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Ngan Aak-Kunch

Address: 39 Kang Kang Road 4871 Aurukun

Website: http://www.nganaakkunch.com.au

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23.01.2022 Aurukun's Council is looking for an HR manager. Know any of our mob fit for this role? Contact [email protected] for more info on the position's duties & responsibilities. And if you're applying, good luck!

21.01.2022 The Department of State Development, Tourism and Innovation is pleased to announce that the Archer River barge ramp at Mipwun is now complete. During constructi...on, eight Indigenous workers were employed part time and APN supplied gravel and machinery, ensuring some of the benefits of the $1.6million project stayed in the local area. The ramp is owned by NAK and APN has agreed to maintain the ramp. The ramp will allow easier access to the Southern Homelands and Outstations. It is hoped school and other groups will benefit from the easier access and visit the Homelands for cultural and recreational purposes. The ramp was constructed using pre-cast concrete planks which were laid during the lowest tide of the year. Included in the works are a hardstand, parking area and a new three kilometre stretch of road that connects the ramp to the existing track. The ramp is designed to take barges up to four metres wide.

20.01.2022 Wik Elders Lois Toikalkin, Henry Peinkinna, Rebecca Wolmby, Silas Wolmby and Jean Walmbeng were given techniques to preserve their language at a Documenting and... Revitalising Indigenous Languages workshop. Run by the Resource Network for Linguistic Diversity, the workshop was a joint initiative with the Pama Language Centre, the State Library of Queensland and supported by Cape York Employment. See more

19.01.2022 A big thanks to: our #Wik and Wik Waya TOs, including the Anathangayth people; CYLC; and Balkanu, for negotiating access, cultural heritage and a Native Title agreement with Telstra. This fibre optic service to #Aurukun will support the development of businesses and enable services, such as our school, to connect to first-class broadband. Thank you especially to Telstra and the Government for making this possible. Check out the photos posted by Aurukun Shire Council from yesterday's celebrations. There are certainly lots of smiles around town this week! #socialenterprise #Telstra #DeadlyBusinesses #WeipaToAurukun

17.01.2022 Dogs, birds and an assortment of animal totems carved by the Wik and Kugu artists will be on display at Pandanus Gallery in Palm Cove from tomorrow until May 2. The Aurukun Camp Dogs and Exotic Birds exhibition is a unique chance to see a variety of Aurukun carvings in Cairns.

16.01.2022 Aurukun’s Wik and Kugu artists are in demand at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair where galleries have been snapping up the wooden sculptures before the event open...s. The famous Ku, which means camp dog, remains the most popular. Works by the Namponan brothers Garry, Leigh, Bevan, Lex and Leo as well as those by David Marpoondin, Vernon Marbendinar, Bruce Bell and Kenneth Bruce Wolmby have sold. See more

15.01.2022 We are very proud of our courageous Wik Women Group mothers featuring in this month's Women's Weekly- standing up for change and our precious children. Jenny ...Kawangka is pictured here with her beautiful children. Amongst many many women of Aurukun, Jenny wants the revolutionary Cape York Academy education model to stay. Our women are leading change and we thank the Australian Women's Weekly for their interest in our women and children and our plight for peace. See more

15.01.2022 PSA: Deadline for these TO nominations is midday TODAY.

12.01.2022 Aurukun’s famous camp dog carvings, called ku’, have been chosen in the top 5 artworks to see at the Sydney Contemporary according to acclaimed artist Tony Albe...rt. Garry Namponan, Keith Wikmunea, Bruce Bell, David Marpoondin, Leigh Namponan, Bevan Namponan and Lex Namponan have carvings in the Wik and Kugu Arts centre display. The international exhibition opened last night and goes until Sunday. #WikandKuguArtsCentre #SydneyContemporary See more

09.01.2022 Our #Aurukun school was temporarily shut the day before NAPLAN testing, and so today our children's progress was not reported in #NAPLAN results. A real shame we weren't able to highlight the great work of our teachers, DI model & supportive parents.

03.01.2022 ABC RN's Phillip Adams spoke yesterday with Professor Richie Howitt & Dr. David Martin on the "winners and losers in the history of Mining Aurukun". To hear the segment, click here: http://ab.co/29CXhaJ

03.01.2022 Celebrate our great new PCYC facility on October 7 from 11am.