Prepare for bushfire season

Prepare for bushfire season

Urgent preventative measures should be undertaken now to reduce the risk of bushfires in Aurukun. All residents and service providers need to clear yards of materials that can burn. Fire embers can spread many kilometres from a large bushfire causing small bushfires...
The Voice to Parliament

The Voice to Parliament

A referendum on the proposed Voice to Parliament will be held on 14 October. Aurukun Mayor Keri Tamwoy said a Voice to Parliament would give the Wik people and First Nations people around Australia a say in decisions affecting their health, education and living...
National award for Aurukun artist

National award for Aurukun artist

Aurukun artist Keith Wikmunea is the recipient of the 2023 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award for his sculpture ‘Ku’, Theewith & Kalampang: The White Cockatoo, Galah and the Wandering Dog’. Keith’s carving was part of Aurukun’s Wik...
Aurukun artist wins top CIAF award

Aurukun artist wins top CIAF award

Aurukun artist Janet Koongotema has won the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair’s top art award for 2023, the Premier’s Award for Excellence. The Winchanam Elder’s work is presented by ReDot Fine Art Gallery and Dreamcoat Paint Studio in association with the Wik and Kugu Arts...