WAYNE 'S STORY

Hello , My name is Wayne Campion and I work for the Djelk Rangers as a consultant and liasion person. I normally go out bush and consult with many of our people that live on their communities.

We have 32 outstations that Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation supports. I have worked for our organisation called Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation for many years until they decided to transfer me as a Ranger consultant.

I am married with five fully grown children and eight grand children. I am 54 years old and I like doing training on computers and other training as well.

I was also a stockman at Bulman where I was born.I worked at Mainoru as a stockman and Beswick as a builder. I went to school at Kormilda College in the year 1972 and then I did 2 years at the Darwin High school.

I have two of my daughters working as the Djelk Womens Ranger and another working at the nursery. My eldest boy works at the clinic here as the ambulance driver and another boy works at the YE-YA workshop. I am very proud of them and I feel that I should be at home doing nothing.

My second son finished his schooling here in Maningrida and was graduated here. I was very proud of him and so was his mother.

I have been a school teacher at Malyarngarnak community which is located some kilometres past Ramingining.We never had any vehicle then so we decided to make an airstrip . We did that all by hand and with a machine called the tree wheeler.

I also went to Queensland by road to do some mustering and branding there. We travelled for 2 days and 2 nights before we got to the place that we were heading for.

We went through Mataranka, Larrimah, Dunmarra, Elliot, Renner Springs, Mount Isa, Longreach, Cloncurry, and Banka Banka. Then the three ways road house where we turned off and went on the Queensland border.

It was so boring so we bought a couple of cartons of beer and drank that while we were travelling Our next stop was Fregon. We had lunch there and we also bought damper hamburgers which was delicious. After that we kept on travelling until we came to Avon Downs. After Avon Downs we passed Camooweal and then we arrived at Julia Creek. At Julia Creek we camped there and we saw lots of minmin lights.I was very scared.

The next morning we headed off to a place called Mymong. We drove through thousands of grasshoppers at 20 kilometres an hour because there were so many.We kept on going until we passed Kynuna blue heeler hote luntil we came to Hampton Downs the place where we were mustering.

End of Story.
Wayne Campion

Kentilla Mace

Me and my photo

My Is Kentilla Mace and I born in Gove. My Date Birth Is 17/09/90.

I Work With The RANGERS. I Collect Crocodile Eggs For Eating Sending To Darwin. To Eat Crocodile, We Put Them In The Pot And We Boil Them. They Taste Chicken Egg.They Are Bigger.

I Made This Photo in the workshop. I am cool. I am famous and fans take my photo.

I Play Football With The Ramingining CROWS.

Leigh

My name is Jadakiss and I'm from New York and I Born There and My Mother Father from New York too. Sso I'm are gangster for New York city. Some times I sing in a big studio. My latest album is called U WANNA MAKE ME.

In My gang Arab and John-Boy are my hit men. We make rich people help 5o cent and Eminem.

I make my own photos with my computers. I can cut out my handsome face from one photo and put it on my body in another photo to amke me look mean. I am terrific at photo editing.Come on, all you young guys. What photo can you make on your blog?

Charlie Ramandjrri

I was born at Milingimbi. Then I went to Ramingining.

Then I work as a ranger surperviser. I look after Weeds and Feral animals. Sometimes we do sea patrol and land management . Sometimes we check mosquito traps and we do get blood samples from pigs to check for diseases.

We do trap the crocodile and we get ant trappings.

We go out walking in the bush.

I have three children and my wife name is Sophia

Dianne's Story

My name is Dianne Walikurr. I am 36 years old. I was born at Milingimbi.

I am married. I've got one boy his name is Russell Rulyapa. He is 9 years old.

I've got 5 sisters and no brothers. I've got nine nephews. All girls one generation and all boys the next. And one dog - his name is Max.

I have worked two years at the school. In 2005 I was a part time worker bringing kids to school every day.

In middle of 2006, I started work at the tuckshop. We are four happy ladies working there. We cook 100 morning teas and lunch too. We work very hard but we are happy working there.

Just now I am working at the youth center with Vanassa Wingthana. We started work last year with Steve. He is our boss but he is on holiday with his family.

I am glad working at the youth center with kids and other older people.

Thankyou for reading my story.

Josh's and Bridget's story

Josh and Bridget writing their blog

My name is Josh.

I live in Milingimbi but my father is from Gourlburn Island. I like to play basketball in school or outside. I have two sisters and one brother. I am 11 years old and I was born in Darwin. This is the end of my story.

My name is Bridget.

I live in Milingimbi. I have one brother. I am 10 years old. Bye!

Elizabeth.Gaminydjawuy

My name is Elizabeth Gaminydjawuy. I live in Milingimbi Community and also I work for CDEP with Joe Wulwul. I am doing filing up the CDEP program in the office. Also I study in Batchelor Institute - Spoken English and Writing at Batchelor. Doing well at college is my long term goal.

Milngimbi Community is a small island and it was first established before other communities.

Also I've got three children two girls and one boy. My first daughter is Elisha Warraya. She born in Gove Hospital. She is about 16 years old and socond child name is Desmond Dhurrukayyu. He is about 15 years old and my third daughter is Natasha Mayulayula. She born in Darwin Royal Hospital and she's about 11 years old.

We all live in Milingimbi. My favourite sport is basketball. And I've got big family from my father side and mother side family. Too many I think.

That is all I can say. That's my story.