CLC DELEGATES – REGION 5
West
Martin Jugadai
Aged care worker at Mount Liebig.
“I worked in mental health for nine years in Mt Liebig, Papunya and Kintore. I look forward to working with the other delegates to make good things happen. I want to teach young people both ways and set up an art centre. I feel good standing up for my people.”
Terrence Abbott
Chair of the Papunya store, member of the MacDonnell Regional Council’s local authority and housing reference committee and former Anangu Luritjiku ranger of 10 years.
“The ranger program makes me proud. That’s why I made it up to 10 years. I taught myself along the way, become who I am now. Before the ranger program I was nothing, now I want to represent my community.
I most wanted to talk about outstations, that’s why they vote for me. I like to help them to move back, take the kids back so families can live on country.
A lot of people are really worried about the kids. They want to be able to go back to outstations. Me too, I’ve been talking about it for a long time and I feel like I want to move that way and manage our country.”
Joseph Zimran
Member of the MacDonnell Regional Council’s local authority at Kintore, and former council worker in Ikuntji.
“I’m starting to step up now. I want to start representing my community and speak up about outstations.
“I’m thinking about justice in the community. We have a lot of problems with young kids breaking in. We got to take them back to the outstations. We got make strong communities for our new generations. They look up to us. We should take them out bush and stay at our outstations.
“If I could I would take my family back to our outstations, go hunting, and settle down.”
Arnold Butler
First-time council member who works on carparks and other tourist facilities near Ikuntji, such as the installation of a big cross on Memory Mountain. “I’m proud of what I do, I work.”
“The community want me to speak up about outstations because I live at an outstation near Memory Mountain. We need solar power.”
Peter Turner
Former McDonnell Shire community council worker. Worked for Purple House in a maintenance role for four years.
“Started being a CLC delegate in 2023 and asked my first question at the Barunga council meeting. The land council has big energy. I can make some big change for my community with the Land Council.”
Patrick Collins
Former McDonnell Shire employee working in maintenance. Became a delegate in 2023.
“It’s good to travel and see country and join with the other delegates.
I am learning more with this mob and hope to learn more in the next council meeting from the delegates.
It would be good to get men and women’s centres for our young people in our community.”
Terry Morris
“I am coming to meetings so I can learn more. I’ve been on the land council for a while now and am still learning. I need to listen to the old people, then I will start to speak up.”
Dalton McDonald
Former community council worker. New job parole officer. CLC delegate long time ago.
