It’s desert country, burnt-orange soil against a blue sky, occasionally intercepted by a bank of tall grass. A hot wind fills our pores with dust. There are rows of overcrowded, corrugated tin houses, as in most remote Aboriginal communities, and, on the edge of the town, a large watermelon farm, established as an employment project. [...]
Sunset on the Stuart…and a call for Art and Space(3)
Well it’s Day 4 of our long-anticipated NT Road Trip! I write from the back of our dirt-spattered hire car, where I’m sandwiched between the thoughtful Adam Pulford and UN aficionado Alex ‘Casanova’ Raf. Beth is powering away at the wheel and Corey , (the third UNYAN on the trip, along with Adam and Alex) [...]
Stories that Australia needs to hear(0)
Once we’d met with Quentin Bryce (and finished the delicious peppermint tea her butler served us!) we visited the Queensland Program to Assist Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASST). (http://130.227.3.66/usr/irct/home.nsf/unid/JREW-5MSCU6 for further details).
Here we met with a group of young refugee students from Sudan and West Africa. Two years ago I worked in a Sudanese [...]
From Maccas in Tamworth ….to Tea with the Governor-General!(0)
On Sunday the 18th May, We (Beth, an UNYA [www.unya.asn.org.au] member named Daniel and I), hit the road early in the morning. The plan was to get to Scone in four hours, for a community picnic at 1pm. Unfortunately, we soon learnt the following vital lessons:
1. Getting out of Sydney [...]
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