NPA Regional Council Newsletter Issue 51 August 2013 nparc.qld.gov.au

NPA Art Makes a Splash Showcased in Freshwater Saltwater Exhibition. pg 14

Smooth Ride to the Tip Road gangs fix up Pajinka Rd. pg 5-6

Fun in the Sun NPA Mini Show Day pg. 3-4

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Pictured: (Back row L-R) Clr Joseph Elu, Clr Trevor Lifu, Clr Dennis Getawan, (Front row L-R) Clr Anthony Mara , NPA Mayor Bernard Charlie, Deputy mayor Edward Newman Council Newsletter ISSUE 50 ISSUE Newsletter Council

Yamba’s Roadshow

Yamba the Honey Ant and best NPA Dental Clinic friend Jacinta travelled up from Cairns to visit Badu Island, Thursday As of Wednesday 21st August, the Island and Bamaga, on their QLD Community Health Notice NPA Dental Clinic will be open Healthy Living Roadshow. each Wednesday, at the Bamaga

Hospital. This month Health Centers announced For their live show this month, that Injinoo, Umagico, Seisia, and New Bamaga hall was packed to the walls You don't need to phone in or Mapoon Primary Health Centers will be with kids, parents, childcare staff and book, just walk in and put your open for half days from either 8:00am teachers who were invited to join in name down on the list and you’ll to 12:30pm, or 1:00pm to 5:00pm. singing songs about healthy eating, be seen.

living and lifestyles. They ask that when these centers are Contact the Dental Clinic on closed, patrons please contact Thanks to Torres News and 40904233 or 40904218 for more Bamaga Primary Health Centre on Imparja Television for supporting the information. 4069 3200 for further assistance. Road Show event and to NPA

Family and Community Services In an emergency, please call 000 or for hosting their show in NPA. proceed directly to Bamaga Hospital.

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Bamaga Farm: From the Roots Up

Over the last month, the NPA community Mr Atu has taken long service leave from farm has seen a change in heart that his prior role at the NPA College School certainly has come from the roots up. farm, to take on coordination of the NPA Community Farm. “After the start of the new financial year, we were given the green light from [NPA He hopes to see an increase in local Regional] Council, and we’ve been able to community involvement, from the CDEP start making some real progress,” Mr Atu workers, to volunteers as well as school said. “I’ve been working with the guys out excursions. here, teaching them the basics in each step, then letting them take it on.” “We want to see more community members becoming involved in the “It’s great to see their self esteem farm,” he said, “we want to see people growing as the farm takes off,” Mr Atu getting back to gardening and fresh said, “I’m always amazed with these guys, produce.” with the amount of effort they continue to put into their work each day.” With first harvest due to start in September, Harrison has eyes set on “It’s about how you are going to work the future, hoping to see the farm with the people,” Mr Atu said, “I could providing community garden plots, try to do all this work myself, but I which can be bought and tended to by wouldn't get very far. The more community members. responsibility I give to the workers, the more pride they take in their work, and “We can provide seedlings, mulch and the more they want to do.” seeds, so that we can promote gardening across the region again,” Through building skills, and investing in Mr Atu said. “Our people have a strong the workers out on the field, Mr Atu culture in gardening, it’s not only about says they are ensuring the sustainability physical health, it’s about community of the farm. and cultural healing too.”

“I want it to be an asset and resource to The farm now offers eggs and garden the NPA communities,” he said, “from a mulch (coconut husk, manure and source of training and employment, to woodchip) for sale from the farm gate. providing fresh produce and gardening Egg Carton (one dozen): $3 materials. It should be a source Bag of Mulch: $3 of pride for our region.”

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Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council Newsletter ISSUE 50 Page 4 Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council Newsletter ISSUE 50 Page 5 Page 5 door ofthegrader…” “Best betisto bangonthe “How canIcontact Reggie?” levers inside. of adviceand abriefexplanations of thebuttonsand drive apiece of heavymachinerywithonly afewwords was selected bytheGeneralOverseer at thetime,to So itwasin1974, withReggie inhislate teens, thathe “[Graders] used manual, geardriven controls back then,” Williams explains, “there simply isn'tenough room to “You can’tteach someone todriveagrader,” Reggie have morethanoneperson inthecabat atime.” Mr Williams said,“nothydrauliclike today’s.”

and more. to Jardine River Ferry NPA toWenlock, Injinoo Bramwell bypass road, Field Airport, the Bamaga tothe Higgins that created roads from a partoftheroadgang Affairs, MrWilliams was ment ofIndigenous Working fortheDepart- to usetheOld Telegraph Track,” MrWilliams said, marked only withanaxe way through thick bush, bush, way throughthick travel uptheCape was “The only otherwayto felling trees thatwere “we were making our cut orapaper plate nailed tothetrunk.” Old Timer StillPaving theWay business Last yearMr Williams startedhisearthmoving businesses despite the ways oftheearly days. Williams had stood up and started their own but hewas sohappytosee thatpeople like Mr weren't allowed togivethemthetools dothat, own projects. overseers Hesaid thatatthetime, own businesses, totakeleadership and run their He asked him whytheyweren'ttaughttoruntheir from wayback when he was withtheDepartment. Many yearslater,MrWillia the roads oftheNorthe trucks, while continuing to drive hisgrader creating From there, he started his own business hiring to theOverseer and said of information,MrWilliams gothisowntruck,tookit a truck,theywould hirehisthat piece too.Sowith were hiring those trucks, andtheytoldhimifhehad He asked the generalOverseer ofthetimewhythey and bringing themupforthe work. Department werehiring tr Indigenous Affairs,Mr W During his timeworking for the Department of their makeshift campnear Laradinya swimming can be found eitherinthecabofhis grader or at the doorof grader’. the current road works, the answer was to Asking howtofindMrWilli under him,working on NPA roads. of Bamagacommunity,withthreemen nowhired Ichirru

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Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council Newsletter ISSUE 50 Page 6 Here to the Tip Here toTip the workers for their speed their speed for workers brought on by Cyclone Cyclone brought on by grader operator Reggie Williams Williams Reggie operator grader water truck dampens ground and and ground dampens water truck earth piles waiting to be smoothed. waiting to be smoothed. earth piles (Clockwise Bagiri, from the top) Scotty Pictured: (Opposite page) Graders at work, at work, Graders page) (Opposite Pictured: Smoothest Trip From Smoothest Trip A finished section of road, graders at work and and at work graders of road, A finished section and high quality of work on our roads this season. this season. our roads of work on quality and high Oswald needed further repairs. repairs. further Oswald needed this season late wet rather a experienced We also and the arrived, season time tourist year, so by the they were increased, one like this traffic on roads repair. of well in need of speed says the the Croc Tent, Local business, and tourists and thanks was amazing, the repairs for the way in making courtesy travelers for their this month. operating heavy machinery all like to thank would NPARC Operations and civil works earthmoving Tourists and travelers this season are in for a real in are season this travelers and Tourists on the road hard working road crews treat, with NPA border. Punsand to Pajinka and RACE, Earthmoving, gang, Yusia NPARC road have been Earthmoving (REM) Poi Poi Ichirru and filling in corrugations, areas, rough targeting surface. new road the compacting leveling and month the road itself started last work on While a week almost began work on the 25th, the actual ready to gravel pits, with REM stockpiling earlier, in the dumped trucks and into be loaded areas. designated nominated been have corrugation of heavy Areas reconstruction by the Queensland for repair and Relief Disaster Natural the Authority under of the damage a result as arrangements Recovery June 2013. Oswald by cyclone caused up under to stand roads for our it’s usual Though the in the wet season, each year heavy rainfall by rains caused damage e NPA Colleg everyone ducation for E NPA College Welcomes New Principal

This term NPA College will say farewell to College Principal Ken Maclean, after five years of leadership at our College.

As we say farewell to Ken, we welcome Gordon Herbertson as our new College Principal, who will begin his new role in Term 4.

“Gordon comes with a wealth of principal experience and a really good understanding of the essential ingredients necessary to provide a good education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students,” Mr Maclean said. Senior Students work on Civil Construction Program. Image courtesy of NPA College. Gordon will join us now from Acacia Ridge State School in Brisbane, but he is no stranger to the Senior School Training Cape, having worked at Pormpuraaw State School before there. Welcome Mr Herbertson. This term NPA College Senior Students have had the opportunity to engage in Civil Construction Course, as part of the Vocational Education and training (VET).

“Each year, senior students at Northern Peninsula Area State College study a number of VET subjects which help them prepare for employment after school,” said Head of Senior Campus, Lynelle Canavan.

Council Newsletter ISSUE 50 ISSUE Newsletter Council These subjects include Engineering, Construction, Business, Tourism, Agriculture, Hospitality, Children’s Services and Work Education.

“To maximise training of the students in these we have intensive training weeks we refer to as VET week, said Ms Canavan. “Students complete a lot of work during these weeks which help them gain their certificates.”

This is the first year Civil Construction training has been offered, a joint project though Doorways to Construction and Tropical North Queensland TAFE.

Eight students have taken the opportunity to complete the training for the course. Caleb Ober, \Braydon Mudu, Wilton Williams, Jeffery Tamwoy, Tanu Tamwoy, Tyler Wasiu, Rodney Fisher and Winston Williams will complete the theoretical aspect of the course over four weeks of training during the year, and then will complete two weeks of work placement out in the community to complete the course.

This month at the Senior Campus, with year 11 and 12 students also completed training in First Aid and CPR.

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Page 8 www.oxfam.org.au/nrl ve soared to success, ve soared to success,

eurs, Business Owners, Owners, Business eurs, Care Centre in Bamaga. Bamaga. in Care Centre Aged Care Ready to relax Aged Care Ready NRL for Indigenous Health Aniba, “so the tables will be well used!” Aniba, “so the tables “Many of our clients would benefit from light benefit from light would clients “Many of our massage tables to the NPA Home and Aged Home and to the NPA tables massage see the tables used by community members. used by community see the tables Sea Swift’s Graeme Boydell says he hopes to says he hopes Boydell Sea Swift’s Graeme This month Sea Swift NPA Depot donated two Sea Swift NPA Depot donated This month massage,” said NPA HACC Coordinator Moira NPA HACC Coordinator said massage,” Lets close the gap with this generation. gap with this the Lets close will (NRL) Rugby League the National This month, its premiership of August) 23 (16-19 Round dedicate Gap. the to help Close competition Indigenous the urging of after comes Their decision that NRL said cause. the players to support make up less than Australians Indigenous although than 12% make up more 3% of the population, they of current NRL players. field Indigenous just on the sports it’s not Though artists, we have many excelled, have Australians who ha and actors singers more are little known fact that there a and it’s also around practicing doctors than 100 Indigenous Australia. Biosecurity we have alone Within NPA communities Teachers, Professionals, Healthcare experts, Entrepren Educators, professionals, healthcare women, Sportsmen and life their more. Why shouldn't and students of other Australians? equal to that be expectancy Oxfam by signing the support your show You can or by (see link below) the Gap Pledge to Close making changes in your own families and and others. own health to improve your communities visit: information For more

NRL One Community NRL One disease, cancer and kidney kidney cancer and disease,

there is still over a decade’s gap gap over a decade’s still there is failure in their lives. failure in their Farewell to NPA College Leaders Farewell to NPA Trish Blackman will be leaving the NPA, Trish Blackman will be leaving the try and close this gap, and help improve health health help improve this gap, and try and close Did you know Did you know of Campus and NPA Collegeof Campus and Ken Principal and people. Ms Canavan,Ms and people. Ms Covey Ms and They said they have thoroughly enjoyed their They said they have thoroughly Blackman will be moving on at the end of the end Blackman will be moving on at the time here in the NPA, and will miss the region region the time here in the NPA, and will miss year, and Mr Maclean at the end of next term. of next year, and Mr Maclean at the end Maclean. Lynelle Canavan, Alyson CoveyMaclean. Lynelle and moving onto new schools and new challenges. opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders. Strait islanders. and Torres for Aboriginal opportunities between the national life expectancy of Indigenous and and of Indigenous national life expectancy the between This year NPA College will farewell three heads will farewell This year NPA College Aboriginal babies are up to three times more likely to die more likely three times up to are babies Aboriginal

before the age of 1 than other Australian babies, and are are and babies, of 1 than other Australian before the age higher risks of diabetes, heart diabetes, heart of risks higher expected to die up to 10 years younger, while facing much while facing to die up to 10 years younger, expected Many communities across Australia are already working to working already are Australia across Many communities

Non-Indigenous Australians? This year, statistics show that statistics show year, This Australians? Non-Indigenous

Creek Community, Image courtesy of Image courtesy Community, Creek NRL’s one community Ambassador David Peachey visiting Tenant visiting Tenant David Peachey Ambassador community NRL’s one Saibai Takes on New Style

Artistic representation of ancient “We showed some of our work at the stories are continuously adapting, school and the kids could recognise as new generations take on new styles the stories they were about instantly!” and techniques to tell old tales. Vincent said. “They were freaking out for the designs.” “It’s the first time that our ancestors stories have been represented in this Community artists, kids and youths way, no one on the island had used lino were encouraged to have a go at printing before,“ NPA Artist Vincent carving lino, under the guidance of Babia said, returning from a week’s visit Brett and Vincent. to Saibai Island where he hosted a range or Art Workshops alongside his “The youth were really inspired when cousin Brett Aniba. they saw what we were doing with our art,” Vincent said, “I think it really The cousins travelled over for the opened their eyes.” August Celebrations recognising the anniversary of Saibai Island becoming Brett and Vincent returned home with recognised as a part of the state of some of the completed lino carvings QLD, where they held lino print made by youths on Saibai, to print workshops for community members. here and send back over.

Both Vincent and Brett are employed as “Before we left, we asked permission Art Support workers at the NPA Arts from the elders there to continue Centre in New Mapoon, where they to tell our stories through our artwork,“ work alongside other community artists Vincent said, “they were very happy to to promote art and culture within the see the stories carried on here in our NPA region. communities, and to hear that language and culture was strong “The elders were very proud when we here too.” showed them what we have been making over here,” Vincent said. The cousins have already been asked “They were happy to see our culture to return later in the year to hold more and stories represented in a new way.” art workshops and continue to teach new styles.

Council Newsletter ISSUE 50 ISSUE Newsletter Council “With no art centre on the Island, artists “It was good to be back on the have to work from their own homes,” motherland, to see our families and the cousins explained, “and they don't our friends again,” Vincent said. often have access to workshops like “We are looking forward to our next we do, where we can learn new visit already!” skills or techniques from other areas and artists.”

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continue to serve our region. region. to serve our continue We need dedicated volunteers for these services to for these volunteers dedicated We need remove or cut glass, and were only able to use the able glass, and were only cut remove or the van was completely a few times before other tools destroyed. SES crew will volunteer the NPA Later in the month, some to run through QLD Ambulance with be training training. and skills new their exercising scenarios, Sea Swift End Motors and you to Mark at Top Thank the training. cars for in arranging for assisting NPA SES, CoastIf you would like Guard to join the any training to come along Service, just Fire or Rural NPARC Community contact you can session, next training times and for 6600 on 4048 Services locations. a metal bar with a , used to cut through , used to cut of the NPA SES volunteer hooligan tool, hooligan jaws of life where necessary and clean up after,” clean and necessary where “Our job is first response, we make it possible it possible we make job is first response, “Our Busting Cars and Saving Lives Busting Cars and Saving to the casualties, assist paramedics and police and assist paramedics to the casualties, for the paramedics to do their job,” said NPA SES saidfor the paramedics to do their job,” member Xavier Barker. “We make the crash scene scene crash “We make the Xavier Barker. member safe, provide first aid if necessary and allow access access allow safe, provide first aid if necessary and metal, to the simple assessment, scenario covered The training an old van Using use of equipment. and protocol the new purposes, for training donated generously from the to use a range of tools volunteer learned powered hydraulic blunt and sharpened end, used to smash windows, windows, to smash used end, sharpened blunt and more. and sheets metal cut through we not two cars set aside for training Unfortunately, so vandalized, the van had been badly returned, and to safely to learn how able the volunteers weren’t time for mistakes. seldom there is In an emergency, This month, new members Just another day service learned some new skills in road crash rescue rescue crash in road skills new some learned service first response, training with SES Volunteers Trent, Katie and Xavier. Sea Turtle Conservation

Just kilometers from the most Northern tip of mainland Australia, on the white sandy beaches bordering the crystal waters of the Torres Strait, for the first time ever, nesting turtles are being tagged as part of an annual Turtle Monitoring Camp conducted by Apudthama Land and Sea Rangers.

Under the watchful gaze of a team of indigenous A clutch of eggs A nest that has ben dug up by predators rangers, each nesting mother works slowly to scrape aside the sand with her rear flipper, digging away the damp sand to build her nest.

It has to be the just right distance up the beach, the right depth in the sand and the right shape to properly incubate her eggs and provide enough air for them to breath when they hatch months from now.

Laying bellies down on the sand next to her, the team of rangers watch as she begins to drop her eggs into the hole in runs, 2 or 3 soft shelled, white orbs at a time.

With her eggs safe in the ground, the nesting mother once more works the sand with the precision of a sculptor, piling light layers across the top of the nest and packing down the sides to stabilise.

The entire nest is created and covered by feel, utilizing the dexterity of her back flippers, relying on her front wings for support. She then drags herself forward a few strides and makes another pile of sand to disguise the location of her clutch before turning her head back to the sea.

Council Newsletter ISSUE 50 ISSUE Newsletter Council Exhausted, she pulls herself down the beach again, where she is met by the waiting team of rangers. Gently, they secure her in a ghost net and hoist her into the cool night air to be weighed, measured and tagged with a unique ID tag, before sending her on her way.

Rangers record data on site Continued pg 13.

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Page 12 Weighing the nesting mother Each tag, attached to the animal’s right wing, carries a unique registration number that can be used to track the activities of that particular animal should they be collected by fishermen, conservation workers, hunters or rangers.

“For us, this means we will have the opportunity to keep track of the females that nest in this area,” said Senior Ranger Richard Woosup, “because nesting turtles will always return top the beach they hatched from.”

“Once we have most of the nesting turtles tagged, ideally, we will be able to record how often they return to nest, how many eggs they’re laying, their state of health and location they return to,” explained Senior Ranger Christopher Lifu.

“It also means that if she is picked up by a fishing boat, or hunters out at sea, they can send her details to us, and where she was found, so we can keep track of mortality rates and at sea activity.”

This month, Apudthama Rangers focused on getting as many turtles tagged as they can each night, while also monitoring nests for predation and recording GPS locations of nests. They were joined by Community Development Trainer Shaun Seymour, who has experience tagging green sea turtles and assisting other Indigenous Ranger Programs. Shaun worked with ranger teams to assist in tagging and data collection, and continue training.

“During nesting season, there can be hundreds of turtles up on the beach each night,” said Ranger Francis Salee, ”with most returning two or more times to lay.

Council Newsletter ISSUE 50 ISSUE Newsletter Council “It’s a big job for the guys to try and tag the majority of mums who come up each night,” said Apudthama Ranger Coordinator Warren Strevens, “as well as record nest and predation data, but within a few years, we can expect to start seeing some patterns emerging in the data.”

“We are looking at the long term here,” Ranger Coordinator Strevens said, “we don’t expect to see any really strong data for many years, but this is where it starts.”

Apudthama Land and Sea Rangers are camping in teams for the length of August, monitoring 10km of beaches along the East Coast from the mouth of the Jardine River to Crab Island each night. All data recorded during the month is entered into an iTracker database specifically designed and built by Apudthama Rangers to manage local data.

Now in it’s third consecutive year, the Apudthama Ranger’s Program is the most comprehensive turtle monitoring program conducted in our region. From tagging and data collection to management of known feral predators and protection of habitat, their work will help to sustainably manage sea turtles in our region.

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Red Dust Natives Bring the Heat

Crouching Tigers of the NPA will be travelling south to All competitors are divided into weight categories to compete at the Cairns Regional Judo Competition this compete. This means that our junior judoka will be month, against some of the national’s best judoka*. competing with kids within 10% of their own weight. Twenty-four NPA Judoka will travel to the Cairns regional Judo Competition this month, seven adults and seven- “Our juniors, having only studied judo for a year, teen children, with Sensei Xavier Barker and a rally of will be on par with the majority of junior judoka in the supporters. Cairns clubs,” Sensei Barker said. “I'm expecting our juniors to perform at least at the same level as the “This will be the first shiai (tournament) for most of Cairns club juniors.” our judoka,” said Sensei Barker. “Judo is supposed to be practiced in three modes: Kata (form), Randori Sensei barker said the NPA senior judoka will be (free practice) and Shiai (competition).” competing against players likely to have many years of experience training behind them. “Exposure to the Shiai element in a less-competitive environment will, I hope, complete the students' judo “In the Over 100kgs class, Alfie Nona and Sampson experience and allow them to gauge their development.” Jawai can expect to do battle with George Brendecke, a long-time member of the Australian Judo Team and Mr Barker said that while sometimes large shiai meets multiple Australian Champion in the super-heavyweight can be discouraging for kids, as they might be competing division,” said Sensei Barker, who will also be compet- out of their league, but this shiai will be a friendly ing in the tournament. “In the Under 90kgs, environment and the kids will be coached through by Coral Coast Judo Club is the training ground for Mr Barker himself before receiving a Friday Sebastian Temesi, who unfortunately for us, will be evening training session with the Yorkeys away representing Australia at the World Judo Knob's Sensei Karl Michaelis. Championships in Rio de Janeiro.”

“They will be supported by “Considering the Cairns region is home to two National all the clubs down there,” Champions, there should be a high quality of judoka in Sensei Barker said. this tournament so our results have to be looked at in that light.”

This story really wouldn’t have been possible without the overwhelming support given by families, club

members and community. Parents and members have been fundraising for several months leading up to the competition, raising money for the club to travel down.

Thankyou to all families and supporters for their generous donations.

Another thank you to Club Sponsors: ISSUE 50 NPARC, Bamaga Enterprises Limited, Cape York Ice and Tackle, NPA Earthmoving Yusia Pty Ltd, New Mapoon General Store, Seisia Holiday Park, Seisia Fishing Club, Katalyst Concepts and Design, Cape York Peninsula Fishing and Cape York Hire Boats.

*‘Judoka’—someone who practices the martial art of Judo. Page 14

What’s on in the NPA ?

For the Calendar: 1st September—Father’s Day 7th September—White Balloon Day 8th September -International Literacy Day 12th September—R U OK? Day 29th September—National Police Remembrance Day All September: National Biodiversity Month & Save the Koala month

Listen up for news on upcoming NPA’s Got Talent! -coming soon ISSUE 50 NPA Judo Club

Monday and Wednesdays NPA Hoops Under 10s 3:30-4:30 Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6pm

Over 10 years 6-7:30pm At Reginald Sebasio hall, Bamaga at Bamaga Community Hall. Contact NPA BA for more information

Every second Saturday Open Mat from 11:00am-1:00pm

South Pacific Dancing All students are to wear shoes to class and have Wednesday 5:30pm at Bamaga Activities Centre nails kept clean and short. For more information, contact Xavier at Judo class. Circuit

etter Monday and Wednesday evenings from 5:30pm l Touch Footy at Bamaga Yusia Ginau Oval Monday and Wednesday Evenings 7-9:30pm at Yusia Bamaga Oval Kickboxing ews Contact CY PCYC for more information Tuesdays 5:30pm at Bamaga Activities Centre Thursdays 5:30pm at Injinoo OSCH Volleyball Contact NPA FACS on 4212 2000 for more il N 6:30pm at Reginald Sebasio Hall, Bamaga information on Circuit, kickboxing or dancing. Contact CY PCYC for more information ounc l C ona i eg R rea A a l nsu i en P

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