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MEMBERS of the Gold Coast and Tweed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community gathered at Tugun for NAIDOC festivities.The Blackout Family Day showcased many

talents.Among them were digeridoo player Lucas

Proudfoot, hip-hop artist Brothablack, Ash Dargun and the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts dancers.The event was held by the Gold Coast NAIDOC

Committee and its organiser, Valmai Saunders, said the committee was pleased by the turn out.“It’s a good day for building as a community,”

she said.“It was bigger this year because we had bigger

acts.”On hand there was also information stalls

for Centerlink, Queensland Health and local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations.

● For more pictures see page 6.

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ABOVE: Archie Mercy (centre) almost stole the show from hip hop artist Brothablack and the ACPA Dancers. BELOW: Ash Dargun.

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CONTENTS RECREaTiON iNdigENOuS SChOlaRShip wiNNER .. P4

NaidOC: Flag RaiSiNg ........ ........................ p5

YOuTh SpaCE wiTh piETa whaRTON ................. p9

RECipE, EdiTORial .......................................... p10

SpORT: BaCk OF ThE NET wiTh JamES BROwN ... p11

gOld COaST SuNS....................................... p12

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Tweed celebrates NAIDOC

Photos by GIna CoMBo

TWEED Heads was painted red, black and yellow during NAIDOC week with a program that didn’t miss a beat.The week kicked off with a flag raising

ceremony at the Minjungbal Cultural Museum.Among the other highlights was the

Sports Day, Community Health Expo and Touch Competition at Arkinstall Park.Tweed also named their 2010 Miss and

Mr NAIDOC.

Other categories for Mr and Miss NAIDOC included Teen, Little and Junior.Wrapping up the celebrations was a

street march which began at the Tweed Heads Civic Centre and concluded at Jack Evans Boat Harbour.The week long program was supported

by Tweed Co-op, Tweed Byron LALC, Bugalwena Service, Tweed Aboriginal Corp for Sport, Canowindra, Minjungbal Museum, Bundjalung HACC, Tweed Heads Police.● For more photos see page 9.

LEFT: Russell Corowa at Corroboree in the park. RIGHT: Leweena Williams enjoying the street march.

NAIDOC Street March through Tweed Heads.

Yugambeh Corroboree to rock Southport ParklandsABORIGINAL food, art and language will be showcased at the second annual Yugambeh Corroboree at Southport Broadwater on Saturday 14 August.

Guests will be taught local history and language, and experience a smorgasboard of culinary flavours, dance, and song. Aboriginal celebrity chef Dale Chapman will run a bush tastes

demonstration, with samples for the audience. She will also work with local oyster expert Kerry Levinge and

bush tucker man Uncle Peter Ebsworth to discuss local produce and modern food fusion. A dedicated children’s space will feature free activities,

including a PCYC demonstration space, jumping castle, face painting and tattooing, and workshops. The Yugambeh Corroboree marks the end of The Drumley

Walk – a four day walking pilgrimage from Beaudesert to Southport. The walkers will complete their final leg, from the RACV Royal

Pines Resort to the Broadwater, to arrive at 12noon. They will have travelled 65km in total, having left Beaudesert

on Wednesday 11 August. Walk Director and founder Rory O’Connor said the event was

a chance for locals to show off their talents. “I am calling for all local Aboriginal people to come and be a

part of it,” he said.“I want it to develop as a stage for our young people to show

off their skills, and to link up with our Elders.”The gold-coin entry event will be kicked off

by rock band The Zookeepers, featuring local Yugambeh man Lann Levinge on guitars.His cousin Candace Kruger will present the

AB Paterson College choir, singing local and Australian Aboriginal songs in language. Candace will then run a free choir workshop for children to learn Yugambeh songs in language, and then present them on the main stage. The event will also feature forums in youth

issues, language, and healing.● Yugambeh Corroboree, food art and language

festival opens 12noon to 5.30pm, Southport Broadwater Parklands, Saturday 14 August.

Youth from Mornington Island, 2000 km to the north of Beaudesert, (Gulf of Carpentaria) share a yarn with

Drumley descendant and volunteer Doug James

Aboriginal celebrity chef Dale Chapman

will run a bush tastes

demonstration at the

Yugambeh Corroboree.

celebrate

The Yugambeh Corroboree, Food Art & Language Festival is a one-day celebration to welcome the walkers home to Southport.

It showcases the language, food, song and art of the Yugambeh Aboriginal Region in south east Queensland, and neighbouring clans through performance and song.

Gold Coin Entry

dimunn - camp duinjumm - brave gaureima - story gumera - love jimbelungare - friendshipjuunebeineubani - family kubill - beautiful nyeumba - teach warringin - winter yalburru- happy kumi - grandmother wongara - Flowerbullang - strong ngorung - sky biren - salt-water gnirigomindala - meet bujera - morning

Yugambeh Corroboree Food Art & Language Festival

Southport Broadwater Parklands 12noon – 5.30pm Sat 14 Aug 2010

Featuring• Free rides, jumping castle and activities

for Jarjums (kids)• Bush Food Demonstration with celebrity

Aboriginal chef Dale Chapman (The Dilly Bag)

• Workshops, forums, art exhibition, performance, local bands & choirs

• Free singing workshops for children• Art & Craft Markets• Traditional themed catering• Join the Elders to Welcome the

Walkers 12noon

Yugambeh MuseumLanguage & HeritageResearch Centre

For more information, please contact Yugambeh Museum: 2 Plantation Road, Beenleigh 4207P 07 3807 6155 F 07 3807 6144 [email protected] www.thedrumleywalk.com


WHY should we ‘Self-Identify’ at the health clinic?The answer is simple really. There are two main

reasons that I see: Firstly, if our mob do not identify then under-reported statistics are used to calculate funding for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health strategies, which in-turn robs our peoples of receiving appropriate funding to address our health needs;Secondly, if our peoples do not identify themselves as

being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent to health services they may miss the opportunity to access information, programs and services specifically designed to meet the needs of them. It has been suggested that improvements have been

made in recent years to increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self-identification with health services. However under-reporting is still a major issue. GPGC

has identified that many practice staff do not feel confident in asking clients if they identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Some people have argued that asking all patients this

question is racist.To not ask all clients this question could in itself be seen

as prejudice as all patients have the right to decide for themselves whether they wish to report their status as Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander or neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander in a given situation. This decision should not be made on behalf of the

client by staff based on stereotypical views of what an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island person looks like.Staffs of General Practice and Allied Health

professionals are being encouraged to ask all clients the following standardised question.‘Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin?’Remember it is your right and your choice to identify

or not but please consider self-identifying when you are asked this question next time you visit your doctor or other health professional. Clinton Schultz (Indigenous Health Project Officer

Gold Coast Division)

Close the Gap

with Clinton Schultz

Sponsored Column Eli Cook wins NSW Sport and Recreation Indigenous Scholarship

A LOVE of sports spurred Eli Cook into studying for a Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science degree at Southern Cross University.Now in his second year and

‘loving it’ Eli has won a NSW Sport and Recreation Indigenous Scholarship worth $10,000 over two years. The scholarship is part of the Rising Stars Scholarships program.“This is going to make a

huge difference to my financial situation,” Eli said.“I study pretty well full-time

doing four units, as well as working part-time as the assistant manager at Farmer Charlie’s Fruit Barn in Evans Head, but when you are living away from

home money is always tight.“I am thrilled to have received

this scholarship and it will help the budget and give me more financial security.“It also proves to me that I

can achieve good grades in my studies and has given me more of an incentive to add a further qualification to my skill set.“Once I finish my Bachelor’s

degree I plan to do a Graduate Diploma of Education so that I can have broader career options and the choice of becoming a PE teacher.“Teaching is something I have

always been interested in as well, so it would be great to be able to combine both sport and teaching in a career.”

Eli Cook, recipient of a NSW Sport and Recreation Indigenous Scholarship.

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NAIDOC - Flag raising at BundallTHE NAIDOC flag raising ceremony by the local Indigenous community at the Gold Coast City Council Chambers, Bundall, attracted a large crowd including representation from local Indigenous organisations, service providers, Indigenous Elders and families - many wearing the colors of our flags.The welcome and

acknowledgment was given by Linda Biumaiwai who paid respect and spoke about Unsung Heroes past and present and also how they had direct influences in her life. Gold Coast City Councillor

(GCCC), Dawn Crichlow, spoke officially on the commitments from the GCCC to NAIDOC and acknowledged the Indigenous people of the Gold Coast. The flag was raised by

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders members from the community plus a council representative. The event was followed by a

light lunch.It was also a great

opportunity to catch up with everyone.It signified the importance

and overwhelming pride the community feel for our culture and heritage.The event is steadily

growing every year and is well promoted through the Indigenous circles.The annually event is a

prominent feature in the Gold Coast NAIDOC calendar and is coordinated by the Gold Coast NAIDOC committee as a launch to the week long NAIDOC celebrations.

● More pictures on page 8.


NAIDOC - Tugun

1. Allan Lena, Cathy Chapple and Aunty Kath Lena. 2. ACPA Dancers. 3. Lucas Proudfood.

4. From left: Gina Combo, Shaylea Combo, George Scott, Tatiana Combo, Grace Scott and

Rex Johnson.5. Maurice Reed, Wazanna Rowe with Trev

Tremoi-Reed and Frederic Reed. 6. Back from left Madeline Hall, Shai Moore, Matilda Middleton, Celia Moore, Chris Appo with Aunty Pat Leavy and Laura Peacock.

7. Linda Biumaiwai, Estelle Weeks and Paul Weeks. 8. Martha Duncan.

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NAIDOC family feastAN extension to NAIDOC celebrations was organised by Gold Coast Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations for Community Consultation.The event held at the Gold Coast Baha’i Centre in Ashmore

was a community day of fun, food and cultural exchange.Jaran, local Aboriginal dancers, provided the entertainment

with an exhilarating performance by the young dance troupe.Art works by Magpie was on display and painted

boomerangs displayed by Paul Craft, who later gave some of the children boomerang coaching at a local park.The event was attended by a number of our local Indigenous

Elders who were keenly approached to tell their stories.Aunty Patricia Leavy opened the event with a welcoming and

spoke about NAIDOC and it’s meaning to Indigenous people.“It’s a week of celebrations of our culture and heritage,

coming together as one big family,” said Aunty Patricia.“The Baha’i community members prepared and provided the

most delicious combination of food that was enjoyed by all.”


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YOUTH SPACEBe Counted is really wanting to focus on youth and share their voice with the wider community. Youth Space is dedicated to young people sharing their voices, the issues that impact you as young Indigenous people, whether they are triumphs or tragedies or just a good laugh. Be Counted’s aim for Youth Space is to see it become a place of empowerment and inspiration not only for the young people, but for the

older generations. Send your letters, pictures, poems or if you are interested in being a columnist email [email protected]

Six months to go

PIETA WHARTON

SCHOOL is a great thing, it helps you with your future and what you want to be when you grow up, it helps you with most general things when you grow up.Exams; I’m half way through year 12

and it’s been good so far but we have not had that many tests and that’s really good. Although when you do have tests

sometimes you can get stressed out.Stress, it’s a very common thing with

Year 11 and 12 during tests.If you are one of those people that do

get stressed you should go to your nurse or chaplain about it, they give great stress relieving advice to help you with all your stress.

What do I want to be when I finish Year 12? I really don’t know at the moment but

I’m hoping it is something to do with kids and food. I love to cook and I like helping out with

kids, but who really knows what they want to be when they grow up no one really knows. The Year 12 formal is such a great way

to finish your last years at high school but some people at our school take it very seriously, like the girls, they have to go and find the best and most expensive dress out there. But that’s not till the end of the year and I’ll talk more about that closer to the formal.

From top clockwise: Junior Prince and Princess Jaydee Weir and Jyungarah Pearce; Mr NAIDOC PJ Smallwood, Miss NAIDOC Tahlia Rotumah and Miss Teen NAIDOC Shaylee Combo and Mr Teen Janoid Scott;

Little Miss NAIDOC Jahnali Andrews and runners up Jasmin Morrissey with Brianna Raymond; Little Mr NAIDOC Julius and runners up Casey Summers with Kye Smallwood; Sports Day winning Touch Footy Team.

More pictures from the Tweed’s NAIDOC Celebrations


Cooking up

Each edition of Be Counted will showcase one our reader’s recipes. Send in your recipe and a photo of your culinary delight, with your full name and contact details to email [email protected]

Refreshing Fruit SaladIngredients

● 3 Kiwi fruit● 1 Cup grapes ● 1 Cup strawberries ● ½ Small pineapple● 2 Cups watermelon ● 2 Cups rockmelon● 1 Mango● 2 Passionfruit● 1 sprig peppermint ● 2 Oranges (juice only)● ½ Lemon (juice only)● 2 Teaspoon honey● Yoghurt

Directions:

Peel and cut all fruit into bite size pieces and place in a large bowl.Finely chop peppermint and mix

into the fruit mix.Mix and stir the orange

and lemon juice with honey.Pour over the fruit salad stirring

to coat fruit.Serve topped with yoghurt and

sprinkle with crushed pistachio.**Can use a combination of any

fresh fruit in season.

I CAN’T believe Be Counted has hit it’s seventh edition.Before too long, I’ll have

to start thinking about a birthday party for when we reach our first birthday.But before I celebrate

that milestone, I am celebrating this NAIDOC with this special edition in full colour.NAIDOC week on the

Goldie and the Tweed was an action packed week.Everything was going on

everywhere - up and down the coast.Be Counted and some

deadly contributors were there to capture some of

the many highlights.Thanks to Gina Combo

and my mum for capturing the faces and essence of our huge community.Speaking of milestones,

my brothers and sisters of the Torres Strait have cause for celebration.Last week the

determination of native title rights for Torres Strait Islanders in the Torres Strait Regional Sea Claim was made.So until the next

milestone don’t forget to see more NAIDOC photos got the Be Counted’s Facebook page.

Editorial: Milestones

Be Counted still needs your contributions of all kinds, including photos and stories covering community news, events, sport, letters, announcements, poetry, youth, employment, health, education, profiles and more. You or your organisation can now take advantage of listing your event in the monthly calendar. Send your written and photographics contributions to [email protected]

Serves: 4 Rating: Easy Time: 15 – 20 mins

Calendar12-15 August: The Drumley

Walk and Yugambeh Corroboree. For details contact Yugambeh Museum, (07) 3807 6155, or www.thedrumleywalk.com14 August: Yugambeh

Corroboree, food art and language festival opens 12noon to 5.30pm, Southport Broadwater Parklands. For details contact Yugambeh Museum, (07) 3807 6155.17 August: Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander Ageing Well Expo. Entertainment, bush tucker, healthy food tasting, demonstrations and giveaways. Venue: Kingston Butter Factory (next to Kingston Railway Station) 9.30am - 2pm. For details call (07) 3847 0919.22 August: ‘It is no secret

by’, Donna Meehan is featured at the Reading for Reconciliation Book Club. The group focuses on reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors. Meetings are held at State Library of

Queensland, South Brisbane. For details email [email protected] August: Daffodil Day

at Yugambeh Dreaming Community Centre. Gould Adams Complex. 558 - 662 Kingston Rd, Kingston. For details contact Celia Moore on (07) 3290 8900.1 September: Craft

wrokshop with Julie. For details contact Krurungal on (07) 5536 7911.3 October: Seven Seasons

at Aurukun by Paula Shaw is featured at the Reading for Reconciliation Book Club.The group focuses on

reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors. Held atState Library of Queensland, South Brisbane. For details email [email protected].

● To have your event featured in the calendar email [email protected]


New season is almost hereWITH the FIFA World Cup in South Africa now finished and the start of the season fast approaching, the wait is almost over for Gold Coast United to begin our second season in the Hyundai A-League.

After the disappointing finish we had to last season when we were eliminated from the Finals Series on penalties against Newcastle Jets, the feeling within the team is to progress as a club this year.Our focus is take out the

Premiership in the 2010/11 season and hopefully make it to the showpiece game of the year, the Grand Final.The team has been put

through a gruelling twelve-week pre-season regime which consisted of a week-long stay in New Caledonia at our base in Noumea. We played two matches

against their impressive

national team, which resulted in a loss and a win. Then we had a trip to

Newman in Western Australia for a match against Perth Glory, which we unfortunately lost, although due to a few injuries we were forced to field something of a weakened side. A few games against tough

local teams followed and we’ve just played our final pre-season friendly against North Queensland Fury, which we won 1-0. As well as daily ball

sessions, sometimes twice daily, plus gym and pilates, the squad is beginning to reach its full fitness and play some entertaining football.With the loss of Jess

Vanstrattan, Richard Greer and Charlie Miller from last season and the signing of former Manchester United defender John Curtis and New Zealand international

goalkeeper Glen Moss, we have added some additional quality to our playing roster for this season.With the addition of a few

talented youth players, fresh from taking out last season’s National Youth League Grand Final, we are confident that we have the necessary depth to press on this year. With the younger players

coming through we have a good balance of experience, creativity and flair within the squad which will be evident throughout not only this season, but in the years to come.On a personal note I’ve

managed to play the majority of the pre-season matches and train most sessions. I had a taste of first team

football last season and hope to see more game time this season. It’s been a demanding and

tough pre-season but it has

put the squad in good shape for the kick off to the new campaign on August 8 when we play Brisbane Roar. I hope to see you all at

Skilled Park during this season cheering us on!

JAMES BROWN

In the back of the net with ... James Brown

THE Gold Coast Titans have their sights set on Melbourne Storm Rugby League player Greg Inglis.Gold Coast Titans Managing

Director Michael Searle met last week with Greg Inglis’s Management in a bid to lure the league star.“For us it was a chance to

showcase, I suppose our centre of excellence that we have, and what the facilities that they Gold Coast has and what we can offer him in his personal life and his football career moving forward,” Mr Searle said.

“I consider him one of the top three players in the game and at such an early age he’s someone you can build a game around.“At the moment we still don’t

have any formal notification that the Storm will consider a release.“From our point of view

we only actively enter into negotiations only if we are serious about securing a player.”At the time of printing

Brisbane Broncos and South Sydney Rabbitohs had also put their hat in the ring.

GC Titans’ bid for Greg Inglis

Greg Inglis pictured with Eddie Barney at the Indigenous Sports Queensland Awards held in February this year.

SPORT


Gold Coast Aussie rules team to shine

THE Gold Coast’s Australian Rules team has unveiled their new team name and logo, and it’s a hot name ... pardon the pun.The Gold Coast Football Club will

be known as the Gold Coast SUNS, and our boys will be blazing when they take to the field in their new guernseys featuring a rising sun.GCFC Chairman John Witheriff

said the club had decided on a name that aligned with the club’s values, and was bold and fresh in a sporting industry that is dominated by tradition and years of history.“Overwhelmingly

the Gold Coast community wanted a nickname for its team that reflected our values, and it wanted a nickname that was symbolic of our home,” he said. “The Gold Coast SUNS reflects the

spirit and values of where we come from – we are not just a football team, we are a community owned sporting club.”The second key piece of the

identity, and perhaps the most prominent, is the team’s AFL jumpers.Red is the predominate colour of

the club and will continue to be the colour of the home game jumper. GCFC CEO Travis Auld said

the current jumpers were always intended to be an interim strip and expected to evolve as the club moved towards its first season in

the AFL.“We wanted

a jumper that has a sense of strength and universal appeal, was bold, fresh and simple and we wanted to build on our short history and tradition,” he said.“The away and

clash jumper owes its history to the place where we come from, with the building wave of our Gold Coast beaches. “At home the club will be very much

part of the Gold Coast, but when we go on the road, we want to take a piece of the Gold Coast with us into every game.”

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