Monthly Archives: April 2020

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.



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

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.