CLC DELEGATES – REGION 7
Eastern Sandover
Jackie Mahoney
Former co-ordinator of the Rainbow Gateway employment program at Alpururrulam (Lake Nash).
Member of the CLC’s community lease money working group, the Alpururrulam local authority, the church committee and the Ooratippra and Bonya native title holding corporations.
“I am proud to work for my community and people.”
Gary Fowler
Details coming.
Joyce Jones
Former health and housing worker. Now helps young mums and dads to look after their children and works with the Urapuntja Aboriginal Corporation and the elders.
“I am listening to their stories and recording them sometimes, for the younger generations. Because sometimes mining comes to search our land and not even ask, and damage the land.
“Sometimes outside people come and tell people from the homelands to move into one big area. It’s sad for the traditional owners and causes fighting. We’re born with our culture and families have got to make their own decisions. Outsiders have to ask us first before they change things.”
“I’m here for the community, to find out what’s happening and why they keep on changing the laws. Our laws don’t change.”
Graham Long
Urapuntja Aboriginal Corporation chair, works at the Arlparra High School. Former store employee.
Mr Long runs Sunday school for the kids of Boundary Bore outstation in “a little tin house”, and says the community needs a church.
“I want to speak up for my community. In our water hole we have a special flower. They call it the Sandover Lily. The rangers look after it. They put a fence around it. Because cattle are getting in there.”
“I’m really proud of my community for looking after safety.”
Vacant
Details coming.
Esau Nelson
Mr. Nelson wants to speak up about housing, homeland maintenance, and job opportunities for young people. He says that some young people want to work but there are not enough jobs available.
He is proud in the new water park, which gave employment opportunities for young people, and wishes for more funding to support transportation for youth and local footy teams to attend games. “It’s important for young people to stay out bush [on communities] and not hang around town.” He is proud of supporting young people to stay out bush.
Mr Nelson is on the board of the Urapuntja Aboriginal Corporation health services and an Arlparra school employee and chair of the school council. He is a former chair of the Urapuntja Aboriginal Corporation. He also works on CLC community development projects.
Harris Lewis
Details coming.
Malcom Club
Works for the Urapuntja Aboriginal Corporation on maintaining around 40 outstations in the Utopia region.
Used to play footy for the Hawks and is following in the footsteps of his father, a former long-term CLC delegate.
Danny Mills
“I am proud to represent Irrultja and my family. I like to help with ceremony, going hunting, helping old people and teaching young people.”