CLC DELEGATES – REGION 9
Central
Philip Janina
Mr Janima is a first-time delegate who worked for five years at the Tangentyere Council nursery, taking native plants to communities. He also interprets for Sydney University.
“I wanted to stand because my father, Tommy Jangala, used to be a delegate. I thought about it and realised I better start helping and doing something about it.”
He is a director of the Eynewantheyne, Kaytetye Tywerate and Thangkenharenge Aboriginal corporations and wants to help the Thangkenharenge Resource Centre to get more support for the region’s homelands.
“We’re still living in the old houses. We all now live in one house as the others aren’t liveable. We need to get some new houses, and we’ve got water problem. We’re still on salty water. We need new bores.”
Gerry Price
Mr Price is a former Muru-Warinyi Ankkul Ranger based in Tennant Creek and has worked with the federal government’s work-for-the-dole scheme “picking up rubbish and cutting grass” in Wilora.
He was on the now-defunct Anmatyerr Council. “I am a spokesperson for my community and want to help straighten things up properly that have gone off-track.”
He wants to get young people working and more connected to country.
“We need more opportunities for young mob. We do our best to be role models, but there is no help from the government. Not enough jobs. We need more trips going out to country to take families, especially young people. I will try to get the Anmatyerr rangers to come down and visit us.
“I want to take the young people out bush. Show them the sacred sites and how to hunt every season. I’m a bush man. I have been taught by my old people, especially my grandfather – how to survive out bush.
Too many communities are missing out on ranger work. When young people have nothing to do in the community they go to town and get into trouble.”
David Mccormack
Mr McCormack is the deputy chair of the Central Desert Regional Council. He was a health worker at the Alice Springs Hospital and on the Tiwi Islands before becoming an assistant teacher at Yuelamu.
He has served on his community’s Granites Mine Affected Area Corporation committee since 2011. He is a member of Yuelamu’s working group that plans, monitors community-driven projects, and funds them through community leasing income.
“I am proud of all the community projects of the last 10 years. I have learnt a lot doing the governance training with the GMAAAC for seven years.”
He took a group of children to Yurkurru (Brooks Soak) in 2021 to show them where the Coniston Massacre started. “It’s important that our young people know what happened – that our people got killed for no reason.”
He is part of the National Indigenous Australian Agency’s Aboriginal Leadership Group and on the advisory committee of First Nations Clean Energy and Emissions Reduction.
“I want to see Warlpiri and Anmatyerr people work together as one, and help my people, especially the old people. We need more houses because houses are overcrowded.”
“My uncle was former CLC chair William Brown. I’m going to step up and be chair like my uncle.
“I am proud of all the community projects of the last 10 years. My uncle was former CLC chair William Brown. I’m going to step up and be chair like my uncle.”
“I want to see Warlpiri and Anmatyerr people work together as one, and we need to help my people, especially the old people.”
Proud of taking a group of children to Yurkurru (Brooks Soak) in 2021 to show them where the massacre was, what happened and where the old man Bullfrog hid. “It’s important that our young people know what happened – that our people got killed for no reason.”
Malcom Ross
Mr Ross has worked as a stockman on the Coniston and Aileron stations, helped to grow grapes at Ti Tree and put to air radio programs for Pintubi Anmatyerr Warlpiri Media.
The member of the now defunct Anmatyerr Council was elected to represent his community on the Central Land Council for the third time in 2025.
“I’m proud to be back as a CLC delegate again. My community elected me again because they know and trust me. I speak up for my community at council and tell them what happened after each meeting.
I will keep fighting for the rights of my people and want to build this community up for the future generation. Look after the children with playgrounds and recreation centre to keep the young ones in our community. I take the young ones out bush hunting to teach them about country.”
Ross Purvis
Mr Purvis has represented Adelaide Bore on the council in the past and was elected again in 2022.
“I look after that place and the sacred sites of my father’s country.”
He is a former stockman who is proud of developing his homeland and advocates for road grading, fencing and better housing.
“We need four houses. They need to be renovated.”
Leanne Presley
Ms Presley is a community patrol and sport and recreation officer at the Central Desert Regional Council.
She trained as a teacher’s assistant at the Ti Tree school and worked in the community’s aged care centre and library.
This is her first time on the Central Land Council. “I’m following in the footsteps of my sister and uncle as a CLC delegate. I feel a little bit overwhelmed but excited because this is new for me.”
She plans to help create more youth programs and jobs in Ti Tree and will speak up for new houses. “We need more houses as families are getting bigger.”
Gerard Pepperill
Details coming.
Timothy Price
Mr Price is a night patrol worker with the Barkly Regional Council.
During the day, he works as a groundsman and teachers assistant at the local school. He taught for 10 years at Tara and Wilora.
“Every school day I drive the bus and pick kids up. Our school attendance has now improved.”
“I am proud of being part of the community development working group that funded the church and the new playground. All the kids are happy using the playground and they use the church for playgroup every Friday.”
Mr Price is a director of the Thangkenharenge Aboriginal Corporation and a former employee of its resource centre, as well as a member of the Eynewantheyne Aboriginal Corporation.
He used to be on the Barkly Regional Council and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Council.
“My father-in-law, Tommy Thompson, used to be a CLC delegate and he encouraged me to stand as a delegate.”
“I want to speak up strong for the region I represent and help outstation people improve housing and healthcare facilities. Plus keep working at getting the attendance up at school.”
Billy Briscoe
Details coming.