women's past, present, future

Luarna Dynevor, Deputy Chairperson of Barada Barna Aboriginal Corporation, is committed to a positive future for Aboriginal people and their communities. She was able to sign a multimillion-dollar ILUA agreement that would provide for her people for years thanks to her perseverance, compassion, and innovative approaches. In her free time, she prefers to visit the beach with her grandchildren to enjoy activities like fishing. She also enjoys going to watch her 14-year-old daughter play rugby league and cheering on the NQ Cowboys in rugby league. [X]

Keelen Mailman, author of The Power Of Bones, station manager of Goorathuntha in Augathella since the 1990s, and recipient of the Order of Australia medal in 2020. She is also an ambassador for the Stop It At The Start campaign, which combats domestic violence.

Thank you for asking! For a while I was just posting things on this blog at random; after I devoted a month to the continent of Africa though, I found I really enjoyed having a theme. So for the month of July, the theme is Australia/its neighbours. I chose this month mostly because NAIDOC week is the first week of July 😄