  The people at O-Hub help us a lot. It’s good to have O-Hub here, even just to check our balance and help manage our budgets. Marina Pootchemunka Money business is important to Aurukun’s citizens. However, with no bank branches in town, locals are almost entirely reliant on online and telephone services for their […]
   The advice that I have for younger students is to be proud of what you’ve done, even if it’s just the little things. Just keep focusing on what’s ahead of you. Aporo Aruba, Djarragun College Graduate The awards flowed and booming applause followed at Djarragun College’s 2021 Presentation Day. The ceremony was a
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Loretta Spratt has a big family. At Christmas time, she expects that her home in Mossman, Far North Queensland, will brim with siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews. The task of catering for the occasion both excites and nerves her. Fortunately, the Mayi Market has her covered. “I’m going to have a lot of people here
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As a remote and isolated community in Cape York, Aurukun is bereft of many services typically found in urban centres around the rest of Australia. Driver licensing and personal identification services are no exception. This does not mean that Aurukun has no need for such service support. The quarterly Joint Services events – coordinated by
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The Cape York Leaders Program, or CYLP, provides Cape York youth with opportunities for secondary and tertiary education. It also enhances their innate leadership qualities and equips them with the skills needed to return to their communities, as young adults, who can bring about meaningful change. Within CYLP is the Academic Leaders initiative, which pairs motivated
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The Cape York Leaders Program, or CYLP, provides Cape York youth with opportunities for secondary and tertiary education. It also enhances their innate leadership qualities and equips them with the skills needed to return to their communities, as young adults, who can bring about meaningful change. Within CYLP is the Academic Leaders initiative, which pairs motivated
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A brilliant, dreamlike mermaid levitates above the floor of the Cairns Old Court House. Its scales are vivid and intricate, woven by hand from an abandoned fishing net – ghost net, as the creators refer to it. Its features are mysterious like the ancient characters of Indigenous Australian folklore. The creators – a team of
Aurukun Artists Create Zeloh, a Mermaid Masterpiece Read More »
The Cape York Leaders Program, or CYLP, provides Cape York youth with opportunities for secondary and tertiary education. It also enhances their innate leadership qualities and equips them with the skills needed to return to their communities, as young adults, who can bring about meaningful change. Within CYLP is the Academic Leaders initiative, which pairs motivated
A deep motivation has driven Marnie Parker to take on the role of Principal at the Cape York Girl Academy. The school is small in size but profound in effect, and it needs an empathetic mind and a safe pair of hands to ensure the fulfillment of its mission – bringing education to those who
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The Cape York Leaders Program, or CYLP, provides Cape York youth with opportunities for secondary and tertiary education. It also enhances their innate leadership qualities and equips them with the skills needed to return to their communities, as young adults, who can bring about meaningful change. Within CYLP is the Academic Leaders initiative, which pairs motivated
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