BININJ, DULUK, YOWDING & BALANDA

WORKING TOGETHER LEON JAMES – REMOTE ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG WORKER GUNBALANYA WEST ARHNEMLAND

“At Patten’s urging, a majority of the station’s residents packed up and crossed the river into Victoria, in an act of defiance known today as the Cummeragunja Walk- Off”. Percy Pepper was one of about 880 Australian Indigenous people A majority of the families who left who volunteered for service in World War I. Percy and his wife Lucy Cummeragunja never returned. They built were Gurnai/Kurnai people from Gippsland, but under legislation new communities in Mooroopna, and regulations in place in Victoria at the time, were regarded as Shepparton, and beyond. ‘half-castes’. This meant that they were not allowed to live on Aboriginal reserves with their extended families, but had to live and work independently GUNBALANYA AND OUTSTATIONS WE VISIT

Coburg Peninsula Outstations

Some of the outstations the health staff visit are up to 5 hours drive from Gunbalanya including the Coburg Peninsula. Gunbalanya and the difference between the wet and dry seasons.

Dry season

During the wet season commencing November/December the community and outstations are only accessible by air. Gunbalanya is accessible by road during the dry season April/May through to November/December.

These 2 locals were found in the community. ABORIGINAL PEOPLE HAVE ACHIEVED A LOT IN THEIR LIVES ESPECIALLY BEING GOOD ROLE MODELS FOR OTHER ABORIGINAL PEOPLE.

WE ARE NOT ALL GOING TO BE SPORT STARS, BUT WE CAN BE HAPPY IN OUR OWN LIVES BY LIVING A GOOD LIFE.

IF YOU WANT TO BE GOOD AT SPORT, DON’T DRINK TOO MUCH GUNBANG.

DON’T SMOKE BUKKI AS YOU CAN HAVE SHORT WIND AND NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY SPORT VERY GOOD.

SMOKING GUNDULK IS MANWERRE.

SNIFFING PETROL IS MANWERRE

THE SLIDES SHOW DIFFERENT ABORIGINAL PEOPLE DOING WELL EVEN TO THE ABORIGINAL MAN WHO WAS AN INVENTOR ON THE $50 NOTE. EDDIE BETTS NICKY WINMAR PATTY MILLS

DAMIAN HOOPER

These Aboriginal men are successful sportsmen as they do not drink too much gunbang or smoke gundulk that is why they can run fast, jump high, box or slam dunk. They have to have good fitness levels otherwise they would have too much short wind. Three Aboriginal champions. Jonathan Thurston (JT), Rugby League Queensland, Cyril Rioli Australian Rules Football, and Lionel Rose, World Boxing Champion, Victoria.

To get to high levels in sport they couldn’t get high from gunbang or gundulk if they wanted to be fit and good at what they do or did during their careers. Cricket The first Australian cricket team to tour overseas was an Aboriginal one in 1868. Evonne Goolagong Ash Bartie Evonne Goolagong, Wimbeldon Champion Ashleigh Bartie twice 1971 & 1980

It's also fitting Saved!!! has been released Nova Peris Simon became the first Indigenous Australian ahead of NAIDOC week as Williams strives to player to score a goal in a FIFA World Cup. champion the Indigenous community on and off the field.

Her unique childhood inspired her to write a semi- autobiographic book about a little girl called Lydia, who lives in the outback and discovers a love for football.

Nova Peris OAM is an indigenous Australian athlete and former politician. As part of the Australian women's hockey team at the 1996 , she was the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal. Australian, World and Olympic Champion MR DAVID UNAIPON AN ABORIGINAL MAN FROM SOUTH WAS AN INVENTOR. HIS PICTURE IS ON THE $50.00 NOTE BECAUSE OF HIS INVENTIONS..

The invention, the basis of modern mechanical sheep shears, was introduced without Unaipon receiving any financial return and, apart from a 1910 newspaper report acknowledging him as the inventor, he received no contemporary credit.[7]

MR DAVID UNAIPON SHEEP SHEARING CLIPPERS HE INVENTED Engaging with youth from Gunbalanya on a trip to Araru Young people from Gunbalanya joining the locals for some bush tucker GATHERING TURTLE EGGS ON THE LAST DAY BEFORE THE SUNSET OVER ARURU FUELING UP FOR THE 5 HOUR TRIP BACK TO GUNBALANYA

GUMUK AND BOH BOH

SO OVERALL WE CAN SEE HOW ABORIGINAL MEN AND WOMEN HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR LIVES. THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE THEY HAVEN’T BEEN BIG GUNBANG FACES AND LEARNT THAT GUNDULK MANWERRE,

A new study finds, teen brains are more vulnerable ( more worse) to the effects of marijuana than alcohol. In 1986 (33 years ago) school children were the main reason that influenced me to stop smoking, 7 years after abstaining from alcohol (Feb (1979 – 40 years)

Now after all these years, l still have a passion to see people achieved sobriety, through not drinking, not smoking bukki or gundalk. I have also witnessed young people give up sniffing petrol with the right support and encouragement.

Being involved in community activities outside of my work role allows me to have further connection and interaction with young people, who on some occasions have responded quite well to what has been proposed.

Working with young children allows them to be exposed to a better quality of life, hopefully away from too much temptation. THIS PERSON IS THE INSPIRATION FOR ME TO KEEP WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE. DEBBIE MY PARTNER WHO RUNS THE TEAM HEALTH PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN IN GUNBALANYA GUMUK & BOH BOH