by Liz Inglis | Feb 28, 2022 | Community News
Aurukun Mayor Keri Tamwoy has welcomed Ilario Sabatino to the role of Chief Executive Officer at Aurukun Shire Council. Originally from the Torres Strait and with Aboriginal heritage, Mr Sabatino is the Council’s first Indigenous CEO. He was previously the Chief...
by Fintan O'Mahony | Jan 4, 2022 | Community News
Aurukun Shire Council wishes to consider renaming Bicentenary Park (bounded by Kor, Tal Tal and Pikkuw Streets, Aurukun). Council would like to determine if a Wik name may be more appropriate for this large park. All residents are invited to submit any suggested names...
by Liz Inglis | Dec 4, 2021 | Community News
Aurukun Mayor Keri Tamwoy of the Putch people has been awarded the 2021 NAIDOC Person of the Year Award. Mayor Tamwoy heads the community’s mediation agency Thaa’ Pant Services and chairs the community land management organisation Aak Puul Ngantam. Her strong...
by Fintan O'Mahony | Oct 19, 2021 | Community News
Aurukun Shire Council’s new $2.9 million Aurukun Airport has opened offering increased safety and air-conditioned comfort for the more than 10,000 passengers a year that travel to and from the remote Cape York Peninsula Indigenous community. Black Star Radio interview...
by Fintan O'Mahony | Aug 23, 2021 | Community News
(Related: Radio interview with Mayor on ABC Far North – 06 September 2021) Good day my fellow Wik families, In view of recent events, I feel the need to write this serious letter to you. It concerns me greatly as your Mayor that I see the safety in our community...
by Liz Inglis | Nov 2, 2020 | Community News
Jayden Marrott, 22, has been elected to the Aurukun Shire Council following a byelection on Saturday. A founding member of the Aurukun Youth Advisory Committee, Mr Marrott said he wanted to show that young people can make a change in their community. “We need...
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