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Former GEGAC CEO Shellee Strickland with Acting CEO Josh Tuiono at GEGAC last week. Photo: Jake Lynch/GEGAC GEGAC began a critical period of transition last week, with the planned departure of CEO Shellee Strickland.  Shellee joined GEGAC in a temporary capacity in March of 2022, with the organisation struggling through a period of uncertainty and on the verge of entering...

Aboriginal Community Housing Limited CEO Stacey Broadbent and Relationship Manager Sarah-Jane Booth at Buchan Caves Reserve earlier this month. Photo: Troy Brown/GEGAC By Troy Brown Earlier this month, GEGAC representatives took staff from Aboriginal Community Housing Limited (ACHL) out on country. GEGAC’s Luke Strickland, Keshia Harrison and Troy Brown had the privilege to show ACHL CEO Stacey Broadbent and ACHL...

Artist Bobbi Lockyer. Photo courtesy naidoc.org.au The National NAIDOC Committee released the official 2023 NADICOC Week poster earlier this week. The winner of the poster competition is Bobbi Lockyer, a proud Ngarluma, Kariyarra, Nyulnyul and Yawuru artist, born and based on Kariyarra Country in Port Hedland. The National NAIDOC Week Poster is an iconic feature of National NAIDOC Week, and...

Photo courtesy Hearing Australia By Troy Brown It is estimated that almost half (43%) of Indigenous Australians aged 7 and over experience hearing loss, infections or other problems in one or both ears. And the consequences can be serious if not attended and checked. If you think you may be experiencing hearing loss, signs can be things such as: If...

By Troy Brown You may have been looking on social media or heard through conversation about the negotiations for Treaty for First Nations People. However, you may be wondering… Here are some of the answers to those important questions. What is Treaty? The Treaty will be a legally binding document that will guarantee certain rights for Indigenous people. It will...

GEGAC’s Bron McInnes, Aaliyah Ratzmann and Belinda Lobley at this year’s Easter Gathering.Events like this are a crucial way of making sure our community stays connected and people don’t become isolated.Photo by Jake Lynch/GEGAC “Humans are not meant to exist in isolation. We have always been connected to our people. And as times change, we need to keep creating new...

(This post contains images of a deceased person.) Robert “Jumbo” Pearce, with his wife Marion and his daughters Linda, Margaret, Michelle and May. By Troy Brown Robert ‘Jumbo’ Pearce, a proud Muthi Muthi man, was born May 10, 1947, and passed away April 23, 2013. (This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of his passing, and he is being remembered by...

Troy Brown’s earliest memories are of music, sitting on the living room floor, watching his Dad strum a guitar. “He would just play simple chords,” Troy said. “That’s how I learned. Watching Dad play. There was always a guitar around the house.” Music is in his blood. His grandfather was a musician. (Troy uses the word “artist.”) “We grew up...

“There is a feeling of pride I have in myself right now, that I don’t think I’ve had before.” To hear Kanisha Hood talk about where she is at in her life at this moment is to be reminded that with a little bit of ambition and a lot of commitment, the world is your oyster. Kanisha is well known...

“You can’t change everything all at once. But every little positive change you make is good.” Tamasin Rankin knows that living a healthy lifestyle can be complicated for many people, or overwhelming. Tamasin is GEGAC’s new Healthy Lifestyles Worker, and her role is to help local people (and GEGAC staff) find improvements in the way they eat, exercise, live and...