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Signs say no to violence on town camps
by Mandy Taylor 27 October 2015
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essages promoting nonviolence and community safety developed by Alice Springs Town Camp women will be proudly on display as new signage is rolled out across Town Camps. The Tangentyere Women’s Family Safety Group today unveiled the first sign displaying their NO TO VIOLENCE statement at Hidden Valley Town Camp. The Tangentyere Women’s Family Safety Group project was initiated in response to issues around family safety on town camps and grew out of work undertaken by the Tangentyere Women’s Committee.
NT Justice Minister John Elferink with Tangentyere CEO Walter Shaw and members of the Tangentyere Women’s Committee with the new signage at Hidden Valley Town Camp.
Women’s Committee Coordinator Barbara Shaw said the Group had been working hard to promote non-violence and the new signage would make sure the message was seen and heard. “Town Campers are proactive in working and advocating to make our communities safer places and we are addressing family safety through a range of strategies,” Ms Shaw said. “So far 23 Town Camp women have been trained in identifying family violence and the impacts of violence on women, children, men and their wider community. “We have created resources such as help cards, safety plan guides and posters that support
anti violence messages and are developing an engagement strategy that has the long term aim of changing attitudes to violence. “This includes working closely with the Men’s Behaviour Change Program and the 4 Corners Men’s Council in their work supporting men to say No to family violence. “The new signs are part of our work in spreading the message that violence has no place in our lives or on Town Camps. “The strong statement against violence developed by the Women’s Committee has now been made into signs that will be installed in all Alice Springs Town Camps, with the support of the Northern
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Territory Government. “We want our stance on community safety seen and heard
and designing our own signage is one highly visible way of making sure our important message about
saying NO TO VIOLENCE is there for everyone to see and understand.”
The colourful signage being rolled out across Alice Springs Town Camps. All images supplied
NOTICE OF IMAN PEOPLE NATIVE TITLE AUTHORISATION MEETING The Applicants of the Iman #2 Native Title Claim have called an authorisation meeting for the following purposes: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Approve a draft S87 or a S87A order for a Determination of Native Title over the Iman #2 native title claim. Authorise the Wardingarri Aboriginal Corporation to hold Native Title in Trust for the Iman #2 and be the Registered Prescribed Body Corporate. Authorise an ILUA with Ergon Energy over the Iman #2 claim area. Authorise the following ILUA’s with pastoralists (maps of the ILUA area will be available at the meeting): Name of ILUA Iman People/Comely and Mapala ILUA
5. 6.
Pastoralist Party Consolidated Pastoral Company Pty Limited ACN 010 080 654 Iman People/Coorada ILUA Brian John Atkins Eion Evan Atkins Iman People/Glenhaughton ILUA Avon Ross Hamilton Carol Hamilton Nathan Jay Hamilton Iman People/Glenleigh ILUA Patrick Robert Scott Joan Marjorie Cogill William Robert Cogill Kathleen Ann Harrison Iman People/Korcha ILUA Owen Arthur William Price Brigid Ann Price Arthur William Price Gail Lorraine Price Iman People/Woodine ILUA Andrew Douglas Simmons Tracey Robin Simmons Narelle Effie Simmons Authorise a further Native Title Claim over the shaded area of the Map contained in this notice and authorise Applicants to prosecute the new claim. Authorise compensation claims for native title that has been extinguished over the Iman #2 claim area and the area of the new claim.
The arrangements for the meeting are as follows: Date
31 October 2015
Time
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Conference Centre, cnr Yeppoon Road & Bruce Highway North Rockhampton Only the descendants of the following Iman ancestors will be entitled to participate in the meeting: Mary Arwa, Jim Waterton, Ada Robinson, Maggie Palmtree, Lizzie Palmtree, Eliza Shields, Mary Ann (mother of Maggie Dunn), Fanny Waddy/Sandy, Dick Bundi/Bundai and Alice Dutton and the mother of John Serico (known as Aggie). Travel Assistance Assistance with travel will be provided only to those who register by 4.00pm on Monday 19 October 2015. Persons who registered but did not attend the previous authorization meeting of 14 September 2013 will not be eligible for assistance on this occasion. Please Contact Kylie on 0458 781 504 or 0481 151 750 to register for the meeting. Registration is from 8:00 am.
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