Podcasts about borroloola

The next theme of the series is "Post Traumatic Growth"In this episode of the Invisible Injuries podcast, host Andy Fermo interviews ex-Senior Constable Damien Mullen, a former first responder who served in the police forces of both the Northern Territory and Victoria. Damien shares his journey from becoming a police officer out of necessity to navigating the challenges of working in remote and urban environments. In the early stages of their chat, Damien recounts his early life, the decision to move to Darwin for better opportunities, and the unexpected path that led him to join the police force. He discusses the initial challenges and adjustments required when starting his police career in a new environment, including the demanding nature of police work and the impact on his young family.The latter half of the episode delves deeper into Damien's experiences working in remote areas like Alice Springs and Borroloola. He describes the intense and often violent situations he encountered, the cultural differences he had to navigate, and the emotional toll of witnessing and dealing with traumatic events. Damien also shares how the camaraderie and support among colleagues helped him cope with the pressures of the job.Key TakeawaysNecessity Drives Career Choices: Damien's decision to join the police force was driven by financial necessity and the promise of stable housing.Adapting to Cultural Shifts: Moving from urban Victoria to remote Northern Territory required significant cultural and environmental adjustments.Desensitisation as a Coping Mechanism: Police officers often become desensitised to traumatic events as a way to protect their mental health.Community and Camaraderie: Building strong relationships with colleagues and the local community is crucial for managing the stresses of police work.Balancing Family and Duty: The demands of police work in remote areas can strain family life, but support systems and understanding from loved ones are vital.Navigating Remote Policing: Policing in remote communities involves unique challenges, including long hours, cultural sensitivities, and limited resources.Importance of Dark Humour: Dark humour and shared experiences among colleagues serve as essential coping mechanisms for dealing with traumatic incidents.Continuous Learning and Adaptation: Ongoing education and adapting to new environments and roles are necessary for professional growth and effectiveness.Empathy and Professionalism: Despite the desensitisation, maintaining empathy and professionalism is critical in law enforcement roles.Resilience and Growth: Damien's story highlights the resilience required in first responder roles and the potential for personal growth through overcoming adversity.Contact -  Damien MullenHelp Lines Open Arms (VVCS) | Lifeline | RedSix app"RESPECT, NO POLITICS, WE'RE VOLUNTEERS"Disclaimer: The accounts and stories are "Real lived experiences" of our guests some of the content may trigger Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) symptoms in some of our audience. Feedback regarding other organisations, courses and initiatives remains largely unsensored. Whether its good or bad they remain the OPINION of our guests and their experiences it is important in building an accurate statistic on what really happens. During the course of our conversations sometimes sensitive information may be accidentally mentioned, as such, Invisible Injuries respects the law and sensors any information that may breach Operational Security OPSECSupport the Show.

ADF support has been approved for at least three other NT remote communities, but no further evacuations have been ordered at this stage.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Borroloola residents evacuated as McArthur River floods to record levels. ERA applies to extend lease on Jabiluka uranium mine against traditional owners' wishes.

Record flood levels expected at Borroloola. NT Cattlemen's Association Ladies Day in Alice Springs. 

Your daily kids news podcast. In Borroloola, Australia, the townsfolk had to bunk up in safe spots as Megan brought a whoosh of 170 km/h winds and buckets of rain. But guess what? Everyone's safe, proving Borroloola is tougher than a tropical storm! Your Squiz Kids Shortcut... to Cyclones, Hurricanes and Typhoons Gulf of Carpentaria Map Dive into a real-life pirate adventure deep under the sea, where the San Jose galleon sleeps with treasures galore. Gold, silver, emeralds – a whopping $17 billion waiting to be discovered! With archaeologists setting sail for an exploration, who knows what wonders they'll find. Penguin Island's Little Penguins are throwing a housewarming party for their new, cool nesting boxes! With the sun turning up the heat, these ingenious homes are a game-changer, making sure our feathered friends stay cool and keep the baby penguin party going. Tasmania is breaking into a victory dance as the Tassie Devils join the Aussie Rules big league! With both men's and women's teams ready to show their stuff, it's time to paint the town green, yellow, and red. Let's hear it for the Devils, making history and bringing the island spirit to the field! For the full episode transcript, click here.

In the Northern Territory remote First Nations communities have to battle power outages, a reliance on diesel, and mandatory prepaid metres for their electricity that are regularly disconnected when residents don't have the money to top up their power cards. Without access to functional, reliable and affordable power, the basics for a healthy home and community just don't exist. Now, a small, grassroots, indigenous led community development and capacity building organisation, Original Power, is working with First Nations communities to solve long standing energy security problems by helping them move towards lower cost, clean energy. Their latest project will install the first Indigenous owned utility scale renewable energy project in Borroloola.Lauren Mellor, Chantelle Johns, and Madison Sturgess, from Original Power, spoke to the SwitchedOn podcast. For more information on electrification and energy efficiency https://switchedon.reneweconomy.com.au

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Borroloola has run out of fresh food after being isolated by floodwaters. What will cattle prices do over the next five years?

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Born and raised in the Northern Territory, Toni Tapp Coutts has had a varied career, from working on cattle stations, to owning a variety store in Borroloola, a dress boutique in Katherine, being a Town Councillor, CEO, Author, and most recently becoming a Real Estate agent. Not to mention, she fought breast cancer and won. As you'll hear in this episode, Toni is a strong, resilient, Territory woman. She's also written 2 best selling memoirs; one about her childhood on Killarney Station, and the other about the years she and her husband managed MacArthur River Station in the Gulf. Think of this episode as just scratching the surface on the mountain of amazing stories Toni has to tell, all of which you can find in her books. She's agreed to come back on the show for a few more episodes, so keep your ears out for them. This episode was recorded a few days before Christmas 2023, so we started off with a Christmas story…          See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Possibly the best excuse for waking the neighbours yelling "I'm the champion!"

"I've never fished so hard in my life."

Possibly the best excuse for waking the neighbours yelling "I'm the champion!"

"I've never fished so hard in my life."

Warburdar Bununu / Watershield is a 2019 documentary set in the Gulf country of the Northern Territory. It focuses on the language groups around Borroloola, who are told that their drinking water is contaminated with elevated levels of zinc and manganese.  A large zinc and lead mine is thought to be the cause but the operator, Glencore, denies responsibility. Together, the community pursues justice, all the while affirming the healing power of culture.In this episode:Director Jason de Santolo and producer John Harvey.

At the First Nations Clean Energy Symposium 2022, Gadrian Hoosan outlined a project to build a micro-grid for his community which will provide clean energy and, break the cycle of chronic power disconnections while providing local employment.

In this episode of the NITV Podcast we explore the worrying outbreak of Covid-19 in Katherine, Robinson River and Borroloola in the Northern Territory. These largely Aboriginal communities are racing to prevent further spreading of the very contagious Covid-19 Delta variant.

This episodes guest Zoe Fitzpatrick is an absolute star! I have known Zoe for a very long time and am genuinely taken back how amazing this young lady is. She shares her great story with us from growing up in in Borroloola to her passion for Indigenous health. We also get a great look into her amazing artwork with Mardijbalina Arts and have a great chat about what's next for her and her partner Ronald.I hope you enjoy this episode, it was really special to sit down with Zoe and hear more about her incredible journey. Big love ASP, take care everyone. Remember to head over to Instagram and throw our page a follow at @theaspwithdt.

An Esperance based shed builder has become the first person in Western Australia to be jailed for gross negligence, under tougher workplace safety laws introduced in 2018. Executive officer of Safefarms WA Marie Gooch says the sentence is a timely reminder to farmers to get their safety procedures in order, ahead of new industrial manslaughter laws set to come into place later this year. A WA company has purchased the mothballed Merlin diamond mine near Borroloola in the North Territory for $8.5 million. The Lucapa Diamond Company is based in Perth and has operations overseas in Angola and Lesotho. In a statement to the ASX, Lucapa says it's agreed to buy the Merlin project and will now look to raise $20 million to develop the mine and conduct further exploration work. If the project is successful, it will be Australia's only operating diamond mine, after the famous Argyle mine closed late last year.

The Top End community of Borroloola continues to fight for the security of safe drinking water and the protection of traditional bush tucker sources.

The Top End community of Borroloola continues to fight for the security of safe drinking water and the protection of traditional bush tucker sources.

What are the big issues for the resources sector this election? Borroloola rodeo and campdraft postponed because of safety concerns.

Acknowledgement of countryNews headlinesTecber Ahmed Saleh, an advocate for human rights, speaks about the continuing struggle for self determination in Western Sahara. Tecber lives in the Saharawi refugee camps in south-west Algeria.Georgia MacGuire and Bek Saltmarsh on their exhibition Ngardang Giri Kalat Mimini. Ngardang Girri Kalat Mimini is the first large scale exhibition of the Victorian Indigenous women’s and trans diverse art collective of the same name at The Central Goldfields Gallery in Maryborough which runs from until the 13th of October.Cheryl Axeby, co-chair of NATSILS, speaking about the use of spithoods on kids in SA prisons.Conversation with Dinu Kumarasinghe and Zoe Kingsley editors of the Suburban Review.Scotty McDinny speaks about about Warburdar Bununu: Water Shield, a film that follows the story of heavy metal pollution from mining making the Borroloola community's water unfit to drink. Warburdar Bununu: Water Shield will be showing on NITV soon.SongsJess B - MoodKing Jag - Black ExcellenceSampa the Great - Diamond in the RuffJesswar, Tasha the Amazon - Heata

In the late ’70s, Borroloola elders co-produced a landmark film to expose the threat to their homelands from mining development. In 2019, the eco-battle re-ignites. 

In the late ’70s, Borroloola elders co-produced a landmark film to expose the threat to their homelands from mining development. In 2019, the eco-battle re-ignites. 

Maryfield Station's 20,000 hectare clearing permit has been ruled invalid. An American company on the hunt for gas near Borroloola.

Water is Life - First Nations fight for water justiceToday, we're bringing you First Nations voices in the fight for water. First up, the Royal Commission. Rene Woods, Nari Nari man and Chairperson the Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN). Next we hear from the Water is Life convergence. The Water is Life national gathering brought First Nations people, and supporters, from around the country to Canberra this month. Calling for Aboriginal control of water and country, a stop to fracking and mining, and an end to the theft of water by large irrigators along the Murray-Darling.Vanessa is a resident of Walgett in New South Wales. A town of 2,000 people that has run out of water. They are forced to use highly salinated boar water that is not fit for human consumption.Adrian and Bradley are from Borroloola in the Northern Territory. They came to speak out against fracking on their country. Guests: Rene Woods (MLDRIN); Vanessa (resident of Walgett NSW); Adrain and Bradley (Borroloola NT).Earth Matters #1179 was produced by Teishan Ahearne.

Heywire winner Karlira Kelly, from Borroloola, NT shares about what a long walk through her ancestors' country taught her about culture.

Questions have been raised over the consultation process used by big oil and gas companies, as the resumption of fracking looms in the Top End.

Questions have been raised over the consultation process used by big oil and gas companies, as the resumption of fracking looms in the Top End.

From the bush to the young Matildas, the John Moriarty football program is scoring goals for remote Top End communities.

From the bush to the young Matildas, the John Moriarty football program is scoring goals for remote Top End communities.

Keep Country Alive, the Top End community of Borroloola is demanding the security of safe drinking water and the protection of traditional bush tucker sources as it seeks to stop the environmental impact of mining activities upstream.

Keep Country Alive, the Top End community of Borroloola is demanding the security of safe drinking water and the protection of traditional bush tucker sources as it seeks to stop the environmental impact of mining activities upstream.

Keep Country Alive, the Top End community of Borroloola is demanding the security of safe drinking water and the protection of traditional bush tucker sources as it seeks to stop the environmental impact of mining activities upstream.

Keep Country Alive, the Top End community of Borroloola is demanding the security of safe drinking water and the protection of traditional bush tucker sources as it seeks to stop the environmental impact of mining activities upstream.

Over 35 years ago, Dr John Bradley took up a teaching position at Borroloola in the Northern Territory, at a time when Yanyuwa children were flogged for speaking their own language at school.  Defying policy, John encouraged his pupils to speak in their native tongue and he, in turn, gradually learned the Yanyuwa language from the Elders. Don’t keep history a mystery - come with us and explore some of the real history of Australia as John talks about the commentary around songs and stories, and shares tantalising snippets of his vast knowledge about the timeless nature of songlines as taught to him by the Yanyuwa people. For anyone even remotely interested in the complex but intriguing concept of Aboriginal songlines, “Singing Saltwater Country” written by John Bradley with the Yanyuwa families, is definitely a ‘must-read’.  Find a link to John’s work, including incredible 3D Dreaming and other animations created by the Monash Country Lines Archive project, on the website at www.songlinesaustralia.net.

Contaminated water supplies in the Top End community of Borroloola revealed just days after the Gunner administration lifted a moratorium on fracking.

Contaminated water supplies in the Top End community of Borroloola revealed just days after the Gunner administration lifted a moratorium on fracking.

Recordings from the Protecting Country Today Forum on the final day of the Gurindji Festival celebrating 50 years since the Wave hill walk-off.Young countrymen from Borroloola speak out about fracking on their country. We also hear from SEED, an Indigenous Youth Climate Organisation about the work they do in solidarity with communities in the NT.

Leadfish and shale gas: resistance in the Northern TerritoryNear Borroloola, NT, the McArthur River Mine continues it's scandalous modus operandi by failing to deal with toxic discharge contaminating the river and the smouldering pile of waste rock. Documents recently obtained via freedom of information legislation reveal the Northern Territory Government's conclusion that to manage the smouldering waste rock pile, the McArthur River Mine must backfill the pit and cease mining.The cowboy operator continues to defy the law, digging itself into further debt and threatening local Traditional Owners with the removal of services if they protest the mine. Having lost the food resource of their river due to lead contamination, the Borroloola Traditional Owners are calling for the mine to be shut down and fully rehabilitated.Conrad Rory and Lauren Mellor also tell us about the cross-movement meeting organised by US activist and author Naomi Klein, which they attended.Resistance to shale gas fracking is heating up with remote communities united by the Northern Territory Frack Free Alliance. Tanya Hall tells us more.Guests:Conrad Rory, Traditional Owner for Borroloola, NT and member of the Sandridge Band.Lauren Mellor, Environment Centre NT.Tanya Hall, Frack Free NT.Photo: Traditional Owners cross over the contaminated McArthur River at the Borroloola Frackdown, an international day of protest against fracking in October 2014. 

Borroloola Frackdown: Resistance in the GulfBorroloola, NT, is a small town plagued by a big mine; the biggest zinc and lead open-cut mine in the world. The McArthur River Mine has contaminated the river with dangerously high levels of lead, and is the NT's first man-made "volcano", with a smouldering pile of waste rock that's been belching noxious fumes for ten months.With this plus the shale gas industry knocking on Borroloola's door, the Traditional Owners are saying no and pledging to fight. Earth Matters brings you sounds and voices from the Borroloola Frackdown in October 2014. Guests: Nancy McDinny, Myra Rory, Gadrian Hoosan, Azman Rory, Borroloola Traditional Owners; Lauren Mellor, Environment Centre Northern Territory. Music by the infamous Sandridge Band!

This Walkley Media Talk celebrated the diversity of story-telling and the many new platforms indigenous journalists and storytellers now have space on to tell their stories. The discussion examined the rise of indigenous media into the mainstream and new innovations in storytelling and the implications for coverage of indigenous affairs in Australia. It also examined the challenges and importance of meaningful collaboration and the experience of non-indigenous journalists in covering Aboriginal issues. This panel was moderated by Karla Grant (@karlagrant28), of SBS Living Black. Malarndirri McCarthy (@malarndirri) is a senior journalist/presenter for SBS/NITV News. The former ABC newsreader began her cadetship in 1989 and worked as a journalist until 2005. That year, the Yanyuwa woman from Borroloola in the Northern Territory became the Member for Arnhem in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. After the 2008 election, Malarndirri was promoted to the Ministry, where she served as Minister for Children and Families, Indigenous & Regional Development, Tourism , Statehood, Women's Policy, Senior Territorians, Young Territorians and the Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Multicultural Affairs until August 2012. She returned to the newsroom in December 2012. Malarndirri won the inaugural Deadly Award for Journalism. Martin Butler studied politics and economics at Oxford University and then went to work for the manager of ‘The Who’. In 1981, he migrated to Australia and spent the next 25 years as a longform current affairs television producer for ABC Four Corners, Foreign Correspondent and Dateline. He’s produced two Walkley Award-winners and won the New York Film and Television best documentary award. He worked with Bentley Dean to produce the award-winning Contact, a film about the last first-contact in the Western Desert of Australia. For the past three years he has devoted his life to First Footprints – a documentary exploring ancient Aboriginal history awarded the 2013 Walkley Award for documentary in 2013. Kathy Marks (@kathymarksoz) won the 2013 Walkley Award for Coverage of Indigenous Affairs for “Channelling Mannalargenna” – an essay published on the plight of Indigenous Tasmanians in Griffith REVIEW. Her work explored the links between the past and the present, a brutal history that still reverberates in today’s fragmented community. Marks was born in Manchester and worked for Reuters and Fleet Street newspapers before moving to Australia in 1999 as The Independent’s Asia-Pacific correspondent. A regular contributor to Good Weekend, The Monthly and Griffith REVIEW, her work was included in the Best Australian Essays 2010 collection (Black Inc.). Her 2008 book, Pitcairn: Paradise Lost (HarperCollins), won the Ned Kelly Award for true crime writing.