THE NGAARDA WILA HOUR FRIDAY THE 17TH OF JUNE 2022

This week with Marion Cheedy:

AUSTRALIAN HONOURS FOR DEADLY PUBLISHER

Gamileroi man and Deadly Science founder Corey Tutt has been granted an Order of Australia Medal for service to Indigenous Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education.

SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIFO LIFESTYLE

: A Nyul Nyul woman from Broome spent many years as a FIFO worker’ where she came to the conclusion that FIFO stands for “Fit In or Eff Off”. 

Well, that is the title of a play she has written. I spoke to Melody Di ya earlier today.

HOUSING UPGRADES FOR WINGELLINA

The WA Government is spending more than $3million on essential imrovements and repairs to 32 properties in the remote community of Wingellina.

Wingellina chairperson Daisy O’Byrne said she was disappointed.

WALKLEY SCHOLARSHIP FOR NOONGAR JOURNALIST

Noongar journalist Kearyn Cox is a cross-platform journalist at NITV. He has become the first Noongar person to win a Walkley Young Indigenous scholarship. 

FIVE YEAR STUDY TO HELP ABORIGINAL KIDS THRIVE

Edith Cowan University is about to start a $3 million, five year clinical study of Aboriginal kids in Perth who haven’t even been born yet.