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Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation

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25.01.2022 A Rich Legacy. As the Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation (BAC) Board Members and CEO travel to each and every homeland to ensure members and their families are safe and feeling supported by BAC they take time for important yarns. Pictured below are the Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation CEO Ingrid Stonhill with Chair Balang Wayne Kalakala (left) who is a Balngarra clan member and founding member of the legendary Sunrize Band and award winning artist, spend time with Kardbam clan leader Bulanj Ivan Namirrikki (right) at Bulanjs outstation Kumurulu. Spending time together on country finding ways to build on the legacy of the homelands movement leaders such as Bulanjs father Peter Marralwanga and Balangs father Jack Kalakala is essential to BACs on going operations and service delivery.

23.01.2022 This year BAC opened Wild Foods Cafe. It supplies healthy takeaway options to Maningrida and keeps the profits in the community. It also cooks up locally harvested bush foods and seafood supplied by Maningrida Wild Foods #keepitlocal #maningridawildfoods #healthyoptions

22.01.2022 EMERGING ARTIST// Jacinta is an emerging artist, who has developed a strong portfolio of hand carved lino designs. Jacinta is also a talented screen printer, wi...th an innovative eye for hue and colour layering. WORKS ON PAPER//Djomi Spirit https://babbarra.com/artwork/9oo3etqh/ "This design is Djomi, my mums Dreaming. It is the baby Dreaming. Djomi are child spirits living in Maningrida down near a fresh water little swamp. In that swamp there are a big mob of baby spirits and they are crying every night looking for their mothers...... The Djomi sacred site is located on the coast of Maningrida, surrounded by trees. It is a highly sacred place belonging to the Kunibidji people of Maningrida. This print was created using the Japanese Woodblock technique. It is a limited edition of 20 fine art prints, created in Maningrida in 2019. #bawinangaaboriginalcorporation #maningridaarts #djomimuseum #Babbarraartists

21.01.2022 WHY IS AN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY ART CENTRE ESSENTIAL? While Art Centres and their galleries begin to open to the public again, as a result of closures due to COV...ID-19, many essential services are still being carried out behind the scenes. Maningrida Arts & Culture artists live and work on their HOMELANDS and travel regularly between outstations on neighbouring clan estates and to family homes in the larger Maningrida community. Living on country is critical as artists exclusively work with locally harvested natural materials and depict designs that reference the important ancestral sites and songlines from their country. The art centre supports the lifeways of First Nations people on 32 homelands across the lands of 112 clans. Art centre staff regularly visit outstations to deliver tools, support the harvesting of large barks and hollow stringybark trees and document artwork narratives. Maningrida Arts & Culture is the heart of Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation, one of the largest Aboriginal corporations in Australia, established in the early 1970s at the height of self-determination and the outstation movement. In the early days Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation would deliver essential communications and supplies to outstations and collect artworks for promotion and sale at Maningrida Arts & Culture. Today, the Art Centre works closely with Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation to provide resources and services on homelands in the areas of land management through Bawinanga Rangers, enterprise development including commercial fishing licenses and Wildfoods, housing and construction, maintenance of roads, operation of commercial businesses such as a café and supermarket, and the delivery of food and supplies. This year the Art Centre is working with the 'Tucker Run' through Barlmarrk supermarket to deliver food to outstations on a weekly basis and also with the Bawinanga Rangers to protect and document important rock art and sacred sites. Maningrida Arts & Culture has developed plans for 5 new artist studios and the redevelopment of womens centres on Bawinanga outstations and their construction is a priority for the coming year. These services are essential. https://www.facebook.com/ManingridaArtsCulture https://www.facebook.com/WestArnhemland @maningridaarts @Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation #maningridaarts #Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation

21.01.2022 Back on Track - Drink and Drug Driver Course When? 3 & 4 November 11am Tuesday then 8am Wednesday. Where? BAC CDP Training room Cost? $575/pp... Bookings and payments must be completed before the start of course. To enrol, see BAC Corporate Office or Money Management See more

20.01.2022 The latest Bawinanga News - June 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/b/the-latest-bawinanga-news-dec-12529484

19.01.2022 Last night Maningrida Arts & Culture hosted the first of a series of weaving classes. . The classes are offered to those residing in Maningrida and taught by ar...tists Doreen Jinggarrabarra Olsen and Una Olsen. The first class began with the one of the most tricky and sometimes painful aspects of weaving, stripping pandanus. . Over the next few weeks students will learnt the weaving technique used for making dillybags and mats. . . #weaving #masterclass #bawinanga #pandanus #sharingknowleadge @ Maningrida Arts & Culture See more

18.01.2022 Congratulations to Deborah Wurrkidj whose fibre sculpture of the Eiffel Tower has been selected as a highlight finalists of the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards. The story of her work is featured in the latest issue of Vogue Traveller. https://www.vogue.com.au//image-gallery/ea54c01dff680ad74d

18.01.2022 Its so great to see how far afield our #maningridawildfoods bush foods go. Here is a line up of beaut Kakadu Plum products on sale at the Native Oz Bushfood stall at the Toowoomba Queensland Saturday morning markets. The owners source their Kakadu Plums from us and are keen to explore more of our products.#nativeozbushfoods

18.01.2022 Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation is here to serve our members. Particularly those with strong connection and affiliation to their land - those that choose to live on their traditional homelands. It has been a difficult year, coping with COVID-19, there is much stress and anxiety felt by many here in community. The disappointment felt by us as an organisation, that does so much for so many is immense, when our members property is stolen, damaged and disrespected by young peo...ple out for instant gratification. Who should be held accountable people ask? Who should be punished? We are not entering into the blame game here, but we will enter the shame game. STOP causing others hurt, STOP wasting members money, STOP YOUR SELFISH ACTS. SHAME ON YOU for stealing our Civil Roads Vehicle. Another reason the homelands roads won’t get done.

17.01.2022 Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation has created the perfect unique Christmas gift idea to delight friends, family and VIP clients in a year that has been far from ordinary. And it will be a gift that keeps giving because your purchase will support Aboriginal artists and their families at a time when their livelihoods have been massively affected by Covid-19 impacts. Choose from three hampers presented in bespoke woven baskets, filled with products sourced from Maningrida Wild Fo...ods, Babbarra Women’s Centre and Maningrida Arts and Culture. The product range includes Babbarra Designs’ men’s tie and linen tea towel, Mardanggich (Kakadu Plum) spice mix, Frank Green x Babbarra Designs Keep Cup, a handcrafted necklace, I am the Old, I am the New Mawurndjul catalogue, Jarracharra Exhibition catalogue. We can compile and quote a hamper tailored to your needs or you can order one of these three through https://maningrida.com/artworks/hampers/

17.01.2022 Guides Janet Marawarr and Lucy Yarawanga hosted a night, well some quick afternoon local tour groups, at Bawinangas Djomi Museum @maningridaarts It is an official regional museum of the Museum and Art Gallery of the NT, and houses a valuable and internationally significant cultural collection. Our thanks to the Maningrida Education Centre and the Learning on Country Program for their support. #djomi #maningridaeducationcentre #learningoncountry @ Maningrida, Northern Territory.

16.01.2022 The latest Bawinanga News - December 2020 - https://mailchi.mp//the-latest-bawinanga-news-dec2020-1257

16.01.2022 Meet Sujan KC our first experienced, qualified chef! We are super excited to have Sujan join us at the Wild Foods Cafe. Get ready Maningrida for some extra special taste sensations! Real Food, Fresh Food at affordable prices. #freshfood #healthyfood #chefsujan #wildfoodscafe

15.01.2022 Babbarra Designs Studio Coordinator - Remote Maningrida based Babbarra Womens Centre Maningrida Arts & Culture Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation... Work under the direction of leading cultural custodians and designers in the heart of Arnhem Land. Bring your tertiary fine art, fashion or textiles qualifications and experience in studio operations to support the artistic and professional development of leading designers in Maningrida. With your highly developed sense of aesthetic, hardworking approach and sense of humour you will assist in the arts administration, marketing and sales of textiles and products in the community, nationally and internationally. Attractive salary and free basic share accommodation provided free of charge. Please send an Expression of Interest by forwarding a letter of introduction, a CV and cover letter by Friday 03 July Please contact Michelle on 0439 616 013 for further details. http://www.seek.com.au/job/50110299

15.01.2022 Our CEO Ingrid Stonhill is feeling excited and a little accomplished having completed an inspired DIY upholstery project with Liz Martin. Babbarra Womens Centre fabric, dressing up our corporate BAC office. #babbarrawomenscentre #maningridaarts #designerchairs #aboriginalart

15.01.2022 Check out the BAC fishing crew in their deadly new uniforms. They will be selling fresh mullet , salmon and king threadfin fillets at Barlmarrk Supermarket Thursday night markets.

14.01.2022 Bawinanga Rangers are assembling buffalo and pig exclusion fencing around a water hole at Ji-Balbal. They have mounted monitoring cameras on surrounding trees to capture the land’s recovery over time. The cameras have been programmed to photograph the area every day at noon, until the next dry season. The rangers will also get drone footage monthly. The project will provide evidence for landowners and other stakeholders of the impact that eradicating buffalo has on the floodplain’s recovery.

14.01.2022 So good to see the work of our Babbarra artists celebrated. We were a bit coy about too much promotion given that the high demand for product saw Kip@Co sell out overnight - but hey, there will be more product made and these beautiful pieces do make us want to sing from the rooftop https://nit.com.au/babbarra-womens-centre-bedding-and-home/

13.01.2022 So very proud of our organisation and our incredible employees, who have worked so tirelessly during this COVID year. Food security this year in particular has been paramount to protecting the health of our people living on their homelands. So many challenges, but still we have ensured our Tucker Run has gone out every week, for over 20 years. This essential service is solely funded by our BAC Barlmarrk Supermarket. BAC subsidises the food and produce to ensure people on the... homelands can buy food and produce at the same price as the community living in Maningrida. Barlmarrk Supermarket is at the heart of what we do, supporting families to have the right to live on their traditional lands. Without all the services provided by BAC this would not be possible. Being recognised by this award is so significant and we are so very honoured. Ingrid Stonhill, CEO #woolworths #australiaawards #indigenous.gov.au #Northern Territory Community Achievement Awards https://fb.watch/2qhbrvnGMj/

12.01.2022 Congratulations to the Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation Board members elected at the AGM held at the Maningrida Art Centre yesterday. The Directors are: Wayne Kala Kala - Chairman Julius Kernan - Deputy Chairman Valda Bokmarkarry David Jones... Oliver Ankin Cindy Jinmarabynana Phyllis Dungudja Cynthia Brown Non-member Directors: Wally Grimshaw & Caroline Marsh See more

12.01.2022 Have we got an incredible opportunity for you! Come join our amazing team and help us achieve some amazing things out bush! Human Resources Manager needed. https://mcarthur.com.au/job-search/?advertId=8940

11.01.2022 MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT! Our 14th online Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair has been extended until this Sunday, 16 August 2020, 11.59pm! Many Art Centres have been up...loading new work to their exhibits, so make sure you don't miss out on that new gem that may have arrived since you last visited us! https://daaf.com.au/art-fair-2020/ Gwenneth Blitner, Walmadja Hill, Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 60, 2019, Photo courtesy of Ngukurr Art Centre

11.01.2022 Lines on a map don’t matter when caring for country and helping out fellow Rangers. Being there to keep each other safe and do the exhausting job of fighting fires on foot is what matters. No fancy fire trucks or equipment out bush, just a helicopter to drop you in as there are no roads. It’s already 40 deg without the heat of the fire. Imagine! There are no fire service medals for this mob but they sure are our hero’s!!! #bawinangaaboriginalcorporation #Niaa #NTG

10.01.2022 Did you know that in 1979 Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation built a shed to store and sort food and essential supplies before sending them out to its 32 homelands, so countrymen could survive. Since then that storage shed has become the Barlmarrk Supermarket which has been successfully serving Maningrida and 32 Homelands for 20 years. Barlmarrk Supermarket offers employment to over 45 local employees every year. BAC pays approximately $70,000 in wages into the community eve...ry month, providing opportunities for community members young and old to have meaningful opportunities to work and gain retail certification. BAC provides a free bus service to and from the supermarket from community to make sure people without transport have free access to food and can carry their groceries home. BACs Barlmarrk Supermarket sells 1,000 kgs of fresh fruit and vegetables every week, at the same prices that you can buy in Darwin. BAC invests any business profits back into community by improving and creating new food service, whilst still operating the Tucker Run weekly to deliver food and supplies to its 32 Homelands. BAC invests back into renewed food initiatives such as the Wild Foods Enterprises, providing new employment opportunities for local fishermen, Nursery staff and community members to harvest bush foods. BAC also provides the communities first ever free bus service. BAC is a not for profit charity. BAC cares about its homelands and community members and works hard to look out for their interests.

10.01.2022 This is a new house built by BAC through a government contract. What does it mean? Well aside from giving a family room to breathe, it: creates jobs in our local community gives our Indigenous employees building skills and formal qualifications and our income from the contract goes back into our local community. We need more of this kind of work! Its a win for the government, a win for BAC and a huge win for our community.

09.01.2022 Barlmarrk will close at 3pm on Tuesday 30th June, for end of year stocktake. Thank you for your support.Barlmarrk will close at 3pm on Tuesday 30th June, for end of year stocktake. Thank you for your support.

09.01.2022 This is well deserved recognition for our Tucker Run. We receive no or other funding for this service - it’s funded by money made by Barlmarrk Supermarket. Please vote!

09.01.2022 We are thrilled to feature in the latest edition of Audrey Magazine. The article is a beautiful five-page read showcasing the amazing artistic and social work at Bábbarra Womens Centre. It profiles some of our artists and provides insight into the themes illustrated by their work. It describes how the artwork and prints are made, the Centres history, our recent exhibition in Paris, and our regions diverse languages. Make yourself a cuppa as we take you on a journey from ...the remote community of Maningrida in the heart of Arnhem land to the fashion capital of Paris enjoy Audrey offers its readers a window onto the world of literature, art and ideas; a sophisticated and mature perspective on contemporary social issues; and inspiration and encouragement to lead a more thoughtful, meaningful life. Issue 18 of Audrey. #BAC #audreymagazine #indigenousart #indigenousbusiness See more

08.01.2022 Dear Community Members Breaking into a BAC house or anyone’s house is a crime. It causes a lot of pain and discomfort to other people. The biggest effect is on the staff member living in that house, who becomes a victim of your crime. A victim of crime may initially feel shock, anger and fear, as well as helplessness, and panic. These feelings may turn to grief, sadness, despair, mistrust and vulnerability. In time, more serious emotional problems such as anxiety attacks, c...ould occur. The cost of repairing houses damaged by break ins is huge - call out fees, ordering materials from outside community and labour hours to fix. We care about our staff, we care about our community, we ask you to show respect to other people living in your community. Community safety is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone has a right to stay in their house without fear of becoming a victim of crime. If you have information about house breaks ins or damage to property please talk to Community Patrol Staff or Maningrida Police. Everyone has a right to feel safe. If you are in a situation that you do not feel safe then call Police Emergency on 000 ( triple zero). Let’s continue to be proud of where we live and keep Maningrida as a safe and friendly place to live. Regards BAC Board and Management

08.01.2022 NOMINEE - NATIONAL INDIGENOUS FASHION AWARDS // We are thrilled to announce we have been nominated for NIFA Awards in the category of Community collaboration.... An absolute honour to be shortlisted with the many amazing indigenous art centres around the country. Our new collection Saltwater to Freshwater includes a range of designs that depict stories from the coastal saltwater to the freshwater creeks, that flow through the stone country. The range includes men's and women's pieces. BABBARRA+PUBLISHER // Babbarra and Publisher have been working together for 10 years. In 2018 we began collaborating on a 100% Australian made clothing range. We have worked to ensure the licencing agreement between Bábbarra and Publisher enables more income for local artists via design fees. The 'Saltwater to freshwater' is currently being produced and will be released soon. The relationship we share with Publisher has allowed us to reach new customers through ready-made clothing and share our stories with an ever expanding audience. THE CLOTHING // The range features simple classic shapes, enabling the bold and vibrant designs to have their full impact. Made from natural fibres, all the clothing is produced ethically in Sydney. It has been priced to be sold at both wholesale and retail, enabling Babbarra, Publisher and other retailers to stock the range, increasing sales and increasing funds paid back to community. The awards will be announced via a LIVE broadcast through NITVs social channels on 5th August. @pubtextiles #bawinanga #babbarramodels #indigenousdesigns #handprintedtextiles #nationalindigenousfashionawards

08.01.2022 Really proud of our Bawinanga Rangers. Search and rescues for the last two days and fire fighting today. So committed to their country and community. Thank you! #bawinangaaboriginalcorporation #community #rangers #niaa #caringforcountry https://www.abc.net.au//three-men-missing-in-remo/12835074

08.01.2022 Did you know that for the first time ever in Maningrida you can go to a real cafe for real, freshly made coffee and cake. Every single day you can choose to ea...t a choice of freshly made salads, fresh nutritious wraps and a selection of freshly made to order meals. You can get your groceries too. All at affordable prices and good quality produce. Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation (BAC) owns and operates the Wild Foods Cafe. Creating new hospitality job opportunities for community members. Any business profits stay in community and are reinvested in community by supporting other community initiatives, such as the womens centre, art centre artists, and apprenticeships for young community members, plus much more. BAC is a not for profit charity. BAC cares about its community members and works hard to look out for their interests.

07.01.2022 After graduating from Maningrida College this week, Bangardijan Derylesa Carter will be the third generation in her family to work at Maningrida Arts & Culture. Her grandfather Wamud Charles Godjuwa was the Maningrida Arts & Culture arts advisor and helped establish the Djelk Rangers (now Bawinanga Rangers). Derylesa’s dad Ngarridj Derek Carter is a senior art worker, and first started work at the art centre in his early 20s. Derylesa has volunteered at the art centre and Dj...ómi Museum over the past four years and has travelled to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney and the Tarnanthi Festival in Adelaide. She is a Balkarranga clan woman from Any.jola. Her father’s language is Burarra and she also speaks Gurr-goni (from her mother’s side) and Kuninjku. Captions: Derylesa at her graduation ceremony this week and (left to right, clockwise from back) Bangardijan Martha Carter, Bangardijan Derylesa Carter, Bangardijan Aliesha Carter, Bangardi Tess Carter, Ngarridj Derek Carter and Belinj Anthea Br See more

07.01.2022 Friday 24th July is Darwin Show Day a public holiday. Barlmarrk is open 9am to 2 pm Wild Foods Cafe is open 2 pm to 8 pm. ... Enjoy your long weekend.

07.01.2022 A day out on country for our CEO, Ingrid Stonhill. Working with local women artists digging for roots to dye pandanus. Collecting jungle vine to make fish traps. It was hot, windy and exhausting. But she is all smiles as she receives one on one tuition on weaving from our incredible artist Doreen Jinggarrabarra, at Yilan homeland, West Arnhem. A collaborative opportunity offered by Chloe and Brooke from Maningrida Arts Centre. #maningridartscentre #indigenousart #indigenouswomen #CEO

06.01.2022 We don't expect recognition and kudos for the services and programs BAC provides for the benefit of its members, but it is really nice when we get some #ntnews #AustraliaAwards

06.01.2022 So amazing - more than 250 rural New Zealanders learn about nine-year-old Patrica's life at Bottom Camp Maningrida https://bit.ly/3hcwmVg

05.01.2022 We are so proud of this year's annual report. Our landscapes and businesses are best captured by the camera lens so what better way to profile our last financial year than presenting it as a collection of images. We owe huge gratitude to Shaana McNaught for her incredible photography, hard work and patience Check it out https://bit.ly/3ljddT3

04.01.2022 The stunning new Kip&Co x Babbarra Women's Centre collection is a fantastic example of best practice for a female-led Indigenous collaboration (Bábbarra is part of Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation, also helmed by a woman)! We're proud to have been entrusted with the licensing for the use of the artists work. Read: http://ow.ly/x1Xi50BhGeA #kipandco

03.01.2022 Dear Community Members, out of respect for the Traditional Owners of the land on which Maningrida is situated, both past, present and emerging, BAC will not be opening Barlmarrk or Wild Foods Cafe to community this morning. Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporations mission is to improve the lifeways of our people on land and sea in order to preserve and grow language and culture.

03.01.2022 Extended hours for the Wild Foods Cafe. Now open: Monday to Friday from 8am to 9pm Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 7pm

03.01.2022 Today is International Rangers Day. For more than 20 years, the Bawinanga Rangers, traditional landowners and djungkay (managers) have worked together to keep their land and sea country in Western Arnhem Land healthy and their culture and communities strong. Along with their success at delivering positive land and sea management outcomes, across this time the Bawinanga Rangers have also gained widespread recognition for their application of Indigenous knowledge to understandings of contemporary land and sea management issues.

02.01.2022 Join Babbarra Women's Centre today online for the Fashion Awards!