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Best podcasts about east kimberley

Latest podcast episodes about east kimberley

Radio Goolarri
Sandy Dann IV with Flight Sergeant Grant Biles and Leading Aircraftwoman Amy McLeod on Operation Kummundoo - 101024

Radio Goolarri

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 13:25


Sandy Dann speaks with Flight Sergeant Grant Biles and Leading Aircraftwoman Amy McLeod from the Royal Australian Air Force about Operation Kummundoo. This initiative delivers essential health services to remote East Kimberley communities, including dental care and health checks. Learn about their experiences, challenges, and the meaningful impact of this program.

Perth Live with Oliver Peterson
Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire calling for increased military protection along coastline

Perth Live with Oliver Peterson

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 6:42


Wyndham East Kimberley Shire President David Menzel is advocating for increased military presence along WA's coastline following the arrival of another asylum seeker boat in the north.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Business News - WA
At Close Of Business Podcast March 19

Business News - WA

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 10:58


Nadia Budihardjo and Isabel Vieira discuss the WA education system's management of February's heat wave. Plus: RBA rate hold; AREA's East Kimberley commitment, and Curtin's Bentley approval.

Proactive - Interviews for investors
Future Metals doubles exploration position near Panton

Proactive - Interviews for investors

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 4:08


Future Metals NL (ASX:FME, AIM:FME) managing director Jardee Kininmonth tells Proactive an option agreement to acquire 100% of Osprey Minerals Pty Ltd is set to give FME around 100 square kilometres of highly prospective exploration tenements in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. The strategic acquisition, which includes the drill-ready Eileen Bore copper-nickel-platinum group metals (PGM) prospect, gives FME ground within a 20-kilometre radius of its 100%-owned Panton Project. Previous drilling at Eileen Bore has returned wide zones of shallow copper, nickel and PGM mineralisation. FME sees large scale potential with historical drilling proving mineralisation across a roughly 400-metre extent and geophysics demonstrating potential for 2.2 kilometres of NE-SW strike and untested anomalism 1 kilometre to the east. #proactiveinvestors #ASX #FME #mining #copper #nickel #PGM #invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews

Business News - WA
At Close Of Business September 8 2023

Business News - WA

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 10:54


Liv Declerck and Jack McGinn discuss an innovative art project making its way from the East Kimberley to Perth. Plus: Chevron strike update; BGC protests, and Strike's domgas submission.

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City Road Podcast
89. Infrastructure on Unceded Land

City Road Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 31:00


How is infrastructure entangled with the legacies and ongoing processes of settler-coloniality? How might we give more meaningful attention to planning for Country and with Indigenous sovereignties?Cities in so-called Australia are built on unceded First Nations land. We talk about what this means for the way we understand and do infrastructure planning, and the responsibilities of planning professions. Asking these types of questions unsettles many governance assumptions, and prompts infrastructure professions to question ‘who gets to decide?', ‘whose knowledge is prioritised?', and ‘who benefits?'. Guests Elle Davidson, Aboriginal Planning Lecturer, Balanggarra woman from the East Kimberley and descendant of Captain William Bligh Associate Professor Tooran Alizadeh, Research lead of the Henry Halloran Trust Infrastructure Governance Incubator at the University of Sydney Dr Rebecca Clements, Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Henry Halloran Trust Infrastructure Governance Incubator at the University of Sydney This discussion was informed by the research conducted as part of the Infrastructure Governance Incubator. This is a multi-university, multidisciplinary research platform funded by the Henry Halloran Trust, hosted by the University of Sydney in partnership with Monash University, the University of Melbourne, and Planning Institute of Australia (NSW and Victorian branches).

On The Couch
On the Couch with Peter Harold - CEO Poseidon Nickel (POS) - Black Swan Update

On The Couch

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 41:23


Welcome to the latest episode of 'On the Couch'. This occasional podcast series of chats with fund managers, CEO's and brokers aims to give you an insight into the investing world.In this episode, Henry chats with Peter Harold, CEO of Poseidon Nickel (POS), following a disappointing recent update. Marcus has done a number of podcasts with Peter, and the company has been one of his key recommendations.For those of us new to the story, Peter is a process engineer with over 30 years' corporate experience in the minerals industry, specialising in financing, marketing, business development and general corporate activities. Until recently, he was the Managing Director of Panoramic Resources (PAN), a company he co-founded as a $3m IPO in 2001. Peter steered PAN through the financing and development of the Savannah Nickel Project in the East Kimberley, and the acquisition and re-start of the Lanfranchi Nickel Project near Kambalda, with the company reaching a market capitalisation of $1.2bn in 2007. He was more recently involved in bringing the Savannah Project out of care and maintenance, and back into production. Peter has extensive experience in base metal mining project feasibility studies, financing, developments, operations and marketing.Black Swan will be the focus of this update following the recent announcement on delays from power issues and metallurgy.Disclaimer: This is general advice only and you should consult your financial adviser regarding any of the thoughts, ideas or insights in this podcast.Why not sign up for a free trial? Get access to expert insights and research and become a better investor.Make life simple. Invest with Marcus Today.

Australian Women Preach
121. Frances Maguire - 2 July 2023

Australian Women Preach

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023 12:31


Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Matthew Matt. 10: 37-42 - One with Christ Frances Maguire RSJ, has been a Sister of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart for 60 years. She was born in Kalgoorlie and has lived much of her life in country places in WA, including the East Kimberley where she managed a Spirituality Centre for the Broome Diocese. She has worked in Parishes, formation within her Congregation as well as being involved in leadership and care of the senior Sisters in WA. She has been a secondary school teacher and adult educator and is currently involved in spiritual accompaniment, leading retreats and conducting a course on forgiveness and reconciliation in parishes. She is passionate about care of Earth and all her creatures, a member of ACRATH (Australian Religious Against Trafficking of Humans). She cooperates with Catholic Colleges and Catholic Missions in promoting awareness of the Josephite Sister Irene McCormack's Life for Love in Peru and sells Peruvian products in Parishes and other places. She is also invited to schools to speak on Mary MacKillop. She loves music, gardening, reading, swimming and occasional bird watching. Frances believes in enabling people to believe in themselves, to trust the Spirit within them.

The Pod Well Travelled
New Zealand travel tips, Purnululu National Park & new gadgets for phones

The Pod Well Travelled

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 34:59


This week on The Pod Well Travelled, Penny Thomas talks to Travel Editor Stephen Scourfield about the Purnululu Visitor Centre in Western Australia's East Kimberley. We also hear from Andrew Waddel from Tourism New Zealand, who shares his favourite things to see and do in New Zealand. Plus, Travel Writer and Photographer Mogens Johansen tells us about two new gadgets he's currently trialling. Hosted by Penny Thomas, The Pod Well Travelled is Seven West Media's dedicated travel podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Pod Well Travelled
Mirima National Park & the Bungle Bungle Range

The Pod Well Travelled

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 12:37


This week on The West's dedicated Travel podcast, Stephen Scourfield speaks to us from Western Australia's East Kimberley region, where he's exploring a new walking trail at Mirima National Park. He also tells us about what's happening at Purnululu National Park, which is home to the incredible Bungle Bungle Range. Hosted by Penny Thomas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fathering First
When two worlds collide: Workplace and parenting

Fathering First

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 15:49


In this episode CEO Káti Gapaillard speaks with guest Greg Bridge. Káti and Greg discuss the balance of our work life and being a parent, and the impact of workplaces on our own health and wellbeing, as well as our children and family's.Greg is an indigenous man from the Gija people of the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. Author of two books, Yes Health Matters in the Workplace and Growing up Together, and co-founder and director of Legendary Training, and other business ventures based in Perth.He has over twenty years' experience passionately commentating and facilitating his human behaviour excellence programs which promote positive workplace changes and self-development, with the objective of health and wellness in mind. 

Black Magic Woman
Natasha Short - Founder of Kimberley Jiyigas

Black Magic Woman

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 43:01


This episode is proudly sponsored by Indigenous Business Australia who serves, partners and invests with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who want to own their own future.Natasha was born and raised in the East Kimberley and is passionate about positive social changes and righting injustices, of which she was aware of, from a very young age. She has lived most of her life in the Kimberley region and is familiar with the challenges. But at the same time, she is solutions-focused and positive about the future.She has spent the last 25 years working within the Community Development area and has over 20 years of experience in Event Management, often organising and speaking at small to large scale community events.Her passion for travel and experiencing new cultures began at the age of 20 when she first visited Indonesia. This allowed her to be introduced to new societies and gain a greater awareness and respect for the women in the world around her, and their strength. Further international travel opportunities gave her an appreciation of her own country, its privileges and a desire to share Australian Indigenous cultures with the world. Her interest in learning and sharing led her to organising two separate all Indigenous female teams to PNG (2013) and Zambia (2007) to share, where she was also the invited guest speaker on those occasions.As a descendant of the Jaru people, she is originally from Halls Creek but now lives on Miriwoong Gajerrong country in Kununurra, East Kimberley with her husband and teenage children.She feels strongly about creating social change and how women can influence the world for the better.Recommendations throughout this episode: www.iba.gov.auhttps://kimberleybirds.com.au/https://magandamakers.business/about/ Website: www.blackmagicwoman.com.auFollow us on Instagram - @blackmagicwomanpodcast The Black Magic Woman Podcast is hosted by Mundanara Bayles and is an uplifting conversational style program featuring mainly Aboriginal guests and explores issues of importance to Aboriginal people and communities. Mundanara is guided by Aboriginal Terms of Reference and focusses more on who people are rather than on what they do. If you enjoyed this episode, please ‘Subscribe' on Apple Podcasts or ‘Follow' on your Spotify app and tell your friends and family about us! If you'd like to contact us, please email, info@blackmagicwoman.com.auSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-magic-woman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Small Caps
Mamba Exploration (ASX: M24) uncovers REE targets at Ashburton/Gascoyne project (w/ Mike Dunbar)

Small Caps

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 26:32


Mamba Exploration (ASX: M24) managing director Mike Dunbar joins Small Caps to discuss the company's latest exploration efforts across Western Australia. The explorer has highlighted at least eight distinct thorium anomalies within its Ashburton/Gascoyne project which are similar to anomalies found over Dreadnought Resources' (ASX: DRE) and Kingfisher Mining's (ASX: KFM) rare earth element discoveries in the region. In addition, earlier this month Mamba completed a widespread soil sampling program at its Copper Flat project in WA's East Kimberley region, where historic work uncovered up to 30% copper and 275 grams per tonne silver. The company has planned an airborne electromagnetic survey for Copper Flats in October to test down-dip extensions of the high-grade copper and silver mineralisation. Articles:https://smallcaps.com.au/thorium-anomalies-mamba-explorations-wa-project-point-rare-earths/https://smallcaps.com.au/mamba-exploration-completes-soil-sampling-copper-flats-airborne-em-survey-planned/https://smallcaps.com.au/mamba-exploration-secures-access-explore-black-hills-near-julimar-discovery/ For more information on Mamba Exploration:https://smallcaps.com.au/stocks/M24/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Western Australia Country Hour
Western Australia Country Hour

Western Australia Country Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022


Farmers could benefit in a number of ways from the development of Australia's first renewable diesel plant which looks like being developed in WA's Great Southern region. That's on the back of the signing of a memorandum of understanding between a number of organisations including WA-based company Carnarvon Energy and state owned Horizon Energy. Carnarvon Energy CEO Adrian Cook says they want to use farm waste to make diesel fuel. The fungal disease, myrtle rust, has been detected in the East Kimberley and has the potential to wipe out entire plant species.

Bush Yarns
CULTURE WITH KOLYA - PT 2

Bush Yarns

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2022 54:34


Thank you to all you listeners for the feedback on part 1. Now it's time for part 2. We trust you'll enjoy! Cheers Kolya Sampi is a Woolah/Kija man born and raised in the East Kimberley aboriginal community, Doon Doon. He's grown up working the cattle aspect of the land with his family and is now involved in showcasing his culture alongside his mum Bec within the Purnululu National Park (Bungle Bungles) and broader Kimberley. In this EP he shares stories from the land and his family that will be sure to expand all of our understanding and knowledge on indigenous culture in the Kimberley. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bushyarns/message

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Bush Yarns
CULTURE WITH KOLYA - PT 1

Bush Yarns

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2022 64:21


Kolya Sampi is a Woolah/Kija man born and raised in the East Kimberley aboriginal community, Doon Doon. He's grown up working the cattle aspect of the land with his family and is now involved in showcasing his culture alongside his mum Bec within the Purnululu National Park (Bungle Bungles) and broader Kimberley. In this EP he tells us the dreaming stories behind the beehive shaped domes and also the scientific version. He shares stories from the land and his family that will be sure to expand all of our understanding and knowledge on indigenous culture in the Kimberley. This is a sneak peak with so much more. Part 2 to this EP will drop next. We trust you'll enjoy! Cheers --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bushyarns/message

The Smart Community Podcast
The Value of First Nations Knowledge in Planning Places and Spaces, with Elle Davidson

The Smart Community Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2022 32:08


Hi #smartcommunity friends! In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast, I have a wonderful conversation with Elle Davidson. Elle is a Balanggarra woman from the East Kimberley and descendant of Captain William Bligh, and describes herself as being caught in the cross-winds of Australia's history. With a passion to empower the voices of First Nations People, Elle combines her Town Planning and Indigenous Engagement qualifications to shape our places and spaces. In this episode, Elle begins with Acknowledgment of Country, before she tells us about her interesting and unique background as a town planner and current work with her consultancy, Zion Engagement and Planning, as well as her passion for bringing First Nations perspectives to planning. Elle then tells us what drew her into the town planning profession, what a Smart Community means to her, then discusses some of the projects she has been working on including a career highlight working on the Western Sydney aerotropolis project. We then discuss the importance of asking questions and having an open minded approach when working on projects. We finish our chat discussing the emerging trend of First Nations knowledge and the value it can add to projects. As always, we hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it!Find the full show notes at: www.mysmart.communityConnect with Elle via LinkedIn Connect with me via email: hello@mysmart.communityConnect with My Smart Community via LinkedIn or Twitter and watch on YouTubeThe Smart Community Podcast is produced by Perk Digital

Western Australia Country Hour
Western Australia Country Hour

Western Australia Country Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 60:00


Plans to build the world's largest prawn farm on Legune Station in the Northern Territory have been deemed unviable by the ASX-listed Seafarms.  The company's share price fell 42 per cent on Thursday, after releasing a damning review into Project Sea Dragon - revealing the project was "not viable in its current form". The federal government has announced a 'Designated Area Migration Agreement' would be made available for the Pilbara and East Kimberley. The DAMA as it's known, will make it easier for workers to move from overseas to those regions. Industry leaders have welcomed the new Agriculture visa announced by the federal government this week.

TellMeWhere2Go
El Questro in the East Kimberley

TellMeWhere2Go

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 6:46


Steve Collins reminisces about his visit to El Questro, a large working cattle station and tourist park in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. Measuring 80 km north to south and 60 km east to west, El Questro is big enough to be the world's 29th smallest country. Scenically, it is far more impressive than most of those countries it dwarfs. The reasons for that is that it is home to many very impressive gorges, rivers, creeks, waterfalls, thermal springs and an abundance of Australian tropical flora and fauna, much of which can't be seen elsewhere.

Menzies Leadership Forum
In conversation with Natasha Short, Managing Director of Kimberley Jiyigas

Menzies Leadership Forum

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 23:51


Indigenous women have a VOICE and it is time that those voices are heard more in organisations, businesses, corporations and in places of government locally, regionally and nationally. Born and raised in the East Kimberley, Natasha is passionate about positive social change and righting injustices. Aware of the challenges within the Kimberley region, she is solutions-focused and positive about the future. Together we strive to highlight the importance of building platforms focused on women's economic empowerment to support these women to help themselves, support their families and communities, connect to markets and access financial services.

Black Magic Woman
Gina Williams

Black Magic Woman

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 55:46


Last episode for 2021! What a year!! And what a deadly way to finish it off. I have the absolute pleasure of yarning with Gina Williams! Gina is a proud Balladong (Noongar, South West) woman, with links through her grandmother's line to the Gitja people of the East Kimberley. She is an award-winning singer-songwriter and journalist, who has spent the past three decades committed to sharing stories and writing songs for her community, and with collaborator and best friend, Guy Ghouse. Gina's accolades include: 2018 Inductee, West Australian Women's Hall of Fame; Winner, Aboriginal Category, 2017 West Australian of the Year; and Winner, Indigenous Act of the Year, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2018 West Australian Music Industry (WAMi) Awards. Gina is an Ambassador for the Australian Performing Rights Association, a member of the British Council's ACCELARATE Arts and Cultural Leadership Alumni and is a Patron of Fairbridge Folk Festival. It was such an honour to yarn with someone who I listened to on Murri Country Radio 98.9fm. A really inspiring woman who's doing deadly things! Recommendations throughout this episode: http://www.ginawilliams.com.auWebsite: www.blackmagicwoman.com.auFollow us on Instagram - @blackmagicwomanpodcastThe Black Magic Woman Podcast is hosted by Mundanara Bayles and is an uplifting conversational style program featuring mainly Aboriginal guests and explores issues of importance to Aboriginal people and communities. Mundanara is guided by Aboriginal Terms of Reference and focusses more on who people are rather than on what they do.If you enjoyed this episode, please ‘Subscribe' on Apple Podcasts or ‘Follow' on your Spotify app and tell your friends and family about us! If you'd like to contact us, please email, info@blackmagicwoman.com.auSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-magic-woman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Silvan Australia Podcast
Episode 029 - East Kimberley of Western Australia

Silvan Australia Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 17:20


On this episode of the Podcast we visit the far north eastern Kimberley region of Western Australia. Known as the food bowl of far north WA the Ord region offers an abundance of growing opportunities coupled with magnificent tourism destinations and a welcoming community sense throughout the entire town of Kununurra. Here we speak with Silvan Australia Master Dealer Amanda McLean of Ord Agricultural Equipment. She gives us an insight to some of the key markets they service and talks us through her position as President of the Chamber of Commerce as well.

Humans of Agriculture
That Cycle Stops With Me with Darrylin Gordon

Humans of Agriculture

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 44:46


Darrylin Gordon is a Jaru native woman and pastoralist currently managing 361,000 hectares of country at Lamboo Station in the East Kimberley region WA. She has been celebrated as the 2018 WA Rural Women of the Year Awards and was the runner up in the National Award, Darrylin is seen as a trailblazer not just for women but for agriculture more broadly. Her story converses a woman who has faced her fair share of challenges, tackling them head on and creating opportunity. Her grandfather has been a key influence in her life and the one who at times has given her the grounding she has needed to go on to have the impact she could have. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

The RegenNarration
100. Wanted Land Doctors: Rehydrating landscapes, reversing desertification & rebuilding wealth

The RegenNarration

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 76:55


Tens of millions of ‘pests' degrade lands and waters in Australia alone – pigs, goats, camels, buffalos, donkeys. Cruel, wasteful, expensive, mostly futile and often counter-productive culling programs are no solution. But what if it didn't have to be this way? What if some of those large wild herbivores could be harnessed towards regeneration? This is the story of a family that has regenerated an incredible patch of country, and for 20 years that has incorporated and relied on wild donkeys. The bond these animals share with this Station family is clear. But the state department recently ordered the family to gun them down. It's a painful flashpoint. One of the great stories of regeneration is on the line, and by extension, the potential for next generations to build on it, further restoring landscapes at scale for all our benefit. Chris Henggeler and his family manage Kachana Station in a remote pocket of the East Kimberley, only accessible by foot or air. They took responsibility for this desertified and abandoned country, and have achieved so much. Yet with still vast lands desertifying around them, and so much opportunity to build on models like Kachana, Chris gave a presentation earlier this year called ‘Wanted Land Doctors'. It was a powerful invitation for the next generations to join the fray, and how rest of us can help them do it. The model areas at Kachana feel like an oasis. But imagine this being the norm. Something very special is happening here. And a significant aspect of it is in jeopardy, when it could be a great catalyst for further regeneration. As Judith Schwartz, renowned author of The Reindeer Chronicles, says: we could be a world leader off the back of developments like this. And she's not alone. My family and I spent a couple of days here with the podcast last time, back in 2018, and felt transformed. We spent ten days this time, to delve more deeply into this great tale of regeneration, and see for myself whether the donkey shoot order is a necessary evil, or as Chris argues, an enormous error in regeneration, at a time when we can least afford it. I've gone the full distance on this one, with a couple of parts to release, as a) it's so rare I'm here, b) it's so vitally important to discuss, and c) there just might be opportunities stemming out of this with some of you. In the main episode here, we head out to the Station in the old Cessna light plane, before a short evening stroll on arrival. Then come morning, Chris and I head out into the gorge behind the homestead for an extended walk. This episode was recorded at Kachana Station in the East Kimberley, in the far north east of Western Australia, throughout the week of 13 September 2021. Title slide image: Chris Henggeler on our gorge walk at Kachana Station (pic: Anthony James). You'll find an extensive selection of photographs on the episode web page. Music: The System, by the Public Opinion Afro Orchestra. The tune accompanying the intro is by Jeremiah Johnson. Get more: Tune in to the special Extra to this episode out shortly, and the closing chapter to our time at Kachana, out next week. And to hear more from our first visit to Kachana Station back in 2018, tune into episode 25. The Kachana Station website - https://www.kachana-station.com/ And a blog and sequence of short videos with Chris on a webinar hosted by Biodiversity for Livable Climate (which also took place while we were at Kachana) - https://bio4climate.org/2021/10/23/kachana-station-a-home-for-donkey-led-restoration/ Thanks very much to the generous supporters of this podcast, for making it possible. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them by becoming a patron of the podcast. Just head to the website at https://www.regennarration.com/support, and follow the prompts. Thanks for helping to keep the show going! And thanks for listening.

Understorey
Understorey: Traditional Owners waiting still to see Minister Dawson’s new Cultural Heritage Bill

Understorey

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021


Last year's destruction of the 46,000 year old rock caves at Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara was felt around the world. Those concerned with protecting Aboriginal cultural heritage in Western Australia say Juukan Gorge wasn't the first event of this kind, and it won't be the last. Hundreds of sites are at risk of harm or destruction right now. Defenders of this cultural heritage are alerting Western Australians to the Jawaren and Garnkiny sites in the East Kimberley; Mt Richardson and Lake Wells in the Goldfields; Burrup and Harding Dam in the Pilbara; and Munday Swamp. But these are just a few. Protectors of Aboriginal heritage here in WA are pointing to the sites that intersect sacred waterways, cave systems, songlines and sites of significance, many with irreplaceable engravings, paintings and artefacts that are tens of thousands of years old. These precious places identified by traditional owners can be legally destroyed, right now, if the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs signs off on it - and it seems this will continue. Traditional owners want to see the Minister's bill, which has been withheld from circulation to all but a few; they want these new laws to give Traditional Owners the final say over sites of significance; and also to meet with the Minister. The Understorey team has requested an interview with Minister Dawson - and have asked for a copy of the proposed legislation... Photo: Aboriginal Martu (Western Desert) Elder Bruce Thomas & Nyamal (North Pilbara) Elder Doris Eaton speak to the Walk, by A Glamorgan

Central Station - Stories from Outback Australian Cattle Stations
[SPINNING YARNS] 109. John Kirby - The man who caught 10,000 wild bulls

Central Station - Stories from Outback Australian Cattle Stations

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 64:42


John Kirby started catching wild bulls in the East Kimberley in 1969 and by the time he stopped in 1983 he had caught approximately 10,000. However, when he caught his first bull, John had never worked with cattle before. As in, ever. This is the story of a young lad from the city who headed north seeking opportunity and adventure, and boy, did he find it. **** Central Station is supported by ThinkWater Broome, your local water experts for irrigation projects big and small. Their fully stocked retail store sells the latest irrigation products, including fittings, pipe, filtration and solar supplies. Covering the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia, their knowledgeable and passionate team are experts in the design and implementation of the most water efficient irrigation and water management programs across all sectors.

Purpose & Vision
Purpose & Vision Ep11 : Elle Davidson on place and belonging and Australia‘s first planners.

Purpose & Vision

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 33:10


The importance of place and belonging in our well being. Elle Davidson is an Aboriginal woman from the East Kimberley and is a Town Planner keen to bring to our towns and cities a recognition of indigenous heritage so often neglected. By applying Aboriginal perspectives we get a light touch, that is in sync with country, that prioritises all living beings not just humans. It's a beautiful simple respectful approach that we all can learn so much from. In this episode of Purpose and Vision we explore how this approach when done well leads to better outcomes for all of us. 

Einstein A Go-Go
Rock Art and new Sleep Research

Einstein A Go-Go

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 51:14


Sven Ouzman, University of Western Australia, talks about the rock art sites in the East Kimberley region; Sophia Garlick Bock, ReachOut Australia, discusses her latest survey exploring the experiences of young people during the current pandemic; Shauni Omond, from La Trobe University, talks about her sleep research using flatworms. And in weekly science news, the team discusses a home experiment with cats and undiscovered species. With presenters Dr. Shane, Chris KP and Dr. Euan.Program page: Einstein-A-Go-GoFacebook page: Einstein-A-Go-GoTwitter: Einstein-A-Go-Go

Australian Lure Fishing
Episode 329: East Kimberley Sooty Grunter With Dick Pasfield

Australian Lure Fishing

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 35:50


There's no shortage of amazing fishing adventures for those who live in or visit the East Kimberley area. But for the regions foremost fishing journalist, none is quite as special as his annual wet season pilgrimage to the gin clear creeks of the area in search of Sooty Grunter. Dick shares his tips and his passion for sooties in this interview. _________________________ Enjoying the ALF Podcast? Awesome! But keep in mind that it's free to listen to, but not to produce. You can support ALF and get bonus audio, video and print fishing content for just $2.50 per week! Check it out: https://team.doclures.com _________________________ Show notes for this episode: https://doclures.com/east-kimberly-sooty-grunter-dick-pasfield/  

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Talking Property
Build to rent and Kununurra Kimberley country

Talking Property

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 21:33


In this episode of Talking Property our panel of experts Harvey Deegan, Rob Druitt and Rod Ryan are joined by REIWA President Damian Collins of Momentum Wealth to talk about the concept of building to rent. On Agent's Corner, we venture deep into the East Kimberley to Kununurra to talk to Brad Williams of Kimberley First National to talk about the prospects of this fascinating town. Talking Property is proudly supported by reiwa.com.

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Life Matters - Separate stories podcast
Should the cashless debit card scheme be extended?

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 22:51


The cashless debit card trial which has been running in four communities around the country is set to be expanded. We focus on the first location of the trial, the East Kimberley region of Western Australia, and hear from a community leader, and a researcher about what's changed, four years on.

Bush Yarns
DAIWA BARRA SLAYER Callum Munro.

Bush Yarns

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 35:05


Daiwa team member and AFC champion angler Callum Munro has a yarn with Scotty about his passion for fishing from an early age, exploring the Kimberley, working as a fishing guide at Home Valley Station, some personal revelations, his recent adventures around the East Kimberley waterways, what it was like to be reeling in Barramundi whilst massive crocs take turns in eating cattle nearby and more. We hope you enjoy! Cheers --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bushyarns/message

Coronavirus Watch
Friday April 17

Coronavirus Watch

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 30:38


On Today's Episode: The latest numbers WA students to go back to school for term 2 The unintended benefit of coronavirus on the impact of drugs Accusations of a healthcare worker lying to tracing officials Facebook to tell you when you read false COVID-19 information And the family-friendly social distancing activity pitched in the East Kimberley - cane toad catching See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Travelman Podcast
EXPLORING UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES WITH MICHAEL TURTLE

Travelman Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 81:39


Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, my name is Ben and I host this cool travel podcast. If you’re joining me for the first time then I say thank you for listening. On today’s awesome episode, I’ll be chatting to Michael Turtle who is an Australian travel blogger who’s attempting to see every UNESCO World Heritage site on the planet! So far, he’s seen over 300 of the 1000 + UNESCO World Heritage sites there are! So, sit back and enjoy Michael and I chat about travel and UNESCO World Heritage sites.   AUSTRALIAN UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES: 20 UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN AUSTRALIA Great Barrier Reef, Far North QLD – Threatened reef, somewhere where everyone should go. Ningaloo Reef in WA, I’ve heard is just as nice. Kakadu National Park, Jabiru, NT – I need to go here. Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Uluru, NT – I need to go here. Fraser Island, QLD – Have been fantastic place. Shark Bay, WA – I need to go here. Is this where Ningaloo Reef is? Lord Howe Island, NSW – I need to go here, I always think of Jurassic Park. Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, VIC – I’ve been for the Flower Show. Always a fantastic building to show off flowers. Ornate and beautiful. Macquarie Island, South West Pacific Ocean – I need to go here. Purnululu National Park, East Kimberley, WA – I need to go here. Carlton Gardens, Carlton, VIC – Great gardens, always enjoy meandering my way through these lovely gardens. Always planted up beautifully in Spring. Very colourful. Riversleigh World Heritage Fossil Site, Lawn Hill, QLD – I need to go here. Fossils dating back to the Miocene period. Heard Island and Macdonald Islands, Indian Ocean – Hmm how would I get there? Volcanic Islands? Naracoote Caves National Park, Naracoote, SA – Looks interesting, haven’t been there. Old Government House, Parramatta, NSW – Haven’t been there. Mungo National Park, Mungo, NSW – Haven’t been there. Lamington National Park, QLD – Looks beautiful, Gondwana rainforests. Home to rare Albert’s Lyrebird. Main Range National Park, QLD – Haven’t been there. Blue Mountains National Park, NSW – Have been and love it. Daintree National Park, QLD – Fantastic tropical forests with great raised boardwalk through forest and river cruises to spot crocodiles. Cradle Mountain Lake, St Claire National Park, TAS – I’ve been and love the picturesque views of Cradle Mountain. You can walk around lake. Very nice indeed.   Timestamps: Intro to the show 1:52 – Understanding what a UNESCO World Heritage site is and Australian World Heritage sites 7:50 – How often do UNESCO add new sites and what’s the criteria for choosing what becomes a World Heritage site. 13:46 – Michael’s attempt to visit every 1121 UNESCO World Heritage sites 15:55 – What was the first UNESCO World Heritage site that Michael saw first? 22:10 – What does UNESCO stand for and what’s the most memorable UNESCO World Heritage site that Michael has visited 28:10 – The most unsatisfying UNESCO World Heritage site that Michael has visited 32:15 – Are all UNESCO sites pretty? 37:11 – Antoni Gaudi and his fabulous works and how do you tick a country off a list? 40:10 – Discussing the hand dandy little app to see how many UNESCO World Heritage sites you’ve been to 41:52 – The most difficult UNESCO site Michael tried to reach walking into a forest with Howler Monkeys 51:10 – Paying way too much for a Vietnamese taxi ride and what country has the most UNESCO sites?  55:49 – Can sites be wiped off the UNESCO World Heritage list? And, the process of making the UNESCO World Heritage site 1:05:25 – Is there criteria that Michael uses to see certain UNESCO World Heritage sites and which are the next sites Michael will be visiting 1:09:56 – What made Michael want to visit all the UNESCO World Heritage sites? 1:14:02 – Final Questions Outro to the show   Follow Michael: Michael’s UNESCO World Heritage site blog titled Travel Time Turtle: timetravelturtle.com/ Michael’s Instagram: @michaelturtle Michael’s Twitter: @michaelturtle   Additional Information: World Heritage app that we spoke about is called, World Heritage – UNESCO List, I downloaded it on Android and I’m guessing you can download it on IOS also. UNESCO World Heritage Site: https://whc.unesco.org/   Follow Travelman Podcast: iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/travelman-podcast/id1281446908 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2bfulkX1dTkOb50MaCm0NN Libsyn: travelmanpodcast.libsyn.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/benthetravelman/ Instagram: instagram.com/travelmanpodcast/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/TravelmanPod Tune In: tunein.com/podcasts/Travel/Travelman-Podcast-p1103948/ Stitcher: stitcher.com/podcast/ben-dow/travelman-podcast YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC3cYw4pCrK3C-Rty3zmw-eQ Travelman Podcast Website: travelmanpodcast.com Travelman Podcast email: travelmanpodcast@gmail.com  

Art Gallery of South Australia
Tarnanthi Artist Talks – Peggy Griffiths-Madij in conversation with Gus Clutterbuck

Art Gallery of South Australia

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 34:40


Thank you for listening to this recording, produced by the Art Gallery of South Australia. In this live recording, Peggy Griffiths-Madij discusses her large-scale paintings on paper with Adelaide artist Gus Clutterbuck and talks about life in her Miriwoong homeland in the East Kimberley. Recorded live on Friday 18 October, 2019 For further information visit www.agsa.sa.gov.au

Central Station - Stories from Outback Australian Cattle Stations
[SPINNING YARNS] 6. Jane Sale - from the suburbs of Melbourne to building one of the largest pastoral companies in the Kimberley

Central Station - Stories from Outback Australian Cattle Stations

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 66:00


Jane Sale is a station manager, business owner, wife, mother, and the brains behind the original concept for the Central Station website. From starting off with an undeveloped 850,000 acre block of land on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert with just 800 head of cattle, today Jane and her husband Haydn manage over 60,000 head of cattle on 8 cattle stations in the East Kimberley region.  In this episode, Steph Coombes sat down with Jane to find out how after spending the first 26 years of her life in the city of Melbourne, Jane came to be co-managing one of the largest pastoral companies in the Kimberley. You can find blogs written by Jane and the crew at Yougawalla Station here: http://www.centralstation.net.au/meet-the-crew/yougawalla-station/ 

The RegenNarration
#025 Extra - Creating the Kachana Vision, with Jacqueline Henggeler

The RegenNarration

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2018 27:37


The story of Kachana Station and its success is steeped in a family's adventure. Jacqueline Henggeler is the Swiss paediatric nurse who joined Chris in the remote East Kimberley with their 3 children, to follow a vision for living together as a family on the land. It has been rich, and challenging. From sleeping in the back of a ute in the early days, to home schooling, to facing down the deep trials of life, she has ultimately revelled in a path less travelled. Jacqui's insights on the broader project that Chris spearheaded, of regenerating the land, present a fascinating and moving outsider's view of sorts. Including into how they've made it work as a family, financially and socially, how she has sustained a life many couldn't, and ultimately how her work with the local indigenous folk has taught her the most important thing in life. This is a special extra to the 3rd and final part of our Kimberley series of podcasts. Listen to podcasts #021 and #022 for the 1st and 2nd instalments. You'll hear the sounds of family in the background of this podcast. As with the main episode at Kachana, and consistent with the theme of this podcast, we wouldn't dream of editing that out. Get more: Kachana Station - www.kachana-station.com Music: Stones and Bones, by Owls of the Swamp Due to licencing restrictions, our guest's nominated music can only be played on radio or similarly licenced broadcasts of this episode. We hope podcast licencing falls into line with this soon. Thanks to all our supporters for enabling the production of this podcast. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them by heading to our website at www.regennarration.com/support. Thanks for helping to keep the show going. And thanks for listening!

The RegenNarration
#025 The New Megafauna: The key to our future prosperity? With Chris Henggeler from Kachana Station

The RegenNarration

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2018 55:05


Can the new mega-fauna regenerate land and water systems, take away the need for systematic fire regimes and culling programs, and ultimately be the key to our future prosperity? Kachana is a remote station in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia, accessible only by plane or foot. Chris Henggeler and his family have run it for over a generation now. From the early days sleeping in the back of a ute, they set about living a vision for a healthy family life on the land, while regenerating the grasses, forests and wetlands that had largely turned to dust. A generation later, Chris is a leading figure in the development of holistic grazing in Australia. He runs cattle as ‘gardeners', as a non-fossil fuel based means of regenerating land. Chris thinks of these animals as the new mega-fauna, the large herbivores we need to restore to the land – along with others too readily designated as ‘pests' and culled, like the wild donkeys he's integrated into his management plans. George Monbiot has contested these methods in a high profile ‘debate' with Allan Savory. But the successes at Kachana are marked - the creek that runs year-round now provides the homestead with its water, the forest now teems with life, and springs and birdlife return to the land. Join Chris as he takes Anthony for a look around one of the most spectacular places in the world, that could also be one of the most important to our future prospects as a civilisation. This is the 3rd and final part of our Kimberley series of podcasts. Listen to podcasts 021 and 022 for the 1st and 2nd instalments. There is the occasional gust of wind in this recording as we walk around the property. We edited out what we could. As for the sounds of family in the background, consistent with the theme of this podcast, we wouldn't dream of editing that out. Get more: Kachana Station - https://www.kachana-station.com Wild Donkey project - https://www.kachana-station.com/projects/wild-donkey-project/ Tune into two special extras to this episode. The first is a conversation with Jacqueline Henggeler on ‘Creating the Kachana Vision' - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/025-extra-creating-the-kachana-vision And the second features more on the fascinating back story of Kachana Station, with Chris - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/025-extra-2-the-kachana-back-story You can also hear Charles Massy, mentioned in this podcast, on episode 16 Grassroots Revolution - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/016-grassroots-revolution - and in conversation with Anthony on episode 32 - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/032-an-underground-insurgency Music: 43, by Owls of the Swamp With the intro tune by Jeremiah Johnson Due to licencing restrictions, our guest's nominated music can only be played on radio or similarly licenced broadcasts of this episode. We hope podcast licencing falls into line with this soon. Thanks to all our supporters for enabling the production of this podcast. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them by heading to our website at www.regennarration.com/support. Thanks for helping to keep the show going. And thanks for listening!

Monday Breakfast
Indigenous Art out of Prison, Killjoy Fundraiser, Over The Wall, Why You Should Subscribe

Monday Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2018


Enjoy this podcast version of 3CR Community Radio's Monday Breakfast Show, hosted by James and Will || The Torch is a project that uses art to connect indigenous people in prison and recently released to their culture and to new ways of expression. Kent Morris is CEO of The Torch and he comes on the show to talk about the exhibition Confined 9 || Bambam from the women's circus and performance troupe Killjoy comes on the show to look back on the Midsumma Festival and to tell us about Killjoy's upcoming fundraiser to get them to the Adelaide Fringe || This week on Over The Wall, Graham talks to Daniel Taylor, an East Kimberley man who tells off his experience living with the cashless welfare card || It's Subscriber Drive! 3CR's treasurer and a fixture of the station, Sen, comes on the show to talk about how he got started at 3CR and why YOU should subscribe now, please

Word Up - ABC RN
Word Up: Gabriel Nodea

Word Up - ABC RN

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2017 3:56


In the remote community of Warmun in the East Kimberley, the art centre has been working to strengthen Gija language among the next generation.

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Word Up - ABC RN
Word Up: Gabriel Nodea

Word Up - ABC RN

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2017 3:56


In the remote community of Warmun in the East Kimberley, the art centre has been working to strengthen Gija language among the next generation.

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Talking Travel
Broome and East Kimberley - 10 February 2017

Talking Travel

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2017 15:10


Sally Lucas takes us to Broome and East Kimberley.

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Collection highlights tour

Freddie Timms was born at Ngarrmaliny (after which he takes his name). He worked as a stockman on various East Kimberley cattle stations for most of his life and he helped paint the boards and danced for the Gurirr Gurirr ceremony devised by Rover Thomas. Subsequently when canvas and paints were supplied to some of the more senior artists, including his father-in-law George Mung Mung, Timms asked for painting materials and he has continued to paint ever since. His style conforms to the East Kimberley archetype originated by Rover Thomas but is recognizably his own with discrete areas of colour outlined in double rows of dots. Timms usually takes an aerial perspective on country and his paintings represent intimate and personal maps of the East Kimberley landscape. Jack Yard is a place on Bow River Station where Freddie Timms lived as a boy. The pastoral lease is now owned by family members. In the painting 'Jack Yard' 2004, the road is shown entering the country of the painting near a spring (near the pink section at the bottom centre), coming from the station and present day community settlement at Bow River. It passes through the picture and goes to Greenvale, to Foal Creek, where the artist was born, back to Violet Valley and back around to the highway. The Wilson River with the large permanent waterhole at Jack Yard, runs across the painting from left to right. The two black shapes on either side of the main living waterhole are the hills around it. Moat Creek runs down from the top of the left-hand panel to join the Wilson River. Moat Creek Hill is in the top left-hand corner. Another creek running from Cargo Spring begins at the bottom of the left-hand panel, joining the Wilson River in the lower part of the right-hand panel. Another tributary of the Wilson River, Thirsty Creek, is shown running down from the top of the right-hand panel. It has another 'living water' or permanent waterhole with lots of bream. Another waterhole on the Wilson near Gorge Yard is shown on the far right of the picture. The yellow area shows part of a hill near Gorge Yard that runs down to Crocodile Hole. The pink at the top shows a hill that goes back towards Clara Spring. The artist knows the country well from time spent working there as a stockman. © Australian Art Department, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2005

Collection highlights tour

Rusty Peters, like many East Kimberley painters, spent his youth working as a stockman on cattle stations throughout the Kimberley, and earned a reputation as an accomplished horse breaker. Along with other Gija community elders, Peters was influential in establishing the Ngalangangpum bicultural school – the first school at the main Gija community Warmun (Turkey Creek) – ensuring that instruction in Gija law and culture was prominent in the curriculum. In 1989, Peters moved to Kununurra, where he worked as an assistant at Waringarri Aboriginal Arts, a community owned Aboriginal art cooperative. He often worked closely with Rover Thomas, the East Kimberley's most renowned painter and a co-founder of the regional contemporary painting movement. Although Peters occasionally produced small canvases during this period, he did not begin painting in earnest until 1998, after he had left Waringarri to join the newly founded Jirrawun Aboriginal Arts. Since then he has had a series of successful group and solo exhibitions, including the 2000-02 travelling exhibition 'Two Laws ... One Big Spirit', in which he collaborated with artist Peter Adsett. In his most ambitious canvas to date, the immense, twelve-metre long 'Waterbrain', 2002, Peters departs from the specific themes of country and Ngarrangkarni that normally form the focus of East Kimberley painting. Instead, he chooses to explore the cycle of life and learning that is universal to all peoples. Read from left to right, the canvas presents a chronology of the process of birth, growth and learning from conception to adulthood. At the lower left are waterweeds among which, according to Gija belief, the spirits of unborn children reside before entering the mothers womb to become the spirits of human beings. The next panels deal with birth and infancy, when a child moves from crawling, to walking, to running, although his or her brain has yet to begin to absorb the teachings of his or her culture. The large circular motif at the centre shows the adult brain – the child has grown up and is beginning to have his or her own ideas. The next panels deal with the education that transforms a child into a full member of adult society. As a symbol of the culmination of the individual's education. in the final panels Peters depicts the artefacts his elders taught him to make and which, before the coming of European settlers, all Gija men needed to know how to create in order to survive. Eric Kjellgren in 'Tradition today: Indigenous art in Australia', Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2004 © Art Gallery of New South Wales

Kids audio tour
Waterbrain

Kids audio tour

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2010 2:40


Rusty Peters, like many East Kimberley painters, spent his youth working as a stockman on cattle stations throughout the Kimberley, and earned a reputation as an accomplished horse breaker. Along with other Gija community elders, Peters was influential in establishing the Ngalangangpum bicultural school – the first school at the main Gija community Warmun (Turkey Creek) – ensuring that instruction in Gija law and culture was prominent in the curriculum. In 1989, Peters moved to Kununurra, where he worked as an assistant at Waringarri Aboriginal Arts, a community owned Aboriginal art cooperative. He often worked closely with Rover Thomas, the East Kimberley's most renowned painter and a co-founder of the regional contemporary painting movement. Although Peters occasionally produced small canvases during this period, he did not begin painting in earnest until 1998, after he had left Waringarri to join the newly founded Jirrawun Aboriginal Arts. Since then he has had a series of successful group and solo exhibitions, including the 2000-02 travelling exhibition 'Two Laws ... One Big Spirit', in which he collaborated with artist Peter Adsett. In his most ambitious canvas to date, the immense, twelve-metre long 'Waterbrain', 2002, Peters departs from the specific themes of country and Ngarrangkarni that normally form the focus of East Kimberley painting. Instead, he chooses to explore the cycle of life and learning that is universal to all peoples. Read from left to right, the canvas presents a chronology of the process of birth, growth and learning from conception to adulthood. At the lower left are waterweeds among which, according to Gija belief, the spirits of unborn children reside before entering the mothers womb to become the spirits of human beings. The next panels deal with birth and infancy, when a child moves from crawling, to walking, to running, although his or her brain has yet to begin to absorb the teachings of his or her culture. The large circular motif at the centre shows the adult brain – the child has grown up and is beginning to have his or her own ideas. The next panels deal with the education that transforms a child into a full member of adult society. As a symbol of the culmination of the individual's education. in the final panels Peters depicts the artefacts his elders taught him to make and which, before the coming of European settlers, all Gija men needed to know how to create in order to survive. Eric Kjellgren in 'Tradition today: Indigenous art in Australia', Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2004 © Art Gallery of New South Wales

Kids audio tour
Waterbrain

Kids audio tour

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2010 2:40


Rusty Peters, like many East Kimberley painters, spent his youth working as a stockman on cattle stations throughout the Kimberley, and earned a reputation as an accomplished horse breaker. Along with other Gija community elders, Peters was influential in establishing the Ngalangangpum bicultural school – the first school at the main Gija community Warmun (Turkey Creek) – ensuring that instruction in Gija law and culture was prominent in the curriculum. In 1989, Peters moved to Kununurra, where he worked as an assistant at Waringarri Aboriginal Arts, a community owned Aboriginal art cooperative. He often worked closely with Rover Thomas, the East Kimberley's most renowned painter and a co-founder of the regional contemporary painting movement. Although Peters occasionally produced small canvases during this period, he did not begin painting in earnest until 1998, after he had left Waringarri to join the newly founded Jirrawun Aboriginal Arts. Since then he has had a series of successful group and solo exhibitions, including the 2000-02 travelling exhibition 'Two Laws ... One Big Spirit', in which he collaborated with artist Peter Adsett. In his most ambitious canvas to date, the immense, twelve-metre long 'Waterbrain', 2002, Peters departs from the specific themes of country and Ngarrangkarni that normally form the focus of East Kimberley painting. Instead, he chooses to explore the cycle of life and learning that is universal to all peoples. Read from left to right, the canvas presents a chronology of the process of birth, growth and learning from conception to adulthood. At the lower left are waterweeds among which, according to Gija belief, the spirits of unborn children reside before entering the mothers womb to become the spirits of human beings. The next panels deal with birth and infancy, when a child moves from crawling, to walking, to running, although his or her brain has yet to begin to absorb the teachings of his or her culture. The large circular motif at the centre shows the adult brain – the child has grown up and is beginning to have his or her own ideas. The next panels deal with the education that transforms a child into a full member of adult society. As a symbol of the culmination of the individual's education. in the final panels Peters depicts the artefacts his elders taught him to make and which, before the coming of European settlers, all Gija men needed to know how to create in order to survive. Eric Kjellgren in 'Tradition today: Indigenous art in Australia', Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2004 © Art Gallery of New South Wales