Hello Members and Supporters,
NEXT SJA General Meeting: Thursday November 14 5.30 pm CWA Rooms 1/24 Toallo St Pambula (opposite Swan Hardware)
ALL WELCOME!
Guest Speaker BJ Cruse who SJA recently sponsored to address the United Nations. Refreshments provided.
SJA Fundraising concert Sunday October 13:
Featured Brian Cadd, The Figmentz and Felicity Dowd.
A great success with a great turnout and lots of joy.
Many thanks to The Figmentz Team who organised the event and Kate Liston-Mills who MC’d.
PNG News: Toilets Rising
I would like the members to know that we thank them all and our generous community for their support in building this toilet block in the Marata settlement. We managed to get the footings and the accompanying drainage completed. Before we return in November the block work will be completed and the floor will be poured. Great progress with the locals very much involved .
The man in the red shirt is the land owner and the man in the white shirt is the Learning Centre principal (in the group photo).
THANKS TO ALL
Cheers
Mick b
Giiyong festival
November 9 at Jigamy Farm Princes Hwy between Eden and Pambula. We are privileged to have this top class Indigenous event in our region.
Giiyong Festival provides a rare opportunity in South east NSW for the entire community to come together in celebration of Aboriginal arts, culture and resilience.
Giiyong means ‘come to welcome’ in the south coast language as spoken by local Elders. Everyone is welcome at Giiyong Festival, which brings you the best Aboriginal performers, presenters and speakers in one big day. LIVE MUSIC, THINKERS & SPEAKERS, DEMONSTRATIONS, WORKSHOPS, TRADITIONAL CULTURAL PRACTICES, ART, CRAFT, FOOD AND MORE.
MOVIE NIGHT
When: Friday 25th October at Pambula CWA Hall (24 Toallo St, Pambula)
Time: Doors open at 6:00pm for 6.30pm start- 8.30pm
Cost: Entry by donation at the door (cash or online)
BYO: snacks – tea & coffee provided throughout
We welcome open discussion during intermission and any questions
Some Sea Shepherd Merchandise + SJA tee shirts will be available for sale on the night.
Film descriptions:
1) The First Wave: At the end of the hottest year in history in 2023, a Rising Tide of everyday people shut down the Newcastle Coal Export Facility, the World’s Largest Coal Port for 32 hours. Revisit the epic People’s Blockade with footage from the beach, the water, and the sky. Join with like-minded local community members to learn how you can get involved in this diverse movement.
2) Takayna Defence: Resistance at the River’s Edge.
May 2024, at the junction of the Arthur and Frankland Rivers in Takayna / Tarkine, a forest defender heard the chilling sounds of chainsaws and logging machinery. These riverside forests — home to endangered Masked Owls, Azure Kingfishers, eagles, and Spotted-tail Quolls — were under immediate threat of destruction. Within days, our team of volunteers kicked into gear to defend these forests from logging. Over the next six weeks, citizens from across Australia took action in the largest community defence of Tasmania’s forests in over a decade. Of these courageous defenders, 29 were arrested. This film captures their stories and the relentless effort to protect what remains of our native forests. It’s a call to action for us all.
https://youtu.be/c0XLWRDxcWo?feature=shared
Stepping Up podcast LAUNCH @ SECCA
Join us to celebrate the culmination of the Investing in Rural Community Futures program
LAUNCH: Fri 25 Oct 2024, 4.30pm – 6pm South East Centre for Contemporary Art, Zingel Place, Bega – All welcome
Featured in the four-episode series are:
Ian Campbell, Clair Mudalair, Nigel Ayling, Jacqui Filby, Anna Lindstrand, Carina Severs, Kate Liston-Mills , Christine Walters, Alex Boulgakov, Carolyn Ardler, Vanessa Spinelli, Nicole Weber and Angela George. A beautiful piece of music titled ‘As we make, we mend’ was composed for the podcast by Dean Gray and Anna Martin-Scrase.
This has been a wonderful project to work on, thank you to everyone who contributed to the storytelling and production.
Hope you can make it! Finger food and drinks provided.
Old Bega Hospital Fair
The Friends of the heritage Old Bega Hospital are holding the 2024 Raise
the Roof Spring Fair at the OBH Regional Community Cultural Centre on
Sunday, October 27, between 10.00am and 2.00pm.
Nationwide Rally for Native Forests: Sunday Nov 3 Littleton Gardens Bega 11am-12pm
Youth Space at Grow the Future Bega:
We are working on final preparations to enable the SJA Youth Group to use part of the Grow The Future premises in Bega as a meeting and work space for their endeavours. The two old stables that Mary Barker and James Cook have agreed to let the Youth Group utilise now have a paved floor, connected power and lined and insulated walls and ceilings. The final step, before hand over to the Youth Group, will be installation of lockable doors. From there on, the Youth Group will begin to decorate and furnish the stables, and make it their own.
Eden Marine High School:
The Youth Group, with the support of SJA Deputy Chair Martin McGee, are making excellent progress on the establishment of an SJA chapter at Eden Marine High School. Aided by staff member Leif Bergersen, the Youth Group will very shortly make a series of presentations to students, hoping to inspire enough students to work together on projects that will benefit the local community and environment. This is all part of the SJA’s drive to ensure future generations in the Bega Valley are committed to, and experienced in working for the community.
The SJA Community Battery and Solar Garden Project team have been working through available Grants that may be suitable for us to apply for. So far there are around 10 Funds available. However, we are waiting to see if a private site for the battery & solar garden is approved. If the site is approved, then we’ll be submitting grant applications as a start to developing this project.
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Regards,
Russell Jennings
Secretary
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