- 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: Monday, November 29, 1999 2:18 PM Subject: [atsic] Media Release:SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COMMISSIONER SCORES A FIRST FOR ATSIC > >> 23 November 1999 >> >> >> >> >> SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COMMISSIONER SCORES A FIRST FOR ATSIC >> >> Mr Brian Butler has become the first city-based person in the Aboriginal >> and Torres Strait Islander Commission's 10-year history to be elected as >> the ATSIC Commissioner for SA. >> >> All three previous South Australian Commissioners have come from regional >> or country areas across the State. >> >> Mr Butler was elected to a three-year term as SA Zone Commissioner at a >> meeting of all SA Regional Councillors held in Adelaide this week. >> >> As a result Mr Butler will now take his place on the ATSIC Board of >> Commissioners in Canberra which is responsible for the operations of the >> Commission on a national basis and provides advice on Indigenous policy >> issues to the Federal Government. >> >> An Aranda man born in Darwin, Mr Butler was educated at Kensington, Gilles >> Street and Ethelton Primary Schools and Sacred Heart College. >> >> He has previously worked in the Merchant Navy, hospitality and catering >> industry and a family company before joining the SA Public Health >> Department in the late sixties. Since then Mr Butler has had a long >> history of being a strong advocate for his people and has been involved in >> Aboriginal community development work in Pt Augusta and with organisations >> such as the SA Aboriginal Child Care Agency, Anangu Tours at Uluru and the >> Aboriginal Elders Council of SA. He is also a former chairman of the >> Aboriginal Housing Board of SA and former National chair of the >> Secretariat of National Aboriginal Child Care. >> >> ATSIC's SA State Manager Mr Les Turner said the completion of the election >> process in Adelaide this week marked the start of a new era for the >> Commission in SA. >> >> "There is no doubt that there are significant challenges ahead in terms of >> changes to SA Native Title and heritage protection legislation, backlogs >> in the provision of housing, power, water and sewerage to Aboriginal >> communities across the State and a host of other critical issues," Mr >> Turner said. >> >> "With a new Elected Arm now on board in SA I am certain they will bring >> new ideas and a new enthusiasm for taking up the fight to create a better >> quality of life for all Aboriginal people across this State," Mr Turner >> added. >> >> >> For further information contact Eric Roberts on 0417 818482 >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------- 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/
