George Lee, Chairperson and People’s Representative of Balgo (Wirrimanu Community) has invited Billard Aboriginal Community to provide guidance on holding a Stand up for Life Summit in Balgo in 2011. Read more about the project here.
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Mary Victor O’Reeri in Canberra for Australia Day
As the WA Local Hero for 2011, Mary Victor O’Reeri and her mother Dorothy (Nanna), travelled to Canberra for the Australia Day Council Awards. Mary and Nanna were fortunate to attend Government House for a reception with Governor General Quentin Bryce, have Morning Tea at The Lodge with Prime Minister Julia Gillard, join the Commonwealth [...]
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Lifeline Australia gets behind www.youthmob.com.au
Billard Learning Centre is pleased to acknowledge the support of Lifeline Australia towards the development of an Indigenous youth suicide prevention website – www.youthmob.com.au. The website will be officially launched at the Blank Page Summit Hard Yarn Youth Mob 2011.
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Caring for Spring Country
Billard Learning Centre will be developing a cultural map for keeping spring country alive and healthy with the help of a Caring for Country grant from the Australian Government (Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry).
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Mary Victor O’Reeri – WA Local Hero for 2011
At a ceremony at Government House in Perth on 20 November 2010, Mary Victor O’Reeri was named WA Local Hero for 2011. “As the WA Local Hero for 2011, I find myself standing on the shoulders of many local heroes in communities across this great state of Western Australia. I acknowledge them today for their [...]
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Saint Mary McKillop
Mary Victor O’Reeri and Robert Dann along with 41 other Indigenous pilgrims from around Australia travelled to Rome for the Canonisation of Mary McKillop. Joining Mary and Robert was Leanne Mosquito of Warmun Community in East Kimberley. Leanne was also present at the Blank Page Summit Hard Yarn at Billard Community in July 2010. In [...]
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Indigenous LIFE Award goes to Billard Learning Centre
The LIFE Awards, held annually in conjunction with International World Suicide Prevention Day, recognise the outstanding contribution to suicide prevention in Australia. The Awards are a prestigious national event that attract guests from all areas including business, industry, media, business government, youth and medicine – all with an interest in suicide prevention. Read about the [...]
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Ken Wyatt AM heads off to the Australian Parliament
It was a great honour for Mary Victor O’Reeri, Stephen Victor Snr and friends (Dawn O’Neil and Susan Beaton – Lifeline Australia, Kari Kristiansen and Tauri D’Eatough) to join Ken Wyatt AM at Parliament House in Canberra on 29 September 2010 for his Maiden Speech.
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Blank Page Summit Hard Yarn 2010
The Blank Page Summit Hard Yarn 2010 – no more muckin’ around – was a huge success. Thanks to everyone for their support and hard work. In the words of one participant: “So vastly different from anything I have ever been to. The whole thing went too fast.”
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Blank Page Summit Hard Yarn Youth Mob 2011
Applications are now open for Summit 2011 up until 30 April 2011. Join young people from across Australia for hard yarns, stories of triumph and ambition, new thinking about old issues ….. Thanks very much to the Department of Health & Ageing (OATSIH) for providing core funding to allow planning to commence with full gusto!