Spotlight Q&A
Meet Eden Monypenny and find out about his studies, favourite scripture, what Reconciliation and NAIDOC Week mean to him, where he does his best thinking and what he enjoys doing in his free time
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“While starting to think about writing this article, the most wonderful thing happened. I was packing up my paperwork, as I am moving house, and to my surprise, I found a letter from the Secretary of the Queensland NAIDOC Week committee asking me to be a judge for the 1976 Miss NAIDOC competition,” says Quandamooka and Bundjalung Elder Aunty Sandra King OAM, while also telling us about continuing NAIDOC Week events planned for early September
“My traditional ‘Country’ is nestled in the tropical rainforest of Far North Queensland on Kuku Yalanji land that will always be a part of me. When we speak of ‘Country’, this not only includes the land, but the sea, reef beds, riverways, sky, mountain ranges, animals, plants and people, and so on,” says Kuku Yalanji Traditional Owner and Anglicare Cultural Support Worker, Lalania Tusa
“When I’m on the ferry or barge heading for Tjerrangerri, I can’t help but have tears streaming down my face. She’s a beautiful Country. Following my family’s forcible physical separation from her, I am still reconnecting with her and all the beauty she possesses,” says Sandra King OAM
Queensland Anglican Aunty Dr Rose Elu received the 2021 Queensland Senior Australian of the Year Award at a ceremony on Tuesday night in recognition of her community advocacy and work in the climate change space
As Remembrance Day and NAIDOC Week coincide this year, it is fitting to honour our First Nations servicepeople, with an image of a joint wedding at St Luke’s Mission Hall on Charlotte Street in 1917 serving as a reminder of the vital role that First Nations soldiers have played in the history of our country
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