Sean Choolburra is coming to Walgett to participate in the Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service’s (WAMS) Co-operative Limited twenty five year celebrations being held during the week of 11 to 15 April 2011.
Sean has performed on the Footy Show, Thank God you’re Here, at the Dreaming Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and much, much more. His deadly funny, captivating comedy and cultural performance will leave you laughing and wishing for more!
Koori Radio 93.7FM invites Australia To celebrate Yabun on 26 January 2011
Koori Radio 93.7FM proudly invites Sydney and Australia to celebrate the survival of Aboriginal cultures at the Yabun Festival in Victoria Park on 26 January 2011.
Now in its ninth year, Yabun is Australia’s premiere one-day festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture presenting the best in music, dance, sport and so much more.
Yabun’s best ever line-up of musical talent includes legendary Wilma Reading, Casey Donovan, The Stiff Gins, Nekrofeist, The Medics, Stunna Set, Indigenous Intrudaz, Microwave Jenny, Krista Pav, Yarramundi Puppets and many more.
There will be performances and workshops in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance, with the Doonooch Dancers and Urban Zenadth Kes. The energetic Youth Stage will reveal the new generation of Aboriginal dancers to watch out for in 2011.
The Kids Zone will be packed with storytelling, puppets, performances, arts and crafts. Fitkids Australia will present a program of fun activities focusing on healthy and active lifestyles for youngsters including Mini Olympics and Gladiator Boot Camp.
For art and craft lovers, there will be demonstrations and works for sale plus so much more to experience among the community and food stalls.
Culture and politics will be the focus in the Speak Out and Kulture Tents with presentations including the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples and Generation One.
Steve Miller Chairperson of Gadigal Information Service, home to Koori Radio 93.7FM, says:
“Yabun is our major annual event which presents everything that is great about Koori Radio 93.7FM. Thanks to our sponsors, it’s a thank you to all our supporters and the broader community and the family atmosphere makes it a day to catch up with friends and make new ones. It’s a great line up of entertainment this year and for the first time we are presenting performers from our Gadigal Music label including Stiff Gins, Nekrofeist and Stunna Set.”
Tune into Koori Radio 93.7FM for the live broadcast on the day and around the country on the National Indigenous Radio Service. Follow us on Facebook at Koori Radio 93.7FM.
Yabun is a no alcohol event and admission to Victoria Park is free. Victoria Park is at the intersection of City and Parramatta Roads Camperdown, adjoining Sydney University.
Media Contact: Miah Wright – 02) 9384 4015/0401 322 316 or miah.wright@gadigal.org.au
Re-tracing the original 2,300km journey made in 1965 through northwest and coastal
NSW, the Freedom Ride 2011 will celebrate the significant impact this early expedition
had on the identity of Aboriginal Australia and it’s role as a forerunner for considerable
changes to improving the quality of life for Aboriginal people.
2010
MONDAY 20th: OPEN
TUESDAY 21st: OPEN
WEDNESDAY 22nd: OPEN
THURSDAY 23rd: OPEN for staff only
THURSDAY 23rd: CLOSED to the pubic
FRIDAY 24th: CLOSED
MONDAY 27th: CLOSED
TUESDAY 28th: CLOSED
WEDNESDAY 29th: CLOSED
THURSDAY 30th: CLOSED
FRIDAY 31st: CLOSED
2011
MONDAY 3rd: CLOSED
Youth Connections is looking at doing a re-enactment / re-visit of the 1965 Freedom Rides. The re-enactment will take place on 12th February to 26th February 2011 keeping the dates and stops the same as the original or as close to as we can.
Youth Connections are looking at taking 30 kids along in a bus (20 Aboriginal and 10 non Indigenous) who are all studying Aboriginal History in their HSC. The journey will be documented and heritage listed so we would like as much Aboriginal organisation and community support as we can get to meet the kids when they pass through town or have stop overs. Youthconnections will also be inviting those who attended the original trip at no cost to them as this would be an honour to have them take the journey with us.
We are trying to contact Aboriginal organisations in all stops to let you know get your advice and guidance on this journey. We would like assistance in accommodation suggestions where we could stay either at School Halls since these are school kids and is apart of their HSC or at camping or in local church’s that would like to donate some space for night or two.
Stops will be made in (MAP ATTACHED):
· Starting in Sydney on 12th February
· Orange – February 13th lunch
· Wellington – February 13th – afternoon tea – Survey Conducted
· Dubbo – February 13th - dinner - overnight stay
· Gulargambone – 14th February - Survey Conducted
· Walgett – 14-16 February - 2 night stay - Survey Conducted
· Collarenebri – 16th February - Morning Tea
· Moree – February 16-17 - 2 night stay first round and then another night on February 20th
· Boggabilla – February 18th - Survey conducted - lunch
· Warwick – February 18th - overnight stay
· Tenterfield – February 19th -
· Glen Innes – February 19th -
· Inverell – February 19th -
· Grafton – February 21st
· Lismore – February 22 – 23rd – overnight stay
· Coffs Harbour – February 23rd – overnight stay
· Bowraville – February 24th – survey conducted -
· Kempsey – February 24th -25th Survey conducted- overnight stay
· Taree – February 25th - overnight stay
· Newcastle – February 26th - lunch
· Finish back in Sydney on February 26th .
We need help with contacts for Aboriginal Organisations and local contacts for each stop including:
· Aboriginal Elders for a welcome to country at each stop.
· Elders groups
· Local Aboriginal men’s groups
· Local Aboriginal women’s groups
· Aboriginal Youth Services and Youth Groups
· TAFE, Universities, Schools
· AECG
· Aboriginal Land Councils
· Aboriginal Legal Services
· Aboriginal Community Justice Groups
· Circle Sentencing
· Local Councils
· Local Aboriginal Police
· Local government services
· Aboriginal Community Organisations
· Other organisations people think we should involve.
If you can help us out in any way with so please contact the Koori Connect unit of Youth Connections on 02 4350 2600
or email:
Denise Markam - denise@youthconnections.com.au
Kylie Cassidy - kylie@youthconnections.com.au
Gavi Duncan – gavi@youthconnections.com.au
Bobbi Cattermole – bobbi@youthconnections.com.au
Your help is greatly appreciated.
CLAIM THE DATE – DON’T BE LATE
FUN AND GAMES AT THE GATE
A Message from the CEO
“Celebrating gives an individual a time to reflect, to appreciate, and to be grateful for the successes and to also recall and be humble for rising to the challenges of the professional and personal barriers that have been placed along the road as we gather to savour this auspicious occasion
WAMS are celebrating for two main reasons;
One – is to thank our clients and our community who are the foundation of our operations and our partners from a local to a national level who support us each day to ensure we provide a quality health care service
The second reason – is to recognise the efforts of the staff and the Directors who have all worked together since 1986 as WAMS now celebrate this sliver anniversary
For Aboriginal people – such a milestone of existence is a major accomplishment in surviving both the State and Commonwealth governments political changes around the livelihood for Aboriginal affairs and Aboriginal Health”
Christine Corby, OAM
Chief Executive Officer
Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service Co-operative Limited
Walgett Rugby League Knockout 2010
Deadly Shots photo essay project.
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Breast Cancer Screening Van Coming To Walgett
Water Marks
In response to the floods throughout the Outback Arts region, there is to be an exhibition of works reflecting this event in each of the towns of Cobar, Coonamble, Walgett, Lightning Ridge, Gulargambone, Brewarrina, Bourke and Warren in June 2010. All artists residing in the Outback Arts cluster are encouraged to enter their work be it painting, sculpture, prose and poetry, music, photography or crafts. More details to follow so start organising your thoughts and planning your projects!
An initiative of Outback Arts Inc.
Jamie-Lea Hodges
Regional Arts Development Officer – Outback Arts
PO Box 28, Coonamble NSW 2829
Ph 02 6822 2484 Fax 02 6822 4159 Mob 0419 629 818
E rado@outbackarts.com.au W www.outbackarts.com.au
Men’s ‘Pit Stop’ health checks will be held at
Bourke: 02 March 2010
Brewarrina: 13 April 2010
Walgett: 18 May 2010
Provided by Prof. Tony Attwood
Date: 27 August 2009
Where: Dubbo RSL Theatrette
Time: 9:30 – 3:30
Cost: Free For Carera
