MARTU MAN, BARRY TULLOCK WINS TWO NAIDOC AWARDS

BY TANGIORA HINAKI

Barry Tullock is a Wiluna Martu man who has worked in the health sector for 26 years.

He was thrilled to be recognised for his work during NAIDOC 2024.

Barry received the 'Aboriginal Employee Of The Year Award' and the 'Aboriginal Leader in Health Award.’

"The one that I got that I was proud of was the 'Leader in Health' award, Barry explained. The decision came from executives, and I was very proud of that; they could see something in me to be voted for that special award.

"I guess it's a passion. If you've got a passion for your people and want to see better outcomes, you know, and it's not about, you know, the high-paid jobs, it's about how we have to keep rolling on and trying to, you know, make things better."

Mr Tullock believes NAIDOC should be celebrated daily and spoke to Ngaarda Media's Marion Cheedy about his passion for the job.

"Things are progressing with health for our people, and we've come a long way.

I'd like to see better health outcomes for our people and everyone living a healthy lifestyle.

We just have to have changes to, you know, our people going back to what they lived on—you know, the healthy stuff like bushtucker."