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MAPOON: YARN TIME A thriving community
We are fortunate to live in one of the greatest regions in this country. Here, there is an abundance of opportunity and a landscape with some of the oldest and most outstanding natural assets in Australia.
Our community is fair, open and tolerant; welcoming the world, embracing our ancient culture and others, celebra ng success and always prepared to lend a helping hand to those in need.
I am honoured to serve this region as its Mayor. It is a responsibility to our community that I never take for granted.
I have always pursued a balanced agenda focussed on liveability, opportunity and prosperity – underpinned by my commitment to preserving our beau ful natural environment.
Our Council has driven an array of opportuni es and taken some bold steps to chart an exci ng future for our families.
This is the product of the clear plans that the Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council have delivered under my leadership as Mayor.
Although we are a small, remote, Indigenous council; we are at the forefront of genera ng new ideas, developing community pride, preserving our natural landscapes and building opportuni es, always exploring new horizons.
I believe delivering excep onal results for our community and the region.
- Mayor AILEEN ADDO.
!1 YOUR SPLASH PARK SNAPS
New Playgroup Assistant
Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council welcomes new staff member Akasha, who has a wonderful range of skills and abili es to integra ng into Playgroup.
Playgroup hours are Monday to Thursday 10:00am to 12:30pm.
Proudly funded through the Federal Government’s Stronger Communi es Programme. ____
!2 VET VISITS - LOVE YOUR PETS
Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council’s Animal Management Officer Patrick Burke was kept quite busy assis ng with puppy checks .
Mr Burke, who assisted with many du es including mul ple desexing of various dogs/cats says, “without access to regular vet services, animal health and welfare deteriorate”. “In turn, animal popula on management issues that impact on community health, safety and wellbeing, increase, so we must be vigilant.” Therefore, visits from our amazing external vet services and local experts like Mr Burke are crucial to ensure our community has access to vital veterinary services. !3 WORDS FROM THE CEO
Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council staff have been working hard to secure a more sustainable future for our beautiful region; a future w h e r e t h e r e i s g r e a t e r opportunities for our wonderful residents to gain valuable skills.
The Council team are working on major projects in the region increase the capacity building of our residents and instil greater p r i d e a n d e m p l o y m e n t opportunities for families.
We hope to streamline services while empowering our Top - End community.
As the CEO within our vibrant team, I aim to build confidence; generate new jobs, improve community facilities and protect our natural assets.
- CEO Naseem Chetty.
!4 Ingredients Ingredients MEATLOAF • 500g mince • 1/2 cup bu er • 1/2 cup plain flour • 3 eggs, lightly beaten • 3 tbs. cornflour SHORTBREAD • 3/4 cup of • 3 tbs. icing sugar breadcrumbs
• Method 4 1/2 tbs. tomato paste
Preheat oven to 180C. Method Mix altogether in a bowl. Press into baking tray lined with baking paper. (or oiled) Preheat oven to 180C. Mix all ingredients together and place in Bake for 30 minutes. baking dish. Bake for 50 minutes or un l lightly golden on top of meatloaf. Serve hot with vegetables, salad or mash potato.
HISTORICAL CHURCH - CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY .
!5 S T E P P I N G U P F O R T H E E N V I R O N M E N T
Look a er our natural world for future genera ons: use less water, reuse and recycle materials, use less plas c.
Greening Our Future
Recently, Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council Parks and Garden staff planted a beau ful na ve garden in the scenic Top End community.
Over one hundred trees were planted beneath the sunshine filled skies and the skilled workforce u lised their excep onal hor cultural knowledge.
Council CEO Ms Naseem Che y says this type of ini a ve from council provides the opportunity for staff, families, councillors and elders work together “for community”.
"This has proven to be a great ini a ve for all concerned and is something we will con nue to build on.”
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Indigenous All Stars invited nine-year-old rugby fan a er seeing video of him crying Quaden Bayles, the Australian boy who was bullied at school for dwarfism and received an outpouring of global support a er a video of him sobbing went viral, has led out an Indigenous rugby league team. The nine-year-old Murri boy, who dreams of becoming a professional rugby player, strode on to the pitch with the players for an exhibi on match in Queensland between Australia’s Indigenous All Stars, made up of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander players, and the New Zealand Māori, just days a er his mother posted a clip of him crying a er school. Fullback Latrell Mitchell, of the South Sydney Rabbitohs, had invited him to lead out the side in a video. “We’ve got your back and just want to make sure that you are doing all right ... we want you around, we want you to lead us out on the weekend,” he said. Bayles held the hand of team captain Joel Thompson as he walked on to the pitch. Mother Yarraka Bayles, says “every single ... day, something happens…, another bullying, another taunt, another name-calling. Can you please educate your children, your families, your friends?” As the Australian public rallies behind Quaden, celebri es reach out to the young boy with messages of hope. Hugh Jackman said, “You are stronger than you know,” and urged everyone to be kind. Indigenous NRL great Johnathan Thurston voiced his support for Quaden, pos ng an image on Instagram with the message: “Stay strong buddy; you are loved! To the bullies …. THIS IS NOT OK” - JT.
!7 FLYING HIGH
Mapoon (in Queensland’s pris ne Top End), finally has a sealed airstrip.
Work is now complete on the $3.6million p r o j e c t w h i c h replaces the old dirt runway.
This means the community will no longer be cut off during wet season while cri cally ill pa ents will no longer need to be road transferred to Weipa.
Although Mapoon faces significant issues such as housing shortages, degraded infrastructure and cost of travel, Council con nues to strive towards greater investment in the community.
According to Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council CEO Naseem Che y, “we (council) want to provide our residents with first class infrastructure.”
“We are con nuing to push boundaries, improve our region, t h r o u g h s m a r t i n v e s t m e n t t h a t supports the overall be erment of our remote region.”
!8 Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community.
Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council community engagement aims to chart a new direc on as we move towards 2021. This direc on will respect the region’s values and authen city but look further to establish Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council as part of Australia’s community. We will do this together, with you.
As summer ends, and we head towards the middle of 2020, Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council would like to commend and thank the Mapoon Fire Brigade for all of their efforts. Too deadly crew !!!
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Did you know Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council’s Mapoon Land and Sea Rangers work hard to deliver environmental and cultural protec on ac vi es, with recent achievements including: • intensive turtle research which seeks to enhance breeding and survival of a number of turtle species, including the endangered Olive Ridley turtle • seagrass monitoring at least twice yearly, with data submi ed to Seagrass-Watch HQ • data collec on carried out on dugongs, dolphins and crocodiles and con nua on of a shorebird monitoring program • recording and management of important cultural sites • removal of ghost nets along 80km of Gulf coastline • a Junior Ranger program, which is well a ended by the children at Mapoon • assessment of wetlands. • water quality tes ng also occurs biannually for four river systems • culling of approximately 500 feral pigs to support an increase in the the hatchling success of Flatback and Olive Ridley turtle nests • monthly sea country patrols to monitor for illegal ac vi es. To get involved with the Land and Sea Rangers, or for more informa on, call (07) 4082 5202.
WOMENS HEALTH - Look A er Yourself Ladies
Health is Wealth. Take control of any bad habits today and start looking a er yourself through healthy ea ng and some exercise. You will feel be er on the inside and outside.
•Avoid processed food. Keep it as natural as possible. Eat as soon as you wake up !!!
•Water water water. It kick-starts your metabolism. Stop drinking so drink and alcohol.
•Eat mostly fresh fish, tradi onal foods, raw fruits, veggies and nuts.
•Exercise 3 mes per week - and ask friends to join you! !10 •Get your dog on a lead, ask your mum or sister to join you and walk! Breathe in the fresh air !!! MAPOON FISHING IS THE BEST IN AUSTRALIA - REMEMBER - SAY NO TO UNDERSIZED OR BREEDER FISH
IF YOU ARE GOING FISHING WITH YOUR FRIENDS OR FAMILY :
‣ KEEP AN EYE ON THE TIDE
‣ MAKE SURE YOU HAVE LOTS OF WATER AND SOME TUCKER
‣ RELEASE UNDERSIZED FISH OR ‘BIG BREEDERS’
‣ CARRY FLARES AND A FIRST AID KIT
‣ LET PEOPLE KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING AND WHEN YOU WILL BE HOME
Who is the wry smiling Aboriginal man on the $50 note ? David Unaipon.
“David Unaipon first of all, forced Australians to accept Aboriginal intelligence then he forced them to consider the scien fic knowledge of the world’s oldest culture. His legacy paves the way for younger Aboriginal people to unearth the Indigenous science Australia has buried beneath a ton of denial.”!11
“Indigenous science and innova on is embedded into a vast knowledge system that has sustained this earth for more than 80,000 years and David’s work embodies just how Indigenous people think when it comes to innova ng and inven ng.” - Bruce Pascoe, Author FELLA’S GET HEALTHY - FEEL DEADLY
NUTRITION SECRETS OF SUPERSTAR
LATRELL MITCHELL
LATRELL Mitchell describes ge ng “HEALTHY” as cu ng the "DEAD WEIGHT".
McDonald’s, KFC, pizza, chocolate and ice cream are all banned in Mitchell’s home.
With the excep on of one cheat meal a week, the superstar father has changed his life and ea ng habits.
Turning 22 in June, Mitchell reveals having a daughter (Inala) has forced him to grow up and overhaul his diet.
This new approach to ea ng has changed his LIFE.
He’s traded chips, lollies and so drinks for salad, lean cuts of meat and water, and he has never felt be er.
“I wasn’t good on that (junk) stuff - I don't think humans are meant to eat that (rubbish), and ea ng healthy makes a FOOD FOR THOUGHT massive difference to my performance,” Mitchell says. All around Australia, communities are coming together “Cu ng out the sugar and processed stuff and I’ve just to create “food spaces” to help grow local, fresh, shredded weight." delicious produce for their families. Imagine picking up “I eat more veggie sand leafy greens, I lost heaps of weight some free organic lettuce to go with dinner. and even turned a bit into muscle.”
"I love my veggies and fruit, and a couple of steaks."
"If you want to take care of yourself and your family, fuel yourself with good food, healthy food, I know feel so much be er and more professional in the way I'm ea ng."
"I realised I had to get my weight down… it is not right a 108- kilo back running around out there.”
“I have never felt be er - ever,”says Mitchell.
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MESSAGE FROM CHOOLBURRA
If any Indigenous person does want to get into stand up comedy, I don't think that he or she should fear how many mainstream or white comics there are.
They should always remind themselves that they come from the oldest tradition of storytelling in the world, older than the Irish, older than the !12 Scots, older than anywhere. b e t t e r m e n t
Our council is leading the region towards greater opportunity.
With a current total workforce of 94; Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council are proud to employ over 90% (80 individuals) local indigenous residents.
That’s a weekly income to over 90 local families !!!
TOO DEADLY.
MAPOON ABORIGINAL SHIRE COUNCIL FIRST AID TRAINING:
Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council recently held intensive first aid training. First Aid knowledge is invaluable for both you as the individual, your organisation and for our community. It enables you to assist persons who become injured in the event of an accident or emergency situation until help arrives. First Aid skills can be applied in the home, the workplace or in public locations, therefore the more First Aid certified people there are in a community the safer that community becomes. Well done to all involved. If you would like to find out more about first aid training, pop into our office for a yarn.
!13 CONGRATULATIONS SANDRA ASE - WINNER !!!!
HER DEADLY ARTWORK FOR THE STAIN GLASS WINDOW COMPETITION THIS WILL BE PLACED IN THE NEW CHURCH.
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