- Liam ___________________________ . In The Spirit Of Crazy Horse http://itsoch.hypermart.net KOLA Action Group http://kola-hq.hypermart.net Journey of Healing http://www.journeyofhealing.com .___________________________ -----Original Message----- From: Webcentral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, December 02, 1999 2:56 PM Subject: [atsic] Media Release: Education, economic development top priorities > > >Media Release 1 >December 1999 > > > >Education, economic development top priorities >for new Commissioner > >The Tweed Heads Aboriginal leader Des Williams returns to the national >political stage after being elected to the ATSIC Board of Commissioners. > >Commissioner-elect Williams, of Gumbaingiri and Bundjalong descent, served >an earlier term as Commissioner from 1993 to 1996. > >The election of the Board follows the 9 October elections when 184 >candidates across NSW/ACT contested 71 positions on six regional councils. >The regions are grouped into three zones - NSW (East), NSW (West) and NSW >(Metropolitan). > >As Commissioner for NSW (East), Des Williams represents his own Many Rivers >Regional Council (taking in the central and north coast) as well as the >Kamilaroi Regional Council (taking in the areas around Moree and Tamworth). >There are over 40 000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people >throughout the zone. > >Officials from the Australian Electoral Commission conducted the ballot at >the two day zone meeting at Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre at Corindi >Beach, north of Coffs Harbour. > >Commissioner-elect Williams said his priorities include adult education and >support for families. > >"Many mature-age Indigenous people are excited about education and are >looking for ways of developing their skills and knowledge," he said. > >"But the systems aren't there to support them. There are problems both in >getting access to education and in getting support for people who have >dependents. I'm also interested in economic development, because I believe >our people need to look for more enterprise opportunities to make a >difference for their communities." > >The regional councils also elected their respective chairpersons. Mr Jimmy >Budd of Billinudgel was returned unopposed as the chair of the Many Rivers >region while Mr Lyall Munro of Moree will chair the Kamilaroi region. > >Last week, Dr Charles Perkins AO was elected as Commissioner NSW >(Metropolitan). Mr Steve Gordon of Brewarrina was returned unopposed as >Commissioner for NSW(West) for an unprecedented fourth term. > >The three Commissioners from NSW/ACT will join 14 others at the Board >meeting in mid-December to elect, for the first time, the national chair. > >For further details, see the elections page at www.atsic.gov.au > > >Contact: Martin Freckmann, ATSIC Public Affairs 018 631 045 > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
