Advisory Council representative, IJI/I (Helen) Corbett the National Indigenous Women's Advisory

Group representalive, and ex-officio

members are Maria Osman (Office for Women's Policy) and Irene Stainton (Family and Domestic Violence Unit).

2004. E l

Skills training on the agenda

HEALTH

lobbyist will be the focus of

free Iraining workshops

being held in Walgett and Bourke, N S W , this month.

The Far West Area Heallh Service and

Sydney's Public Interest Advocacy Cenlre will host

the workshops designed to provide communities wilh essential advocacy skills,

= rep--<=

initially f<

advisory

provide

ning w

chance to develop skills ir the wider community.

"Our Health Advisory

"Often people wi

like to participate bi they don't have the

"mis fype ot trai

The workshops wi i be

held in Walgett on

Wednesday, April 28, ant in Bourke on Thursday, April 29 Those in'

Ihe free workshops c; contaci Cathy Dyer oi 8080 1512.

Oral health pledge call by NACCHO •

Th, Nillonil

Aboriginal Communis Con„oll«<H„llh Organisation (NACCI i

National Rural Health Alliance

(NRHA) have sought a

MedicarePlus will give priority

attention to Indigenous patients.

N A C C H O chairman Tony

McCartney said lhat improving the health ol Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander people should be the

nation's number-one priority - and

oral and dental health was one of the most serious parts ol the

challenge.

"Indigenous Australians have a

higher incidence ol cardiovascular

disease and diabetes, both of which are related to oral and dental

'The inclusion of selected dental

care in Medicare provides a major

opportunity to make progress on Ihis. Indigenous people should be a

priority because ol the higher

(heir impact on quality ol life and

life expectancy.

"Aboriginal people and Torres

Strait Islanders have poorer oral health than the rest of the

community. "Poor oral health often creates a

situation where the overall health of

a person is compromised. Too

often poor oral health results in people adopting poor diet resulting

• ii serious illness. Such illnesses

include cardiovascular disease and

"An Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander Oral Health Action Plan

was produced at a workshop in September 2O02 and no time would

be too soon to begin working on it.

The National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Slrait

Islander Health also recognises the impact of poor oral health on

information gaps in oral heallh and

representative surveys should be

conducted. Access and equity issues to dental services should be

looked at for all people in rural and

remote Australia. "The new proposals in

M-'-ri -..IIPPIUS provide a major

opportunity io progress action on

'There will be an additional MBS

item to support access to dental treatment for palienls with a

significant dental problen

are related to their illness.

"A separate item number under Medicare will provide access to

such patients. Over 69,000 dental

proportion ol these should be lor

Indigenous patients."

Mr McCartney said it should be emphasised that poor oral and

dental health was symptomatic of

the appalling heallh status of

Aboriginal Australians.

$4 million boost for WA Aboriginal health care ^fuWT^ Aboriginal health care in ^ ^ 7 ^ I Western Australia has been

r T * / A I boosted by S4 million from the I W A • commonwealth.

k ^ I The agreement was part of

a^Laa^L^aW a national co-operative effort

by governments to lift the health status of

Indigenous Australians, W A Health

Minister Jim McGinty said.

The funds would be used for proj< including employing more health

professionals, purchase of medical

equipment and health promotional

activities.

About S2.4 million in additional funding

would be used to employ extra health staff

including Aboriginal health workers, registered nurses and medical officers in

the west and north-east regions of the

Kimberley in the north of Western

A D E N RIDGEWAY

An extra $300m needed: Ridgeway MNA Indigenous heallh ^ ^ * • needs an extra T 1 $300 million a

^ — A year to achieve

^fmrm equity in the ^ ^ ^ ^ • ^ allocation of

Australian Democrals.

In a Senate debate on the

Democrats Indigenous Affairs spokesman Aden Ridgeway

said that amount was the equivalent ot about one week's

defence spending.

"This crisis in Indigenous health must be a priority in the

upcoming Federal Budget and I call lor full cross-party support

political football in the game between the Govemmenl and the government-in-waiting.

This is a situation which has

severe consequences for the

entire nation. "We have the opportunity

now to put the money al Ihe Ironl end ol the health system to

avoid the impending unsustainable expense in the

"(We have) heard the Prime

Minister saying Indigenous

people in Auslralia shouldn't receive any special treatment,

and lhal 'everyone should be

"The tact is, Indigenous people are not treated equally.

In fact, in a health sense,

treatment' is exactly what they are not getting.

"In 1998-99 the Australian

Institute of Heallh and Welfare calculated thai for every dollar

spent per year tor Ihe general

population on schemes such as

the M B S and PBS, only 37 cents was spent per Indigenous

person. "Indigenous people have less

access to G P s and instead usually go to community health

services or public hospitals. "ATSIC does not have, and

has never had, responsibility lor

primary health-care lunding.

] THE KOORI MAIL, W E D N E S D A Y , APRIL 21, 2004.

M.

A healthy ambition H Rosanna Wright is proving a success

slory (or a new scheme being run through Ihe Australian Medical

* in Western Auslralia. Ms nursing through the AMA WA

Indigenous Initiatives program The scheme is aimed al improving the health of Aboriginal people by developing job and training opportunities within the private and public sectors.

Ms Wright has already completed more than six months' training at the McDougal Park Nursing Home, where she has been offered a permanent position, as well as gaining her Certificate III In Communily Seivices (Aged Care).

Nursing home director ol nursing Gerry Riordan said Ms Wright had a 'wonderful attitude' and showed great respecl for residents.

'Be positive'

The AMA says the Indigenous Initiatives program oflers great benefits to prospective clients and employers

"We offer assistance to clients with traineeships and employment, career development, work

hospitality, main roads, hospitals and many more. "For employers, we can provide tailored

recruitment packages and financial incentives are available and paid directly to employers at three

intervals over a 26-trveek period of emp'oymtjri' We can organise interviews and assist with the employment process."

The Initiative is funded by the Commonwealth

Department ol Employment and Workplace Relations, and runs under a Struclured Training

and Employment Program.

H E A L T H £!>,

Sexual health made a priority

^ ^ ^ V ^ k Australia laces ar ^ T • chronically-ill Indigenous people [ T if governments do nol improve

k ^ ^ ^ A Aboriginal nutrition, health and

^ A r # education, a forum in Melbourne ^ ^ ^ ^ • ^ has been told.

The Fred Hollows Foundation released

Btaf sties that showed birth weights, intant

mortality and life expectancies among

Aborigines were far below those of all Australians.

Foundation Indigenous program manager

Olga Havnen said neglect ot Aboriginal health fas a 'heatth emergency' and called on the

Federal Government to commit to S3CO mill .on

in Indigenous health spending a yeai

"Low birth weights happen not jusi • remote

bush communities - it's happening preity much

;s the country." i Is Havnen said research led by Monash

'These people do not have one

chronic illness. They have two, three or four...'

inc;igenous people (with low birth weights)

•>v<- -om childhood, being really very sick as

ds into adulthood, where you see the onset chronic diseases - things like diabetes and

... end-stage kidney failure," she said.

"People in that Barkly region ol the Northern Territory 'lave 30 limes (he rate of end-stage

kidney failure, compared to other Australians '

:e at th forum, said malnutrition led to a cluster c

diseases including diabetes, stroke,

hypertension and some cancers.

"These people do not have one chronic illness. They have two, three or four." Mr

"They are so sick they do not understand what is happening to their bodies, and when

you go tc one communily alter another you set

a people in constant mourning and grieving

"The maternal health and the health of that

unborn child can be improved very rapidly by putting primary health care in place and giving

priority for

' young people ii

Sydney. Aboriginal men's sexual heallh worker for Central Sydney Area Health

Service David Aanundsen saic sr.c Of SI

Forum told of grim outlook

health issues was vital lo help

prevent the spread of

It was even more important

given the dramatic increase in

the number of young people suffering sexually transmitted

"I recently ran a five-day program focused on HIV and

other sexually transmitted diseases with the aim of

helping young Aboriginal men understand the risks ol unsafe

sex and unsafe drug use." Mr Aanundsen said.

The project involved training

young men fo acf as peer

educators in ihe community lo encourage them to spread the

sexual health message. Other topics covered in the

workshops included minimising

drug and alcohol risks as well

Learnings

another important feature of the project, with the group

producing drawings expressing

depicting health messages the

traditional and graffiti art styles

to express messages such as Men, don't mess wilh you health' and Don't let your

The pro)eel brought together

local health services and was

supported by Marrickville Council. The Inner West Aboriginal Community

Company also provided support for the program and

assisted with a project

Elder Lester Bostock.

A second sexual health arts based project with Aboriginal

men over 25 years of age will be held later in the year.

Aboriginal men's education in central Sydney, referrals to

sexual heallh services, or more

about arts-based learning

contact Mr Aanundsen on telephone (02) 9515 3239, fa*

(02) 9557 3899 or email

n- T H E K O O R I MAIL, W E D N E S D A Y . APRIL 21, 2004 Q l

si' ARTS

StoBmg \j)Mm ALF WILSON visits a small art

gallery going places...

T O U R I S T S from i

at Indigenous paintings and artefacts

at the Mura Buai Gallery in Townsville.

The gallep/ is an arm of the Keriba-Mina

Torres Strait Islander Corporation lor

Development and opened in The middle of

2003. Chief executive officer Warren Nona

said there were five artists who did craft for

the gallery and a total ol 10 staff altogether.

"We deal only in Indigenous art and

artefacts, and a lol ol people have dropped

in. including tourists from Germany, the

United States and Holland," he said.

The gallery also accepts work Irom other

Indigenous artists and displays them for

sale and takes a commission. The permanent artists include Torres

Strait Islanders 48-year-old Bob Kaigey.

from Murray Island, and Vicki Tom, Linda

Maza and Waba Yoelu, trom Saibai Island

"I have been doing paintings and making artefacts since I was a small boy on

Murray Island and have been here lor a

while. I do a lot of paintings and use

acrylics," Mr Kaigey said.

He has his craft displayed throughout

An inspection ol the gallery revealed jut

how good Ihe artefacts and paintings are,

and they have created a lol of interest in

the community.

Mr Nona hails from Thursday Island ant

was a former champion rugby league back

who played all over north Oueensland.

• The email contact for the gallery is

ta @ keribamina.com.au

Performers shaping up AM E L B O U R N E performance

program is changing the way '-- a boxing

Id champion Anthony Mundine KnockOut Theatre is a group ol

in people who have rehearsed

_ and hard lo learn six plays to be performed only once every Thursday

'rom April 22 Actress Shiralee Hood and

ilm-maker Gary Carter teamed up and

developed Ihe program ' acting among Indigenous peopl

encourage "

ind 'jiv-aus rales. 'We wanted to encourage

Indigenous confidence in acting the stereotypes of colour casting," says

Ms Hood. The group has rehearsed

] T H E KOORI MAIL, W E D N E S D A Y , APRIL 21, 2004

. :o s<

boxing rii "We're breaking the grounds ol

what people normally expect from

performances." M s Hood says ane is eager to conduct a second

round ol KnockOut Theatre after the dedication shown by the group.

"I've seen these fellas come in and

Iheir time to learn scrip is, it's

empowering for everyone." she

The first play, Round One', will be The Goon Show', by Spike Milligan. II

will be followed by Round Two which

will be 'Fifty Minutes' by Gary Carter, Round Three will be The Spectacle' by

Round Four 'My Wile and Kids' by Craig Wayans, Round Five

'Black-a-Liclous' (comedy, poelry, skits i Round Six The

Dre am lime with Willy Shake Spear'.

• KnockOut Theatre opens tomorrow

(April 22) and will run every Thursday until Round Six concludes on May 27. For more

> (03) 9620 9069.

Art award deadline

draws near F R I D A Y , May 7, is the deadline

for this year's Nalional NAIDOC Art Award.

Aboriginal and Torres Slrait Islander artists have the chance lo

win a $5000 cash prize and have

Iheir work featured nationwide il

they lake out the coveted award

All entries must incorporate

this year's NAIDOC theme of 'Self-Determination -.Our

Community - Our Future - Our Responsibility'.

ATSIC continues its

sponsorship of the NAIDOC An

hundreds of entries Irom around

The winning art work will be

seen around Australia in the form

of the 2004 NAIDOC poster

Entries tor Ihe Art Award must be accompanied by a signed,

completed entry form available

from all ATSIS offices or from Hie

ATSIC web sile (www atsic.gov.au).

All entries should be marked

and forwarded to: NAIDOC Art

Award, Mr Roy Tatten, ATSIS

Communications Branch, POBoi

17, Woden A C T 2606.

Fiction the focus for

masterclass INTERNATIONAL author and Royal Literary Fund Writing

Fellow Kathryn Heyman will

present a two-day fiction writing masterclass for

Indigenous writers at Macquarie

University. Sponsored by the Royal

Literary Fund in partnership

with the Division ot Society,

Culture, Media and Philosophy at Macquarie, the initiative aims

to assist writers with some

experience to develop their

tiction writing skills.

Participants will have Ihe opportunity to work on short

Macquaries Indigenous writer in residence, Associate

Professor Anita Heiss, says the

terclass will provide h-needed practical supporl

to emerging writers. "Indigenous fiction writing Is

still in its infancy compared to the genres of autobiography,

poetry and children's literature

for instance," she says. "The class, facilitated by

such an esteemed author as

Kathryn Heyman, will go far in supporting the development ol

Indigenous fiction writing, particularly lor local writers in

Sydney." Heyman has held lhe

position of University Writing Fellow in Glasgow and Oxford.

The masterclass will be held

May 13-14.

\h ARTS VI.

About the Wizard of the Wire ELIZABETH BURROWS writes about one of Australia's circus greats...

B R I S B A N E audiences have bean Skipping on Slars,

thanks to Ihe efforts of the Flying Fruit Fly Circus Circus members have been performing 'Skipping on

Stars', which tells Ihe story ol Ihe Wizard ol the Wire'. Col Colleano. an internal lona I ly renowned lightwire performer born al Ihe turn ol the century and

who was Aboriginal. The cast of young and talenied circus performers kept

their audience, captivated while Ihe serious message ol lhe show, thai we should be true lo ourselves and never

forgel where we came from, was delivered genlly In 1966. Colleano was one of only two Auslralians Io

be inducted into the Circus Hall ol Fame Whai people did not know was that Col Colleano was an Aboriginal

Australian - a secret he took lo his grave. The part of Colleano in 'Skipping on Stars' is played by

Noel C Tovey whose own theatre career spans 50 years

and who said one of the Queslions people who saw the show asked was why did Colleano not come out and

lo being Aboriginal?

MM ,-eys.

in personal experience, and said in the early days of his career 'the last thing you wanted lo be was an Aboriginal'.

"It's very sad." he said "I didn'l lell anyone I was

Aboriginal lor 32 years."

Ir Tovey said hi I was beaten uj

the end ot the show I say 'I am a proud man and I think

Mr Tovey said young people came Irom all over the counlry lo be part ol Ihe Flying Fruit Fly Circus, and those

accepled had to attend Ihe Flying Fruil Fly school. He said the performers had to maintain a high level ol

achievement in both areas and ihe school had one ol the

highest academic pass rales in Australia

Mr Tovey said he had set up a scholarship to allow

talented but disadvantaged children, who often needed financial help to buy school books and even billeting, to

be able to attend the school. "lis my way of paying back all lhe kindness that people

showed lo m e when I was young, nol when I was very young, but when I was younger and I wouldn't have had a

career if il hadn't been for people being kind. *So it's payback." The Flying Fruit Fly Ci

mm Time for Reflection and more at Bangarra Dance Theatre

B A N G A R R A Dance Theatre is set to

follow up on the success of 'Bush'

last year with a double-bill. 'Clan',

featuring Frances Rings' new work

'Unaipon' and Stephen Page's evocative

compilation 'Reflections'.

'Clan' will open in Brisbane (April 29-

May 8) before touring io Melbourne

(June 10-f9] and concluding in Sydney

(June 25-July 17). Featuring Bangarra's blend of

physical poetry and visual

etlects, Clan' is being

hailed as dance theaire at

its most captivating.

Frances Rings' work 'Unaipon' is inspired by lhe

intellect ol Aboriginal

philosopher David Unaipon

who features on the

Australian $50 note.

Unaipon argued the Aborig in:

should be considered equal lo ihose ot

all the great cultures of the world.

"People like Unaipon have always

fascinated m e - they straddled

Frances Rings has ceatec

what is being described as

dynamic and highly potent

dance theaire.

Regarded by many as Australia's

I eonardo O a Vinci, David Unaipon (t972 i%/) is credited wilh being the

hrsi Abongmal writer lo be published, devetoomg modern shearing shears ani

making the connection between

hekcopiers aerodynamics and the flight pattern of a boomerang

scholar ol theology and philosophy.

'Bangarra has

brought a new dance language to the world'

hislory. a history shared by all

• Reflections' brings

together the besl ot

choreography ol Bangarra's

artistic director Stephen

Page Excerpts Irom

ilestone works si

Och'e

together

one journey. This is seen as

a chance to expenence

ihe choreographic and

Ihealrical innovation which

has earned Stephen Page

and Bangarra nalional and

international acclaim.

•Reflections' brings to

the stage the visions ol one ol

Australia's mosl respected artists

"Bangarra has brought a new dance

language to the world. These works

have found a place in the hearts and

minds ol audiences everywhere It is a

rewarding process for m e fo relum

to these works and to bring new

Page said.

THE KOORI MAIL, W E D N E S D A Y . APRIL 21. 2004. |

Via

Electronic database goal for academic

ARTS

w; ILE a few Western

•n interested in Aboriginal art, it is only in the past two decades that Aboriginal art has c o m m a n d e d high prices and that art historians and critics

a significant 'ding :- D- lo McLean ol The U Western Australia's School ot

Architecture, Landscape and

Visual Arts. The U W A researcher is

working on a UWA-supported

project developing Australia's

first comprehensive electronic

database bibliography of books, articles, exhibition

catalogues and reviews on Aboriginal art. An analysis of

these writings will focus on

critical sections in order to m a p general historical shifts in

themes and approaches to

the interpretation of Aboriginal

art since 1960. Dr McLean is also working

with Or John S'lanloh, director/curator ol UWA's

Berndt Museum of Anthropology, on a related

larger project, supported by an Australian Research

Council Discovery Grant,

which looks at the

interpretations of Aboriginal art by anthropologists and the

the 20th century until the early

Material " W e have been looking at

material from most the 20th

anthropology and art history. A n electronic database such as this will be very useful to people wanting to find out about a particular artist or

inity," Dr McLean This is the first tii

developed anc comprehensive in its reach."

The Berndt M u s e u m at U W A has played a major role in collecting contemporary Aboriginal art (both in the present and in the past). The centrepiece of the M u s e u m , established in 1976, is the rare collection of the late Emeritus Professor Ronald Berndt and his wife Dr Catherine Berndt.

These anthropologists spent many years in remote and settled regions ot Auslralia studying the changing patterns ol Aboriginal societies and their rich cultural heritages. Dr Stanton has continued the Bemdts' tradition of collecting Aboriginal art. adding to the Museum's collection of works from emerging artists w h o

Getting it in perspective ^ ^ ^ ^ R A publication giving a Tasmanian I I Aboriginal perspective to arts has A t T A S M been launched in H o b a n

I Called 'Respecting Cultures', the ^ 4 1 n e w publication has been devised ^ ^ * ^ ^ specifically lo provide a Tasmanian Aboriginal perspective to the Australia Council

It aims to protect the talents of Tasmanian artists as well as expand the audience for Tasmanian-made arts and crafts.

Tasmanian Arts Minister Lara Ciddings said the publication acknowledged the values held by the Tasmanian Aboriginal arts community and 'promotes cultural harmony and goodwill through better communication and interaction',

ATSIC commissioner for Tasmania Rod Dillon w e l c o m e d Respecting Cultures', saying the Tasmanian publication w a s another step forward towards the recognition of Aboriginal culture.

"Art is a small, but a very important, part of our culture and any project that aims to protect Aboriginal entity in this area is welcome," The authenticity of Tasmanian Aboriginal art will be protected and it will allow this very important part of our culture to continue.

"I congratulate Arts Tasmania for their initiative in producing this publication with support from ATSIC, the Australia Council for the Arts and the Q u e e n Victoria M u s e u m and Art Gallery."

Uni enters new arts online era Charles Darwin University ha

introduced the first of an anticipated series ol online ai

subjects aimed at taking the

reputations.

Introduced this year, the subject. 'Contemporary Australian Indigenous

Art', is the first art that Charles Darwin

University students can study online and one

of the few online art subjects available

'The online course offers an extraordinary

breadth of resources. I would never be able to

have presented students with such an array ot

information in a traditional classroom situation," said university Associate Professor

of Australian and Indigenous Art Sylvia

Through the online subject, students have

instant guided access to a myriad of museums, galleries, historical exhibitions,

research sites as well as electronic pathways

to undertake copyright detective work" Dr Kleiner! was a CO-editor of Ihe reference

work, 'The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art

and Culture (2000)'.

Phillip Shields, one of 34 students

undertaking the subject - including some based in the A C T and Oueensland - indicated

that the volume ol information was easily

"As you become familiar with the

navigation, you realise lhat there is a lol of great inlormation that can be easily accessed

compared to what you would find in text

books," said Mr Shields The new online unli features a design from

the Jumbana group (Balarinji Design Studio,

Sydneyl, thi? Indigcnoui im-i winch designed

artwork on Ihe Qantas aircraft.

Riki Salam, Irom lhe Jumbana group, said lhal 'the overall look and design of the system

is we 11-presented, clean and very easy to

] THE K O O R I MAIL. W E D N E S D A Y . APRIL 21. 2004.

of great

d and follow'. A second online iubiect In Indigenous art in northern Australian

ind Ihe Torres Slrait Islands is anticipated lo

jo live in second semester 2004, with an

wiline subject in South East Asian Art

' d afler that.

s. ARTS

Dhakiyarr's disappearance the focus of documentary

n The story of Dhakiyarr I II •

1 mysterious

k ^ ^ ^ A disappearance after a B g court appearance will be

^ ^ ^ ^ • ^ told in a Film Australia documentary to be screened on A B C Television on May 5.

"Dhakiyarr vs The King'will (ell how the Arnhem Land tribal leader was

jailed in the 1930s for the spearing death of a white policeman. Constable Albert McColl. after McColl kidnapped

Dhakiyarr's wife. The guilty verdict was eventually overturned by lhe High Court on the grounds of procedure -the court ruled that he did not receive

, Dhakiyarr disappeared the

day alter he was released from prison. It was widely believed at the time that

he had been murdered. Dhakiyarr's grandsons have now

sought closure of the issue for

themselves and their grandfather. They approached the Northern Territory

Supreme Court in Darwin which was

an act of reconciliation and apology between the Government, McColl's

descendants and the descendants of Dhakiyarr.

The McColl family from Victoria m

is involved in fundraising for

Dhakiyarr's family, setting up the McColl Wirrpanda Foundation.

• 'Dhakiyarr vs The King' screens

A B C Television on May 5 at 9.30pm.

Fashion pays for women Kelly Koumalatsos and Kim Lampton.

Exhibitions on display at city museum By REKO RENNIE-GWAYBILLA

HTwo new exhibitions have opened

at Bunjilaka M u s e u m In Melbourne The solo exhibitions were

ooened te-gethi-. Willing about 300 people. Both exhibitions depict art from two Victorian w o m e n w h o

specialise in individual mediums. The River Grass Series, by Kim Lampton,

features sand art which is applied to canvasses M s Lampton is a Yorta Yorta w o m a n w h o keeps

alive the traditions of sand art and Victorian

Aboriginal symbolism relating to her family's connections with land and Culture

She says her art reflects Ihe experiences she had when returning lo Cummergunja and the time she spent with her lamily learning about their

experiences and her cuflure. Thai's how I started, going back lo

Cummergunja and sitting with all m y family, and

spending time up there.'' she said. Through m y art I keep Ihem alive.'' The exhibition ol the other artist. Kelly

Koumalatsos, is tilled 'Diamonds'. She specialises in sculpture with rare materials such as titanium.

M s Koumalatsos is a Wergaia - W a m b a W a m b a

woman, whose sculptures are inspired by the

She says she began exploring diamonds and

zigzags early In her cultural arts work. She then wornea on a variety of mediums and now she is

exploring diamonds and zigzags in thrae * •

• Both exhibitions are at Bunjilaka,

Melbourne Museum. For further details contaci

Jason Tamiru on (03) 8341 736B.

By S O L U A MIDDLETON

id igenous fashion is _ blossoming on the N S W

| N b W ^ n o r t h coast, thanks to thi

§ efforts ol the C D E P

d fabrics for tf

King

I at Cabbage Tree Island,

walking art. For the isolated area, the

w o m e n are glad to finally be on the m a and have their centre recognised afler

successful fashion shows in Lismore,

Ballina and Sydney But what has stirred up attent

documentary m a d e Oy Shar Hill, and

the w o m e n of Cabbage Tree Island appreciate her efforts and contribution

making their story c o m e alive. The documentary, which won an

award in the North Coast Women's Video Competition, follows the w o m e n

before and after the road trip and fash show in Sydney.

i - • • • • • * • • ' I I - *

Imaiisi'.*; ncluding Hill, and Hill's succeeded with a clean sweep taking

ihe competition as well as a separate

is greal to m the Cabbage Tree

fabrics. They also feature invas in their work, which Another w o m a n said that it w a s great acrylics on

for the young girls because il brought out have sold at these exhibitions as well

their confidence and helped them wilh At presenf the w o m e n are still their aspirations to become models creating more items ol clothing leading

They traveled to Sydney for a show at up to N A I D O C W e e k They say that

a Trade Union Centre convention, which men's shirts are in d e m a n d w a s nalional but nol a solely Indigenous The overall production for an outfit

event can take up to a month, and that

about $15, while a Japanese kimono sold for $350.

The w o m e n are working on getting a label, which will help them fo achieve

their c o m m o n goal to be recognised

world-wide for their contribulion to fashion.

'It was great to make all these ideas a reality'

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Pedersen plans to expose racism n ; L ^ ^ . I Australii

^Kme£ hopes to expose Ihe ^Laa\\\\\\\\\\\\\\m0 problem internationally on a Federal and Stale government

sponsored trip to the United Slates.

"I don't want to go arounc iipi; IF DIJ

anymore," Pedersen said. "We've tiptoed for too long in this

country and ifs goffen us nowhere."

Pedersen. who says he has

suffered racism in Australia because he is Abohginal, will perform a play

about dealhs in custody at the United

Nations in New York next month.

One of Australia's best-known actors after roles in television series WSICI R..!t.5'. 'Secret Life of Us'and

'Wildside', Pedersen said: "We have

to get this message out.

"Australia may be perceived from:

lucky countries that has beautilul

terrain and tantastlc sunshine and a pretty good nature. Well, there is lhal element.

"But there is also the element that Indigenous people have lo put up wilt every day. and that is the blatant

Ignorance and the blatant immaturity

Pedersen will perform

'Conversions with the Dead', a D|av written by Richard Frankland. at the

United Nations on May 1 e. Franklann will accompany Pedersen to Ihe Us

The play Is one of a series of

performances written by Aboriginal playwrights to be staged in various

*Ve» Yo~k locations in coming weeks The topics lackled include the

Slolen Generations and land rights

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Mozzie plague hits Kimberley

By W A north-west correspondent

DESIREE BISSETT

•Tl Life hasn't been • P ^ I at all easy for

F .... I Aboriginal people L W A I living outdoors in

| I the Kimberley

^A^^^Am region of Western Australia - they

an increased number of

mosquitoes alter heavy rainfall.

Ih Halls Creek, Yura Yungi

Medical Service program

co-ordinator Mary Puertollano said extra care should be taken

to avoid mosquito bites and

possible viruses.

"There are lots of mojzies

W e can't sit outside at the

moment because of the mozzies raiding us," she said.

* ' i careful in

Fears held for health of residents Ross River fever a couple

years ago and it affected my

joints and I was pretty sore.

"In Halls Creek there are bi

mobs ol water lying around fo*

the mozzies to breed in. W e

use mozzie coils, repellant ah sometimes the shire council

fogs the streets when it gets

really bad

"The mosquitoes are living

many Aboriginal people who

is who sleep

outdoors. They don't have

much protection and they

should cover up Sometimes

(lhe problem of)

on for monlhs." The Department ol Health

has issued a mosquito warning which extends across much of

Western Auslralia and there is

the likelihood of a high risk ol

Ross River virus and lhe

potentially latai Murray Valley

encephalitis.

Department of Health

medical entomologist Mike Lindsay said the warning was

widespread. "The recenl cyclonic rainfall

and flooding in northern and

inland regions means more

mosquitoes and therefore an

expansion of Ihe risk area for contracting Ross River virus

E 3 T H E KOORI MAIL, W E D N E S D A Y , APRIL 21. 2004

Employment Indigenous Job Opportunities

i_ 'Yawarra aims to provide employment skills, as well as practical benefits for the wider community...'

Jobs are the goal O R A N G E Local Aboriginal Land Council,

Mission Australia and the National Parks and Wildlife Service have joined forces to provide

work experience for long-term unemployed people

in Orange, cen trai-wes tern N S W . The 'Yawarra' Work for the Dole Project is in full

swing, providing work experience for 15 people at

Mount Canobolas State Conservation Area. The project is sponsored by the Orange Local

Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) and managed by

Mission Australia. Orange L A L C chairman Jason French said the

a' participants incl

land council was organising positive projects that build links in the Orange community.

"The 'Yawarra' project is one such project which

alms to provide employment skills, as well as practical benefits for ihe wirier community," he

said. "Yawarra means 'looking after something' and this project is a way of involving the Aboriginal

Community in looking after Mount Canobolas and Aboriginal cultural heritage."

National Parks and Wildlife Service Macquarie

area manager Peter Myfer said the N P W S was pleased to be involved in the project.

"The participants are undertaking valuable work

on Mount Canobolas. Participants are repairing walking tracks and visitor facilities and s o m e

terrific results have already been achieved," he

"The National Parks and Wildlife Service will

also be providing training in Aboriginal site

recording and protection." Mission Australia cen trai-west co-ordinator Dee

Partridge said the participants were very proud of their work.

The Yawarra Project will run until June.

New advocate in place M O R E than 11,000

Indigenous worker: health and community s

have a new training a The new Community

Sen/ices and Health Industry

Skills Council (CS&HISC] will

be the official voice on the training needs of Australia's

fourth fastest-growing industry combination, which includes

more than 11,000 Indigenous

Australians

And one ol its focuses will be building better links

between the training sector

and universities so employees

can expand Iheir skills and

careers more easily.

Australian National Training Authority chairman David Hind

announced the lormation ol the

network of to councils being formed to develop partnership

between industry and

government to develop a

highly skilled workforce lor

Australia

Leadership The skills councils will

provide leadership in skilling Australians within their

industries, working together

providing input to government

to use in meeting emerging

skill needs," Mr Hind said. "We're operating in a rapidly

changing social and economic environment and we've got to

use new ways to continue to build our nation's skills and

Indigenous Australians work in

the industry, about 6800 as

Indigenous health workers and Ihe remainder in community

services, including aged c

community support

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landa rds. _ Impeccable Integrity. - Current open dr

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^ F W ' ^ ^ ^ ^ ' educiticn-cmploymerit physically fit

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Australian Government

** Department of Health and Ageing

:h State arnl Ter'irwy. Th e Depart™

Executive Level 1 and APS 6 Opportunities AGED AND COMMUNITY CARE, HEALTH SERVICES AND OFFICE FOR ABORIGINAL ANDTORRES STRAIT ISLANDER HEALTH

Executive Level 1 $65,960 - $72,250 (Salary only) APS 6 $53,674 -$60,552 (Salary only)

e El 1

bic foi undertaking stats ssarange of Australians

0 lhe firanih Enecutiv implemer Queensland. The EL ls mill be responsible foi timely and effective implementation am m a n a g e m e n t of;'*.: • * - ,.nn*,; d.-.rlop n;;. rn.'MH.J 'linfl and priini.:.lir

** '*• ' i--n <••: "Jt-r 111 on ol ,-.)••:,,-.ii. II',-• I.n o u t r a n in:eSral;on; oulii

•iijeni e • I - , , ! , : , • . .

•nplnm.ent.itrr

Thisisadvna R,an, p , o S n n

Applications (

by e-mail to ,ip|, ..111 :..n in-rluJ n>; te-,1

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and evaluation of health p

lmg work environment wh

Department ni Heallh an GPO Boi 98(8

BRISBANE QtD ,ot

j j * bV phoning (07) I

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s n- THE KOORI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21. 2004 Q ]

FOR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT

CHRISTINE ROSEMOND AT GROW EMPLOYMENT

COUNCIL. 02 9090 7804

/GROW m

& Greater Murray A

Health Service

Aboriginal Health Education Officer

kJLINK-UP mill AB MUG INAL CORPORATION

Correctional Services Case Worker asms per w«k o

Only applicants meeting all essential cnteria

"I plicjtio "- 10 -ink 1;, Ernployni^r., onrrn.iiil.-

Applications clo^e Tuesday £1 III «pn. ML 3(jm

W e are looking for highly qualified/experienced persons w h o are interested in

excellent opportunities for development and advancement.

Senior Heritage Officer Heritage Assessment Branch/Heritage Division

APS Level 6 I $51,801 - $59,949pa I Ref: Several

The key duties ol fhe position are:

r-.*..]bii:l- -I'f-ct ir- ..orsijlt.ilivc- mcd-.i-nsrm with Aboriginal a n d Torre; Strait Islander communities, agencies and othei -* • i..p% and carry out consultation concerning the C o m m o n w e a l t h H e n •-.•• '• * * • ' • Envirunmc-nl P-r.tcdion arvi Bioditff-rs Iv r. 'j'lhf-rva! on Act jnr) broader I ric L'fnoir. hentage issue-, in relation to work of the Department.

repare Info rmafion relal or the National and Con

., • :r- fir ;n<e description, c •.'.r*i i.l- i in r i.-ni- _isr, -II a Ii Heritage Council

Prepare br'cfs <<mrra;« ano lyrteioomleticc as it n-l-.tc. Indigenous heritage.

Rcpre-.ent :Pe agency and participate in discusi on-, with j it-ovcr-iinrrt iatikchdders.

D successfully fulfil this role, you will need:

establish I supervision, and to

iwledge of and dt

a work program

•ly with A

ion through

Igenous cultural hentage environment

Abonginal a

Special Requirements:

:umentation m a y tie obtained by telephoning Helen Derlager .ni help n.derlagen@defi.gov.au or via the (nfernetat

sy Grant on 102) 6274 2123

ii by COB 6 May 3004

ncouraged to apply.

..WEDNESDAY. APRIL 21. 2004.

Employmenl Opportunity. O.

Applications from prop!? at Aboriginal or Torres Stroit tslar.

applicants may De flie subieotot enminat record and probity crtei

SENIOR OVERSEER, BUILDING MAINTENANCE,

llowance (currently S1,937pa). I

n criteria also apply. Notes: Aborig ouraged to apply. Thu t, ,i re-auverti -ipp icar'ic* ^hi "eed lo re-apply.

Dlficer. D e p a r t m e n t of Corrective Servi.

H WEST REGION

OVERSEER, MOBILE CAMP

I linn-- Mfftfld *Conf<denli

jsing Dale: fnday 07 May 2004

•l.l.ll.lJ.t.liUJH.lJ.l.J.ll.i.y.i.n

ski'?.: ppcjJ •mntleri skiltt

Aboriginality Is a genu

4> The Fred Hollows houndation

• Strong strategic thinking and advocacy skills.

~h- ;a-i„: pie r.'iL....- o' •'.'.r- ml' be either Sydney or Da n.-J.'-i ijii-iiirilMli-o.^* App.K3to«s from AboriginalwTmnt :.!..i- l;.lo-.:'-. peopf! art- e"< >..r.J^d !•': ranges from «3.000-194.000 Fu-lhor details - '..» holBvrt.oc

Contact Olga Havnen on 102] 8741 1306 to discuss Ihe positicn.

CLIENT SERVICES OFFICER (ATSI)

17 .SOO p.a. I$39.594-$*3,044|.

Demonstrated capacity to I co-'iptfrig priorities ar

Applicants will tie recurred ID jnnwta«e .

is M a r k e d "Confidential' To: A;.pic;nis ca-'- poslicn •.-,-! Ine a: **WAvw|0bs II-,:-. qc.aj :•• i-i.ir. Hesouices Otticer Q P O Boi 30. Sydnay

MOBILE CHILDREN'S SERVICE

TiSiliMI.'LinliM

Job S u m m a r y : ro abide by ttie Statutory requiremenis ol the CM*!" iCai-tiiinrti'riilHi.tiAcil'js*' ensure compliance to the code of Cc-Mri

" lines: to manage m o delivery nl NIP Children's Mobile Servltf

Mi CIT. S c e n e iTSft u.mtuii IO oc ol Ationginal descent lo optrnence in Early Childhood; current N S W Drum's lit* I Certificate; eiperience in progiam Planning, administri

mages wtl\i y 7nc HOMIMOISW loocuEnveeHSJMm*

••I'l'iiM IV In Fr «!.••, :'.- ':i I n v nl -, ..iwnillW wh«e W * A -Wording with Children* chock applies to. this posilion.

applications a d O i M t K l lo* the C h a i n ' s ™ , Board ol P !••• <«•- >" *' *

CALENDAR ^ irll 21-22: The maldhaany ginal Communily port Conference B held al Dubbo

em NSW). ies: Christine or

1699 2228.

ril 22-May 22

e KnockOut re is doing plays

y Gym, Gertrude , Fitzroy. The Mile opens on

22. and the e will run every

day until May

cl (03| 9602

aril 28: ginal Steering p Probation and

e invites ginal and Torres Island People lo

ly Family eLuxford Road Ion. Noon-3pm

•eoDle who

W e want your items

Calendar of Events.

the Editor's discreti

pane on age .

erspectives. at Elcho Sland in ihe Northern erritory. More details om Paul Tolliday on

409 177 161 or email aul.tolliday@wukindi.

July 4-11: NAIDOC

July 6-7: The School of Indigenous

Hustrallan Studies at ames Cook University

«lll host a Cultural

Please keep them shorl

items are printed at

Collaboration at

Jupiters Casino. Townsville.

T h e conference is designed to inlorm, challenge and inspire

participants to take a

cultural diversity If'al is

a characteristic of contemporary

Australian society.

Inquiries: Conference Secretariat, School ol Indigenous Australian

Studies. J ames Cook

48ff,phone (07|478t

4676, fax (07) 476f

4033. email

Until July 18: 'Sport: More Than Heroes and Legends', a sporfs exhibition which

Freemans tull body suit

Olympic gold at the Sydney 2000 Games. More than 500 items

loaned Irom the MCG's Olympic Museum will

To be held at the

Powerhouse Museum. 500 Harris Street, Ultimo. Sydney. For more information contact (02) 92f 7 Of 11

ot Infoline (02) 92f7 0444

fyJf&W$ Australian Government

Jielsen on 0409 141 113 or Sharon Cooke m040f 805 382.

May18-May24: Journey lo Reclaim

Our Childhood', a return to Coota­mundra Aboriginal Girls Training Home. .

Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council o •*02; 9! : 1099.

^ ^ S s g a f f ? p Departmenl of Education, Science and Training

Want to make a difference? Interested in education, Science £ Trailing Issues?

Project Officer $47,798 - $50,312

DEST Level 2 (APS S)

Reference no: 04-076

CANBERRA

Ai a member ofthe Programme Managemenl Te,;n. undertake a ninety of tasks associated will* fie neveloomc-it arc ri.j.i.-jement of the implementation of

Indigenous education programmes. The tasks .•-••I nci.de: the ceveopment of

programme guidelines, txvicy acvke and materials p-ep.ii-.it on of correspondence and Imefi-igs and negotati J and lsiii-ig .-.i:-1 DEST State and National Office staff

and external stakeholders as required.

Please Note: In order to perform the dirties of this employment opportunity efficiently and effectively rhe successful apok int. •/.- Il need to have an

nde'stand ro .:...•' lie issue; aMert re Indgenyjs Ausfal ar people anc possess the

ability to conn-u.r r/.iti: scniitivel/ mrj effectively with them. In addition applicants

•/.no are short isted ID- furthei considera-ion .vi.l reed '.o provide the selection

panel /.ith ? •eleree repoi'.-.. .viih .;! leasl one from ri I .'.'-,••-i.-. Australian in

either oral or written form.

H o w to Apply

www.dest.gov.au/recruitment oi b. emu retruitment@dest.gov.au.

or Vi hour answering sei vie: or [021 62-IC i'L-t h typewriter Is available fo<

hearing or speech impaired people or, (03 j 62*10 9460 Please note that

applications will not be acknowledged on receipt. Only shortlisted applicants w

be contacted regarding the next phase ofthe '.ocrtn process. To those applicants w h o are not shortlisted, w e extend our thanks for considering

D E S T as a potential employer

Successlul applicants must be Australian citizens. Conditions of employment arc

contained in U e Departmet I's Certified Agreement

Applications addressing the select on criteria may be emailed to

recruitment@dest.gov.au or mailed to:

The Recruitment Officer - Location TAI

Department o( Education, Science andTraining

G P O Box 9860 C A N B E R R A A C T 1401

Applic; K Tllursi <29 April 2004.

Australian G o v e r n m e n t

'•'% w'r~ Department of Education, Science and Training

Want to make a difference? Interested in Education, Science & Training Issues?

NEW SOUTH WALES STATE OFFICE INDIGENOUS EDUCATION BRANCH

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR / MANAGER DEST Executive Level 1/ DEST Level 3 (APS6)

552,920 -172.999

Reference No: 04-082 (Several)

DUBBO

N e w and challenging opportunities are available tr. panic pate in a whole-of-goyernment initiative in service del i-.iy to improve rhe social and economic well being of Indigenous people in the Murdi Paaki reg'on of" westem N S W W e are looking for applicants w h o can rise to the challenge of finding new ways of working with Conni.mhes aie Government to make things happen on the ground.The success' i applicants ,-.-i I .vor| .:•:'. hdigenoi.s communities, other

govemment agencies and private providers, to pursue positive outcomes for Indigenous people in the region and will assist in the management ofthe day to

day activities ofthe Unit.

Ii»se are ron ongoing employment opportuit •*;. e.-ateo r Dubbo. available until December 2005 either as a temporary reassignment of duties for A P S employees, or is a non ongoing (temporary) contract for non A P S employees.

For selection Is ;r-»'-*i ,n° M o w For further in lor mat on about this vacancy please cor •. - M r Mark deWeerd on (01) 6881 6574.

These positions were previously attertised under reference number 03-2%.

SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER DEST Level 1 (APSS)

$47,798-$50,512

Reference no: 04-081 (Several)

ARMIDALE

The Senior Educ..,li..:r O'kei prov des orograr-irie ni'oiirjlon and administrative support to clients and other parties to facilitate the effective delivery of Indigenous ed jcalior programmes. Keg.j ar travel within the Stale is required, and for some post on: may include travel to •-emote locaitie: u d lo the d'SHci ofice location. A current driver ;• licence i; essential. These vacancies, although part of a team, may

work in an unsupervised oifice for short periods. also require

This selectic

Please note: In crde:* to perform the duties of these employment opoort unities efficient',- and effective •,• the successful applicants will reed to have an understanding ol tie ssues affecting Ird genous Australian people and possess the ability to commune r.e sensitive'-., a-id ch-r. -,cl> .vitn them In addition, applicanls

who are shortlisted for further consideration -M- need to prCTi dc* the selection panel with 2 referee reports, with at least one from an Indigenous Australian in either oral or written form.

How to Apply

The selection documentation is available on our website at

www.dest.gov.au/recruitment « •:.. n u recruitment@dest.gov.au. or 24 hour answering service on (02) 6240 9 Mailable for hearing or speech impaired people on (02) 6240 9460. Please note that apuka'.ions will no', 'jii acknowledged cm receipt Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted regarding the next phase of the selection process. To those

Successful applicants -lust be Ai.*.-,- iljr •.. t .er-> Condition! .*•:' employment are contained in the Department's Certified Agreement.

Applications addressing the selection criteria may be emailed to recruitment@dest.gov.au or mailed to:

The Recruitment Officer - Location 7*2

Department of Education, Science andTraining C P O Box 9880 C A N B E R R A A C T 1601

Applic; etThursc 6 May 2004

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persons leve until 3 norths alter the notification flay io t

titled to the rs^itiation and/or picc&jura righls pn>j*de0 in Pan 2 D M ™

ue. Perth. W A 6000, telephone (08) 9268 7101

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to todging an objection Should be *ected to i

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iForturtheiinlorrnatlrm about the a n Oncluding exliactsot plans shewing ttie boundaries

u Plain Street. East Perth v A 9 X 4 . or telephone (09) 9 2 2 2 382S.

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at the appfcalions). conlact Ih

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Level 11,233 Adelaide

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tl NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL Notice of application for determination of

native title in the state of Queensland and N e w South Wales-Notification day; 5 May 2004

n b y a title claim g asking the Federal Court to Jut*mi ine that rhe group holds n This te an applies

described below.

A person w h o wants to become a parry to this application must write to tbe Registrar of the Federal Court. P O Poi I 1084, George Streel Post Shop,

Brisbane Q L D 4005, on or before 4 August 2004. After 4 August 2004. rhe Fedeml Court's permission to become a party is required.

Under the Nariie Title Act 1993 (Cwlth) there can be only one determination ol" native title lor n particular area. II a person with native title rights

and intetests does not become a party to this application, thete may be no other opportunity for the Federal Court, in making its determination, to

it those native title rights and interests in relation to the area concerned.

Application name: Kooma People »}

Federal Court File N o : Q6013 of 2002

Date Filed: 21 March 2002

The Native Title Registtar has nol accepted tin- application lor registration. Although this application has

not been registered, it may still proceed lo media non in tbe Tribunal and/or de terminal inn in the Federal Court.

Location: The applicauon area of 17, lOOktn is located between CiinnaiYinlla unci St (ieorge in Queensland

and extends into Ni-iv South Wales near Goodooga, a- shown on the locality map.

TTie applicarion fell- within rhe Local (« n-cmmrnr Aran nf B.ilomicShifo Council, ft JiwingaSttiro Council,

Murweh Shirt Count il, Paroo Sliire Council and WarrooShireCounc.il in Queen-land and Brewarrina Shire-

Council and Walgett Shire Council in N e w South Wales.

Noi IIU land -ind w.iter- wirbm ihe eslerii.il bounJury may be claimed. For

privately held freehold land within that boundaty.

-. the application excludes

Data statement: cicumrml ufi/Ju .u.• .TI l:-iiiti\.-.i,ity Jni.i ciimplied K i/ic iVuiniri.il iWiriiv TiiL* 'frdirmal or M.urced jinrn and used

mith permts-aii rn nj ilu i '.piiriH,cni of' .Vuural Hcsnurcn, Mine & h'tierj 1. Queensland.

FOR ASSISTANCE OR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS APPLICATION, CALL THE NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL O N FREECALL 1600 640 501.

>;-••>>>*.»***• v* •-;v^*i»«.i>»^«..--2ii»*a«aMBaaio>ix>«;*« ] T H E K O O R I MAIL, W E D N E S D A Y , APRIL 21, 2004

Wani to

Indigenous Australians and people interested in

Indigenous affairs. Then

Hie Koori Mail Is fot you! Every edition Is

read by more than

00,000 people, and UK

Koori Mail otters guaranteed, audited readership-nol just

someone's daim! To advertise simply

give Stuart, Naomi or Tricia a call on (02) 68

222 666, or have a look

at out website

Attention

epror-Mjced eicegt «it!i "•

with tlw intro<ltn;tioi> of

Traditional owners in threat to revoke lease • ^ B TraHitinn^l n,.,n<.™ h*,o

W ^ H Hninafnai.l wtnrli aHnuii, u

I m n W JaPdrlt?se-owned mining I U L U " • company fo lake Silica Irom

1 Aboriginal land on Cape York

" ^ Peninsula. The Cape Flattery mine was the scene

of a sit-in by mine workers several weeks

redundancies. Bruce Gibson, a spokesman for

traditional owners and for mine employees from the Hope Vale community, said nine Indigenous workers had lost their iobs - a

breach of lease conditions. He said advice had been received there

was a strong case for revoking the lease agreement and lhat would be pursued il

An agreement signed between the Hope

Vale Community Council and Mitsubishi Corporation in 1992 staled thai first preference should be given to employing

Indigenous workers from Hope Vale, Mr

"While redundancies were being spoken

about, contractors were brought in to do labouring work which was commonly done

by Indigenous people or other members of the Cape Flattery wotk force, he said.

A spokeswoman for Queensland's Natural Resources and Mines Minister

Stephen Robertson said the traditional

owners could not unilaterally revoke Ihe

mining agreement bul could recommend

She said Ihe owners could go to the

could mediate the matter or make a recommendation lo Ihe minister aboul the

He could revoke the lease but only il conditions had been breached.

Cape Flattery Silica Mines

management recently gave notice ol

redundancies at the mine north ot Cooktown

Mr Gibson said termination notices werg seni out and the employees and traditional

owners had requested Ihe workers be

reinstated but to no avail.

They also demanded current

management ol the site be reviewed. Mr Gibson said the issue ol whether

Indigenous workers at the mine were the

Australian Workers Union spokesman

Ted Brischke said the union was Irying to reach a negotiated outcome with the

company over the redundancy dispute ai

only a few employees had returned to

The mine company is a wholly-owned subsidiary ol Japans Mitsubishi

Corporation and operates under

Oueensland s Mineral Resources Acl. -AI

Mt Morgan history project under way Mp^^B The State Department of Natural ^m ^^^M Resources. Mines and Energy ^ ^ H (NRM and E) will contribute to a I n i n i l Mount Morgan oral history project | Q L D V Landcare is collating. Mount

_ J Morgan, west of Rockhampton. ^ ^ ^ ~ " ^ " was chosen from applications

. Australia-wide for an oral history project being prepared by the Australian Landcare Council.

Australian Landcare Council Oueensland community representative Bobbie Brazil said

. the Mount Morgan project stood out because of ' the enthusiasm demonstraied by the

t community "Mount Morgan met all the criteria by

I demonstrating a strong connection between

res de-Ci aid f*n= landscape' ano by evtrJcicvj I a range of h u m a n activities in the region over its

century-plus history," Mrs Brazil said 1 -Also N R M and E is able to provide the

scientific and ecological knowledge base 1 required." ' A working group has been formed to steer

I the project. I Representatives from the Mount Morgan

' Indigenous community, N R M and E, Central 1 Queensland University, Wowan-Dululu

' Landcare G r o u p and ihe Fitzroy Basin 1 Association are included and have held » preliminary meetings with Ihe Austtalian

' Landcare Council. 1 M r s Brazil said tenders would be called tor 1 an oral historian to lead lhe project and the

'• community would provide most of the input into

the project. T h e main locus will be on citizen science'.

I This project will s h o w that knowledge doesn't

just reside in scientific instilutions. It's in the

hearts, minds and bia ins of the community," she

t "The citizen science approach will show how j irnportanl local knowledge is in managing the

\ landscape."

Mrs Brazil said the proiect would result in a

product the community could use to present Its

colourful history.

N R M and E will provide information including

i developments since 1082 w h e n mining began al Mounl Morgan minesite to recover gold, and

considerable quantifies of silver and copper.

This project will record the mining and the

wider landscape use history

N».v.«. .„.„...., „.„.,„

| NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL I Notice of an application to register an area agreement on the

Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements

Swan Yard - Community Living Area - ILUA DI2004/007

Northern Territory of Australia

Notification day: 21 April 2004

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Description ut iht agreement area:

The ie-eeiiicii' .TI-.- .-til llkm i- K iti-J in >rili nl Sean Y.irJ. ,ipprn\im.nch 2 -Okm •

of Timber Creek, as shown on the locality map.

The agreement covers N T Portion 6287 on Survey Plan 2003/3 and fells within the Ur

Local Government Area.

uth-sourh-west

ncorporated

Northern Territory of

45 Mitchell Street

Darwin NT 08K>

Central Land Council

33 Stuart Highway

Alice Springs NT 087

I hi- agreement .uiil.iill' thi follow ini; •tatements

iHifiluiuiti.-ry ii/ili-i in htaiikci, nivi..*.'m* th- X.iJJ i)<,i'.\'-,,'iie Tide L.'hjiwj"

Clause I.l Interpretation

"Agreed Action" means tin; acquisition from tin- rclciani pastoral lca-i .inJ iln- -_jr.iln nl ,in estate in lei- •inipk* m ihi Approved Application Area

for a communitv liviriu area in icioid.mcc with tin* provi-mo- nl Pan Js ot the (Viuui 1,-mJ Vr iNmthom leniton) and section 46(1 A) ofthe

Luiiis Acquisition Act (Northern Temtory);

"Approved Application Area" nte.ins rhe area of land the subject oi lhe approval hy the Mim-tci -iJiiiiiii-ienn- Part -Sof the Pasloral Lmul Act of

the application and dc-enl-id m Item > ofthe Schedule.

[The Appra.rai Application Area iSclM in Item 3 of ihe Schedule is NT Portion 6287 Jrom Suiwj Flan SIQQUSI

Clause 2 Objectives of the Parties

11 is acknowledged .ui J .ijjru-,: i li.it ihi purpose oi ,,l-|,,r ol this agreement is:

(a) lo provide foi ihi valid .jr.int ot ,io estate in fee simple in die Approved Application An-.i l.-r i eciiimiinin lo ine ue-i within an agreed

00 in proi i-.li rlni the ii.iii-eMiii'jiii-hiiK-oi prion pie s'n.ill .ipph M .IIV. action t-il.cn in KcorJ.uiio uuh rhi. agreement

Clause 5 Cnn-ent and compensation

3.1 The Land Ginned and M.nne Title Paine- eon-eiii in the dm in: ol the Agreed Action, « htt her or noi i lie Aeived Action is a future act;

3.2 The parties acknowledge ;,MJ ..j-ne th.it SuMn emu P ;>l Division ! ul Part 2 ol ihe Act doe- noi .md is not iniendid m apply to the Agreed

Action.

Objections

Hit- . prill,, it ti lit II: hi » • .-lt<ii...l hi tin: s :-,li.t} I. ind 1 r-it-.t, t. the- '••f'.-.-i-l tin, l-.-.h. I- -t tl.-..- .ice.. -\u: no,-i: , tiintirtt; rtr hi'U native trtle

in relation to any ofthe land or waicrs in the area covered hy the agreement mayohirci to the Re>jwr,ii. in wiititiji. h\ 11 July 2004 against the

registration of the agreement on the ground that rhe requirements of s. 203RE(S)(a) and 00 ol the!Nanm'JTtle Act 1Wj (Cwlth) were not satisfied

in relation to the tenilicitinn. Such uhjections should be sent to ihe Registrar of the National Native Title Tribunal, (;PO Bus 9973, Darwin

NT 0801. ^^^

Data statement. UITVCIJICU! iireu IsmnJurv LumpiL'J hy the NNTT.

Detail- of the terms of the agreement are not available from the National Native Title Tribunal.

FOB ASSISTANCE AND FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS APPLICATION, CALL

THE DARWIN REGISTRY OF THE NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL ON (OH) K916 1600 OR FREECALL 1800 640 501.

Search and photocopy Ices may apply.

THE KOORI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2004. EH

Alice deal welcomed 0

The whole Alice Springs

community will benefit from an agreement reached by local

Northern Territory Government

if ial development.

ATSIC Alice Spiings Regional Council

chairman Des Rogers says.

"This agieemenl is an example of what native title holders can achieve w h e n (hey

are able to make their a w n decisions about

the use of their Iraditional lands," he said.

'The Alice Springs township has been

'This agreement is an example of what native title holders can achieve when they are able to make their own decisions about

the use of their traditional lands' desperate lor new housing land for a long

time and this agreement by the native tille

holders lo release the land for developmenl

will provide the benelils ot new homes, new

infrastructure and n e w jobs.

"The Lhere Artepe Corporaiion, in representing the native litle holders in

negol ial ions wilh fhe N T G , acted under

clear instruction from its clients despite

opposition from outsiders.

"The owners of the land considered Ih

options and m a d e their choice, and that

should be respected.

"They have exercised (heir

snefits foi Ihe e-i e Alice Spring

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I NAT IONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL Notice of an application to register an area agreement

on the Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements

Pumpkin Island (Koey Ngurtai) ILUA - QI2004/002

State of Queensland

Notification day: 21 April 2004

BH155 i

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A / I inqto

„ = = : i

Description of the agreement area:

The agreement area of IC4S hectare- i. located .ippiostmateli fokm noith of Thursday Island in the

Torres Slrail, as shown on the locality map.

The agreement cover- all land md miters upon I'm up-in Island th it i- suhject to Badu (Badu Islanders) -1

Native Title Determination Application (the native litle dctcrmin, .IJ -pin- at ion Fedetal Court

Number QG6078/98, lodged under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth) on 2} June 1996].

Parties to the a

TTie Commonwealth ol Austtalia

represented by the Australian Customs Servict

Department of Defence

Di recto t-Cene ial. Surveillance and Control

CP3-5-093

Department of Defence

Canberra A C T 2601

The Traditional Owners

Mura BaduM [ forrcs --trait Islander! Corporal um

C/ - Mura Radiihil i'lniie- Sttait Islander! Corpoiat

Badu Island via Post Office

Thutsday Island Q L D 4875

The agreement the following statements:

'Traditional Owners' tor the Agreement Area, meansall those Tones Strait Islanders who have nehtsoriutcicsisaccoidingtoTiinv-Siiair Islander

tradition in relation to the Agteement Area, and inc hides Victor N.iria who, a,, n the Commence me nt Date, is the applicant forthe Badu (Badu

Islanders) =1 Native Trie Determination Application.

and defence related purposes to be undertaken by or on hehall ol ihe Commonwealth imolvinjj the

and operation of a High Ircijuvnii Surface Wjee Radar ( H F S W R ) capability on the Lease Area, being in

. maintenance and operation ol a traii-iiiiin-i site lor the H F S W R ;

b. activities on the Agreement Area (including the Lease Area) lhat ate related to those mentioned in paragraph I.Ll.a, including access by

c. thedoingi.it .ill such act-, matter- and ihinj- re-i-onaH', nece-ari lol the puipo-e- uieoiioned in p.iragi.ipll- 1.11.a and 1.2.1.1).

3.1.1 The Panic- ii-inowledue lhat the I jnnmomicallli intends to -eek i uianl of a lease Im lo years in lespeel ol the l.ea-e Aiea Irom the Siale I'the

' Lease').

3.1.2 The Panies consent to the grant oi the lease hy the Nate to the Commonwealth.

3.1.3 The Parties also consent to all ,.et-, matters and thins' rea-imahly necessary for:

a. the Lease to hi- jjianted io the (..ommonwealth hy the Stare; and

h. the Commonwealth aecf.ann- ihe Lease under ihe Lands Acquisition Act.

3. Z.I The Parties consent to the Ciuurionwealth. or a person ,m the t 'ommonnealth'- l-eh.ilf. imdeitakina the Project.

4.1.3 The Parties acknowledge that Subdivision Pol Division 3 ni Pan 2 ol the NTA (ihe light to negotiate), or any alternative Slate provisions in

effect undet -cction 4S oi 4SA >>l the NTA. doe- inn and is nut intended ro apply to:

a. [he grant of the Lease by the Stare to the Gmmonw-e-alth and the acijui-itioii h the (Ommonwealth ofthe Lease undet the Lands Acquisition Act;

b. lhe conduct ofthe Project by or on behalf of the Commonwealth; or

c. the doing of all other acts, matter- in thins;- ie i-onahly ncccs-art l"i 'he pnipo-e- mentuioed in paragraph- 4.1. La and 4.1.3.b.

Objections:

Thi. application has been cemhed by the Tone- Strait Regional Authority, the representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Kidy foi rhe area.

Any person claiming to hold nalive title in tela l to any ot the land or waters in the aie.i imcinl '-•••. ihe agieement may ob|ecl to the Registrar, in

wnting. hy 21 July 2004 au.unst the registration ol lhe agieemenl on tile en no. I that the lequireinents ut s 1' '• Bl; i i j I il and ihi ol thi \iiiui* Title

Act 199? (Cwlth) ivete mil -an-fied in relauon to the certification.

Such obiections should be -em to the Registtar of the National Native Title Tribunal. CPO Box 9973 Brisbane QLD 4001.

Dum slfllfin.'!ir L. .r- > in.. if aroi ".iiiiiiii-i inmpiL-J hy ide NNTT.

Details of lhe terms of the agreement are not available from the National Native Tile Tribunal.

FOR ASSISTANCE AND FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS APPLICATION, CALL THE NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL ON FREECALL 1800 640 501.

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community and Ihey have done so through

a process ol good laith negoiiation wilh the N T Government.

"I congratulate the native iltte holders ihe Lhere Artepe Corporation, the Cenlral Land Council and the N T G for achieving Ihis 'win-win' result.

" W e have always maintained thai the

nalive title process provides opportunities for claimants and the widei communily lo

lesolve differences thiough negotialion and goodwill.

"This case really demonstrates that polential."

Kowanyam; residents angry over food prices

^ • ^ ^ B Residents ol an isolated Aboriginal

^ B ^ ^ ^ | community are being penalised by

^ ^ ^ | wet season food price hikes al a I r ^ H Queensland Government-owned I Q L D V store, a community leader says.

1 Kowanyama, on Cape York

^ ^ ^ " ^ • ^ Peninsula, is cut off tor liva monttis each yeai by wet season flooding, with air Iran sport the only way to bring supplies in.

Foodsluffs were marked up to relied aii

freight costs of around $2 20 a kg to the community's only store, owned by the Department of Aboriginal and Tones Strait

Islandei Policy. House ho Ide is al the 1200-slrong communily

have been paying $4.50 or more for a loaf ol

bread, aiound $4 for a two-litie containeiof milk.

and up to $4.50 for a lettuce. Kowanyama Aboriginal Council chief ,

executive Bob Sands said many residents

:e hikes hil famlli*

nthem ill has to cc einby

"Weai

aeroplane ai

Mi Sands said the store operator was not to

blame and the Govemmenl should suBsidlse

the air freight of food such as fresh milk, bread

and vegetables as it did lor other remote communilies.

"It's getting oui of hand, w e seem lo Be the forgotten community W h e n you have people

below lhe line of poverty, it's even worse, and

Mr Sands said many residents relied on

Iradilional food gathering and hunling. "If they didn'l have thai, a (of of our people

would be starving because ihe lood costs have

gone up too much," he said. A departmental source said some products

such as milk were sold at below the cost of its

airfreight, which c a m e to more lhan $4.50 lora

two-1 it re container. S o m e products were also kept about ttia

s a m e price throughout the year io spread cosls.

d of ti­

ll T H E K O O R I MAIL, W E D N E S D A Y , APRIL 21, 2004.

sently. Since then her department had asked all

Government-run retail stores to review pricing policies, lo ensure residents received goods at

ihe best possible prices. "I have been advised significant price

reductions are now being brought in across the stores on products such as fruil and vegetables

milk, biead, eggs, cereal and baby products, sne

"I ivill make sure we ensure the besf piices are had for lhe community, because il's actually

aboul the community being able to have props'

food."-AAP

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Title deal

a first r\ r W A i

In a first toi Western Australia's Kimberley region, the Nyikina

Mangala people and the Shire of

DerbyWest Kimberley have signed an agreement setting out steps tor

negotiating native title agreements

Representatives from I a signing ceremony on ti;

Mangala country at the J<

community. 200km east o

soulh-east of Derby. The agreement sets oi

developing an Indigenous

(ILUA) ovei £7,252 sq krr i Mangala People i

; groups gather.

id Use Agreement

of th t rights and interests.

3f agreements and co-ope iative working

matters and the delivery ol services to

The Kimberley Land Council (KLC| and the National Native Title Tribunal assisted the groups

lo develop the negotiation fn eKLC.tl -,una n

is met forthe with fhe shire council in 2002 tt about the agreement and all

lirst time in February 2003. KLC executive director Wayne Bergmann said

the agreement paved the way for indigenous

people as well as local government. "This agreement is a great slep forward for

relationships between Indigenous people and local government It establishes a path for the whole Kimberley teg ion to follow." said Mr

Bergmann. This is what can be achieved through co­

operation and negotiation," he said. T h e Kimberley Land Council welcomes fhe

positive attitudes of both the Nykina Mangala people and fhe shire in arriving at the agreement

:We also acknowledge the important part

played by fhe Nalive Title Tribunal." The Nyikina Mangala People lodged their

native title claim with the Federal Coun* in 1999.

If was a combination of several claims that the

group had lodged in 1995. The Federal Court referred the claim to the

Tribunal for mediation in 2000 Tribunal Membei Dan O'Dea said lhe

agreement ma iked the beginning ot a new

relationship Between the groups based on mutual respect, understanding and trust, and

would provide The groups with some certainly

The agreed framework recognises and respects the roles and interests of Ihe Derby

Shiie and the Nyikina Mangala People," Mr

O'Dea said

"I commend the parties and the KLC for

working together co-operatively to teach this

agreement.

"It was a lengthy process bul this framework

agreement enables Ihe parties to resolve native

title issues far more effectively than they could

through litigation."

Shiie of Derby I West Kimbeiley president Elsia Archer said the agreement was a positive

step forward.

T h e agreement with the traditional owners of

this region demonstrates Ihe shire's commitment

fo a positive and just relationship with all

Indigenous people living in fhe Shire," she said

"I think it was a momentous day because of

what we have achieved. I think what we have

done sets a precedent for the rest of the

Kimberley.

"I don't know why people say these things are

hard to work through - it's all in the attitude."

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i ^ I NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL for determination of native title if N e w South Wales

l applic

in the i

Notification Jay: 5 May 2004

m application hy a rati yr, nip ml ig the Federal Court to mine that the group hold nl • utle in ihe- area d e l nhed

A person w h o wants tu become a party t.> this application must write tn the Registrar <if the Federal Cmiri, Level 16, L a * Courts Building, Q u e e n Square,

Sydney N S W 2000, on ur before 4 Aujjuit 2004. After 4 AuSust 2034. the- Federal Gain's permission to become a party is required.

Under the NatH* Title Act 1993 (Cwlth) there can be only cine determination of native title for a particular area. If a person with native title rights and

interests does nut become a party ti) thi. ippliciiiinn, there may he D O other opportunity for the Federal Court, in mating it. determination, to take into

Application n.„i.>-i l.iiii.l. .*.. Is.',,,.! Ch.ill.cr

Federal Court File Noi N6Q07/CB

Date Filedi 18 December 2003

ie Native Title Registrar has not accepted this fl

plication has nor h e m registered, it may still proc

icrmmarion in ilie Federal Court-

cation: The area subject to this application covering 6.146 he

k m in,nf, .••! \\ •:'.'., iiij. mi: .mil co'.cls ill -In- lard .mil '.i.in.i-

'1015651 Cemetery Road, Suhurh of I lelcnshmgh. a. shown on the loci

ie application (alls iiii'mn ilir \V,IIIUIIMIIIIM City Council.

•u ,il the I ;:-|\ir!ii

.5 * . ••:

to statement: ckiminn it;,; 'cu* m boumfar) touycedfrom and used Land and Frowns I,!/.-™JM...,I Division, NSW.

FOR ASSISTANCE OR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS APPLICATION, CALL THE NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL ON FREECALL 1800 640 501.

£2K £';.>* tf *iJikJ

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[NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL Notice of an application to register an area agreement on the

Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements

Bluehole - Community Living Area - I L U A DI2004/006

Northern Territory of Australia

Notification day: 21 April 2004

Description of the agreement area:

Tlie agteement aiea ot 1.2 llin* i- located -oiiih-mest ol Limhunya Homestead.

mately !10km south -south-w

rsNTPortioi

of Timber Creek, as shown en the locality m a p

Survey Plan 2003/2 and falls within the Unincorporated

Parties to the agreement and iheir

Northern Territory of Australia 45 Mitchell Street

Darwin N T 0800

ontact address;

Central Land Council 31 Stuart Highway

Alice Springs N T 0870

Clause I.l Intcipretation "Agreed Action" means tin- acquisition Irom the relevam p.Mnial '.case m o tin giant oi an c-tate in tee simple ii! iIii- Approved Application Area for

a community living aiea in aeeimlaii.i wilh the provisions ol ['art S ol the I'mian;! i.ai.l in l Northern Termor, 1 and M Y ! ion 4 N I A ) of the Lands

Ai((iiisiii-in Act (Northern Temtory],

"Approved Application Ana" means ihe area ol land the suhc, t ol the approval)'-, tin- Miiii-icr .i.lmii i i-ii'img r.itt Sol tin- I'.iMurul Land Act of the

appin il IDII and dc-dikd in 11 em ' of tile Schedule.

iTJic Ajjfirmvd Applk'iii i: \',a divrffvJ III /l.i'i ; ••( ilii* VrVili.lv o \T I'MIII. r. (CYI i7.nr; Surn'i PLa.n Number SJCKW)

Clause 2. Objectives of the Parties. It is acknowledged and agreed ihm the purpme or nhjett of this agreement is:

lal 10 provide In the V iliil jrunl .1 an cstale ill Ice -iliiple in "lie Approved Apph, .111011 A n a tot .1 conuniiiali Ir, MI - arc.] within 111 .["reed timeframe, and

(b) to provide ihat the non-extinguishment principle shall apply to any a. non [alien m accordance w n h this agreement.

Clause I ( jinsenl and compensation 3.1 The bind Council uni Nai ive Title Patties c,,n,nii io tlic.loini; ot tin Agreed Acuon. whether or n,>i tin- Agreed Action is 11 future act;

3.2 The parties acknowledge and ..Miei lli.il Subdivision V -l I 'lvi.ion i ol Pan 2 ol I lie Ait Joe- not and 1- nol inliiulcl to apph lo llv Agreed .Aetion.

Objections

This application has been cen died hy the I ential Land Council, ihe rt|irrsi 111.mve hoih lor the area. Any person claiming to hold native title in relation

10 any i)l lile l.illel 01 waters in I he area coveted hv the .gr. .men' n i\ h|ii' I. the K v'stri- ai ••-!' ie. ')\ 2 I | ilk 2004 ". a-is! I lie rcgi-l'ition "I

the agreement on the pound that tin requirement I - I m relation to the cirtltil 1- Such ohcilioiis should k -1 ill i.- 1 • Ucji-I'.ir MI 1111 N.i 1, • I N 1 n, Ir|, Ir |,u- ,1 ,,l\' il. n 107 ', R.rn.u N I 0N01.

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H A-.fl., THE KOORI MAIL, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 2., 2004. |

NOTICE OF PROPOSED GRANT OF EXPLORATION PERMITS NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 (Cth) SECTION 29

The Current Applicant named below H E R E B Y GIVES NOTICE in accordance with section 29 ot the Nalive Title Act 1993 (Cth) of the proposed grant of each of the Exploration Permits shown below under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 (Qld).

stun 16tmNEofCk>iwiny

31 authority ISlMB).

4: Appro* 20 I m N E ut Cloiicuny

•m *: :'i;i...,.:-.ir,

IcnTificatian M a p ; Ctcncuny

-J * * r •*'••• '""-3 '

ch IdairtfflcHon M a p : Ctoncurry

acl; Granl oi an Exploralion permit under Ihe Mineral Resource; Acl 1989 (Old) holder to explore for minerals specified lor a penod not exceeding live (5) years

newals lor a lertn nol exceeding five (5) years. It is proposed lo grant Exploralion

Hneral Resouices Act 1989 (Qld} and also sub)ect to the General Octobei 2003 and Native Title P v loot ion ronriiiions Version 1.1(a),

Permits subject le

Conditions Version

22nd August 2003.

Nolification day: 19 May 2004.

Nalive title parties: Under Section 30 of

n day to take c •e Title Act, persons hi

i The 3 m s in relati

1 August 2004. Any person wl • negotiations and'or procedural rights piovided in Part 2 Division

3 Subdivision P ol Ihe Nalive Tille Acl. Enquiries m relation to filing a native lille determination

application lo become a native lille party should be directed to the Federal Court, Brisbane Registry, Level 6, Commonwealth Law Courts. 119 North Quay, Brisbane, Qld 4000. Telephone

(07) 3248 1100

Expedited Procedure: The State ol Oueensland considers lhat Ihe granl of each Exploration

Permit lo which this nolice applies is an act attracting Ihe Expedited Procedure Each Exploration

Permit may be granled unless, wiihin a period of 4 months atler the nolification day (ie. 19 September 2004), a native title party lodge?, an ob|ei-iion with ihe National Native Title Tribunal

against the Inclusion ol the slatemenl thai the Slale considers the granl ol the licence is an acl attracting the expedited procedure Enquiries in relation lo lodging an objection should he

directed lo the Nalional Native Tille Tribunal. Level 30. George Slreet. Brisbane, Old 4000, Telephone (07) 3226 8200 or 1800 640 501.

For further information about the act (Including eilracls of plans showing Ihe boundaries ol applications) contact the Department ol Natural Resources, Mines & Energy, Landcenlre, Cornel

oi Vulture and Main Streets. Wooloongabba. Old 4102. Telephone (07) 3896 3216.

E l THE KOORI MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21,

^ I N ATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL Notice of an application to register an area agreement on the Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements

Arabunna Area Minerals Exploration I L U A - SI2003/008 State of South Australia

Notification day: 21 April 2004

I\s. ii|iiio« DI tin1 agreement ana;

T h e agreement area of M . W t m - is lmated approximately 250km

A n n a Cieek Pastoial Stati.iri, as shown nn ilie locality map.

Tht1 agreement area falls ivtilstn .tn initttcufpuinreii Lac.il Cmvcram

Parties to the agreement and their cc,

Reginald Dad J, Laurie Stuart and Millie Watren,

.is ii'MistrtcJ native tule c lal mants tut and on

behalf of the Arabunna Native Title Claim Group

C/-Mi S Kenny

Camatta Lcmpcns Pty Ltd

Level 1,345 Kins William Stteet

Adelaide SA 5000

Abonemal Li.-j.il Righls Movement Inc

Level 4, S45 King William Stteet

Adelaide SA 5000

Ulaiaka Arabunna Association Inc

Cl- Mr S Kenny

Camatta Lempens Pty Ltd

Level 1,345 King William Street

Adelaide SA 5000

South Australian Chamber of

4 Greenhill Road

Wayville S A 5034

Ministet for Mineral Resources

Development

Department fot Ptimaty industries and Resouices

Level 5,101 Grenfell Street

Adelaide S A 5000

T h e Attorney-General for the State

of South Australia

Aiiorney-Geuetal's Departmenl

Level 3,45 Pirie Street

Adelaide S A 5000

T h e agreement contains the following st

[Exfimuiw wtesm brackets.Txrrii;d in the N'ariarulNiaiic Title T'li'mu;! IMII. :M*J w.!-. 11 •; i. .an.'; a :(-.L j iiMi.i^daa^s indicate that the tei

Clause i.l: Consent to Futute Acts

Subject to clauses 3.3,3.5(b), 3.6,37,3.8 and 3.9 the parlies:

(a) consent to the print ul each jatliiirLSi.'J ejjiioraam leiKDient

(i) in the case referreJ iu in p itaaraph ial ol tin.- ckl~.i-.iti. •:, ul ,:iah. ':••.*.( .".;•!• M;I •'! ,*.*i;, fi.'i;:. n an* nan . '.ilii-ihei before or after the c

(A) in telation tu an J U I W S I W i-ijiiiraoim aiicwni, a. referred tu in clause 5 libi, helote ibeend "! t he liameuwlt term; and

(B) in relation to any orfiet aKlhiirtMJapi.raiion k'laiku:, heluie the endul liic acceptance term;

(ii) in the case referred tu in r'HtaMiaph l.hi nl the dctinitiun nl liiiifturoid cip|.*,tai!.'ii t.ikirknt. at a m nine after ihe ci'ir.incrkvmcn! ill*, hut limine the liameu'tird term; or

lili) in the cases referred rn in paragraphs (c) and i.ll nf the deliniiion ul aiahurncj evpl 'rjtinu leniwm, at any time after the iiitnmeikvmciit dare hut during lhe acceptan« id

(b) OTisem ro the carrvinj! out ;JI any rime niter the commence-mimi in.' hi! J.: m y ijn- .'aim.iu -L .'.m "t .a.'iinii..*..1. IISMI*..*.I„.I: ,.'i ,*n ..vs ..n.li i ,',nb a'l.'W.id . .vfj, :,iti: in

after lhe commencemetiliLili*) in respect nl ivhich cnn-eiii i-Micen m .kcordance with clause 3.1(a); and

(c) to the extent nicc-ary aatce tu the validating oi any t'ufiw JCI consiituled by ilic .qrniit nl :m\ a m b l e d exfdorani

at any time before the cc

Clause 3.2(b): N o right to negotiate procedures

The partii'i wi--; thai the rijit i • tie,; ' M e pcCiidw i- ii"i inreiiiled lo apply io ;*ithi

fi) the grant ofthe an [humid cvpkaii'in tenfmaits; or

(ii) the cany ine i'in of authurrsd exptmitian :oi'i;ii-s under rhe aidhoriseif afknata

!s.!,Vk*,i ni tht upeemeinj

date, hm:

r, lelerreil to in p.ir.mnph (a1 nl the det.nui

ii*™*!!.1 luln-iber granted before or

i cl liulfvnsi'j I'vpiuniiioll tenement.

n .atilv.r!'..*.( esj;inm;i'ini tenement and ani atithuriscil i'\pluiv:ii

i- appropriate, in teUiuii tu lhe telcvan! JulfanWexploration

i eiplorer having complied with the j !• ut clause

Clause 1.3: Consent Conditional on Compliance

T h e consent of the parnes in clause 3.1 in relation to

5.1 ot clause 12.1 ofthe accepted eipforafc

[Clause 5.1 refers to ihe Exploration Coniraci Conditions. Onuses 3.5(d), 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8 refer topanictiiar iircimwatkcs m ubrii the iuiiM'iii •) thi park's in clause 3.1 amj Jieir agreement in clause 3.2 Jn not apply

fifu'se clauses relate respectively to amendments i kivptcd e.'l'-'ralii.'ii oinlriiifs. cit'ivi uj vmm.il (nan rein.ier .((iii .if lircach .1/ nuti-pawm essential term and ej/c-ct.:( breach .•; alfk'r essential icntisJ. Clause 3.9 refers to

th' cmnms-sjikes jm remeds 11) :i bleach nj tin i*>seii:iul lena •*.•( an aui*|iie:(cipiiiiiUtun contract./

Clai el.lDehnit

'B of the Native Title Act. Commencement dale means the date mi ivhith Jeiaihuf ihi-framcii'nik II.i'A ire tnieieJ un the ii'=h[,i puisu.inr t

[Details of die olhsr specific dtftk'diernnre/cn.J ia iihaii'iiitilv uliianvJ ur. iciunt K umiiktiiii! Mmiiia kl*;.aii;,:i il;,- .UeJaia',' lu-;iiir,*,;[ ilk .Vjiiuiuil \,IIIIV liile Tnhuikil un mviaii' i:\Vfi40 50l ur (CS) 8306 1235.

Older dun ihe siaiemenu and depnid icmtMifti'daim ihnnuiiu*, ilk* icniv, ui i/ie ,i.i,Tivnk*i;i i;ri*ni'ia!ail.J)L'l|ium ilk' N'iiti,inai Xirit'e Tide Tribunal j.

Objections

TIlis applicarion has been certified h die Ahiri"in;il l.cv.il IIIMIIIS Movcmeni Inc, the repii'si'maiiu' body for ihe area.

Any person claiming to hold narive title in relation to any of the land or waters in the area covered by the agteement may object to the Registrar, in writing, hy 21 July 2004 agains! tbe registration of the

afftt-i-tticnr on the ffitun.1 rhtir the tca(tiircrrii.-ntu,t • AlJ!3Ei5.)(;i) and (b) iifthe.Njtik' Till Ail I W iCivlih.l uvrcmit -utislird in rdnrinn 111 the certfarion.

Such objections should be sent to the Registrat- of the National Native Title Tribunal, G P O Box 9973, Adelaide S A 5001.

DiHinwemcm* iiip..i*m<*n! ami huunilat-f cumpiltd by (he N N T T W i l 1 m vpaii.il rcfemiu' Jala Miimv.l Jnini (lie (Vpur/aiicni ..•( Emiruiiiik-u! ,:r,d Heriwge (SA).

Details (il the terms ut tin ^reeinent are mil .njilable from ihe Nalinnal Native Tule Tribunal.

FOR ASSISTANCE A N D FURTHER INFORMATION A B O U T THIS APPLICATION, CALL T H E NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL O N FREECALL 1800 640 501.

Search and photocopy* fees may apply.

.•/-»,,...•>-.,» .-- v * • .* •• - -fc. ttftaict.-'.-MMvmaMmrutmc-ajJi.^:.m, v •iJi«ik*js S"fl rt,e"„,„ofi„j,,„1,L,1A„rf,0u THE KOORI MAIL, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 21, 2004 J Q

J,;. I N A T I O N A L NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL " Notice of applications for determination of

native title in the Northern Territory and adjoining waters where applicable

Notification day: 5 M a y 2004

These : .ipplle.l groups who are asking the Federal Court lo determine that they hold native title in the areas described belt

become a patty lo any of these applications must write to the Registrar of the Federal Court, G P O Box A person who

After 4 August 2004, the Federal Court's permission to become a party is tequii

Undet the Naiii-e Title Acl 1993 (Cwlth) there can be only one determination of native title fot

a party to this application, there may be no othet opportunity for the Federal Court, in makir

Federal Court File No:

N N T T File No:

Date filed:

T h e Native Title K I M N I . I I

for registration.

Location: The appli

aimd die I.

Town of Mataranka

D6026 of 2002

DC02/25

20 August 20O2

ha- accepted thi- application

area of 221-Skm2 is located

n nl Mataianh, as shown on the locality

The application area falls within the Mataranka

Community Govemment Council region.

Not all land and watei within the c.vicrnal Iv.unJan may

be claimed. For example, the application excludes

pnvatelv hel.i freehold land wiihin thai boundary.

Federal Court File No:

N N T T File No:

Dale filed:

Tanumbirini D6036 of 2002 DC02/35 18 December 20O2

J lllls ip;)|k. T h e Native Title Registrar has;

for registration.

Location: Tae ipphciTiun aiea ut 10,!40kiiy is located

Hkmseastof Elliot and extends north nf the Caipentaria

Highway, ai shown on the locality map.

T h e application area tails within the Unincorporated

Local Government Area.

N m all land and nana within the external boundary may

be claimed. For example, the application excludes

privately held freehold land wiihin that boundary.

Federal Court File No:

N N T T File Not

Date filed:

The Native TlTle Rc.ilK

for registration

Location: The atound the t

Town ol Rorroloola D60ffio(10Ql DC03/3 24 June 2003

r has accepted ihis applicarion

n atea of 11.34km'is located n ui Buiroliiuia, a- shown on the locality

T h e application area falls within the Botroloola

Community Government Council region.

Nut all land and water within die eMernal boundary may

be claimed. For example, the application excludes

privately he'd lieeliolJ land within thai boundary.

a 5

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tHucllitt«

•UwilllMiTllETnhm _|_

05103

%ot» Hill

jjj m&. m

Application name: Molly Hill

Federal Court File No: D6005 of 2003

N N T T File No: DC03/5

Date filed: 6 October 2003

The Native Title Registrar has not accepted this

application foi registration. All hough thi, application

has not been registered, it mav slill proceed lo mediation

in the Tribunal aml/ut Jeietniination in the Federal Coutt.

Location: The applicauon area of 8.98km' is located

lOkms north-east of Huckitla Station and covers lhe

Molly Hill Mine, as diown on the locality map.

The applicarion area fells wiihin the Unincorporated

Datwin N T 0801, on ot before 4 August 2004.

e title tights and interests does not become

il those native title tights and interests in

Application name: Deepwatet

Federal Court File No: D6006 of 2003

N N T T File No: DC03/6

Date filed: 29 October 2003

The Native Title KIMIS1I.II has accepted this application

fot registration.

Location: Tbe application area ut 326.2km- is incited

22kms east of Batchelor, as -hnwn on the locality map.

Tbe application atea falls within the Coomalie

Community Govemmenl Council and the

Unincorporated Local Govemmenl Area,

Not all land and water within ihe external boundary may­

be claimed. Fur example, ihe application excludes

pnvatelv held freehold land within that boundary.

Application name: Glen Helen

Federal Coutt File No: (P) N T D 1 of 2004

N N T T File No: DC03/7

Date filed: 17 December 2003

The Native Title Reiii-trar has accepted this application

fot registration.

Location: The application aiea ol 1,153km- is located

96kms north-west of Alice Springs, as shown on the

locality map.

The application area consists of Reservation from

Occupation 1318 under sec nun 173 of the Mining Acl

(NT), and falls within the Unincotporated Local

(i'.'Vemment Area.

Nut all landanJ water within die externa; hunJ.irvmav

be claimed. For example, the application excludes

ptivately held freehold land with in thai boundaty.

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ES

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ra

OMirnAGDSJ

Springs

Application name: Alcoota

Federal Court File No: D6008of2003

N N T T File No: DC03/8

Date filed: 30 December 2003

The Native Tile Re-isim has accepted this application

for registration.

Location: The application uta of 2 5 W is located

96kms north-east of Alice springs between the Plenty

Highway and the Sandover Highway, as shown on the

locality map.

The application area fells wiihin the Unincotporated

Data statement: claimant Application bittmdaty compiled by lhe NNTT from data son rce J /rum dn Dijnmiio*: nf Business Itidnsrrv mid (sWiiita' I level pirn in <mJ ilk* Depunmeiti ,i| I itfr irnc lute, Planning and

Environment, Nordiem Terrilori.

FOR ASSISTANCE OR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THESE APPLICATIONS, CALL THE DARWIN REGISTRY OF THE NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL ON

(081 8936 1600 OR FREECALL 1800 640 501.

HIlTHEKOORIMAIL, WEDNESDAY, APfllL 21, 20O4.

iStttfl...

.,.«

ERA mine overhaul urged y W J Abonginal traditional owners W ^ B h a v e rallfiri trsr a n irnmortiota

^ B overhaul ul regulation of

1 N T 1 ERA'S controversial Ranger 1 uranium mine in Kakadu

• — ^ ^ — • lhe mnewed calls tollow

two further alleged procedural mishaps al the mine, where drinking waler became contaminated wilh uranium.

Twenty-fout workers reported suffering

nausea, headaches and stomach cramps alte' drinking Ihe con laminated water. before it was discovered ort March 24

The Gundjehmi Aboriginal Corporation, which represents the local Mirrar people, said Aboriginal people aid scientists drank waler from a syslem (hat should have been

shut down ai Jabiru Easl In another incident, Ihe office ot the

Supervising Scientist was investigating

claims ERA had allowed a contaminated machine to leave the Ranger mine site in

Gundjehmi executive oflicer Andy Ralph called tor the establish men! of a task force.

govemmenl regulators lo implement recommendations of the 2003 Senate Inquiry into uranium mining.

The repori, which is still before the Federal Government tor consideration, called lor an overhaul of the regulation ol uranium mines and for better monitoring of

"With what s happened over the pasl few

weeks, you wouldn't put ERA and the government regulators in chatge of a sandpil in your local playground," Mr Ralph

The mine's Supervising Scientist, Dr Arthur Johnston, said lhal while lhe water drunk at Jabiru East was not contaminated, it should have been shut down as the whole water system needed lo be flushed out.

"II is a minor breakdown io lhe may in which things were carried out. bul ii is nol a health risk,* Ot Johnston told A B C radio.

In another Incident, Dr Johnston said his office was investigating claims a contaminated machine had left the Ranger

Tests later revealed there was a small

amount of material felt on the machine, bul

It contained 'barely distinguishable' levels of

T h e radialion levels weie barely distinguishable fiom background, so on that

basis we were able to give some * reassurance to Ihe people working at CDEP," be said.

"It (the machine) should not have left the i • • • •

carrying out is looking at jusl how thai came

An ERA spokeswoman confirmed a

C D E P vehicle was laken from the Ranger site avitfiout proper clearance on January 5.

ERA reported the incident to regulators at

Ihe time, and had since implemented measures lo further improve clearance procedures for equipment, s ie said. - M P

m Notice of Proposed Grant of Exploration Permits Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Section 29

Description of Area oF Application*

Chalcophile Resources Pty Ltd

Stuart Roger Smith

rot Sub.blocks: ro kai

i,t tin I Tjili.r;.! ..11 I'.rrr n.r.-r 'In- 'if.' il H'...N'.

in 111 ... II.'* I• r"• I.•..•••: li.'.ar ' '.I lie I .[>!.•'.

:-mail: qldirgG&ffdcniirT.fluva

Ifliptloiit: 1011 1216 8200 or I

s lia t,.,ah llu.iv llns .-. 1*1 I "

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Queensland Government Natural Resources, Mines and Energy

T H E KOORI MAIL. W E D N E S D A Y , APRIL 21. 2004. I

Notice of Proposed Grant of Exploration Permits" Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Section 29

D e s c r i p t i o n of A r e a o f A p p l i c a t i o n *

tk ietn«lc»lian Hip; Ctniic-i

B H P Billiton M i n e r a l s Pty Lt

B H P Billiton M i n e r a l s Pty Ltd

I .val s-wtotm •.'••-.ini-.ci.li-.il .I., .ui-.. M t M n l a y

B H P Billiton M i n e r a l s Pty Lid

Eiploration Permits to w h i c h this notice applies:

1 .111 Ilii- B a n k l.lc-!.I.I . .." 1.. 1 M.,|.. ISa.i.k l.i. nnr.i.i: \it,\f, ,.!.- al a stale ill

uck h sub-divided mr.i >', Sub-Klockc. iili'nlilicd alphabetically hy code 'a' to

ting T. Each Suh-Block is approximately I miiiulr nf latitude and I minuti' of

5. C O O R P A R O O , O L D 41 elegate.PO B o x

• a'vi.'ii.a- and f!Sln Streets,

Title Act 1991 ICth) any JK

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EPM14318

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elephone: (071 3 2 2 6 8 2 0 0 ur

to ttie registration of a i ie directed In lire National Native litle 1

ie Expedited Procedure. E n q ]C- Queensland Government * •**" Natural Besouttes, Mines and Energy

] THE KOORI MAIL. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 21. 2004. „.,,.,„.„.,,,..„w..... H

Notice of Proposed Grant of Exploration Permits Native Titte Act 1993 (Cth) Section 29

Description of Area of Application*

't Dotke-ell Mining Pty Ltd

il lOentm ration Miji- * ''•'"•* ' Glengarry Resoumi

Newcrest Operations Limited

< N u m b e r Sub-bl

Universal Resourci

N u m b e r Sub-blocks

jmfcer 5ub-ttlocks

P*r11r Approx. 41 k m S W of Cloncurry * I Mining Pty LI

EPM14364 EPMl43rO QnamhyJlWI

EPM1436S EPM14368

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EPM14234 J T E P M M M g p i a

EPM142J3 &EP.M14232

Duc/tem.tf j,-? EpMi43ss pt1

EPM14356PI2

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Queensland Government

Natural Resoutces, Mines and Enetgy

THE KOORI MAIL. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 21, 2004 |

Notice of Proposed Grant of Exploration Permits" Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Section 29

,11 a c c o r d a n c e with sitliun 11 nf ihr Nt t 1993 (Oh) o f t h e proposed grant ol

Description of Atea of Application*

HI3: Approx. 146 k m S W nl Kynuna

cal \111l111r1n isluni iiniiir, ihr ,m.i: Cloncuny

eiac.ld-ni'lialiunWap::-.:,,. .

N u m b e i olSub-bloiks: .ll'.i.li lia

Block N u m b e r ins blacks

- " - d a t

•28-30-SLong.l41-t]0WE

Authority I S h a d within Ihe area: McKinlay

Block Identification M a p : I

N u m b e r Sub-blocks

.ft.y \|-1:r:--.. 'it k m S W o f K y n u i

ea of Parti: *>? k m

Area of Part 1: 51 k m

Block Identification M a p : i.ri.a.r

N u m b e r ol Sub-blocks: 11......Ii 11

Block N u m b e r Sub-blocks

Part 11 Approx. 1!» k m S W of K y n u m

ck Identification M a p : : ,,,:••

nber of Sub-blocks: 1. -..,.. 11..

ck N u m b e r Sub-block;

anS*ddreMiilp*isBf doing *ets: II1.1 •!...• I'.....' •

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Pt3 EPM116S ^JEPM14357 Pt1

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EPM144SS Pt2

Queensland Government Natural Resources, Mines and Energy

• THE KOORI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21. 2004.

"Notice of Proposed Grant of Exploration Permits Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Section 29

Description ol Area of Application'

EPU14148

Mlflatliw Um.- o*«a

Part y. Appro*. 44 km st

EB, wiihin i period of tour (41 mi

ed Procedure, enquiries in relalio a Queensland Govemmenl Natural Resources, Mines and Energy

N'.. T H E KOORI MAIL. W E D N E S D A Y , APRIL 21. 2004. I

M, SPORT x&

Doomadgee gearing up

By ALF WILSON

• T ^ Gull ol

^ H communitv ol

— J big day on May 8

plays Iheir lirst dome game ol

The Doomadgee Dragons

will host the Julia Creek Saints

in Ihe season opener, and

leam spokesman Travis

Fraset said there should be a

gieat crowd.

Officials are preparing for

an influx of spectators from

nearby Aboriginal arid Islande

support and 1 would expect a

couple ol thousand people

The recent signing ol slar

back Charles Toby is a major

be one of the favourites in the Mid Wesl competition The

Bulls, Richmond Tigers and

Utility Toby, a Doomadgee

• Continued facing page

NOTICE OF PROPOSED GRANT OF EXPLORATION LICENCES NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 (CTH) SECTION 29

The Northern Temtory* Minnie- V M-c-s ,?nd tnerci C • Drp.in-enl -J Business MJiitysnd lesoii'tx Os-.-mynenl GPO Boi 3990 DARWIN, N T 0801, hereby gives notice m accordance with seclion 29 ofthe Native Title Acl 1993 (Commonwealth) ol his intent lo do an acl, namely to grant Ihe following eiploration licence^} in accotdance with lhe application (s) m Application|s) to which this notice applies:

which Nature of act|s|: Granl cf an eiploration licence undet lhe MiningAcl authorises the holder lo explore for minerals for a teim nol exceeding 6 years and to seek renewals! The term sought for, and * il is intended to grant, the exploration licence(s) referred to in this nolice is 6 years ftom Ihe dale of grant. Further information aboul Ihe acl may be obtained Irom the Departmenl of Business. Industry and Resource Development. G P O Box 3000, Darwin N T 0801 or Centrepoint Towers 48-50 Smith St. Darwin, lelephone (08) 89 W5213. Native Title Parties; Any person who is. or becomes a "native lille party" wiihin the meaning ol Ihe Nalive Title Act is entitled to the negotiation and/or procedural rights provided in Part 2, Division 3. Subdivision P ofthe Nalive Tille Act. Under section 30 of Ihe Nalive W e Act, persons have unlil 3 monlhs after the notification day to lake certain steps lo become native title parties n relation lo this notice Enquiries concerning becoming a nalive title party should be directed lo the National Native Title Tribunal. Level 5, NT House, 22 Mitchell Street Daiwin N T 0800 or G P O Box 9973. Darwin N T 0801. telephone (08) 89 361600. Expedited Procedure: The Northern Territory Government considers that the act(s) is an act(s) attracting the expedited procedure as defined in seclion 237 ofthe Nalive Title Act. The exploration licence(s) referred tt in Ihis notice may be granted unless an objeclion is made by a nalive lille party to Ihe statemenllhal Ihe acl is one which attracts the expediled procedure. Such an objection must be made to the Nalional Native Title Thbunal within 4 months ofthe notification day. Notification Day: 31 April 2004

E J THE KOORI MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2004

s^lf SPORT ^ /

Carnival time in Doomadgee

• From facing page

carpenter by trade, can play

shone lor another Doomadgee si:

the Gunnamulla Devils, al All-Blacks carnival. Toby has also showed class when claying Ihe strong Mt Isa compethion in previous years.

"We are very happy to have signed up Charles who will be gre

Fraser and his elder brother Ti lined up for Wanderers Club in 20 and the club made the Mt Isa gra,

Doomadgee as a community,"

The Dragons have been training

hard and will have more than enough players lo be competitive.

Others Fraser has high hopes le are youngsters Craig Logan, a prof

Max Petet, and Preston Johnny who is a speedy back. Fraser said that the side would travel to away matches in a community bus and

drive almost 2000km for the round )ourney lo Hughenden.

"But we have about 20 to 25 enthusiastic players at training and

NOTICE OF PROPOSED GRANT OF EXPLORATION LICENCES

NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 (CTH) SECTION 29 Notice of Proposed Grant of Exploration licences in relation to the

iploration licences the subject of Ihis Kotke was published in this

ublication on 22 October 2003. Thai Notice is hereby withdrawn and this

\otic? is published in its stead.

The Northern Territory Minister for Mines ond Energy. Cl- Department of

less. Industry and Resource Development, lil'O box 300(1 DARWIN, Nl

herebv gives notice in accordance with section 29 of the Native Title Acl

1993 (Commonwealth) of his intent lo do an act, namely to grant the

rving exploratmi-i licenced) in ain.-orJ.iru.-c with lhe .ipplnationh) made

Application(s) to which this notice applies:

Eidotation Licence 24007 METAL LIMITED. ACM 103

within the BARKLY locality

&*£UPCftHK

& 1_

Nol To Scale AUSLIG \

ought by RED

depicted below,

WW*"

EL 24007

[zl y1"**"1

ap Sheet No 5B59

of a. fcxplora mder the Mining A

uthorises the holder to explore lor mineral*, fur a term not exceeding l> years

nd to seek renewals). The term sought lor, and the term for which it il

itended to grant, the exploration licence(s) referred to in this notice is (

ears from Ihe date of granl. Further information about the acl may bi

ibtained from the Department of Business, Industry and Resourcf

Developmenl, C P O Box 3000, Darwin N T 0801 or Centrepoint Towers 48-50

Smith St, Darwin, felt-phone ItW.i W9 995213.

Native Title Parties: Any petson w h o is, or becomes a "native title party"

vithin the meaning of the Native 1 ilk Act is entitled to the negotiation and/or

.irocedural rights provided in Part 2, Division 3, Subdivision P of Ihe Native

Title Act. Under section 30 of the Native Title Act, persons have until 3 months

r the notification day to take certain steps to become native tifle parti

relation to this notice. Enquiries concerning becoming a native tille [

should be directed to the National Native Tille tribunal. Level 5, N T House,

litchell Streel Darwin N T 08110 or C P O Box 9973, Darwin N T 1)801.

telephone (OR) S9 361600.

Expedited Procedure: The Northern Territory Govemment considers thai

ct(s) is an attlsj attracling lhe expedited procedure a- defined in sectior

237 of the Nairn' Title Acl. The exploration licence(s) referred to in this notict

lay be granted unless an objection is made by a native tille parly to the

alemenl that ihe act is one which attracts thv expedited procedure. Such an

•vi lion must he made to the National Native Title Tribunal wiihin 4 months

: I h e notification d a y .

N o t i f i c a t i o n D a y : 21 A p r i l 20(14

f£f|; PROPOSAL TO GRANT EXPLORATION PERMIT (SECTION 29)

•J 1993 (COMMONWEALTH)

n>«KBa« HEREBI GIVES NC

ial Nati«* Title Tribunal. 1 VCIDTIS Affluc. Perth, or G P O ^ J a granted if, by ttie srd cf the period at 4 rrculhs atler tan

lie area ot the wptoration permit

m NOTICE TO GRANT MINING f EASES

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H T H E KOORI MAIL, W E D N E S D A Y , APRIL 21. 2004 I

01/. SPORT

Hegarty's Journey: From Block to Rock

Koori Mail rugby league writer DAVID LIDDIARD tells the story of a young league star's personal journey to

understanding... AS a youngster growing up in Mackay,

north Oueensland, Shannon Hegarty w a s single-minded in the pursuit of

his dteam to one day play in fhe National Rugby League N o w recent events have enabled him lo take a btoader perspeci •> of life.

Returning from Uluru (Ayers ROCK.) where he participated in an event to tnark the close of National Youth W e e k , Hegarf" reflected on the positives of a life that has seen him win an N R L Premiership, play State ot Origin and represent his country -all before the age of 25.

At the s a m e time, as he and his partnet await the birth ot their first child, Hegarty also gave thought to others w h o had not had similar opportunities.

Perhaps it w a s the smiles on the faces of the young kids as they tried their hand at rugby league for the first time, or the laughter trom Elders sitting on the shaded

e m b a n k m e n t as the kids gtappled with the T h e kids really

H o m e Loans lor their support of the night. "As a professional snorts person I a m

aware of the importance of sponsors and the need for them to get a return on their investment. It is great to see them support programs like this where the outcomes are not judged by commercial returns," he said

Constable Mick Brown w a s high in his praise lor Hegarty and his fellow playets.

e kid to m a k e the right around s in life it'

as he headed virtually straight from the airport to lhe Yulara to conduct a rugby league clinic with the assistance of local diehards and the A R L Foundation.

Australian Rules football is the sport of choice tot most of the locals, but rugby league players are well-known through th< exposure ol television and other media

Hegarty soon had an inquisitive crowd put the locals thtough their

want to be involved w h e n he travelled withi Federal Minister Larry Anthony to Nyangatjatjara College and Mutitjulu Community.

At the college Hegarty saw a mortem facility with plans for extension and a vision which embraced a future business opportunity through a scheme employing a number ot local youth through Ihe Green Corps Program which was launched by the From there Hegarty dtove to Mutitjulu at the base of Uluru where he heard and witnessed lirst-hand some of the issues confronting fhe community and some oi the youth in particular.

The visit had a visible effect on Shannon Hegarty.

"Some things just are not right." he said. "They need to be fined up fot the

younger generation in particular." When asked for his opinion oh how

things could be fixed he did not pretend to

anything sports players tell th

Looking back on his connection wit* kids ftom the Redfern area, Hegarty s< all he and other players hoped to do w have a positive influence.

id tackling bags, ot perhaps it the stories ol the young people grappling with a much larger problems through sniffing petrol and other substance abuse

A few weeks ago in response lo a request from former Roosters legend Bruce 'Lapa' Stewart to Arthur Beetson, Hegarty and fellow players Justin Hodges, George Rose and the Rabbitohs Joey Williams visited The Block in Redfern following the tragic death of TJ Hickey.

- *.' ihe- visit as a show of support tor the young kids and an attempt to balance the negativity enveloping the community.

Although it was not the lirst time that Hegarty had visited The Block, the event sparked in him the desire to do something more.

So when N A S C A approached him w an offer from Aussie H o m e Loans to host a "The most important thing group ot kids to watch the Roosters v n s l e n ,Q ttle (,j0s _ | j s l e n |0 w| Bulldogs g a m e along with m e m b e r s ot the t0 s e e and what they want to do with thei local police w h o run a mentoring program for Aboriginal youth, he jumped at the

bags proving to be the i T w o things sttuck Hegarty as he

instructed the talented youngsters. First w a s h o w naturally gifted most ot

"Even If they knew nothing about rugby

tperiences growing up. "I w a s lucky in that I knew from an early

a g e whal I wanted lo d o and worked hard to get there." he said.

"I knew it w a s important to work hard and do the right thing and, where possible, to do the extras."

Hegarty believed the s a m e principles applied to all aspects of lite, whether it be

"If you've got a dream just go lor it," he said, sounding something like an advertisement for a sports brand.

you do just don't gel be an individual." iid peer pressure was

., _ „_ing to be an issue, bul

the kids - listen to what they want to see and what 'S™pp3L%T„S°,;rSh»

be around you forever...' A s the aircraft prepared to land

back to the contrasting grey skies of a bleak Sydney afternoon, Hegarty preferred to dwell on fhe positives.

"The whole trip has been a spiritual experience for me." he said.

"It has given m e a greatet understanding ot m y heritage and what it

'The most important thing w e can do is listen to a l w « «

they want to do with their lives. People just don't want to listen or hear what the kids have to say'

•iously Deano (Widders). Matty Sing, Tingha (Nathan Blacklock) and others bul Justin Hodges hadn't seen anything

league, you only had to show them once and they picked it up. They are very gifted athletes," he said.

Secondly, il he gave ihem verbal directions more often than not they would

can do is translate his words into their traditional they want language before attempting the di

"That w ,"he

"People just di

Joined by fellow N H L players Ronald 'tince and D e a n Widdets, Hegarty said hi lad a gteat time.

"Sometimes it telt as il th

With this in mind, Hegarty flew out the following week to teptesent N A S C A and

it organised through the

This is one of the added benefits of athletes being used as role models in communities - it also helps them grow as individuals a n d increase Iheir own cullursl

a significant Arthur Beetson h.

- in h e ^ ™ rathe, than 10 'helaudhed Department ol Family and Community s in the box rather than 10, he laughed. Rprvi(.R= |n rB[ptimlf. ,hp e n d of Natjor It was a great opportunity for Deano,

Ronny and myself to also have some lime with the kids individually and to give them some e n courage m e nl lo continue with school or sport or whatever else is important in (heir lives."

Hegarty also took time to thank Aussie

celebrate the end ol National Vouth Week.

Flying into Yulara was a magnificent experience wilh views not only of Uluru bul the rare sight of Lake Eyre filled with the flood waters from Queensland.

Hegarty had little time to play the tourist

le the ttip a good enough inlluence on Hegarty, and with his standing as one ot the Indigenous eldets in the g a m e it is appropriate for him to have lhe last ward.

"Progtams like these are aboul frying lo m a k e these kids' lives a little bit better and

proud ol the blokes lor getting

expetience tor Hegarty explained that growing up In

Mackay, (its o w n connection with his Indigenous heritage w a s not as strong

Gaining a profile Ihrough sport m a d e him more aware of this part of his identity, particularly as he soon realised that people involved," he said. were more interested in what he had to "But I think they get a lol out ol say a n d for S h a n n o n it appears lo hav

T h e next day gave him more reason to snowballed."

'Programs like these are about trying to make these kids' lives a little bit better and I'm proud ofthe blokes for getting involved' - League great Arthur Beetson

E I THE KOORI MAIL. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 21,2004.

SPORT VI.

H o w our m e n are playing

League player off to Britain

I English

Rugby League is about to get

and luck as well as skill, and Scott-Knight

obviously had his fair

share of all Ihree when he was offered a season

In the United Kingdom

playing with the Bears.

Scott-Knight is

determined to use this

IN THE BACK POCKET The Koori Mail's AFL colum with SCOTT MCCARTNEY

T H E AFL season has b(

lor more than a month have a look at how some ol Our boys

been performing In this first seven' teams alphabetically: Adelaide.

Brisbane, Carlton, Collingwood. Essendon

Fremantle

ADELAIDE C R O W S

Dual premiership and Norm Smith medallist

Andrew McLeod has had an indifferent start fo

the season. Closely checked these days McLeod seems to have been carrying an injury.

Word has it that he has a dodgy ankle and that he is taking pain-killing injections for each

spark to his game. Even though he is averaging

f9 possessions a game, most of these have been outside assists

Ronnie Burns had an explosive start to lhe season, all for the wrong reasons. After a

serious car accident, under the influence of

alcohol, the 31 -year-old Burns is on his last chance and has only made it hard for himself with this indiscretion. Burns has not played a

senior game yet this season and the way he is going may not play a game for a while yet.

Graham Johncock has had an impressive

start to the year with a bag of four goals in round two and averaging 16 possessions a

game. Moved into the midfield, Johncock is enjoying getting under opposition radars and

having a significant impact on games. I would imagine in the nexl few weeks opposition

coaches wil be lacking al rtirv a bit closer and

to expose his deficiencies, which is the side ot his game.

BRISBANE LIONS

The mighf of the Lions can do no wrong and

are on target for an unprecedented fourth straight Rag The Uons are being well served by

their Indigenous conl ngent wil** Chris Johnson standing tall down dele nee. becoming one of

the main links in Brisbane's defence play.

There has been rapid improvement with Ashley McGrath. who is going from strength to

strength. The premiership player has started lo

make a move inlo Ihe midfield and is having a

more than positive effect on games.

Darryl White nas had a good start to the season but got 'urnse I rubnpd oui tor a week

lor an undisciplined acl against Collingwood in

Second-year player Anthony Corrie made his

senior debut against West Coast Eagles in round four last season. The 19-year-old from

ashing half-back*""

self

ids. Starting at the centre, Rioli has

i used with his slick skills and ability

lad the play from the ruckman's

New recruit Nathan Lovett-Murray made a solid debut against Port

Adelaide in round one. That, however, was on the end of a 96-point Hogging

from Port. Round three saw

Lovett-Muttay make a return against West Coast where he put on an

impressive display confidence, taking opposition player

at will. I'm looking forward to a good lirst year from him.

FREMANTLE DOCKERS

Fremantle's Troy Cook had an

injury-prone pre-season and spent the first three weeks ot the season playing for his W A F L club Perth.

Cook made his much-anticipated return to AFL ranks in round Ihree and was solid against Adelaide in a game

'' ir its great Cook, however,

feet.

National under-18 Division 2 champior

2002.

5 prominent at half-back during the d Cup ei

lis outstanding fo

CARLTON BLUES

Corey McGrath made the move to Carlton in oolf-s. n after being si

ir-studded Essendon

COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES

At Collingwood, Leon Davis is struggling to

chance at Collingwood, Davis has averaged a

mere eight possessions a game In his defence, however, he is nol getting much game time.

On Ihe other hand Richard Cole has stepped

up to another level in 2004 playing an important role in defence. Playing all games thus lar. Cole

has averaged 16 possessions per game and has had the opportunity to play on some key

ESSENDON BOMBERS

:k lor kicking IT

a strong football pedigree and a

Headland is looking for a better season in 2004 than he had in 2003.

After making the move from the Lions,

Headland was undet close attention from opposition teams last year and he is getting the same treatment this

season He had 22 possessions in

round three and lound some luch-needed lorm.

Jeff Farmer had a sensational start ison but after some personal tragedy

ol judgment. Farmer is playing

substandard football. He may need a break lo sort things out

Dions Woods struggled all pre-season and

was dropped after two games this year. On the other hand. Roger Hayden has had a

solid start to the season down back and is looking to have a great year Playing a run-wifh

role in 2004 as opposed to his free-rein play in

2003. Hayden is showing great poise and discipline tor the Dockers.

HAWTHORN HAWKS

Over al Hawthorn, Mark Williams is the only Aboriginal player with the Hawks to have played

this season; Harry Miller and Chance Bateman

await their opportunity over the next couple of •.'.sp-.v Wil'ia-ns rm::, been nlayiig a fair bit

down forward, kicking (our goals in round one Chance Bateman is recovering trom

off-season surgery and should be back soon

Only tour rounds old his reason has

already had its up ano downs lor our boys. Lefs

hope Andrew McLeod can gam back some ot

that match-winning form we know he is capable ol Same, too, with Ronnie Burns Jeff Farmer.

also, could go up a notch or two and I would like

10 see Corey McGrath gel a shot at Carlton.

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SPORT

More praise for Cup winners

^ B ^ ^ H Queensland Imparja

P V Cup team received

I _ r J H some special | U L U V recognition trom

^ J another champion ^ ^ ^ * * ^ when they attended

the Suncorp X X X X Queensland

Bulls Awards Dinner at the Sheraton

Hotel in Brisbane.

The Impatja Cup team and

coaches were among the 700

guests who attended the awards

trophy presentation evening for the

Bulls and Queensland cticket.

Captain Barry Weare was

re-presented with the Imparja Cup

by Queensland Cricket chairman

Damien Mullins SC, as part of a segment recognising the

championship efforts ol the Imparja

C u p team and Queensland's Under-17 women's team thai were

also undefeated in winning their national title.

Later, retiring Bulls champion

Stuart L a w m a d e special mentiono the Imparja and women's leam

during an emotional tribute to his

• Pictured: Queensland Imparja

C u p team captain receives the

trophy from Queensland Cricket chairman Damien Mullins.

League bid canned | The lack of an Indigenous

I representative in N S W I country rugby league has

in highlighted with the

ant canning of a proposed expansion ol a north-west N S W

second-division competition involving a

mainly Indigenous player base. The

proposal was canned despite organisers first receiving positive signals from the

Country Rugby League (CRLj, which has

jurisdiction over regional football in N S W .

Instances ol C R L group officials

dismissing arguments for the relention of mainly Indigenous clubs in regional areas

was highlighted late last year with Groups 4

and 19 continually refusing to re-admit lhe

Moree Boomerangs into first division

football, des pile the club serving its time.

The committee overseeing the proposed

10-team North West Country Cup ( N W C C )

had hoped for fhe expanded comp«»(J!ion it-

begin early next month, but a recent decision by Group 4 and the C R L has put

the concept on hold indelinitely.

The expansion would have had additional teams trom Brewarrina, Walgett,

Moree. Birrawee. Mungindi, Pallamallawa

and Lightning Ridge. It seems the major

'Sadly, controversies surrounding Indigenous rugby league will

always be with us and if w e go in with a fragmented approach we

will get nowhere' - Ricky Walford

oft.

teams a w a y trom the major centres.

T h e committee set up to oversee lhe expanded competition first met last monfh

with C R L chief executive Terry Quinn and

Group 4's Frank Fisher and Ross Hamilton.

T h e committee said Ihey received assurances that the new-look competition

would get the go-ahead. Brewarrina team

manager Charlie M c H u g h e s , at the meeting, said they were told to leave the

Group 4, which he said had indicated they

would approve of Ihe concept.

"But Ihey (CRL and Group 4) didn't get

back to us," M c H u g h e s said.

" W e had to call them and find out what

McHughes said that the managers of the

Toomelah and Pallawallama teams.

publicans Terry Shelley and John Murray,

were granted a meeting with the C R L and

Group 4 and complained, a m o n g other

things, about Ihe set up ot the n e w tixtutes

that would see all finals matches played at Motee. From that meeting. M c H u g h e s said

Walgett, Birawee and Lightning Ridge were

d N W C C concept was

id still are, prepared to

negotiate with them,' McHughes said.

A R L Indigenous development officei,

lormer St George star Ricky Walford,

w h o s e role is lo facilitate Indigenous development of the g a m e , recognises the

void in not having an Indigenous

representative in the C R L . "It is something thai needs to be looked

at, perhaps s o m e o n e acting in an advisory

role to the CRL," he said. "Sadly, controversies surrounding

Indigenous rugby league will always be wi*

us and if w e go in with a fragmented

approach w e will gel nowhere. T haven't got the answers and maybe

I'm not the appropriate person lo be

there are a lot ol issues to be dealt with" M c H u g h e s fears young people in his

region could be lost lo the game. T h e players were exciled about the

season ahead but n o w Ihey're just totally

disappointed. S o m e are already considering switching lo union, but league

is the g a m e out here," he said. - Darren Moncrieff

Kuiyam Pride back in business • From Back Page d teenage prolege Mackay

ie men lipped off their

season against tne Mackay Meteors as the Pride, now under the leadership ot player-

coach Billy Ross, put on a dominating

performance to win the game 112-102.

"There is a real positive feeling. everyone is committed to each other and

Indigenous Nonh Queensland Basketball,"

Ross said. "We have so many good players on lhe

court, there is so much talent in the squad

ill up

sir job and do a good

The Pride's first hit out was highlighted by a numbei ot individual performances no oouot,

from players such as newly-appointed "We w

fftil THE KOOHI MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 20O4.

captain Francis Debba George

"Our team's focus doesn'f revolve around

one player, we focus on the team aspect

and getting results as a team," said Ross. Nonetheless, Ross concedes that on his

night George has Ihe ability to stand up and

be counted, as he showed againsi Mackay

when he lop scored with 30 points. "He was on tire so our attack focused on

him because he played a great game," he

After only one QABL game, Ross is

contidenl thai wilh the level of commitment shown by his players early, lhere is every

possibility they will make the play-offs.

"We will get bi

think we can bring it

They are physical and fas

ana sre a team mat has improved since las! year, but I think we can malch whal they

have and bring il three-fold." Early performances both on and off court

have also spread a sense ot pride to other

parts of Ihe club, giving hope of further Alex Woodcock.

"A lot ol credil h

strongly in the competition, battling througtl

to make the semi-finals. This year, however.

like the men, the leam has been breed lo

replace influential players. T e a m leads such as Naomi Pedro,

Debbie Jose and Nicole Turia were absenl

w h e n Ihe team tipped off against the

Mackay Meteorettes and lhe result

echoed th e Pride wenl

itotn

; expected io do well against

boys, they have a great attitude and are

getting involved in improving basketball in

ihe southern corridor ol Cairns," W o o d c o c k

ive to rebuild." i certainly applies to lhe

n which last year featured

n 55-9. Despite the team's losses they have

. of powerhouse

Ketiah Fischer and have the attacking

prospects ol Serina George and Kartell

Ross to call upon. "While w e haven't put togelher lhe same

leam as last year w e still h;

OJ/. SPORT ,w, 'We are focusing on participation and the development of skilful players.

W e think in rural and remote Indigenous areas there are so many free-flowing and creative players that have great soccer abilities...'

a Australian Rules football, rugby league

and rugby union have

produced many

Aboriginal sporting

greats Aboriginal

far fewer. In 1974, the Australian

national team qualified for its first and only World Cup, in West

Germany, an achievement thai

stands as one of the nation's greatest soccer teats

At the time, the game in Australia and the team was dominated by

second-generation European

immigrants but had a definitive

Australian presence in the likes of Johnny Warren, and Aboriginal

players such as Harry Williams and

Charlie Perkins.

Thirty years later, soccer in Australia is being revamped in an

effort to emulate the success of 1974

but, according to former Socceroo

captain and current S B S soccer analyst Warren, there are Opportunities still boing mis=e»d |n

Indigenous communities

rich source of talent but it hasn't

been treated properly and there

hasn't been any real effort made to tap the market." Warren said.

"There is potential there. The

problem is that there has nevet been

funding available. There simply has been no attention paid by soccer

even though other sports have strong roots in place."

Stale soccer federations have begun to look at theit Indigenous

polential by developing rural and

remote programs aimed al improving development and talent

Since Ihe establishment of (he

new governing body, the Australian

Soccer Association (ASA), more attention has been shown towards

dealing with ptoviding greater

opportunities lo disadvanlaged

"Since the new boatd has come in they have shown gieat intetest in

my side ol tbe game, developing ali

players including Indigenous players

and coaches," ASA national

coaching and developmenl manager Jim Selby said.

They (ASA and the Australian

Sports Commission) have provided

more opportunities and more dollars lor programs lhal w e want or w e

need to put inlo place to belp the

Australian community which includes

the Indigenous community as well."

A recent example ol this ivas a

$5.5 million plan lo foster better

development in the Northern Territory.

Ihas been taken se'

individuals who havi

themselves to educ;

Remote, isolated

it development

ously by a tew taken it upon

te and develop the

sof Australia. Indigenous

Soccer looks ahead

Soccer Queensland has

supported Cardwell's program. However, funding this year was cut

by $50,000, forcing Cardwell to cut

yearly pilgrimage and

communities development manager an* Soccer in fhe Outback founder Nalalie

Cardwell is one person who has

devoled the past six years to assist

player development and spark general

interest in a number ot communities

ranging from north Queensland to Ihe

Northern Territoty.

"Soccer is definitely growing in the

"It's unique in participation terms because boih boys and girls can play

together and both have similai skills.'

"A big problem has been lunding.

would be doing past the June 30

mark, but the board ot directors and the chairman o( Soccer Queensland

decided that the program was too

valuable to just let die," she said. The results of such programs are

being noticed as pathways toward elite development as boys and girls

btiii- :o atabl sn :;i e m selves.

"We are focusing on participation

and Ihe development ol skilful players. W e think ,- -..rat and rs-noto

Indigenous ateas there are so many

ftee-tlowlng and creative players that

have gres; soccer abilities,"Salty

"We are emphasising that point of •an we identify, track and

a pathway to pursue Ihe

" TI to Stale

introduce Ihem to the world."

ONE player who has managed fo

work his way through the system and is now gearing up to display his

skills on Ihe worto stage Is Perth Glory defender Jade North.

North, who made his National

Soccer League (NSL) debut as a

16-year-old for the Brisbane Strikers, was part of the 1999 Under-17 World

Cup squad that, apart from 1974,

stands as one of Australia's proudest soccer moments when the Joeys

pushed Brazil in the final but lost in the penalty shoot-out.

Since then North has gone on to conquer the domestic scene with a

premiership with Sydney Olympic

and a memorable grand final ana

premiership double this season wilh

the Glory He is now shaping up for "- - Olympic G a m e s in Athens.

irything you can do

ve played with the

Socceroos. N o w I want to step up and play with the

full-strength Socceroos," he said.

North's success on the field speaks tor itself. However, he

concedes that his success counts

little towards making him a tole

model for his people.

in Australia and P

I Australiai

"For m

| really knows who I am. It's not until

you become a Harry Kewell or a

[ Mark Viduka, a household name, ial kids slart to look up to you," he

'Indigenous soccer is getting

bigget but it won't be really big until

people like m e and Freddy (Agius)

gel recognised and people pay more

attention to what can be achieved in

ie Olympics around the

d a 15-month break before

>f the new-look Australian | Premier League, North is looking

Is Europe in hope of more

"So far I know of a few clubs in

France and Germany, and I was

speaking to someone the other night

lhal said England is an opportunity as well," he said.

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Netballer is aiming high

C o m m o n w e a l t h Bank Trophy competition.

And that's involved plenty ol hard work and training for the 20-year-old goal shooler

or goal attack w h o has her sights sef firmly

on a big future in nelball T h e long road to top-level netball

selection started for Franklin w h e n as a

nine-year-old she took up nelball in the

Dowerin junior competition belore moving to

selection for Western Australia, and lasl

she w a s in the inaugural AIS Darters tea Ihe C o m m o n w e a l t h Bank competition V\

the rest of Ihe Darters she's looking at a improvement on last year's sixth place in

Ii ^

Our new columnist Bianca Franklin, left, will write a new ports column for the Koori Mail. Calle 'Sisters Talk', Franklin will cover all

spects of women's sport, at all levels from international netball through to

Dur up-and-coming young sisters. Loo for the first 'Sisters Talk' in our next

edition, out on May 5.

Franklin is Ihe only Aboriginal player in Ihe Darters, and one of the very lew al ellie

She's not quite sure why that's the case "There's plenty ot up-and-coming

Aboriginal netballers, and Ihe opportunilies

herself, is disappointed professional opportunili

nelball. T h e r e are far n

opportunities in N e w Zealand

student told the Koori Mail from her h

Canberra. "I'm working on making sure there

plenty more to come. Apart trom succ with the Darters I'm also aiming lor si

elhing I'd like to see changed." le models, Franklin says she has

id by former Australian captain h Vicky Wilson.

; a great player ar .lj :c la iuplo

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Tas veteran i winning team EJ

Veteran Indigenous

cricketer Brett Stevenson gained

compensation for

being injured early al the Imparja C u p w h e n he w a s part of the

Kingston Crows side which w o n the Channel C u p grand final in Hobart recently

T h e 36-year-old Stevenson is a right-handed opening batsman and his Kingston Crows team beat

is to 110

e-dayfii

n 1-f- Ii'

• during the season

until just before the Imparja C u p at Alice Springs," Stevenson said.

It w a s the tirst time Stevenson had represented Tasmania at the Imparja C u p because he simply

didn't know about an Indigenous team from the 'Apple Isle', which

w a s lhe firsl State team io take part in the event.

Stevenson w a s fielding in

Tasmania's firsl match ai Alice Springs against the Northern

Terriloty when, in the first 15 minutes of the g a m e , he tore a hamstring T h e unexpected injury put out ol the competition, m u c h to his an

his learns disappointment. "'Stevo' is a very lalenled batsman

ofrL

Brett Stevenson with his blazing bat in

who gives 100 per cent.

-He loves the game and is a good leam player." Smith said.

Ai an age when many cticketers are looking to less aclive

sports, such as lawn bowls perhaps, the superfil Stevenson

says he will be playing on tor many

Slevenson will be a big assel for

Tasmania al future Imparja Cup

campaigns.

ie middle players," he said

e younger

'We hi r Kettering.

ie presence

I losl the lasl tm

Born In Tasmania al New Norfolk.

Slevenson has played A-Grade fixtures for many years and has been in eight

nl pointed oi ol Stevenson in 2005 could enable th

Tasmanians to go one better lhan they

did this year when runner-up to

Oueensland. "It was jusl bad luck thai he tore thai

hamstring," Lamont said.

1 THE KOORI MAIL, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 21. 2004.

SPORT

Is this just all about footy? (Umm.yosHfe.-i

Regional sport official!

are in a powerful position -and I don'

think they understand just

how powerful. Their dealings with tear

officials and playets do not go unnoticed by impressionable youngster:

has the power to mould youngsters' attitudes towards sports officialdom.

And should these very same youngsters one day make their way through the ranks

and hit the big time, a healthy, respectful attitude to the powers thai run their sport

Ol course. Ihis does not preclude individuality and strong opinions from

torm ing, especially when there are examples of injustice, perceived or otherwise. Choc Mundine was the classic e (ample of this; talented league footballer,

but suffering no fools. Which brings m e to the Countiy Rugby

League (CRL). The organisation responsible lor league in country N S W has

no Indigenous-specific officer to advise it on issues relating to Aboriginal footballers. And Aboriginal tootballets have no one to

look to when local sports officials give them short shrift, as has happened recently. This is bound to happen again un.'ess the CRL

and bodies like it act to ensure Aboriginal people - who make up a fair proportion of

their players - are properly catered for.

The better game Living in rugby league heartland has for the first time exposed this writer - born and

bred to Aussie Rules - to the age-old argument: "Our game is better than yours!"

In general terms, Aussie Rules is known

tor ils skilful athleticism, while league is know lor ils straight-out hardness. (More on

this later.) Here's some pointers as to what the

argument centres on: Rugby league = no-necks; Aussie Rules = aerial ping-pong;

rugby league = meatheads; Aussie Rules = tight shorts; rugby league = thugby; Aussie

Rules = the only game in the world where ' ising.

and this argument is as old as the games

themselves. As a sports nut, this is my take on the

argument: It is the contest that is the key. The contest that has entire teams focused on the ball, on the player with the ball, and

on scoring Aussie Rules and league are

games built on these contests. In tact, all

world football games are built on Ihis

Additionally, one-eyed Aussie Rules don't appreciate the sheer athleticisrr -

players like David Peachey (Sharks), Nathan Blacklock (Dragons) and Shai

Hegarty (Roosters). One-eyed rugby

league fans don't appreciate the '

; of players like Byron Pickett

(Power). Chtis Johnson (Lions) and Troy

Cook (Dockers). One-eyed Aussie Rules fans don't

appreciate Ihe way Eric Simms (Souths) changed the nature of league Simms, wilt h.c rioarilv accurate kicking i- 1971 forced rule makers to reoucc mc HUi..t« •— G _ M goals One-eyed league tans don't understand how Graham 'Polly' Farmer (Cats) changed the way Aussie Rules was

played with his use ol the handball and

Further, one-eyed Aussie Rules fans

league players spend in the gym bi up neck, shoulder and thigh muscli

one-eyed rugby league fans don't s

:? These two games are

Nine years ago...

weekend's ANZAC Day AFL football

matches this Sunday. There will be Ihree games on Sunday, wilh the Essendon v

Collingwood game the big drawcard. What will probably escape the memory

of some is what occurred nine years ago a tbe M C G in the 1995 A N Z A C Day match

between Essendon and Collingwood. So

I'm here to remind you. It was the day that

Essendon's Michael Long

forced change by

courageously standing up lo football's establishment.

Michael was racially abused in lhat game and his

defiant stance against racism was the catalyst for

what was to follow. Unbowed by strident

criticism ftom some quarters within the football community Michael, with

Essendon's full support, pressed ahead lor the AFL to implement measures to counter

this scourge. With a growing realisation that his

implemented its new racial vilification code

backgrounds from racism, a radical step within Australian sports administration at

Nowadays, racism is widely a non-issue

on the football field, such is the code's wide acceptance within the football -playing

Aboriginal land The Tiwi Islands - Melville and Bathurst -*

are Aboriginal land and, as such, entry can be only by permission Ihrough a permit.

Bul tor one full day of lhe year, that requirement is waived and entry i&open to all. The day? The TIFL Grand Final, which

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Sports Talkin'

MARK DAVIS West Australian Cricket

Association (WACA)

Indigenous Advisory

Committee

GREATEST SPORTING PERSONAL MOMENT? When West Coasl Eagles won Iheir lirst Hag in 1992

YOUR FAVOURITE SPORTSPERSON? Ali and Cathy Freeman

ish

YOUR SPORTING GOAL? Get my golf handicap down to at least seven (currently at 14)

WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FURTHER HELP INDIGENOUS SPORTS? Promote more youth programs and develop our youths' skills in all levels ol

WHAT THREE SPORTSPEOPLE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO MEET? Ali, Freeman and Anthony Mundine

WHO OR WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING ON TV?

FAVOURITE SPORTS EVENT TO SEE LIVE? A Major League Baseball game between the N e w York Yankees and

whoever at Yankee Stadium in N e w

Ifi

Is footy grand final last rr Kit, at left.

THE KOORI MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APR

Sport HI WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2004

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Kuiyam Pride

orrespondent A N D R E W ALOIA By Caims c

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2003 campaign, culminating in the women's team qualifying for their second finals appearance in as many years, the franchise was thrown inlo uncertainty with a mass exodus c'-1-influential figur ingered about the squad's ability to replace club figureheads such as former men's coach Rod Popp and captain Timmy Duggan as weii as prominent players Nathan Jawai, Ben

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beside an Aboriginal athlete, I hope they cringe' - Rick Griffiths

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• ATSIC has cast

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dollars each year, and with that Ihe future ot the nalional Indigenous Sports Program (ISP].

ATSIC had received a lotal of $3.59 million annually for Sport, with $2.1 million of that outsourced to the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) for Indigenous sport and rec real ion programs nationwide. With lhe abolition ot the peak Indigenous body,

will, own this counlry," he added defiantly.

National ISP manager Glen Brennan said he hoped the Federal Government would maintain and re-direct ils funding io the ISP.

He said there was enough evidence lo suggest tne currenl approach had worked well and would continue lo do so.

-'ATSIC had oulsourced its national sport program to Ihe Ausiralian Sports Com miss Wis

; Sport Program since 199? -

setor

deep concerns that Indigenous sports funding will cease entirely, with all funding lo go to the

Curtent ATSIC * Griffiths said ie money will be

G L E N B R E N N A N

anymore." Mr Griffiths said. "Every time Federal politicians

now sland beside an Aboriginal athlete, I hope they cringe."

Mr Griffiths said Aboriginal people would bi

i 1960s. "But you cannot change history. 3 always have, and we always

t would only m the Federal Government to expano Ihis partnership and consolidate all ol ATSIC's national sports ftinlM Ihrough the same program.

"However, ATSIC's olher sport piograms. which exist outside the ISP, regime a serious overhaul lo make Ihem more effective.

"For too long these programs have been about servicing th* politics ol ATSIC commissioners

1 providing meaning^ for Indigenous peep"

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