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25.01.2022 From Australian South Sea Islander United Council Independant Rton and District Inc page ! DOING SAUSAGE SIZZLE AT BUNNINGS TODAY AS SUPPORT FOR KANAKA PROUD CUP 2021. THANK YOU TO ALL THE HELPERS AND SUPPORTERS MUCH APPRECIATED... Finishing at 4pm today...it's a hot one today so we trying to just laugh out loud to keep cool as we go along

25.01.2022 Many thanks to the editor of Mackay and Whitsunday Life for showcasing the 20th anniversary event for Recognition of Australian South Sea Islanders held at Queensland Parliament House last week on the front page and writing a fantastic article to help share our history. Greatly appreciated Rachael. Awesome article. Tagio Tumas from me - Jacintha Batalibasi P.S. stood next to our Premier to honour my Mum who made it possible for me to attend. Thank you Jacintha Batalibasi lovely !!!

25.01.2022 https://www.dropbox.com//iszya8/AACi16lbBD3-0YGVz7Au8FzBa Thank you Brooke!!!

25.01.2022 Lovely song written and sung by Greg Upkett thank you Greg for this beautiful song how fitting for our 20 years ASSI State Recognition ceremony at Parliament House on Wednesday ! Thank you too Robbie Mann! https://www.google.com.au/search

24.01.2022 Our very own Jacintha

22.01.2022 Here we have the President Kerry Warkill of Australian South Sea Islander United Council Independantly Rton and District Inc , talking to Minister Sterline Hinchcliffe about in the old days Kerry used to watch Ministers uncle play soccer then the uncle switched to playing football for St George from then on Kerry has supported St George ever since. Wow !!!

22.01.2022 From Australian South Sea Islanders United Council Inc thanks Sharon Vea Vea!! ELDERS OF THE FLAT What For - Families coming together, ready to present a simple covered & shaded meet place, to just simply gather together, yarn, laugh & share. ... Who For - Families, friends, community, anyone and everyone Where About - The Flat. Creek St, North Rockhampton. Why - South Sea Island families have grown up here, on The Flat, where a tree a creek that used to run with water all the time, a rock known fondly as Ecky's Rock and many simple ways of life hold endless memories. It's that simple! Thank you Joanne for asking permission to post and capture all photos

21.01.2022 Thank you Minister Enoch for Dancing to Robbie singing Pearly Shells!!!! Words and photos here from Minister Enochs Office I added the one of her dancing !!! This week marks the 20th anniversary of Australian South Sea Islander Recognition in Queensland and today we commemorated the occasion with an event in Parliament House. Today we reflect and acknowledge our shared history, recognise the achievements of so many and look optimistically to the future.

20.01.2022 Lovely in Rockhampton Creek Street one of Rockys own significant sites where our ancestors resided and community still do !

18.01.2022 Speech at Parliament today commerating 20 years of State Recognition! Thank you to everyone that assisted today many thanks to Speakers Office Minister Curtis Pitt MP and Minister Hinchcliffes office for hosting ! Let’s keep our culture and history alive and move forward to better our people !

17.01.2022 Beautiful day today with my parents celebrating 20 years of Australian South Sea Islander State Recognition which was actually on the 7 September 2020. Definitely felt the spirits of our people with us and a lovely lunch afterwards with everyone. From Javina Letrese Warkill Photos from Marion Healy and Javina Warkill !!

16.01.2022 Thank you to Clacy Fatnowna for your hard work as a member working with QUASSIC Inc ! Hope you had a lovely morning in Parliament!

15.01.2022 Just smol celebration for ASSI 20 Years Government Recognition Thank you to Leonie & Sharon for photos also. Thank you to ASSIUC Rton Publicity Officer ... Sharon Vea Vea for organising a beautiful night . See more

11.01.2022 Premier speaking about State Recognition in Parliament!

11.01.2022 https://www.dropbox.com//iszya8/AACi16lbBD3-0YGVz7Au8FzBa

11.01.2022 Happy birthday to our President Starrett and great to hear about Joyanne God bless you both !Happy birthday to our President Starrett and great to hear about Joyanne God bless you both !

10.01.2022 Message from Bridging Health Inc! Thank you to everyone who came down for a meal and a drink tonight, and to Aunty Jo and Aunty Kim who donated drinks and cakes to help raise more money. We raised a profit of $470.00 tonight! Thank you everyone. We will be back again in two weeks, on October 11th at RCLM, 165 Poinciana Street from 6:30-7:30. Again, all are welcome!

08.01.2022 Thank you Robbie Malampa Mann for singing KANAKA LONG AGO written by Greg Upkett!!

08.01.2022 Thank you Patricia !

07.01.2022 What a team it must have been!

04.01.2022 From our Secretary Joanne Warkill SPEECH FOR PARLIAMENT CELEBRATING 20 YEARS ASSI RECOGNITION FROM THE STATE GOVERNMENT WEDNESDAY 9th SEPTEMBER 2020...Continue reading

03.01.2022 Thank you Elizabeth ! A very proud day for our Sutherland family and our extended families here, in Vanuatu and in Scotland.. It is great to see that Greg has been acknowledged in this very special way by the Mackay community. Kirsten (Greg's daughter) and I were both present at the official opening of the Ring Road and got the biggest and best surprise we could have ever hoped for when Greggie's name was unveiled. Thank you to all the people who put his name forward and everyone else involved. What a great week for it to happen too - it is South Sea Islander State Recognition week with the 20th anniversary of State Govt Recognition of the South Sea Islander community as a separate ethnic group, on Monday 7th September - so also a proud moment for our South Sea Communities. x

02.01.2022 Alton Budd was also one of our guest yesterday attended the ASSI 20 year old Recognition for the ASSI community . Thank you Alton ! Alton Budd, Chairperson Alton is a Quantity Surveyor and Construction Manager/Administrator of 30 years, now retired. Alton serves as the President of the Gateway Community Group at Cannon Hill and founded the Australian South Sea Islander Research Association. Alton also founded the FOP Australia Ltd, in 2015 to help to raise funds for medical research and patient support for Australians living with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP). He founded the Hope for Jarvis Association Inc in 2018, to raise awareness of FOP. Alton is also a past Board Member of the Mater Hospital Ethics Committee.

02.01.2022 Look what arrived in mail today the Mackay Whitsunday Papers from Elizabeth Warren thank you very much Elizabeth lovely story by Jacintha Batalibasi ! God bless !

01.01.2022 Are we ready Rocky ???

01.01.2022 From Riccardo Yasso President Bridging Health Inc ! RM Yasso Representatives of the ASSI Communities across Queensland came together in Brisbane today to celebrate the 20th year of State Recognition, celebrating the valuable contributions our people made towards the economic, cultural and regional development of Queensland. I am humbled to be here among these ASSI leaders, who have inspired myself and others to care, strengthen and support our people, and to raise awareness o...f our people in Australian History. Joanne Warkill who accompanied her husband Kerry Warkill (President, ASSIUC) to the Recognition Morning Tea today, is not only our Treasurer & Membership Communications Coordinator, but a tireless member, worker and Committee Member with a number of local and State ASSI organisations in Queensland. Joanne presented a speech to the Ministers and ASSI Representatives today, and again did brilliantly. We are so proud of all your hard work and perseverance in every area of your life. You are a joy and blessing to many! In pictures below, Joanne stands with Minister Stirling Hinchcliffe MP enjoying the morning. I am grateful for those in our past who secured the foundations of the life I now live, and the future we can all look forward to. Their determination and never-giving-up spirit paved the way for those following after them. Looking around the room today, I see many family who’s fathers and mothers and forefathers worked together to create a better future for us. Firstly, those brought over to work the sugar cane and cotton fields, and even stations, to establish Australia’s sugar and cotton industries, who taught us about hard work, resilience, solidarity, community and having a good sense of humour. Then there are the many who worked tirelessly for recognition which resulted in (among other things) 1) ASSI being granted access to government services and health assistance 2) greater government involvement and awareness of the needs of ASSI people 3) the development of strategic inclusion of ASSI in community development consultation, training and infrastructure 4) strategic planning to combat prejudice and discrimination 5) allocation of funding for cultural programs and festivals 6) acknowledgement of the need for public awareness of the role that ASSI have played in Australia’s history Today we got to share time together as ASSI family, and I thank Curtis Pitt MP, Speaker of the House and Warwick Agnew (Director General Dept Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs) and Stirling Hinchliffe MP, as our Minister for Local Government, Racing & Multicultural Affairs in Queensland, for making that possible and for giving us the opportunity to meet and celebrate with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk & Members of Parliament our 20th Year of ASSI Recognition in the State of Queensland. Thank you very much!

01.01.2022 This Sunday we will be getting together gifts for these NiVan men who are seasonal workers in Munduberra and who visited our church early last year. These guys returned this time just after Christmas last year, not realising that because of the Covid Virus they wouldn't be seeing their wives and children for more than a year, and would be missing Christmas with them. For the gifts that we will give them, we aim for as many as want to be involved to bring ten of anything tow...ards the ten gifts - so 10 chocolate blocks or 10 pens or 10 tins of tuna or 10 pairs or work socks or whatever you would like to give. Be creative! Let's bless these guys and give them a happy Christmas! From Jon May from the Rock Civenant Love Ministries church Rockhampton so that was Sunday just gone they received a lot of donations thanks to all families here that donated you are all awesome !!