by Liz Inglis | Jan 8, 2020 | Community News
Aurukun township Aurukun Shire Council has been responding to requests by Police for assistance since the outbreak of the incident and is attending meetings coordinated by the Police. Chief Executive Officer Bernie McCarthy said Police and Council offered emergency...
by Liz Inglis | Nov 20, 2019 | Community News
Aurukun residents and stakeholders are being asked for feedback on plans to redevelop the airport into a welcoming and functional asset for the remote Cape York community. Aurukun Shire Council Mayor Dereck Walpo said the environmentally-friendly design allowed for...
by Liz Inglis | Aug 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wik and Kugu artists Amelia Woolla, Jennifer Woolla, Rachel Pamtoonda and Barbara Ampeybegan at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair. Aurukun’s famous camp dogs and totems of the Wik and Wik Waya people have inspired a range of Wik and Kugu Arts Centre merchandise to be...
by Liz Inglis | Jun 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wik and Kugu female artists paint and record their life stories in ancestral language during the Painted Stories residency with artist Gina Allain and linguist Louise Ashmore. Cultural knowledge is being passed down with the assistance of the Painted Stories Artist...
by Liz Inglis | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Aurukun township May 31, 2019 Aurukun Shire Council will not proceed with a trial event allowing limited amounts of mid-strength beers to be consumed after the Aurukun community overwhelmingly voted no to reintroducing alcohol in their community. The Council asked...
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