BASKETBALL fans will have much to look forward from July 2-5. Dubbed Ballin ’24, the Boomers, Rollers, Gliders and 3x3 Gangurrus men’s & women’s teams will come together for a major international series against China and Japan at John Cain Arena!

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HOW did a Gamilaraay man from Walgett, some 460 kilometres from the coast, end up representing Australia at the world oyster opening championship?

As Gerard ‘Doody’ Dennis says, “being Aboriginal from the black soil plains & representing Australia in opening oysters is ironic”.

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KYAH Simon believes A-League Women underdogs Central Coast can go all the way, and that her body can help them get there.

Simon played a full 120 minutes in the Mariners’ gutsy elimination-final win over Melbourne Victory which sets up a two-legged semi-final with Sydney FC.

WHEN approached by the Koori Mail, an Arrernte woman in Todd Street mall said what’s happening in Mparntwe/Alice Springs recently – in terms of the negative portrayal of Aboriginal people there by certain media organisations – ‘is just disgusting’.

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REGISTRATIONS are open for The Push-Up Challenge, Australia’s largest mental health and fitness event.

From June 5-28, participants like Media Star Matty Mills will take on 3,249 push-ups to put the spotlight on the tragic number of lives lost to suicide in Australia in 2022

THOUSANDS of people attended opening night at this year’s Parrtjima – A Festival in Light, and as the free 10-night festival rolled on from April 12-21, thousands more turned out to soak up the spectacular installations under star-studded desert skies.

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RESPECT for the late Carl Wyles lives on in art, at the aged care facility that cared for him in his final years.

Recently, Carl’s family donated a painting - painted by Carl, to Parklands Residential Aged Care Facility for the care they provided.

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BASED in Adelaide and surrounds until at least 2026, AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon has stopped short of guaranteeing Gather Round will remain in South Australia beyond the existing deal, as state premier Peter Malinauskas pushes for a future game in the Barossa wine region.

PALM Island is renowned for producing quality rugby league players but what is believed to be a first for the Aboriginal community was a team of young islanders playing in a rugby union carnival.

The junior team played in the Sevens version of the game in Townsville recently.

BULGUL and Kakadu rangers have caught four people fishing without Northern Land Council permits.

The recreational fishers have received fines and were charged after rangers intercepted four separate boats in the Little Finniss River, and past the Finniss River closure line.

ON Dauan Island, the players and supporters of Roxin Eagles rugby league club are doing special things in the community – mentoring youngsters and doing volunteer work.

The remote island in the Torres Strait is part of the Gudamaluilgal top-western nation of Zenadth Kes.

AROUND 500 people turned out for an evening of dance, music and catching up at the recent Mildura Corroboree on the banks of the Murray River.

Six dance groups competed for prize money, with Thuukalu Barkindji Traditional Dancers taking out the open prize worth $2,500!!

CARING for Country has been the focus of a joint community effort improving biodiversity at Niigi Niigi - Sealy Lookout in New South Wales.

The work in the Bruxner Park Flora Reserve involves the Gumbaynggirr Ranger team from the Ngiyambandigay Wajaarr Aboriginal Corporation.