Skytrans Inflight Magazine | Edition Seven

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Inflight Magazine ISSUE SEVEN | SEPTEMBER 2019
Johnathan Thurston Welcomes Skytrans’ New CEO
FACE OF QUEENSLAND UNIFORM LAUNCH
Photo: Skytrans crew Raven Seden, Natasha Sabatino and Talicia Allan show casing the new uniform.
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Welcome to
Mount St Bernard College
Mercy Traditions,Spirited Learning, Building Futures
Our College has a proud history of offering a holistic Catholic Education in the Mercy tradition in a co- educational Year 7-12 boarding and day school environment.
Mount St Bernard College is a school of harmony. We embrace students from many cultures and many areas across Far North Queensland, the Torres Strait, Cape York & the Tablelands, Northern Territory, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Extensive curriculum choices, small class sizes, a strong focus on pastoral care and student wellbeing and numerous sporting and cultural activities in a modern facility will provide your child with many opportunities.
ENROLMENTS NOW OPEN FOR 2019 and 2020
If you have any queries, please contact the College on 4096 1444 or email msb.of [email protected]
You can also visit our website www.msb.qld.edu.au or Facebook page for more information.
HERBERTON – QUEENSLAND
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Black Star Coen
We have the Magic Mujik Mix, now in Coen. Black Star has launched a new service to its network in Coen, the center of the Cape York. Coen is a hub for government services, it has a few shops too, you can ll the car, get a feed, take a break, camp down by the river, or stay in accommoda on at the hotel or guest houses. Coen’s tradi onal owners are the
Ayapathu, Kaanju, Lama Lama, Umpila and Wik-Mungkan peoples make up most of the popula on. Tradi onal life changed forever with the discovery of gold in 1837 on the Coen river. A log fort was built to protect more than 500 miners from hos le a acks. Opera ons were abandoned under persistent a acks by Aborigines defending their land, it was not un l years later that underground mining began, followed by the ca le sta ons and the telegraph sta on. The Queensland Parliament passed the Aboriginal Protec on and Restric on of the Sale of Opium Act 1987, which granted the ‘Home Secretary’ the special powers. Under this act, over 300 people were removed from the Coen district to Aboriginal reserves. Almost half of those removed were sent to Palm Island and the Lama Lama people of the Stewart River area, having been dispossessed of their lands by European pastoral expansion, formed a community on the Stewart River on what is now Silver Plains Sta on. In the 1930s, the Lama Lama were removed to Lockhart River Mission but later returned to Port Stewart. At this me, In the 1930s, people from the Munkan, Kaanju and Lama Lama lived sca ered around Coen, living in bark and s ck huts. More and more people dri ed back to country there was an in ux of people who had earlier been removed from Coen to Lockhart River, and others from Cowel Creek Injenue, Ebagoola and the Archer River who walked back to country. The Director of Na ve A airs was in favour of removing everyone to Lockhart River Mission to avoid the expense associated with providing services to the camp. However, the local protector opposed the proposal saying that, If you send them there they will only walk back to their own country. Coen is their home, their land, and they would be happy in the knowledge that they might die in the place where they rst saw the light of day.
They were allowed to stay at Coen. You can listen to Coen on frequency FM 102.7
The radio network for remote Queensland
“We believe people who live in remote communities deserve radio services as good as those in the cities and towns of our nation - Discover your community station”.
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Local Fare Scheme
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STEPS FOR BOOKING YOUR FLIGHT
STEP ONE
Visit your local council and demonstrate (your local council will set requirements) that you currently live and have lived in a Local Fare Scheme region for at least the last three years. If approved, your council will issue you a Letter of Eligibility. Contact your local council for more information.
If you have lost your Letter of Eligibility, contact your local council for a replacement.
STEP TWO
Buy your ticket
Visit your local ticketing agent to buy your ticket. Bookings can be made on behalf of family members if each family member has a Letter of Eligibility.
To access discounted ights through the Local Fare Scheme you must:
Apply for your Letter of Eligibility
• present photo ID
• provide your Letter of Eligibility
• book a return ight from an eligible
airport through the local ticketing agent
• complete travel by 30 June 2021
• advise the ticketing agent the reason
for travel (this information is used by Transport and Main Roads to record data regarding the scheme use).
STEP THREE
Travel
• turn up for the ight
• present photo ID
• depending on the type of fare you have
booked you will need to contact your ticketing agent if you miss your ight or need to change it.
If you miss more than two ights within a 12 month period you may not be able to receive any further discounted ights.
The Palaszczuk Government has extended the Local Fare Scheme for another two years!
The Local Fare Scheme is an airfare subsidy that aims to improve the standard of living of local residents in regional and remote Queensland communities by making air travel to neighbouring communities more affordable.
The airfare subsidy is available until 30 June 2021 for local residents who can demonstrate they currently live and have lived in a Local Fare Scheme region for at least the last three years. Residents may receive a discount of up to $400 for return airfare bookings when travelling between the following airports and Cairns:
Not to be used in conjunction with any other government travel subsidy. Use is limited to 12 times per nancial year, per person.
Only for use on scheduled air services to selected communities in Cape York, Gulf of Carpentaria and the Torres Strait.
Not for use on charter services.
The Department of Transport and Main Roads can change any aspect of the scheme at any time, including but not limited to discount amount, community scope, seat availability and eligibility requirements.
For full terms and conditions, visit: Queensland Government Local Fare Scheme
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Cape York: Aurukun, Coen, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Northern Peninsula, Pormpuraaw and Weipa.
Gulf of Carpentaria: Doomadgee and Mornington Island.
I’m proud to be part of a government
Torres Strait: Horn (Ngurupai), Badu, Talbot (Boigu), Coconut (Poruma), Darnley (Erub), Mabuiag, Kubin, Murray (Mer), Saibai, Sue (Warraber), Yam (Iama) and Yorke (Masig) Islands.
that understands our remote communities by providing a ordable travel options to residents in isolated areas where they can get to work, appointments and other important services.
Since the introduction in 2015, Our Local Fare Scheme has had more than 32,000 bookings. I’m pleased it will now run through to 2021.
- Cynthia Lui MP
Member for Cook
To be eligible for the scheme, local residents will be required to provide a letter from their local council to prove they currently live and have lived in a Local Fare Scheme region for the last three years.
Up to $400 discount for return travel, including GST; up to $200 discount is applied to each one-way fare, including GST. Minimum fare payable is $99 each way, including GST, plus booking fees.
Conditions
Residents must book return travel, one way ights are not eligible.
Residents must apply for and be issued with a Letter of Eligibility through their local council before being able to book discounted fares under the Local Fare Scheme.
Discounted airfares under the scheme are only available through a local ticketing agent. Discount applies at the airline’s discretion. Discount cannot be applied to entry level airfares or tactical sale fares.
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Fare rules are in accordance with the fare type booked, set by airlines.
Discount is for personal air travel only, not for employer paid or government use.
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CONTENTS
FEATURED ARTICLES
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are warned that this publication may contain images of, or referenced to, deceased people. Skytrans Airlines acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia. We pay our respects to their elders past and present.
The information in this publication is for entertainment purposes only. Skytrans in ight magazine assumes no liability or responsibility for any inaccurate, delayed or incomplete information, nor for any actions taken in reliance thereon.
The information contained about each individual, event or organisation has been provided by such individual, event organisers or organisation.
The views and opinions expressed in articles throughout this magazine are the opinions of the writers and do not necessarily re ect the opinion of Skytrans Airlines. Any form of reproduction of any content on this magazine without the written permission of the publisher is strictly prohibited.
Copyright © 2019 All Rights Reserved · Skytrans In ight Magazine
SKYTRANS WELCOMES NEW CEO
QLD OUTBACK OUTLAST NORTH QLD UNITED
Queensland Rugby League
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CAIRN INDIGENOUS ART FAIR 2019
Queensland Health
Aurukun Shire Council
MY HEALTH RECORD
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TORRES STRAIT
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Queensland Rugby League
KEEPING CAPE KIDS HEALTHY
Apunipima
KAPANI CUP
COMMUNITY CHAT
Torres Strait Regional Authority
KOWANYAMA PROJECT
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ON THE COVER
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NURSE NAVIGATORS
SKYTRANS LAUNCHES NEW UNIFORM
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COMMUNITY CHAT
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PORMPURAAW ART CENTRE
SPECIAL THANKS
Skytrans Airlines In ight Magazine extends gratitude to all our advertisers and all the organisations and individuals involved in creating our publications. Our magazine is created
in house and much of our content is provided by employees or passengers/clients of Skytrans
or Community Councils and Art Centres. Any pro ts made go to printing and distributing. Our mission is to keep the communities connected through sharing stories, photos and events in this free take home magazine. To get copies of this edition or any previous editions, or to get involved please email in [email protected]
By Paul Jakubowski
CONNECTING THE FARMER AND FARM SERVICE DOTS
Cape York Land Management
Samantha Collings SkytraNs Airlines Management TRAINEE INFLIGHT MAGAZINE DESIGNER
Bronwyn Thomas Skytrans Airlines
Executive Assistant to the CEO INFLIGHT MAGAZINE CONTENT
Special thanks to other members of our Skytrans Family for providing content for the seventh edition of Skytrans In ight Magazine.
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WESTERN CAPE SEA
TURTLE NESTING
Cape York Land Management
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Skytrans Welcome’s New CEO
The Board of Skytrans is delighted to announce the appointment of Stuart Dechan as our new CEO.
Owner and aviation expert Peter Collings said “We are excited to usher in a new generation of innovation and leadership. We’ve experienced incredible growth over the last four years, but we’ve simply outgrown our original operating model. It’s time to do things differently, so we can better serve our customers, community and company”.
Stuart will be backed by a new Leadership Team consisting of ve General Managers, who will each drive performance in Operations, Engineering, Corporate Services and Finance.
The Leadership Team was carefully structured by the Board to enable greater autonomy and faster outcomes.
Skytrans’ co-owner Johnathan Thurston said “Stuart is equally committed to the development and career advancements of our upcoming generation of youth. Skytrans and the Johnathan Thurston Academy will be working together to develop some new career pathways”.
Outgoing CEO Mike Thinee has been congratulated by the Board and Owners for his hard work and dedication over the last four years.
“Mike’s legacy with Skytrans is that he rebooted a collapsed company and provided much needed employment to hundreds of locals.” said Peter Collings.
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Meet the new additions to the Leadership team
Naomi Shiels
General Manager of Corporate Services
Samantha Collings
General Manager of Low Capacity Operations
David Worland
General Manager of Engineering
Jaydip Sengupta
Chief Financial Of cer
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LETTER FROM THE CEO
I’m proud to be the newly appointed CEO for Skytrans, and thank you for the warm welcome I have already received.
Aviation has been in my blood for most of my career. Having a hunger to learn, I worked my way up through the ranks into Operations, Commercial, Business Development and into leadership as a Managing Director.
Geographically I have worked all over the world including regional Australia, and internationally in Asia Paci c, Africa and the Middle East.
I’ve worked with all types of aircraft both xed wing and helicopters - which is how i met my wife Kirsten. She was an offshore helicopter pilot for Bristow Helicopters.
My rst priority as CEO is to get out and about and meet with community leaders, so I can see and hear rsthand how we are doing and what you would like us to work on.
I look forward to working within such a rich cultural region in Australia and learning all about this beautiful part of the world.
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate my predecessor Mike Thinee who took on the challenge in 2015 to rebuild Skytrans into what it is today and wish him well in his next endeavour.
Finally, my family will be relocating to Cairns (from Perth) at the end of the year so please feel free to send in your best local tips for exploring!
Stuart Dechan SKYTRANS’ CEO
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Launchi‘ng Skytrans’ ’
Face of Queensland
A dream has come true for us here at Skytrans - Our own bespoke uniform has been created to celebrate the "Face of Queensland".
U“niform
The Torres Strait is
internationally acclaimed for its incredible block artwork, and this bespoke design created for our airline,
is a celebration of the natural environment we live and work in.
I hope our new uniform will help put the Torres Strait contemporary
- Johnathan Thurston
Skytrans Co-Owner
The show stopping design was a collaboration between artist, textile designer and our community sponsorship with Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF). Skytrans’ sales manager Debbie Walters managed the project from concept to creation.
Skytrans and CIAF ran a competition for an artist to submit a print for our uniforms. The competition was well received with 27 entries. The entries represented incredible diversity and showcased just how talented our region is.
The Artist
Annie Gela, a native Torres Strait Island artist took out the winning prize with her print titled ‘The Face of Queensland’. Annie’s artworks have been exhibited in galleries nationally and internationally including the Sydney Art Gallery. Being the second youngest of ten children, Annie remembers being babysat by her six older brothers who mentored her in art and were traditional dance artefact makers.
The Print
‘The Face of Queensland’ expresses the environment of Queensland, its indigenous people and their culture. How during natural disasters (represented by the blue swirl at the centre), communities of indigenous and non-indigenous stand shoulder to shoulder to support each other (represented by traditional TSI art depicting males and females). The Great Barrier Reef is represented by the Lion sh. The Woemer Frigate Bird is a high
yingbirdandisnotonlyaweatherforecaster for the Torres Strait Islanders, but is also a migrating bird. The Frigate Bird depicts the migration of people by air across the country.
To complement Annie’s winning artistic print, Skytrans invited local textile designer Lynelle Flinders to transform the print into a show stopping uniform for the airline.
"It was a privilege to turn Annie's artwork into something that graced the catwalk at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair Fashion Performance ‘BUWAL-BARRA. MESSENGER. YESTERDAY. TODAY. TOMORROW’. The sixties style shift dress and the long sleeve coat designs I chose enhanced her artwork. I felt it bought to life the vivid colours and movement of Cape York."
Lynelle designed the two special occasion designs.
The new uniforms will be launched this month and will include a corporate dress, scarves, pocket chiefs and polo shirts for the entire team.
The nishing touches were handsewn by Cairns seamstress Susan Orr to make the corporate dress, scarves and pocket chiefs.
The catwalk designs will be worn as our special occasion uniform.
The Competition
The Textile Designer
The Uniform
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Cairns Indigenous
ART FAIR 2019
People spoke with their feet the week of the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair’s 10th anniversary held from Wednesday 10th of July through to Sunday with sold out events throughout the city’s artistic and cultural hubs, and huge numbers throughout the Art Fair and Market.
After ve days of art, music, dance, fashion, comedy, workshops, storytelling, special events and more, Cairns Indigenous Art Fair’s (CIAF) wrapped up its 10th program yesterday with a convergence of cultural dance troupes performing for visitors in the gardens of Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal and the announcement of this year’s People’s Choice Award.
Rounding out CIAF’s $50,000 awards cache, Torres Strait Islander artist, Daniel O’Shane, Canopy Arts, won the people’s vote and a prize of $5,000 for artwork entitled Meuram and Zogo Ni Pat (vinyl cut, hand-wiped) sponsored and presented by Gillian Mailman, the Gillian Mailman Group of Companies. This is the second time in the three-year history of the awards that Mr O’Shane’s artwork has resonated with the public, securing the same award in 2017.
In keeping with the UN’s International Year of Traditional Language, intergenerational storytelling, Indigenous language and culture were key themes of this year’s iteration.
CIAF Artistic Director, Janina Harding said
among all the events in this year’s program, she cited the Symposium, Buwal-barra. Messenger. Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow. fashion performance and Cultural Heights – A legacy of traditional language and song – as memorable highlights.
According to Ms Harding, it was the Symposium that really took her by surprise in terms of successes.
“The day went really well, we had great speakers and both interesting and insightful exchanges with delegates exploring the nuances and complexities of Queensland’s Indigenous art movement.
What we have here in Queensland is so distinct in terms of diversity, spanning both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, it is really very exciting with lots of new work coming through.
I can con dently say that our Art Fair was the best ever and with exhibitors like Naomi Hobson literally selling every piece of artwork on her stand on opening night – “well, you don’t get much better than that,” Ms Harding said.
Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) General Manager Vanessa Gillen said in terms of numbers and sales, this year’s event ticked every box.
“While measurable outcomes are testament to the success of any event, CIAF is a dynamic platform that provides so much more in terms of cultural recognition and pathway opportunities for both emerging and established artists. Friday’s joint announcement with Cairns Airport to launch a ve-year commissioning project for Queensland’s Indigenous artists is a prime example.
“What CIAF is also committed to and in my opinion, does really well, is bring people together - whether its community catching up or visitors taking time to meet the artists and performers and share stories,” Ms Gillen said.
For Ms Gillen, there were many highpoints over the weekend including the popularity of Friday night’s Blak Comedy at Tanks Arts Centre that was packaged to festival-goers as a double bill with the fashion.
“Friday’s atmosphere at the Tanks was electric, what with the Thancoupie opening, fashion, the Embrace light projections and the comedy, its success as a satellite hub will be something that is de nitely considered when programming next year,” Ms Gillen said.
CIAF will return again in 2020, Wednesday 8 to Sunday 12 July.
Photography featured in this article credited to Blueclick Photography and Kerry Trapnell.
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QUEENSLAND RUGBY LEAGUE
TORRES STRAIT
DEVELOPMENT CAMPS
The Queensland Rugby League in partnership with the Torres Strait Youth and Recreation Sporting Association co-funded Torres Strait Junior Rugby League Development Camp Days. The camps took place from the 6th April to the 12th April over three islands; Thursday Island, Coconut Island and Badu Island. The aim of these camps was to introduce and develop the game of Rugby League to the youth of the target area by giving them the opportunity to participate in rugby league skills and drills and play mini games.
Thursday Island’s camp day took place rst on the Saturday, 6th April. This camp was held on the Tagai High School oval and was targeted at kids from Hammond Island, Prince Of Wales Island, Horn Island and Thursday Island. There was a total of 67 under 12’s who participated, and 14 volunteers helping out with the festivities.
Kids were split up into three groups; under 6’s and under 7’s (with George Nona as their leader), under 8’s, under 10’s (with Rees Davies as their leader), and under 12’s (Jim Lappin as their leader). Skills and drills were undertaken from 9.15am to 10.30am and then the kids had morning tea. After morning tea they went back into their groups and continued with either skills and drills or played mini games. Then there was a BBQ lunch held on the oval.
After Lunch there was a nutrition presentation by the Nutritionist from Queensland Health, Kiah Peterie. Kiah talked about healthy eating, the different food groups and drinking lots of water. After the nutrition presentation, all the kids and volunteers went up to the swimming pool for a swim until 3.30pm.
An inner island under 10 and under 12 team has been selected to participate at Country Week at the Zenadth Kes Junior Rugby League Challenge on Thursday Island.
The Central/Eastern Island Junior Rugby League Development camp took place on Coconut Island (Poruma) on Monday the 8th to Wednesday 10th of April. The kids ew in to Coconut Island on Sunday the 7th of April from Yorke, Warraber, Darnley and Murray islands escorted by the island‘s ‘Healthy Lifestyle’ Of cers. The escorts were the children’s supervisors whilst in camp - away from home. There were 59 under 12’s participants and eight volunteers who partook in the Coconut Island development camp.
Kids were split up into 3 groups where Evan Apiti, Jim Lappin and Rob Hall were leaders for each group. Attacking sessions were held at the Poruma Oval and the defensive sessions were held at the Beach. During the attacking sessions, kids were taught some of the basic fundamentals of Rugby League which included:
- Catch and Pass
- Grip, Hamburger grip - Draw and pass
- Kicking
During the defensive sessions kids were taught:
- Safe tackling
- Safe landing
- Positioning of the head when tackling - Hit, wrap and roll
- Heads and eyes up
After lunch on the three days, kids were split into age groups and played league- tag with three games happening at once. On the last day, kids were split into their island groups and played a ve team round robin up at the Poruma Oval.
Kiah Peterie from Queensland Health also gave a Nutrition presentation to the team who had a bye during the round robin League-Tag games. Jim Lappin and Evan Apiti facilitated a Level 1 Coach course with eight participants attending, ve of which were the Healthy Lifestyle Of cers who can bring the skills learnt, back to their Island. Rob Hall also held a kids resilience presentation at the Poruma Island Community Hall. A Central/ Eastern under 10’s and under 12‘s team have been selected to participate at Country Week at the Zenadth Kes Junior Rugby League Challenge on Thursday Island.
The Badu Island camp started on Wednesday the 10th April. Everyone arrived in the morning with the top Western Islands (Boigu and Saibai Islands) arriving by plane and the closer Islands, Badu and Mabuiag Islands arriving by boat. After settling in to their accommodation, they all went up to the oval and there awaiting them were the Badu Island kids. There was 69 under 12’s attending the event. After a quick set-up off the eld, the kids were introduced to the Mascot moves by Evan Apiti and then were split into two groups with Evan and Terry Abednego. (Jim Lappin and Rob Hall were nishing up on Coconut Island and joined the rest of the team on Badu Island in the afternoon).
During the attacking sessions, kids were taught some of the basic fundamentals
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of Rugby League similar to what they learnt on Coconut Island. They also did defensive sessions.
Like the other two camps, a highlight for the kids was learning the Mascot moves which proved to be a lot of fun.
After lunch on the three days, kids were split into age groups and played league -tag with three games happening simultaneously. On the last day, kids were split into their island groups and played a ve team round robin at the Joe Mairu Memorial Oval.
Kiah Peterie from Queensland Health also gave a Nutrition presentation to the whole squad at the grandstand at the oval.
On the last day, before some of the kids travelled back to their Island, Rob Hall did some on- eld games about being resilient, making good choices, having support and `speaking up to the older Juniors at the camp.
Days like these would not be possible without some of our valuable sponsors and the wonderful volunteers who keep the game going within the region. Some of the many sponsors and volunteers included: Torres Strait Youth and Recreation Sporting Association (TSYRSA), KCD, Zenadth Kes Junior Rugby League (JRL), Queensland Rugby League (QRL), National Rugby League (NRL), Koedal Taxi Service, North Queensland Cowboys, Loban Marine, Skytrans, Seaswift, Northen Pride, Mulga Tigers and Daddhin Geai Warriors.
The QRL would also like to say a big thank you to the Torres Strait Island Regional Council (TSIRC), the Healthy Lifestyle Of cers who helped organise the kids back in their community and also for travelling and supervising the kids.
Being the rst Junior Rugby League Development Camp in the outer islands, the QRL would like to say a big thank you to the
Councillors, the Prescribed Body Corporate (PBC) Chairman and the communities of Coconut Island and Badu Island for opening up their islands and hosting the camps. The days would not have been such a success without having kids from other outer islands travelling in to attend with their volunteer supervisors. It also would have not been possible without the support of Skytrans putting on additional ights to cover the travel of all the kids and the support of the Queensland Government’s Local Fare Scheme. Skytrans also sponsored the travel of all the of cials to travel to, between and from all the islands where the development camps were held.
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QUEENSLAND OUTBNORTH QUEENSLBy Colleen Edwards
Queensland Outback came out on top after an end-to-end contest against North Queensland United, claiming a 28-18 win in their annual representative match at Ken Brown Memorial Oval on Thursday Island in July 2019.
The ‘boys from the bush’ retained the Skytrans Challenge trophy in an exciting match that was played as the curtain raiser to the Round 18 ‘Get in the Game’ Country Week match on Saturday between the Northern Pride and Ipswich Jets.
The rst try of the game came from North Queensland United, with a kick fumbled by Outback right on the NQU tryline. The ‘home’ side scooped up the ball and sent it left, before popping a good short ball to former Jet Kevin Bell to run in and score.
They were nearly in again soon after, but blew their chance when a good kick that was put in under the posts was not collected cleanly. In an end-to-end game, Outback had a chance to square the ledger, but their kick into the in-goal went too deep. However, when they had their next opportunity to attack, they made the most of it and a barnstorming run from Chris Gelhaar saw him plant the ball under the post with his rst touch of the ball.
The successful conversion saw the scores locked at 6-6, before Troydon Dempsey ducked over from dummy half to put the Outback side in front.
However, Didymus Blanket got North Queensland United back on the board when he was over out wide after a jigging run.
Layton Sam was the next over for United before the break, again out wide on their left, with a try that gave his side a 14-12 lead.
The second half started with a try to Outback to see the score change hands again, when a ball from player of the match Brendan Grulke was caught by big prop Dylan Buckingham who fell over the line.
The teams then traded tries - again out wide by NQ with Isaac Rockerby, before another huge run from rstly Gelhaar for his second and then Dempsey, also for his double, sealed the deal for the Outback side.
Queensland Outback 28 (Troydon Dempsey 2, Chris Gelhaar 2, Dylan Buckingham tries; Oliver Peak 4 goals) defeated North Queensland United 18 (Isaac Rockerby, Didymus Blanket, Kevin Bell, Layton Sam tries; Izaac Toby goal) at Ken Brown Memorial Oval, Thursday Island on Saturday, July 20.
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Ten years ago, very little art was being made in the Pormpuraaw community. Small paintings were done on canvas board with few available supplies and materials. Since then, a community of emerging artists has risen, a community that shares ideas and gives encouragement to each other. A community that is growing and inspiring others, particularly youth. We support positive role models with vision and determination. We enjoy everyone’s work equally. Not because it is good or bad but because they nished it, demonstrating their determination.
I remember people discouraging us from making art works picturing our totems, that we should somehow jump to abstract expressionism because that is where the “big” money is. Our artists can do whatever they want and are still primarily making works depicting their totems. We respect their process. All artists must nd their own truth within and apply it. We encourage them to be brave and to take chances, play, discover, take risks and challenge themselves. Artists are all on their own journey to nd meaning and respect for their own individuality. Many of our artists see art as a way to improve mental health through wholesome activity. We encourage them not to worry about making something people would want to buy. The stronger the individual, the stronger the art. Art centres need to take care of their community and foster culture and language rst. If this is being done, quality art will come on its own accord.
Aboriginal art is perhaps the most exciting genre of art ever to come out of Australia. I believe this happened because of its unique form and content. Their works are usually beautifully detailed, yet simple in overall design and share meaningful insights through story telling connecting to country. I know of no other genre that does this in this way.
Pormpuraaw languages do not have a word for art. Language and culture come from country and are all one thing. It is not something to be separated, quali ed or turned into a commodity. Art is a new language to be used, explored and experimented with. A work of art made on country is considered to be part of that country. When it leaves to be displayed elsewhere, a part of our country is leaving. Artists often shed a tear when they see a work of art going away. Sharing and selling Pormpuraaw art is kind of like going shing. Their art is our bait. The better the bait the better chance we will catch something good. We do not know what we will catch or where the art will go. We can only catch something if the bait is in the water.
Aboriginals have always used what they could gather from the land to survive and prosper. Making art from recycled materials such as shing nets found on our beaches or whatever we nd at our local tip is akin to that practice. Syd Bruce Shortjoe is one of our most exciting and innovative artists. Syd is currently nishing a 3D work that resembles a window. The work is designed for the viewer to put his head in and take a look around. The work was inspired by Syd visiting the Paris aquarium and looking into a sh tank through a curved glass window. We found a large round tin ange probably used for a wall or ceiling vent. It reminded him of the Paris Aquarium. The work is interactive and celebrates his saltwater totems and his appreciation for all sea life. We are curious to nd out what people will think of it when on display at CIAF 2019. Syd Bruce is one of our premier artists who is pushing his ideas in different ways. He is daring to experiment and take educated risks with his work.
Pormpuraaw artists have earned recognition for their imaginative work. Pormpuraaw artists work in painting, print making and ghost net
sculptures. Ghost net sculptures have proven to stand out. Part of their success has been the environmental message these works share. Ghost nets are commercial shing nets illegally abandoned into the sea by commercial shing vessels. They should be taken back to land and disposed of properly but instead, are abandoned and left to drift in ocean currents continuing to catch and kill sh, turtles, dolphins and many other species, some endangered “needlessly”. These nets often wash up on our beaches and are collected by our rangers and artists. The quality of sculptures has been instrumental in launching artwork onto the world stage at venues such as the United Nations in NYC and Geneva, Paris Aquarium and Kluge-Ruh in the USA. In Australia our works have been collected by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Museum of Australia in Canberra and the Australian Museum in Sydney.
During the early years of 2009 and 2010, we encouraged people to try their hand at wood carving. Their ancestors would carve an ef gy and then dance and sing the ceremony that went with it. When the ceremony was done, the ef gy had no more purpose and was left behind. When the Europeans came and supplied them with metal hand axes and rasps a technology revolution occurred improving the quality and quantity of works, as well as spear and tool making. Some of our early artists were interested in working with axes and power tools but most were not. Pormpuraaw people have always been weavers women and men. The women wove intricate dillybags and men wove cord for tools and spears. They needed an art form that was additive not subtractive. Using Ghost net material connected to their needs and identity. We rst made traditional baskets. They looked good but our artists were capable of much more. We started using coat hangers, wire or cable found at the tip. Eventually we started
Continued..
PORMPURAAW
ART CENTRE
By Paul Jakubowski
Pormpuraaw Art Centre Manager


using cable ties instead of wiring everything together. We salvaged aluminium power line cable. Hundreds of sculptures have been made over the years. The largest work created so far was a 7.6 metre long crocodile which is on display at the Cairns TAFE College. In 2010, several tapestries or wall hangings were made. They stopped making them for a few years but have recently returned to make more in new innovative ways. Works that hang on walls are more popular with collectors rather then free standing or hanging. They are easier to display and require less room.
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An exciting new work to be featured at CIAF 2019 uses a recycled trampoline as its base. It makes for a perfect round canvas. The content behind the tapestries expresses our traditional cultural values a “celebration of totems and connecting to country and sea”. Floats from nets are key to the design. These oats give a 3D aspect to many of our new works. They can be cut and shaped.The work is a collaboration effort made by Mylene Holroyd, Christine Holroyd and Christine Yantumba.
Our print making is an important signature art form and has been greatly developed over the years. We started out by making Lino Cut Prints and now almost exclusively make etchings. These works help them formulate their ideas and can be redone in other mediums. We are fortunate to having built an excellent printing workshop for ourselves. We wanted to be different from other print makers and nd our own niche. Their print making is not about using repeated patterns. It is more like a painting that might incorporate perspective. Our print making continues to develop and become more abstract with greater mastery of technique. It is an important way of sharing their stories with the outside world.
Pormpuraaw has some amazing painters. All approach their work differently. There is no traditional style. The old ones would paint their bodies with clan identi cation marks everyday. An individual would know what clan someone belonged to by the designs on their bodies. Pormpuraaw did not paint on bark and had no cave walls to paint.They used only red and white ochre. Painting on canvas is a new language for them to explore. Some artists work in dots, others abstract, many love painting landscapes. They like blending colours using wet brush or dry brush. There is a lot of pressure to paint in dots. The average person usually thinks dot painting is indicative of all aboriginal artists. Our artists are encouraged to do what they believe in and nd their own way.


KOWANYAMA RECEIVES
GUEST SPEAKER NIC NEWLING
By Liam Ritchie
Guidance Of cer at Kowanyama State School
The mental health challenges faced living in community
On behalf of Kownayama State School, the Multi-Purpose Centre hosted guest speaker Nic Newling from The Champions, who visited the community on 30th April to promote a talk to the whole community. The Champions set out to re-duce the stigma of mental illness, en-courage people to speak up and seek support, and empower them to make positive differences in their own lives and to the lives of people around them. In the short time that Nic spent in the community, he was able to gain some insight into many of the mental health challenges faced by the residents who are living here. Nic talked about the highs and lows of having a mood disorder, and some of his personal challenges of being misdiagnosed along the way, and the terrible grief of losing his brother to suicide. He touched on his efforts to ‘be normal’ and the burden of keeping his struggles a secret, all while facing the usual challenges of high school.
By sharing his story with the community, Nic brings light to the hidden reality of living with a mental illness in school and how to address it using empathy, understanding, and peer support. He highlights the role of professional
sup-port and educates people on available services within the school, the community and online, while lowering the barrier of entry to services by reducing the negative stigma that surrounds them.
Those who attended, left with a thorough and detailed understanding of the reality of other people’s often hidden experiences, a knowledge of the importance of speaking up and helping each other, and practical suggestions on how to make a meaningful positive difference. They also gained a
genuine understanding of culture change, wellbeing, and resilience beyond the buzzwords.
Many thanks to Finn Buckley, Principal at Kowanyama State School, Skytrans, for providing Nic with return ights from Cairns, and to Kevin Bell, for hosting the guest speaker and putting on a BBQ after the talk at the Multi-Purpose Centre.
Thank you to all those who attended.
Skytrans’ Compass Club North Marathon
As was the case for most of early 2019, tropical storms played havoc with the second annual Skytrans Compass Club North marathons staged in Bamaga in April.
The far north’s wild weather kept participation numbers low for the second year running, with only 18 runners in the 21km and four runners in the 42km marathons taking part. The wet weather continued on race day, with a tropical deluge bucketing down on runners and making swimming pool sized puddles to turn the event almost into a biathlon.
But a lot of red dirt, heavy rain and soaking wet clothes and shoes was not enough to deter the committed bunch, with every runner
in both distances nishing at Australia’s most northern point inside ve hours.
The Compass Club series provides runners with the chance to complete either a 21km or 42km marathon at each of Australia’s compass points – Cape York, Byron Bay, Cockle Creek Steep Point and the Lambert Centre. Each location is growing in popularity and it is hoped that the 2020 Cape York edition can include a 5km and 10km to make it Australia’s most northern running festival. The organisers would like to once again thank Skytrans for their invaluable support in becoming naming rights sponsors of this exciting new event series. See you in May 2020!


KEEPING CAPE KIDS
Healthy
A Family Support Program for Cape York Communities
Apunipima Cape York Health Council with the help of Starlight Children’s Foundation have made health education even more fun for the kids in Cape York schools.
Apunipima’s paediatric team and Starlight Children’s Foundation will visit Cape York schools throughout the second half of 2019. This partnership is part of Starlight’s Healthier Futures initiative. The aim of the initiative is to ensure students are healthy and their learning at school is not impacted by any unaddressed health issues.


Introducing Apunipima’s School Health Checks program. Designed purely to focus on children’s health and nutrition, developed with the communities of Cape York.
Captain Starlight has visited the communities of Mapoon, Wujal Wujal and Pormpuraaw, with more visits planned over the coming months.
Apunipima regularly does student health checks. The health checks include eye sight, hearing and oral tests, height & weight, iron levels, blood sugar and pressure levels, heart, skin conditions, nutrition and emotional and social wellbeing.
Whilst the health checks are conducted one-on-one with the children, the remaining students engage in activities such as art, music, story-telling and games with Captain Starlight, creating a fun and positive environment that increases wellbeing of the children who are having a health check or seeing the paediatrician.
Students who have a health issue, are referred on to seek the additional care and follow up needed.
This partnership opportunity has been well supported by medical students from across Australia who have joined the Starlight team to gain experience in providing health checks and working with youth.
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Yay for Captain Starlight!


Indigenous Nurse Navigator Support Of cer Eileen Lampton with Torres and Cape HHS Nurse Navigators Rachel Sargeant and Peter Ross during a recent visit to Aurukun.
NURSE NAVIGATORS
HELPING PATIENTS NAVIGATE THROUGH HEALTH
For patients facing multiple chronic illnesses and hospitalisations, as well as travel to major hospitals away from their communities, the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service’s Nurse Navigator program is heaven sent.
The health service’s nine Nurse Navigators and two Indigenous Nurse Navigator Support Of cers provide a single point of contact and support for some of the region’s most vulnerable and complex patients.
Nurse Navigator Nurse Unit Manager Rachel Sargeant said the Nurse Navigators work with patients who have chronic and complex care needs, helping them to navigate to and from their referring general practitioner and/ or other primary care provider, as well as to major hospitals outside the region.
“Our job is to smooth a patient’s journey right through the health system,’’ she said.
“In isolated areas like ours, patients and clients often face challenges in knowing which service or provider to call for assistance, or have concerns about travelling long distances for treatment.
These are barriers that often frustrate patients struggling with multiple illnesses and hospitalisation”.
Ms Sargeant said the Torres and Cape HHS had two Nurse Navigators based on Thursday Island, one each at Weipa and Cooktown and ve in Cairns.
“Around 80 percent of our clients travel to and from Cairns to access specialist and more complex services that might not be available locally, so we have a strong presence there to smooth their journey,’ she said.
Ms Sargeant said the Torres and Cape HHS has also was the only health service in Queensland that supplemented the Nurse Navigator program with the appointment of Indigenous Nurse Navigator Support Of cers.
“Around 96 percent of our clients are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, so it’s vital we provide a culturally appropriate journey through the health system for them,’’ she said.
Cairns-based Nurse Navigator Support Of cer Eileen Lampton said her role was to ensure a culturally safe service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
“We are there to help overcome cultural barriers and ensure the health journey is the best it can possibly be for our clients and patients,’’ she said.
Weipa-based Nurse Navigator Peter Ross said his role supported more patients to navigate the health system and attend their medical appointments.
“Over the past two years, I’ve worked as a Nurse Navigator in Weipa with regular travel across Aurukun, Mapoon and Napranum to help patients access the health services they need,” Mr Ross said.
“Just knowing where to go for treatment can be daunting for people, especially for older patients or those who haven’t been to a bigger city like Cairns before and this is where our Nurse Navigators play a big role.
The little things we do every day as Nurse Navigators in the Torres Strait Islands, Northern Peninsula Area and Cape York can make a real difference, so our patients don’t have to go it alone and are able to make health appointments they might not otherwise be able to.
I’m based on the Cape and supported by a great team in Cairns who look after our patients once they reach town – it’s a whole team effort and we take great pride in looking after each and every patient through their unique health journey.
Being a Nurse Navigator is a fantastic job and provides much satisfaction, it’s also a great way to get experience in various areas as you’re not speci c to one stream of nursing and get to help patients in many different ways.
I get enormous satisfaction from being able to provide this service to patients right across the Western Cape.’’ Mr Ross said.
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For more information visit: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/torres-cape/html/nurse-navigator


FROM AURUKUN
TO CAIRNS
Day Dep
MONDAY 0910 1410 TUESDAY 0910 WEDNESDAY 1700 THURSDAY 1700 FRIDAY 1700
Cape York Schedule Effective 29 July 2019*
FROM BAMAGA
MONDAY 1410 TUESDAY 0910 TO COEN
TUESDAY 0910
Arr Stops
1050 0 1645 1 1225 2 1840 0 1840 0 1840 0
1445 0 0945 0
1045 1
Arr Stops
1715 1 1255 1 1255 1 1325 1
1450 0 1020 0 1020 0 1100 0
Flight No.
QN032 QN053 QN081 QN083 QN083 QN083
QN053 QN081
QN081
Flight No.
QN251/QN044*
QN045 QN045 QN151/QN042*
QN251**
QN045 QN045 QN151**
FROM COEN
TO CAIRNS
Day Dep
MONDAY 1120 TUESDAY 1105 WEDNESDAY 1455 THURSDAY 1455 FRIDAY 1455 TO LOCKHART RIVER WEDNESDAY 1455 THURSDAY 1455 FRIDAY 1455
TO AURUKUN
WEDNESDAY 1455 THURSDAY 1455 FRIDAY 1455
TO BAMAGA
Day Dep
MONDAY 1350 FRIDAY 1000
TO LOCKHART RIVER TO LOCKHART RIVER
Arr Stops
1240 0 1225 0 1840 2 1840 2 1840 2
1525 0 1525 0 1525 0
1630 1 1630 1 1630 1
Arr Stops
1410 0 1020 0
1510 1715 0 1050 1255 0 1050 1255 0 1120 1325 0
Dep Arr Stops
0930 1130 1 0930 1130 1 1630 1745 0 1700 1815 0 1630 1745 0
Day Dep Arr Stops
WEDNESDAY 1555 1630 0 THURSDAY 1555 1630 0 FRIDAY 1555 1630 0 TO CAIRNS
MONDAY 1030 1240 1 1515 1645 0 TUESDAY 1015 1225 1 WEDNESDAY 1555 1840 1 THURSDAY 1555 1840 1 FRIDAY 1555 1840 1
Flight No. QN021
QN081 QN083 QN083 QN083
QN083 QN083 QN083
QN083 QN083 QN083
Flight No.
QN250**
TO CAIRNS
Day Dep
MONDAY 1430 WEDNESDAY 1000 THURSDAY 1000 FRIDAY 1040 TO HORN ISLAND MONDAY 1430 WEDNESDAY 1000 THURSDAY 1000 FRIDAY 1040
FROM HORN ISLAND
FROM KOWANYAMA
FROM LOCKHART RIVER
QN150** ** Operated in Cessna Caravan
*Operated in Cessna Caravan Bamaga - Horn Island and then Horn Island - Cairns in Dash 8 ** Operated in Cessna Caravan
TO CAIRNS
MONDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
TO CAIRNS
Day
MONDAY TUESDAY
QN044 QN045 QN045 QN042
Flight No.
QN071 QN071 QN076 QN078 QN076
QN071 QN071
Flight No.
QN083 QN083 QN083
QN021 QN053 QN081 QN083 QN083 QN083
QN021 QN081
Flight No.
QN071 QN071 QN076 QN078 QN076
QN076 QN078 QN076
FROM CAIRNS
TO AURUKUN
Day
MONDAY
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
TO BAMAGA
MONDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Dep Arr Stops
0700 0840 0 1200 1340 0 0700 0840 0 1315 1630 2 1315 1630 2 1315 1630 2
1130 1410 1 0730 0930 0 0730 0930 0 0730 1020 1
Flight No.
QN031 QN053 QN081 QN083 QN083 QN083
QN043/QN250*
QN045 QN045 QN041/QN150*
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
TO PORMPURAAW
MONDAY 0930 0950 0 TUESDAY 0930 0950 0
*Operated in Cessna Caravan Bamaga - Horn Island and then Horn Island - Cairns in Dash 8 ** Operated in Cessna Caravan
TO AURUKUN
TO COEN
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
TO HORN ISLAND
MONDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
TO KOWANYAMA
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY 1430 FRIDAY 1400 TO LOCKHART RIVER MONDAY 0830
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
1200 0700 1315 1315 1315
TO PORMPURAAW
MONDAY 0745 TUESDAY 0745 WEDNESDAY 1400 THURSDAY 1430 FRIDAY 1400
0830 0700 1315 1315 1315
1130 0730 0730 0730
1100 1 1045 2 1435 0 1435 0 1435 0
1335 0 1020 1 1020 1 0935 0
0900 0 0900 0 1600 1 1630 1 1600 1
1000 0 1445 1 0945 1 1525 1 1525 1 1525 1
0950 1 0950 1 1520 0 1550 0 1520 0
QN021 QN081 QN083 QN083 QN083
QN043 QN045 QN045 QN041
QN071 QN071 QN076 QN078 QN076
QN021 QN053 QN081 QN083 QN083 QN083
QN071 QN071 QN076 QN078 QN076
0745 0745 1400
TO COEN
MONDAY 1030 1100 0 TUESDAY 1015 1045 0
TO CAIRNS
Day Dep Arr Stops
MONDAY 1010 1130 0 TUESDAY 1010 1130 0 WEDNESDAY 1540 1745 1 THURSDAY 1610 1815 1 FRIDAY 1540 1745 1 TO KOWANYAMA
WEDNESDAY 1540 1600 0 THURSDAY 1610 1630 0 FRIDAY 1540 1600 0
FROM PORMPURAAW
* Schedule correct at time of publishing. * Schedule not valid for public Holidays.
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NQ EVENT CALENDAR
Please enjoy our free Calendar of events around the Cape and Torres Strait for September, October and November 2019. Feel free to pull me out of this magazine and hang me on the fridge!
For all your travel to and from events, look no further than Skytrans! Call 1300 759 872 for all your travel planning!
We are always looking for events for our calendar, big and small! If you have an event you would like to promote please email [email protected]
September
27-29
WALLABY CREEK FESTIVAL
25-27
DAN ROPEYARN CUP
BAMAGA
Located a short 45 minutes from the northern most tip of Australia, Loyalty Beach Campground is situated on 13 acres of spectacular beachfront, including 11 acres of open bush camping. The campground is lush with wildlife! Our restaurant & bar operates 7 days a week with the perfect sunset views to top off another incredible day on the Cape! Loyalty Beach uses town water & power supply, so all
October
ZENADTH KES CUP THURSDAY ISLAND
FRI SAT
26
THE GRASS IS GREENER CAIRNS
21
Cairns to Cooktown bike ride raising funds for the Far North Queensland Hospital Founda on.
FRI
27
CONQUER THE
CORRUGATIONS
Cape York mental health awareness walk.
THUR SAT
12-14
CAIRNS AMATEURS
CHALLENGE
CARDIAC
SAT
SAT SUN
21-29
5 BEACHES LOOP CLEAN-UP
CAPE YORK
Very popular and family-friendly music and arts fes val located just south of Cooktown at Home Rule Lodge.
FRI SUN
SAT
OCTOBER
INDIGENOUS BUSINESS MONTH
F R I - S U N
F R I S U N
11-13
TABLELANDS FOLK FESTIVAL
25-27
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water on site is drinkable.
PH: 4069 3808 www.loyaltybeach.com [email protected]


November
MON
FRI SAT
15-16
PBR AUSTRALIA GRAND FINALS
TOWNSVILLE
REMEMBRANCE DAY
FRI SUN
Airlie Beach Fes val of Music is fast becoming one of Queensland’s premier live music events. Only in Airlie Beach can you see 74 bands alongside 74 islands in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef. With jaw-dropping sea views from the main tent at the Whitsunday Sailing Club, it’s a party like no other in a tropical paradise. Watch big name acts and discover new talent – there is something for every musical taste. Experience a town coming alive to the sound of music.
08-10
AIRLIE BEACH FESTIVAL OF MUSIC
SAT
30
CAPE YORK NATURAL RESORCE MANAGEMENT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
COOKTOWN
INFORMATION
FOR MORE INFO: www.tangaroablue.org/event/5-beaches-loop-clean-up-cape-york-qld/
11 S A T 09
COOKTOWN
RACES
One of the most popular events on the social calendar in Cooktown.
5 BEACHES LOOP CLEAN-UP
September 21 @ 8:00 am - September 29 @ 5:00 pm
Five Beaches Loop is at the p of the Cape York Peninsula and Australia, and will be our last Cape York clean-up camping trip for 2019! Due to the proximity of the community of Bamaga, shopping facili es are a short trip away by car. The camp area has both toilets and showers on site. We will set up our kitchen and prepare our meals together, so all food and equipment will be provided. All you need to bring is your sleeping gear (tents, blankets, pillow, ma ress, etc). We will meet and depart from Cairns at 8am on the 21st of September. Seats are limited so register early to secure your spot! Volunteers with their own 4WD vehicles are welcome to join our convoy to drive up to this event, or can meet us on site, just let us know!
Dates:
Travel Cairns to Somerset: 21st and 22nd September 2019
Clean-up: 23rd – 27th September
Travel Somerset to Cairns: 28th & 29th September
This event is being funded by the Australian Government’s Reef Trust.
LAURA RACES AND RODEO
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Your Queensland Owned AirlineEffective 15 July 2019*
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Flight Depart From To Arrive Flight Depart From To Arrive Flight Depart From To Arrive Flight Depart From To Arrive Flight Depart From To Arrive Flight Depart From To Arrive
QN141 0700 Horn Murray 0800
QN141
0700 0810 0835 0900
Horn Murray
0800 0825 0850 0940
QN141
0700 Horn Murray 0800 0810 Murray Darnley 0825 0835 Darnley Yorke 0850 0900 Yorke Horn 0940
QN141
0700 0810 0835 0900
Horn Murray
0800 QN141 0825
0850
0940
0700 Horn Murray 0800
QN141 0700 0810 0835 0900
Horn Murray Darnley Yorke
Murray 0800 Darnley 0825 Yorke 0850 Horn 0940
QN181 0800 0830 0850
Horn Badu Kubin
Badu 0820 Kubin 0840 Horn 0910
QN182
0800 0830 0850
Horn Kubin Kubin Badu Badu Horn
0820 0840 0910
QN181
0800 Horn 0830 Badu 0850 Kubin
Badu Kubin Horn
0820 0840 0910
QN181
0800 Horn 0830 Badu 0850 Kubin
Badu Kubin Horn
0820 0840 0910
QN242
Coconut 1115 Yorke 1145
QN240 1100 1155 1225
Horn
Yorke 1145 Darnley 1215 Murray 1245
QN240 QN241 QN280 QN282
1100 Horn 1155 Yorke 1225 Darnley
Yorke Darnley Murray
1145 1215 1245
QN240 1210 QN241
1100 Horn 1155 Yorke 1225 Darnley
Yorke 1145 Darnley 1215 Murray 1245
QN243
1255 Murray 1335 Coconut
Coconut 1325 Horn 1405
QN241 1255 1330
Murray Yorke
Yorke 1320 Horn 1410
1255 Murray 1330 Yorke
Yorke Horn
1320 1410
1255 Murray 1330 Yorke
Yorke Horn
1320 1410
QN280 QN282
1110 Horn 1140 Kubin 1200 Badu
Kubin 1130
QN280 1110 1140 1200
Horn Kubin Badu
Kubin 1130
1110 Horn 1140 Kubin 1200 Badu
Kubin
1130 1150 1210
Kubin
QN282 1220 1240 1300
Mabuiag Badu Kubin
Badu 1230 Kubin 1250 Horn 1320
1220 Mabuiag 1240 Badu 1300 Kubin
Badu Kubin Horn
1230 1250 1320
1220 QN282 1245
1320
1220 Mabuiag 1240 Badu 1300 Kubin
Badu 1230 Kubin 1250 Horn 1320
QN226
Boigu 1145 Saibai 1215 Yam 1245
QN260 1120 1155 1220 1245
Horn Warraber 1145
QN227
1130 1220 1250
1210 1240 1330
QN260
1120 Horn Warraber
1145 1210 1235 1315
QN227
1130 1220 1250
1210 QN260 1240
1330
1120 Horn Warraber 1145
1320 Warraber
Horn 1345
QN320 1510 1600 1630
Horn Saibai Boigu
Saibai 1550 Boigu 1620 Horn 1710
Yorke Darnley Murray
QN320
1510 Horn 1600 Saibai 1630 Boigu
Saibai Boigu Horn
1550 1620 1710
Yorke Darnley Murray
1510 Horn 1600 Saibai 1630 Boigu
Saibai 1550 Boigu 1620 Horn 1710
No Sunday
QN360 1525 1615 1640 1705
Horn Yam 1605 Yam Coconut 1630 Coconut Warraber 1655 Warraber Horn 1730
QN321
1510 1600 1630
Horn Boigu Boigu Saibai Saibai Horn
1550 1620 1710
QN360
1525 Horn Yam 1605 1615 Yam Coconut 1630 1640 Coconut Warraber 1655 1705 Warraber Horn 1730
QN321
1510 1600 1630
Horn Boigu Boigu Saibai Saibai Horn
1550 QN360 1620
1710
1525 Horn Yam 1605 1615 Yam Coconut 1630 1640 Coconut Warraber 1655 1705 Warraber Horn 1730
*Schedule correct at time of publishing. *Schedule not valid for public holidays.
0810 0835 0900
Murray Darnley Yorke
Darnley 0825 Yorke 0850 Horn 0940
Murray Darnley Yorke
Darnley Yorke Horn
Murray Darnley Yorke
Darnley Yorke Horn
0810 Murray 0835 Darnley 0900 Yorke
Darnley 0825 Yorke 0850 Horn 0940
QN121 0725 Horn Boigu 0805
QN161
0730 0815 0840 0905
Horn Yam
0805 0830 0855
QN121
0725 Horn Boigu 0805 0815 Boigu Saibai 0835 0845 Saibai Horn 0925
QN160
0730 0805 0830 0855
Horn Warraber 0755 QN121
0725 Horn Boigu 0805
QN181 0800
0830 Badu
Badu 0820 Kubin 0840 Horn 0910
0815 0845
Boigu Saibai
Saibai 0835 Horn 0925
Yam Coconut Coconut Warraber
Warraber Coconut Coconut Yam Yam Horn
0820 0845 0930
0815 Boigu 0845 Saibai
Saibai Horn
0835 0925
Horn 0850 Kubin
Yorke Darnley
QN280 QN282
1110 1140 1200
Horn Kubin Kubin Badu Badu Mabuiag
1130 1150 1210
QN280 QN282
1110 1140 1200
Horn Kubin Kubin Badu Badu Mabuiag
1130 1150
Warraber Coconut Yam
Coconut 1210 Yam 1235 Horn 1315
Boigu Saibai
Saibai Horn
1155 Warraber 1220 Coconut 1245 Yam
Coconut Yam Horn
Boigu Saibai
Saibai Horn
1155 Warraber 1220 Coconut 1245 Yam
Coconut 1210 Yam 1235 Horn 1315
QN380 1530
1600 Kubin Badu 1610
QN381
1530 1600 1620
Horn Badu Badu Kubin Kubin Horn
1550 1610 1640
QN380 1530 1600 1620
Horn Kubin 1550
QN381
1530 1600 1620
Horn Badu Badu Kubin Kubin Horn
1550 QN380 1530 1610
Horn Kubin 1550 Kubin Badu 1610 Badu Horn 1640
Horn Kubin 1550 1620 Badu Horn 1640
Kubin Badu
Badu 1610 Horn 1640
1640 1600 1620
PLEASE CHECK WITH RESERVATIONS FOR UP TO DATE TIMES - PHONE 1300 759 872.
Badu 1150 Mabuiag 1210
QN261
1120 1205 1230 1255
Horn Yam Coconut Warraber
Yam
Coconut Warraber 1245
Badu Mabuiag
QN340
1500 1550 1615 1640
Horn
Yorke Darnley Murray Horn
1540 1605 1630 1740
QN340
1500 1550 1615 1640
Horn
Yorke Darnley Murray Horn
1540
1605 QN320
SUNDAY
1220 1240 1300
Mabuiag Badu Badu Kubin Kubin Horn
1230 1250 1320
1220 1240 1300
Mabuiag Badu Badu Kubin Kubin Horn
1230 1250
Badu 1150 Mabuiag 1210
Warraber Horn 0930
Horn Horn Boigu
1320
Horn Horn Boigu
1100 Horn
1155 Boigu
1225 Saibai
1255 Yam Warraber 1310
1155 1220
QN261
1120 1205 1230 1255
Horn Yam Coconut Warraber
Yam Coconut Warraber
QN182
0800 0830 0850
Horn Kubin Kubin Badu Badu Horn
0820 0840 0910
Torres Strait Schedule
1320 QN280 1155
1110 Horn 1140 Kubin 1200 Badu
1130 Badu 1150 Mabuiag 1210
1220 Mabuiag 1240 Badu 1300 Kubin
Badu 1230 Kubin 1250 Horn 1320
1630 1740
1045 Horn
1125 Coconut
1155 Yorke Darnley 1215 1225 Darnley Murray 1245


BATTLE OF THE
ISLANDS 2019
The 2019 Battle of the Island Touch Championship would like to thank Skytrans for being one of the Major sponsors in 2019. Without the assistance from Skytrans, the event would not have happened and we wish you all the best for the rest 2019 in providing a service for the Torres Strait region beyond. We would like to also thank those who participated in the 2019 Battle of the Island held on Thursday Island at the Ken Brown Oval on August 1st – 4th 2019. We congratulate the 10 Men’s teams and 6 Ladies teams and thank them for their support making the Carnival a success and playing the game of Touch football in good Sportsmanship, whilst not forgetting the Volunteers behind the scenes who worked tireless over the four day period. Special thanks to the referees and of cials who travelled to Thursday Island with great help from Skytrans , this year we had a level six referee y all the way from Darwin just to volunteer their time throughout the carnival. Event coordinator William Mckeown would also like to thank TSYRSA Administration team Susan, Jimmy and Berrly for the ongoing assistance throughout the duration of the carnival and the T.I Touch Community, not forgetting two special volunteers Wally Shibasaki and Julia Yorkston whom have been contributing their time to the sport of Touch football for over 20 years.
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Aurukun, Australia - 14 July 2019
The Kapani Cup provided participants with a safe competitive opportunity to display their skills and con dence developed from their participation in The Kapani Warrior Program. The Community were also provided with entertainment from the 1 Field Regiment Band and John Schuman and The Vagabonds (previously known as Red Gum). Veterans from all major con icts since Vietnam have travelled from across Australia to volunteer for this event.
His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia has been a supporter of Kapani since its inception as the Kapani founders and many of the veteran instructors served together in the 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment. General Hurley of cially launched the Kapani Cup on Saturday 13 July in Aurukun. This was part of his rst of cial trip since becoming the 27th Governor-General on 1 July 2019. His Excellency was joined by his wife Mrs Linda Hurley, as well as the Finnish Ambassador to Australia, Lars Backström and his wife Mrs Bridgitta Backström.
Dr Tim White, Operations Director and co- Founder of Kapani said. “The Kapani Cup is about the celebration of these communities and the strong relationship nurtured between the veterans and the graduates over the years. The trust and bond between defence veterans and the young Aboriginal men is truly unique. We are hosting the event in Aurukun because we’re not afraid to tackle the tough issues that people often shy away from. The community of Aurukun has been supportive of Kapani since we delivered the rst program in 2017 and valued the opportunity to host inaugural Kapani Cup. In the near future, we are hoping to expand the Kapani presence across Northern Australia. As a result, this should increase the number communities participating at the next Kapani Cup. For communities interested in the Kapani Warrior program, please get in touch with us to have a conversation”.
Derek Walpo, Mayor of Aurukun said “it is programs like Kapani that provide the building blocks for social capital and the community capacity of our young people”.
The Kapani Cup was a bush skills competition held in Aurukun on 12 & 13 July 2019. There were teams from the Communities of Wujal Wujal, Doomadgee, Yarrabah and Aurukun. Each team consisted of six young Aboriginal men supported by a Kapani instructor and a Community Elder or Traditional Owner. All four communities involved have previously hosted the Kapani Warrior Program.
The Kapani Cup course required teams to complete the following challenges:
• A mud crawl
• A stretcher carry
• A spearing activity using traditional spears • An improvised trailer push
• A wheel changing initiative test
• An auxiliary engine repair activity
• An equipment carrying challenge
• An obstacle crossing
• Overall endurance race between stands.
The fastest team to complete the Kapani Cup and crowned inaugural Champions was Team Yarrabah.
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Kapani Cup
Aurukun, July 2019


The Kapani Warrior Program is an anger inoculation program for men aged 18 to 30 delivered in remote and regional communities. Kapani aims to collaboratively contribute to improved community harmony through reduced domestic violence and improved employment opportunities. We focus on building con dence and self-esteem during the course and channelling ‘graduates’ into valuable employment opportunities such as Defence, SES and other local and regional employers.
Congratulations to all the teams for“ successfully completing the inaugural Kapani
Cup. From our perspective, all the teams are
absolute champions for the courage and
It is programs like Kapani that provide the building blocks for social capital and the community capacity of our young people
- DEREK WALPO
MAYOR OF AURUKUN
resilience they demonstrated to complete such a challenging course. We are proud for the respect and energy they displayed during the week.
About Kapani Warrior
For more information about Kapani Warrior Program: visit the website or follow the Facebook page.
The inaugural Kapani Cup was possible with the support of our partners including:
• Founding Partners: Cogent Business Solutions and Murumal
• Platinum Partners: National Indigenous Australians Agency (Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet)
”
• Gold Partners: The Australian Army
• Silver Partners: Downer, Glencore, Far Northern District RSL, Queensland Police
Service and Aurukun Shire Council.
Media contact:
Khai Ngo [email protected]
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Governor-General David Hurley launches the inaugural Kapani Cup in Aurukun, connecting young people and veterans across remote communities


WIK AND KUGU ARTISTS LAUNCH MERCHANDISE
Aurukun’s famous camp dogs and totems of the Wik and Wik Waya people have inspired a range of Wik and Kugu Arts Centre merchandise which was launched at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) in July.
Aurukun Shire Council Mayor Dereck Walpo said the community’s artists had designed a range of hand-printed quality cotton t-shirts, bags, linen aprons and tea towels.
“Wik and Kugu Arts Centre Manager Sabine Hoeng and 13 artists were in Cairns for CIAF where they hosted two Art Market stalls and the Wik and Kugu Arts Centre display inside the Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal.
‘A bark canoe made by Aurukun students under the guidance of elders was displayed at the Art Fair alongside the Wik and Kugu carvings. It then travelled to Brisbane to be part of a Wik display for the International Year of Indigenous Languages at the State Library.
“Visitors were also fortunate to hear the story of the Ku’, the camp dog totem, which was sung by Aurukun Songman Ron Yunkaporta during the Art Fair.
“Cultural practices and stories about family totems are very much a part of everyday life in Aurukun where the children grow up speaking Wik Mungkan and its dialects as their rst language.”
The Wik & Kugu Arts Centre has a gallery, men’s art studio with a work shed, and a women’s art studio named after eminent artist Akay Koo’Oila. Visitors are welcome.
Call Arts Centre Manager Sabine Hoeng on 4060 6843 or email arts@ aurukun.qld.gov.au to organise a video call via FaceTime, WhatsApp or Skype to show you around the Gallery and see the artworks.
AURUKUN
THE MERMAID TOTEM
The mermaid is the family totem of Jennifer and her mother Amelia Woolla and it was chosen for the female Wik and Kugu artists to wear while working at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair.
Aunty Amelia’s sister, Cr Ada Woolla, was told the mermaid story by her father.
The mermaids live in Oonwaya, a series of three large swamps also known as McCloud Lagoon, in Winchanam country.
One was stolen by a man from Kendall River who speared her and used special medicine to turn her tail into legs.
He brought the mermaid to his home but she was speared by his family and her spirit returned to Oonwaya.
CONGRATULATIONS
TO AURUKUN
STUDENT
Congratulations to high school graduate Waynead Wolmby who has been accepted by Grif th University to study a Bachelor of Design Art and Contemporary Art. Waynead, who works at the Aurukun store, was a nalist in Aurukun’s Junior Citizen of the Year.
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YOU SABE BUSINESS WORKSHOP GRADUATES BRING ECONOMIC GROWTH, INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY
Twenty-four participants successfully completed the You Sabe Business Workshop series last month on their way to ful lling their business dreams.
Created and hosted by the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) Economic Development programme, the workshops aim to equip participants with the business fundamentals they require to launch and grow their business dream.
TSRA Chairperson, Mr Napau Pedro Stephen AM, said the You Sabe Business Workshops are an important service that has great bene ts for the local economy and community.
“The TSRA proudly supports the establishment of small businesses through its Economic Development program as it contributes to the local economy,” Mr Stephen said.
“In June 2019, 24 participants successfully completed the new You Sabe Business Workshop Series and are now equipped with a completed business plan, cash ow and elevator pitch to progress their business aspirations.
“Their achievement is something to be celebrated as it will have positive impacts on the individuals and the local economy by bringing growth, innovation and opportunity to the community.
“The individual commitment and investment from each participant to progress their business dream is commended and acknowledged by TSRA.
“It is small to medium business owners who stimulate economic growth in our region and create employment opportunities for other community members.”
The TSRA will continue to provide ongoing support to all graduates of the You Sabe Business Workshop Series.
The TSRA would like to acknowledge the contributions of the workshop facilitator, Brendan Bishop of Indigenous Business Builders and mentor, Flora Warrior of Saltwater Blue Consultancy Services as well as guest Speakers: Regina Turner of Panipan Designs and Eugene and Roxanne Dorante of E&R Mobile Mechanics.
TSRA RANGERS DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO VESSEL SAFETY
The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) Ranger Program recently conducted its vessel safety management system training on Thursday Island.
Held in conjunction with Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) on Tuesday 30 July, the training is a requirement of AMSA and the TSRA vessel safety committee.
TSRA Chairperson, Mr Napau Pedro Stephen AM, said that the safe operational procedures of our vessel eet are reviewed on a regular basis to ensure compliance and safety obligations are maintained.
“The TSRA Ranger Program is one of very few Government agencies to operate a eet of vessels within the Torres Strait waters and have been doing so competently for more than six years,” Mr Stephen said.
“The Ranger program prides itself on the safe operation of its eet of nine vessels and works hard to meet the requirements of AMSA and the TSRA vessel safety committee which oversees the maintenance of safe operational procedures.
“A key factor to maintaining our eet vessel management is to review our procedures regularly and ensure compliance to the relevant legislation”
The training provided an excellent opportunity for TSRA Ranger staff to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and commitment to the safety of our vessel eet and the Rangers teams.
The participants involved in the training included: 15 Ranger Program staff (including Ranger representatives from each of the nine island communities where TSRA vessels are based), Ranger Program supervisors, AMSA staff as well as the TSRA Land and See Management Unit (LSMU) Ranger Operations Manager.
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Blue Card
Services Delivery
Blue Card Services was pleased to partner with the The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) last year, delivering books for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children during their visits to Aurukun and Cunnamulla. Thanks to ILF for providing these books that were appropriate for children in remote communities, and to Qantas and Skytrans for supporting this great cause.
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TACKLING CHRONIC ILLNESS
THROUGH MY HEALTH RECORD FOR ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER
PEOPLE
“It’s comforting knowing that if anything happens
to me, health professionals can know exactly
what medicatio”n I’m on
- Esther Joy Montgomery
Information is power when tackling chronic illness in our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.
Just ask Bourke Aboriginal Health Service CEO, Barbara Flick – better known by her Aboriginal name, Ungi. Her belief in the importance of sharing information to manage chronic illness is why she’s an advocate for My Health Record.
“It will bene t our community by giving us the information we need to treat people in the most appropriate way, to stem the ow of disease and give people a healthier life,” Ungi says.
My Health Record is an online summary of a person’s key health information. It allows patients to share pertinent information with doctors, hospitals or other healthcare providers whenever needed. It has signi cant potential for Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, who are 2.6 times more likely to contract a chronic illness than other Australians.
Accurate medical records are key to managing chronic illness, but it can be a challenge for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who live in rural or remote
locations. Dr Caroline Yates has worked in regional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and knows rsthand the challenges of getting up-to-date medical records.
“Many patients see health care providers in different communities and seek specialist help in larger regional centres. There may be important information documented in other records and health facilities that the treating GP does not know about or cannot access. In this day and age, GPs should have timely access to their patients’ allergies or recent operations, or latest prescribed medications,” said Dr Yates.
This is where My Health Record can help. With access to an up-to-date digital health record, healthcare providers will be able to see a patient’s medical history, including prescribed medications, which is particularly bene cial for patients who speak English as a second or third language.
“Patients will often minimise their health history to ‘I take a green tablet in the morning and a red one in the afternoon,’” Ungi says. “A digital health record can immediately inform the practitioner about their condition, their prescription and the level of dosage required.”
Pictured: Esther Joy Montgomery
Esther Joy Montgomery is an Aboriginal LGBTI woman with chronic illnesses and says My Health Record helps her manage her conditions when travelling. In the past, she has been admitted to hospital while away from home, and doctors have had to call her local GP for information about her pre-existing illnesses.
“It’s comforting knowing that if anything happens to me, health professionals can know exactly what medication I’m on,” Esther says.
My Health Record is a powerful tool for clinicians to better address the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and make a more informed decision about their care.
“Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients should be empowered to ask their GP to upload their shared health summary to their My Health Record after every visit,” Caroline says. “My Health Record – if used effectively – will provide healthcare providers with information that’s critically helpful to their health.”
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For more information on how you can manage your My Health Record, visit myhealthrecord.gov.au


NGETHN O'THAWVL WEDLVN
Kowanyama has enjoyed a busy cultural program this year with a series of events. Kowanyama Project is a community program that promotes the maintenance of traditional knowledge. The highlight of the program over the last twelve months was Ngethn o’, a celebration of arts and culture held in early July 2019, lead by The Kowanyama Project Coordinator, Viv Sinnamon and team of facilitators.
Sorry business during Ngethn o’ led to a quiet event in the central business area of town that provided a positive place and a new meaning for the word celebration.
Events stressed the connected nature of lifestyle, health and culture. Dedicated Kowanyama Project Team members and visiting volunteers worked hard to transform the old guest house café building into a gallery with local contemporary art and museum exhibitions that featured drawings, prints, photographs, weavings, digital media displays and a wall of lancewood spears. An iron cannon that had been taken from the South Mitchell River mouth in 1918 and recently repatriated from the Queensland Museum Collections, was on public display in the gallery for the rst time since its return to the Gulf coast, as well as early contact era paraphernalia of the Jardine expedition of 1864 and the Native Mounted Police (Cairo Lagoon 1885-1900).
An open-air lm night showed a series of short documentaries on Kowanyama. Mark Weaver ran the media booth in the gallery and encouraged school students to photograph events during the day, all part of the essential engagement of youth in community cultural programs. Youth were also engaged in festival t-shirt printing workshops, modelling and photo shoots with visiting artist / designer Nina Dawson of BirdTribe Wearable Art.
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Kowanyama’s Ministerial Champion, Mark Ryan the Minister for Police and Corrections, Paul Taylor Assistant Commissioner for Police and Cynthia Lui State Member for Cook visited the exhibition after a meeting with Council. The of cial party enjoyed an evening barbecue and food cooked in a traditional ground oven by Mayor, Councillor Michael Yam and helpers.
Other highlights were the opening of the Atherton Mitchell River Wommera Collection by Chris Atherton the grandson of John Atherton of Emerald Creek Mareeba (1880’s to 1912) for inclusion in the Kowanyama museum collection and a week-long collaborative community arts project ‘Thawl wedlvn’ funded by the Regional Arts Australia.
The ‘Thawl Wedlvn’ project brought together 29 Indigenous and non-Indigenous weavers / artists from around the region and was lead by Ngethn O’ Arts Coordinator Bernadette Boscacci. The large-scale string bag / basket created as part of Ngethn O’ was transported back to Townsville where it was completed and installed in late July at Strand Ephemera 2019, claiming a Highly Commended Award. A small group of Kowanyama weavers travelled to
Townsville to experience the event, represent the community and undertake weaving workshops at the Strand. There they had the opportunity to talk to exhibition audience members and unexpectedly meet Johnathan Thurston (a local hero) and personally thank him for in-kind support provided by Skytrans during the project.
This topped off a busy year of cultural activities. 140 cultural objects represented 25 individual Kowanyama craftspeople were a signi cant part of Mara: Indigenous design, culture and politics, in a wider collection of contemporary cultural objects curated by Indigenous curators Tehoe Ropeyarn and Bernie Singleton Jr at the Cairns Regional Gallery.
Olkola men of three clans collaborated in the construction of a full-sized stringy bark benched shelter for the rst time in over 60 years. The wet season shelter, unique to the messmate forest country of Cape York, is now pride of place in the centre of town in the Kowanyama Culture and Research Centre grounds. A smaller scale sized shelter was installed with a soundscape in the new UMI Arts Gallery in Cairns this year. The project,


Algngga, the Kunjen/Olkola word for the forest country shelter, has helped maintain traditional knowledge and skills that were in critical danger of being lost.
Also in late July, following Ngethn o’, a bush camp of men was organized by Bush TV assisted with a Federal grant. Well known personality, Ernie Dingo worked with the men encouraging the development of strong community and individual leadership, health and wellbeing and culture in a series of similar events being held across Northern Australia over the next two years.
There are both current and historical challenges for the remote Indigenous communities of Australia. Kowanyama is proud to say Ngethn o’ which in one of its local languages (Yir Yoront) states “we are here”, and we have a strong, living cultural heritage!
The Kowanyama Project looks forward to continuing a successful cultural program that brings everyone together in sharing and recognising the richness and diversity of the culture of Cape York.
For more information see www.woventracks.com
Or nd The Kowanyama Project on Facebook.
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CONNECTING THE FARMER
Cape York NRM Regional Extension Coordinator Oliver McConnachie said his role was all about bringing people together to improve the ef ciency and effectiveness of Extension services, and creating opportunities for farmers to learn from each other.
‘I have established a Regional Extension Network which brings together regional Extension Of cers and host organisations such as Cape York NRM, South Cape York Catchments, Cape York Weeds and Ferals Inc., Barron Catchment Care, Terrain, private consultants, lifestyle and business couches and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. These gatherings provide an opportunity for the Extension Of cers to learn from each other, access professional development, and keep in touch in order to develop a more coordinated approach to service delivery,’ Oliver explained.
‘I am also in the process of establishing place-based Peer to Peer networks to enable farmers to share knowledge, learn from each other, and propose initiatives which will increase knowledge, such as workshops or professional development, or practical, on- the-ground-activities.
‘We have a pool of funding called Flexible Funds to support Peer to Peer group members’ ideas and initiatives. A recent Flexible Funding project saw a number of Lakeland farmers from the Cape York Precision Agricultural Network attend a pig trapping workshop. The farmers requested practical training in pig trapping and the workshop was a great success in terms of reach, and reducing the number of feral pigs destroying crops.’
Oliver said the Regional Extension Network has a broad membership base, as do the Peer to Peer groups.
‘While we call it the Extension Network, membership is open to anyone who works directly with farmers to improve environmental outcomes,’ he explained.
‘The job title doesn’t matter as much as the fact that you work with farmers somewhere in the Wet Tropics or Cape York region. We’d love you to join the Regional Extension Network so please get in touch if you would like to nd out more.
‘Similarly, Peer to Peer networks are open to those who work the land every day, sometimes, or are the partner or employee of someone who does. The idea is to bring people together to socialise, learn from one another and other experts, and provide mutual support in what are challenging economic and environmental times.’
Oliver can be contacted on oliver. [email protected]
This project has been funded by the Queensland Government Reef Water Quality Program
The Regional Extension Of cers are tasked with:
• Establishing Regional Extension Coordination Networks
• Establishing Peer to Peer groups
• Allocating Flexible Funding and
supporting the implementation of Flexible Funding projects.
AND FARM SERVICES
Cape York Natural Resource Management (NRM) and Terrain NRM are working together to help farmers learn from each other and bring greater coordination to personal farming support services, also known as extension services.
Known as the Enhanced Extension Coordinationproject,thethree-yearinitiative will work to enhance extension services to better meet producer needs, improving the quality of extension services, bringing farmers together in facilitated peer to peer learning networks, supporting whole of farm outcomes and making greater use of smarter and more innovative extension approaches to help achieve Great Barrier Reef water quality targets.
The project is designed to improve coordination, collaboration and communication between extension networks and farmers within the Wet Tropics and Cape York catchment areas to increase
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ef ciency, reduce duplication and improve environmental outcomes.
Administered by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF), the Enhanced Extension Coordination project aims to facilitate improved coordination of extension activities in GBR catchments in each of the six reef Natural Resource Management regions (Cape York, Wet Tropics, Burdekin, Mackay- Whitsunday, Fitzroy and Burnett-Mary).
Terrain NRM and Cape York NRM have joined forces to deliver the project across Cape York and the Wet Tropics as the various farm types cross NRM-region boundaries.
Terrain NRM Regional Extension Coordinator Michael Nash covers the cane and banana industry while Cape York NRM Regional Extension Coordinator Oliver McConnachie focuses on graziers and farmers engaging in mixed cropping.


Western Cape Sea Turtle Nesting Season Underway
Western Cape York turtle nesting season, which runs from July to October, is underway, but their future is not bright.
On the western Cape, the greatest threat to turtle nests is feral pigs who dig up and eat the turtle eggs. Other threats include people, driving on beaches, marine pollution such as plastic bags and climate change which is washing away nesting sites and changing the gender mix of turtles so there are more females than males.
‘All species of western Cape sea turtle are listed as endangered or vulnerable to extinction,’ said Western Cape Turtle Threat Abatement Alliance (WCTTAA) Coordinator Kerri Woodcock.
‘Unless we address the immediate and longer term threats, these turtles will disappear from the western Cape. We have a window of time to get this right before they are gone from the Gulf forever.’
WCTTAA, a collaboration between the Northern Peninsula Area / Apudthama, Mapoon, Napranum and Pormpuraaw Ranger groups is the front line in the ght to save western Cape sea turtles.
Cars, people and feral pigs are the main threats to turtles during nesting season
Mapoon Land and Sea Ranger Manager Lee Ase explained.
‘Feral pigs are a major threat to nesting turtles,’ he said.
‘They eat turtle eggs and unfortunately, the general consensus is that we will never eradicate feral pigs from the Cape. The best we can do is control their numbers and put special cages around the nests to protect them from predation.
People can inadvertently crush or confuse nesting turtles, and unfortunately nesting season coincides with peak visitor numbers to Cape York.
‘During the peak nesting season, light, noise, and the movement of people and vehicles on our beaches causes problems for adult and baby turtles,’ Lee said.
‘Lights from night time driving or camp res can disorient emerging hatchlings, and vehicles can crush them as they attempt to reach the ocean.
‘Even if eggs withstand the crush, hatchlings may be buried alive, unable to dig their way to the surface because of the compacted sand. Tyre ruts left by vehicles can confuse hatchlings so that it takes them longer to get to
the water and increase their chance of being eaten by a predator.
‘Off the beach, marine debris, boat strikes and the impacts of climate change also threaten the survival of our sea turtle populations.’
‘Turtles play a special role in our culture and we need the community, and visitors to the Cape, to help us protect these animals for future generations.’
How you can help protect turtles during nesting season:
• If you have to take your vehicle on the
beach, drive slowly at low tide and stick to the wet sand below the high tide mark whenever possible
• At night, only use very dim light on the beach – even camp res are confusing for turtles
• If you see a nesting turtle on the beach, turn your lights off and avoid sudden movements which may scare the turtle
• Keep dogs away from nesting turtles or their eggs
• Do not interfere with marked turtle nests monitored by Rangers
WCTTAA is supported by Cape York NRM and is funded by the Nest to Ocean Turtle Protection Program, a joint initiative of the Australian and Queensland Governments.
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Cape York Students perform at Yarrabah Music and
Cultural Festival
QMF Cape York Music Program offers students access to innovative music camp
Young musicians from the remote Indigenous communities of Aurukun, Coen and Hope Vale united for a music camp from the 10th to the 15th of June 2019 as part of Queensland Music Festival’s (QMF) Cape York Music Program (CYMP), supported by Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy and Education Queensland.
Complementing existing curriculum, CYMP provides year-round artists-in-residence, instrumental workshops, exclusive teacher mentoring and teaching resources to the schools in Cape York. The program then brings all three schools to an intensive Music Camp in the Atherton Tabelands, where the students learn, laugh and make music together in a fun, supportive environment.
Over the ve days, students honed their instrumental and vocal skills while working with professional musicians and educators before taking centre stage at the Yarrabah Music and Cultural Festival.
This year’s instructors included renowned trumpeter and Head of School at Brisbane’s Jazz Music Institute, Dan Quigley; Yothu Yindi drummer, Ben Hakalitz; and noted saxophonist and composer, Rafael Karlen.
Through a partnership with the University of Queensland (UQ) School of Music and the Aboriginal Centre of Performing Arts (ACPA), senior music students will provide additional mentorship to the aspiring young musicians.
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Now in its eighth year, the CYMP gives students in these remote communities music and education experiences equivalent to their counterparts elsewhere in Queensland through music residencies and teacher development. The program also helps students with the transition to larger towns and cities for high school.
QMF Artistic Director Katie Noonan said the CYMP was a great success story, which continues to offer students in remote Queensland access to high-quality music education and mentorship from some of Australia’s most inspiring leaders in the eld.
“Each year we are blown away with the excitement and talent we see from our young students. I truly believe music education should be part of all students’ school life, whether they live in a city or in our many remote regions,” said Ms Noonan.
“It’s easy to see why the Program is a highlight on the school calendar for these students, and the nal concert held on the last day of camp is an exciting opportunity for them to share their new musicianship, which may have been otherwise unreachable without the program’s resources.”
Minister for the Arts Leeanne Enoch said the Queensland Government was proud to support QMF’s Cape York Music Program in its seventh year.
“I commend QMF on this inspiring program which brought together over 40 students from Aurukun, Coen and Hope Vale State Schools, who then joined other school bands in a
larger ensemble to share in the joy of music supported by some of our leading musicians and educators.
“This Government is committed to nurturing the young creative minds of all Queenslanders, and this wonderful initiative works to ensure school children in some of the most remote communities in the state have access to this rich music education program,” said Minister Enoch.
Noel Pearson, Co-chair of Good to Great
Schools Australia, said the Cape York Music
Program is special for remote and rural
Queensland schools, allowing over half of
Year 3-6 students an opportunity to learn instrumental music at levels on par with
“The case for music in all schools is backed by evidence that shows the signi cant learning bene ts of music education. Music learning should be an important and necessary part of a child’s education in Australian schools and we should move from ‘nice to have’ to ’must have’ in the debate about national curricula improvement,” said Mr Pearson.
The Cape York Music Program is presented by Queensland Music Festival in association with Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy and Department of Education and Training, and supported by The University of Queensland, Tim Fairfax Family Foundation, Skytrans, Frazer Family Foundation and Pavetta Foundation and Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts.
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COMMUNITY
Helping make a difference
One thong at a time!
Skytrans recently helped transport thongs to the Cape York Communities. The thongs were donated to ensure patients can board ights to access health care in larger centres. Thanks to Skytrans, Cynthia Lui and Queensland Health.
Little Tanika helping Jo with the in ight service on her way to Horn Island last week. Jo also lent Tanika a scarf to give her the full ‘ ighty’ feel.
Congratulations Zachariah
and Tamara recipients of Skytrans ight vouchers from Pormpuraaw Youth Activities Week.
Congratulations
This lovely artwork was created by the talented Lindsay Brennan Art. Lindsay travels with us regularly to and from Osborne Mine.
You can check out more of Lindsay’s work: facebook.com/lindsay.brennan.art/
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Excited school kids (& adults) from Kowanyama travelled all the way to chilly Canberra for a week. We hear they even met the Prime Minister of Australia too!
Baby Charlie came from Saibai to Cairns with his Mum on QN042 yesterday. Jo rst met Charlie as a newborn, now 8mths old, lovely to see our passengers thriving!
Last week Captain Ben, First Of cer Josie and Hosty Jo, were lucky enough to meet Ernie Dingo!!!!! Ernie was travelling with us to and from Kowanyama! The TV personality is travelling to remote communities hoping to close the gap in remote men’s health by empowering them to improve their physical, emotional, and social wellbeing.
“We’re going back on country with the men to
Coen Youth Brass Band travel with us from Coen to Cairns for a music camp at Lake Tinaroo!
strengthen their mentality towards their culture, their
law, their language, but more so for medical bene ts,”
- Ernie Dingo
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