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

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.

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

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.

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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.

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Welcome back to “A Cuppa and A Yarn” brought to you by the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council. Our guest this week is a man known for his award-winning journalism in Australia and internationally.

Stan Grant is a Wiradjuri man from Griffith who’s published multiple books and continues to write and speak on subjects such as racism, issues of importance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, civil rights and international affairs.

But there are a few things you may not know about him.

Stan Grant talks with host Michelle Aleksandrovics-Lovegrove about his life growing up in country NSW, his love of reading, the gift of writing and the surprising person who helped set him on his life path.

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Welcome back to “A Cuppa and A Yarn” brought to you by the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council. Our guest this week is a woman who’s one of the brightest stars in Australian Rugby.

Mahalia Murphy is lightning fast, and that speed and strength has seen her transition from athletics to rugby league and then rugby union, where she’s represented Australia in both 7s and 15s around the world.

One of her favourite tournaments, the Ella 7s will be played in Dubbo this week and NSWALC is proud to be a sponsor of such a significant event.

Mahalia tells host Michelle Aleksandrovics-Lovegrove that although her Waratah commitments will keep her away this year, she’s happy that the event is going from strength to strength.

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