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DIRECTOR's MESSAGE: John Thurtell NCAC News March 2017 COUNCIL (Aboriginal Corporation) ICN: 101 DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE: John Thurtell My name is John Thurtell and since to do what I can to speak up for them decisions about what the Council, the August 2016, I am an Independent and make sure that Government people Health Service and Ngaanyatjarra Ser- Director of the Ngaanyatjarra Coun- in Perth and Canberra know about the vices should be doing now and in the cil, Ngaanyatjarra Health Service and Ngaanyatjarra people and communities future. Ngaanyatjarra Services. and what they want and need from Gov- Being a Director is an important job - ernment. I have worked in Aboriginal Affairs in there’s lots of listening, lots of talking, Western Australia and other parts of the I also want to do what I can to make sure lots of thinking, and lots of decisions country for 22 years now - firstly with that the Ngaanyatjarra Council and its to make. The Directors are responsible Government, then as a consultant doing businesses are working well and to make for making sure that the Ngaanyatjarra work for Aboriginal people and other sure that the Clinics and other health Council, the Ngaanyatjarra Health Ser- groups and then I worked for a few years services are providing good quality vice and Ngaanyatjarra Services are on with Woodside and Chevron to roll out health care to the Ngaanyatjarra people. the right track and making sure that the their Native Title Agreements. I finished voices of the Ngaanyatjarra people are There are a few different parts to being up with Chevron in November 2016 and heard. an Independent Director. One part in- I’m working for myself again now in Ab- volves listening to the staff who talk to One more thing to know about me is original Affairs. all of the Directors at Board meetings that I’m a big Essendon Bombers fan. Over the years I have done a lot of about how things are going and what Hopefully Essendon are going to have a work and spent a fair bit of time in the issues they are working on. good year in 2017 after a few years in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands. I am on the Board wilderness! Another part involves working with the because I love the Ngaanyatjarra Lands other Directors and the staff to make and the Ngaanyatjarra people and I want STAFF PROFILE: Tony Jennison I was born in Burra which is in country McLean, John Thurtell and Clint Shaw. I am very pleased to return to Ngaan- South Australia about 160kms north of I then spent over 11 years in the HR yatjarra Council to as the organisations’ Adelaide. I went to school in both Burra department at the Alice Springs Town Chief Operating Officer. I have been and Adelaide and then became a pri- Council, mainly as their Manager HR. made very welcome on my return and mary school teacher, working mainly have been impressed as to how much I enjoy living in Alice Springs and am in Whyalla and also SA’s Riverland and the organisation has grown. It was great involved in a number of community Mid North. Later I established my own to return to the lands recently and visit organisations such as Rotary, Henley Industry training company in Adelaide the Wingellina and Blackstone commu- on Todd, Friend of the Larapinta Trail called “The Training Force”. nities, met the Council board and attend and the Alice Springs Tennis Associa- the March Ngaanyatjarra Council meet- I relocated to Alice Springs in 1999 and tion. My hobbies include playing tennis, ing. worked in a variety of jobs including camping, bush walking and travelling. I book shop manager, taxi driver and follow the Adelaide Crows in the AFL I have a strong commitment to Ngaan- tour guide. I first came to Ngaanyat- competition and have a soft spot for the yatjarra Council and hope I can use my jarra Council as the Human Resource St George Dragon’s in the NRL. I am skills and experience to assist the organ- Manager and worked in this role from lucky enough to be visiting the USA for isation and its people in the key Chief 2003-2005. Some of the people that the first time in September/October this Operating Officer role. were around in those days that are still year to follow Route 66 from Chicago to here include Gerard Coffey, Damien California. EDUCATION The Wingellina High School Class has among the High School Class. These in- is also embarking on a ‘Keep Wingellina experienced an exciting change this term clude Parkour, Motorbike Mechanics, Ra- Beautiful’ Campaign. Students are pick- with the introduction of ‘Big Picture’ ed- dio Presenting, Drawing, Softball, Foot- ing up rubbish around the community on ucation. Big Picture is all about making ball and Music. a weekly basis and will be painting art- education relevant to a student’s life and works on rubbish bins. Big Picture education also facilitates work the community in which they live. If a experience placements and internships in student is pursuing their own interests, the local community and further afield. whatever that may be, the student is more The school is in the process of organizing engaged in learning and more likely to at- work placements and internships at the tend school on a regular basis. A range Community Store, Community Office of interests have already been identified and NG Media. The High School class Deandra on the checkout Zachariah Tracy Yates, Gerard Coffey, Adrian Ward and Russell Shephard WARAKURNA NATS MEETING Ngaanyatjarra Council CEO, Gerard munity stores and to provide them with goods and equipment to the Ngaanyatjar- Coffey, visited Warakurna Community a regular bulk delivery service from the ra Community Stores and Warehouses. recently where he met with the Commu- NATS Perth warehouse direct to each of NATS’ primary function is to provide nity Board and members to talk about the community stores. community stores with high quality, nu- NATS and the community money story. NATS is a unit trust-based enterprise, tritious food at reasonable prices, includ- Mr Coffey talked about the story behind owned by all Ngaanyatjarra Communi- ing fruit, vegetables, dairy products and NATS and why its so important to the ties as unit holders. NATS owns a large a full range of grocery items. The supply Ngaanyatjarra Communities. warehouse complex at 254 Welshpool of these commodities is a major factor in The CEO also gave a detailed explana- Road, Welshpool, in Perth, Western Aus- improving community health standards tion of how the Ngaanyatjarra Agency tralia. The warehouse stocks a vast range on the Ngaanyatjarra Lands. Warehouse and Transport Services (NATS) was es- of wholesale items. From its Perth ware- mark-ups are around 6%, except there is tablished in Perth in 1984 to handle the house NATS operates a regular bulk truck no mark-up on fruit and vegetables. requirements of all Ngaanyatjarra Com- freight service transporting all kinds of Kelman Foley Murray Smith Don’t break the rules JAMESON COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTRE The Jameson Community Youth Centre school - but only if they’ve been to school The Community has future plans to ex- has re-opened after extensive renova- that day. tend the Centre to incorporate a Gym tions and upgrades. There is a lot of new and Boxing ring in the old mechanics On school days Jameson kids can use equipment available such as XBoxes, ta- building next door. the Centre from 3pm until 5:30, and af- ble tennis, table soccer, a pool table and a ter dinner from 6:30 until 8pm. Then the big screen TV. The Youth Centre is open adults get to take over until 10pm. On every day and kids are welcome after weekends the Centre is open from 12pm. Sharna Foster IRRUNYTJY INTERNSHIP Sharna Foster has an eye on the future. The School and the Community Services build capacity and expose young people Sharna is a year 11 student at the Wingel- Manager came up with the idea of the in- to a work environment- helping to make lina Campus of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands ternship as a way of encouraging students young people in communities more em- School who has recently started an in- to complete their schooling and develop ployable. Congratulations Sharna and ternship with the Irrunytju Community work skills at the same time. well done Irrunytju! Office. Internships like this one are a great way to PETER RILEY - Empowered Communities Peter Riley, the Executive Manager for the Peter’s 3 month secondment was focussed on Empowered Communities. EC part- Empowered Communities Secretariat in on support of the emerging Empowered ners in the NPY Region include Ngaan- the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankuny- Communities (EC) initiative, which is a yatjarra Council Aboriginal Corporation tjatjarra (NPY) region, is a Wiradjuri and new aboriginal designed and led program (NCAC), NPY Women’s Council and Weilwan man from western NSW. Grow- to empower Aboriginal people across Western Desert Dialysis as well as other ing up in Bathurst and Dubbo, Peter has Australia and develop a new way of work- Anangu and Yarnangu organisations in had a long career in the corporate world ing with Government with Aboriginal the region. as an analyst, project manager and busi- people in the driver seat. Keep an eye out for Peter over the com- ness strategy consultant, before coming Believing in the importance and oppor- ing months as he visits the Ngaanyatjarra to work in the NPY Lands. tunity of EC, Peter decided to stay on Communities to meet with community Peter came to the NPY region in 2014, after his secondment and resigned from leaders and to understand the best and as part of the Jawun Indigenous partner- his role with Westpac.
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