Episode 25: We are eagles. Nathan Moran from the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council discusses the history and the importance of the 1938 Day of Mourning.



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This episode, host Michelle Aleksandrovics-Lovegrove speaks with Nathan Moran, CEO of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council, of the historic and impactful Day of Mourning, organised by some of the greatest Aboriginal leaders of the 20th century.


Episode 24: We Are A Family. Melissa Williams from Gandangara Local Aboriginal Land Council on community support during the COVID-19 pandemic



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This episode, host Michelle Aleksandrovics-Lovegrove speaks with Melissa Williams, CEO of the Gandangara Local Aboriginal Land Council on her LALC’s innovations during the pandemic, supporting Elders and how her community is family.


Episode 23: ANZAC Day At Home 2020 with Uncle Dave Williams, Chief Petty Officer, Submariner Retired (DAGS).



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This episode, host Michelle Aleksandrovics-Lovegrove speaks with Uncle Dave Williams, Chief Petty Officer, Submariner Retired, (DAGS) about commemorating ANZAC Day at home during the Coronavirus crisis, his service in the Navy, and two of his greatest heroes.


Episode 22: World Health Day 2020. Tameka O’Donnell from the NSWALC Youth Advisory Committee discusses health, COVID-19 and why she became a nurse.



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Nurses and midwives are in the spotlight for World Health Day 2020, as the world is urged to recognise their vital ongoing work, now more than ever.

In Australia, there are around 3,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives, and 25-year-old Tameka O’Donnell is one of them.

This episode she speaks with host Michelle Aleksandrovics-Lovegrove about her work at the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council, the NSWALC Youth Advisory Committee, and staying safe in a pandemic.


Episode 21: COVID-19 and Aboriginal communities. Alfred Wellington from Jerrinja Local Aboriginal Land Council on restrictions impacting fire and land management.



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The Jerrinja Aboriginal community on the NSW south coast is adjusting, as all communities are, to restrictions to help stay safe from the virus that causes COVID-19. Those restrictions are also impacting land management, as communities continue their recovery from bushfires that destroyed more than 12 million acres of land in NSW alone.

This episode, host Michelle Aleksandrovics-Lovegrove speaks with Alfred Wellington, CEO of the Jerrinja Local Aboriginal Land Council about how the LALC’s land management has changed during the pandemic.


Episode 20: COVID-19 and Aboriginal communities. Rebecka Stapleton from Tharawal Local Aboriginal Land Council on the importance of being available to community in a time of crisis.



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With more measures being put in place to support Australian businesses and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, the health of Aboriginal community-controlled organisations is vitally important.

This episode, host Michelle Aleksandrovics-Lovegrove speaks with Rebecka Stapleton, Chair of the Tharawal Local Aboriginal Land Council about keeping the LALC in good shape, so it can continue to support its members.


Episode 19: COVID-19 and Aboriginal communities. Toni-Lee Scott from Bathurst Local Aboriginal Land Council on being available for community, keeping the sanctity of funerals and the value of a good joke.



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One of the greatest cultural impacts on Aboriginal communities during the coronavirus crisis is the restriction on people attending funerals.

Sorry Business is an important part of Aboriginal cultural obligations, and not being able to participate has seen the Bathurst Aboriginal community take to social media to fill the space instead.

This episode, host Michelle Aleksandrovics-Lovegrove speaks with Tonilee Scott, CEO of the Bathurst Local Aboriginal Land Council, with a guest appearance from local Elder, Uncle Norm Ohlsen.


Episode 18: COVID-19 and Aboriginal communities. Mike Nolan from Wellington Local Aboriginal Land Council on community uncertainty around food, transport, and what lockdown really means



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The small community of Wellington lies about 50 kilometres from the regional city of Dubbo in central west NSW and is also home to the discreet Aboriginal community of Nanima.

Nanima was the first inland Aboriginal mission and is Australia’s longest continually operating reserve.

This episode, host Michelle Aleksandrovics-Lovegrove speaks with Mike Nolan, the CEO of the Wellington Local Aboriginal Land Council about pressing issues of transporting Elders to and from Nanima, food insecurity and where to isolate.


Episode 17: COVID-19 and Aboriginal communities. Rex Weribone from Toomelah Local Aboriginal Land Council on the community facing lockout from essential services as Queensland closes its borders



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One of the most vulnerable NSW Aboriginal communities to the pandemic COVID-19 is Toomelah, in the far north of the state.

Toomelah’s nearest hospital, supermarket and all essential services are half an hour away across the Queensland border.

With that state about to close its border, the Toomelah community has been left in the dark about how that will affect them.

This episode, host Michelle Aleksandrovics-Lovegrove speaks with Rex Weribone, the CEO of the Toomelah Local Aboriginal Land Council about an urgent action plan for the days to come.


Episode 16: COVID-19 and Aboriginal communities. Pam Handy from Dareton Local Aboriginal Land Council on food insecurity and dealing with essential services across three states.



Welcome back to “A Cuppa and A Yarn” brought to you by the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council.

With Australia and the world changing hour by hour under the onslaught of the COVID-19 virus, a Cuppa and a Yarn is shifting focus to the Land Rights network in NSW and how Aboriginal communities are dealing with the situation.

This episode, host Michelle Aleksandrovics-Lovegrove speaks with Pam Handy, the CEO of the Dareton Local Aboriginal Land Council about isolation, food insecurity and trying to deal with essential services in three states.