Aurukun Shire Council’s employees have been awarded for exceptional work during the year with CEO Jack Dempsey handing out the annual awards and the third and fourth quarter awards. Congratulations to the 2024 winners: Sherelle Yunkaporta – Deadly Employee of the Year Colin Henaway – Deadly Safety of the Year Gavin Page – Deadly Volunteer of the Year Congratulations to the third and fourth quarter winners: Deadly Employee: 1st Sherelle Yunkaporta, 2nd Lauren Quigley, 3rd Jane Karyuka. Deadly Safety: 1st Charlie Callope, 2nd Colin Henaway, 3rd Jarrod Ausburn. Thanks you to the sponsors whose generosity made the awards program a success: Skytrans Airlines | ACMI | Cargo & Passenger services, NorthLane Consulting Engineers, Cairns Hardware, Preston Law and Precruitment.
Aurukun Shire Council
Government Administration
Aurukun, Queensland 723 followers
Aurukun Shire Council leads and serves Aurukun with a vision focused on future leaders and community respect.
About us
Aurukun Shire Council is the major services and infrastructure provider for Aurukun, a very remote Indigenous community of 1100 people. Aurukun Shire covers an area of 7,500 sq. km of Aboriginal freehold land with about 107km of coastline on the north-west coast of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland. It is a 1 hour 40 minute flight or an 11 hour 30 minute drive from Cairns, with no road access during the wet season. The traditional homelands of the Wik, Wik Way and Kugu people are in and around the Aurukun Shire. There are five spiritual clan groups and the community is rich with traditional cultural practices including art and house opening ceremonies. The main language is Wik Mungkan with almost 90% of the population speaking this at home. Both Wik Mungkan and English are taught at school. The Council is governed by local Indigenous people. The Wik Kath Min (The Good Story) Community Values Statement is embedded within the local government framework giving a clear vision of what the community wants to help Aurukun move toward a better future. The Wik Kath Min Community Values Statement • We empower our children through teaching culture and sending them to school. • We care for and protect our children, our Elders and our families. • We teach our children the right way – to follow western laws and traditional cultural ways. • We love doing things together and feel connected by our shared experiences. • We seek worthwhile employment, training and mentoring so we can support our families and provide stability in our home. • We like to make connections and bring back experiences from the world outside Aurukun. • We are friendly and respectful to everyone in our community. • We care for each other and share what we have. • We like a nice place to live. • We are skilled at making peace and we have the hearts to forgive each other. • We have an in-depth spiritual connection to our country and our kin.
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http://www.aurukun.qld.gov.au
External link for Aurukun Shire Council
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- Government Administration
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Aurukun, Queensland
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- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1978
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506 Kang Kang Rd
Aurukun, Queensland 4892, AU
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T2 - 200 McLeod St, Cairns North
Cairns, Qld 4870, AU
Employees at Aurukun Shire Council
Updates
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NAPRANUM ABORIGINAL SHIRE COUNCIL’s Billy Jack Daniel, Mick Friday and Santoi Thaiday were in Aurukun during the vet’s visit to assist Animal Control Officer Lauren Quigley and Assistant Officer Makaya Marrott to get as many animals as possible in for treatment. Aurukun enjoys a strong reciprocal relationship with their Animal Control team.
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Deputy Mayor Craig Koomeeta presented the Alison Woolla Memorial Award at the Local Government Association of Queensland Conference in Brisbane to Cr Sha-lane Gibson from Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council and Cr Tony Latter from the City of Moreton Bay. Cr Gibson, who used to work in Aurukun, has shown leadership by providing culturally sensitive domestic and family violence services while championing prevention in Hope Vale. The award was named in honour of the late Aurukun Mayor Alison Woolla who opened her home to provide support for community members when they were experiencing abuse.
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The Aurukun community came together on Remembrance Day, November 11, to honour and remember the brave men and women who have served and sacrificed for our nation. Deputy Mayor Craig Koomeeta did the Welcome to Country, Cr Jayden Marrott read the poem, In Flanders Fields, Eloise Yunkaporta read the Ode of Remembrance and MC Tony Blackwell gave the commemorative address. Residents, students and local organisation representatives laid wreaths at the memorial which bears the names of the 11 Aurukun men who enlisted with the Torres Strait Infantry. They were: Johnny Bandicootcha Charlie Bob Ngakyunkwokka Billy Buttons Woolla Callum Woolla Billy Comprabar Johnnie Lac Lac Ampeybegan Charlie Warnkoola Billy Panjee Peinkyekka Sandy Pootchemunka Tommy Toikalkin Frank Wolmby Lest we forget.
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The creepy crawlies are on notice now that Angus Peinyekka has completed his training in Cairns to become a Pest Controller for Aurukun Shire Council. One of Council’s longest serving employees, Angus found the training very interesting and enjoyable and is looking forward to his new role. He has progressed through various roles with Council over the past eight years including working at the Chivaree Centre, Indigenous Knowledge Centre, Koolkan Child Care and is currently a Parks and Gardens labourer. Angus enjoys the opportunity to upskill and recently attained his manual and medium rigid licences.
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Black Star Radio has returned to Aurukun! You can tune in to 107.7 to listen from 7am. The radio station is operating from the IKC and Cr Jayden Marrott and IKC Coordinator Nica Olivetto are working together to put together something special for our community. Thank you to Molly and Si who travelled to Aurukun to help get the radio started again and train Cr Marrott how to be the DJ.
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Congratulations to the winners and participants in the 2024 River to Ramp Run. The Aurukun Shire Council event attracted 60 participants in the 7km run and the 3.5km walk with four-year-old Della Doolan the youngest participant. Runner results: Female 50+: 1 Nichole Bayen, Female 18-49: 1 Nerissa Carter, 2 Kay Rayner, 3 Kezia Merry. Female U12: 1 Roseanne Karyuka, 2 Rosabella Morris. Male 18-49: 1 Jarrod Ausburn, 2 Theodore Tedja, Louis Thatcher, Brent Escola. Male U12 1 Jnr Morris, 2 Tevita Morris, 3 Ivan Morris. Walker results: Female 50+: 2 Doarne De Jersey, 3 Brooke Dodds. Female 18-49: 1 Stacey Ramsay, Lauren Quigley, 2 Glenys Lowe, 3 Chantelle Walmbeng. Female 13-17: 1 Danielle Dixon. Male 50+: 1 Paul Dodds, Raymond Pamtoonda, 2 Stuart Marquardt. Male 18-49: 1 Dan Dixon, Gavin Page, 2 David Rombouts, 3 Reginald Yunkaporta. Male U12: 1 Della Doolan. Thank you to the sponsors: Skytrans, Preston Law, Rio Tinto, Glencore, ALPA and the Indigenous Marathon Foundation.
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Apalech artist Keith Wikmunea was in Sydney with Wik and Kugu Arts Centre Manager Gabriel Waterman for the Sydney Contemporary at Carriageworks on 5-8 September. Keith’s Theewith Yot. A! (Lots of White Cockatoos) installation featured alongside sculptures by Garry, Leigh and Bevan Namponan. The Arts Centre is collaborating with D’Lan Contemporary founder D’Lan Davidson (right) who has galleries in Melbourne and New York with one opening soon in Sydney. Keith joined the D’Lan Contemporary booth to speak about his work and Aurukun sculpture.
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