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CONTENTS
02
NEWS
07
FEATURES
10
SOCIAL
PAGES
12
HERITAGE
& CULTURE
14
EDUCATION
15
EMPLOYMENT
& TRAINING
17
EVENTS
NEWS
BARANG ELECTS NEW
CHAIRPERSON
IMAGE ABOVE:
NEWLY ELECTED CHAIRPERSON
BARRY DUNCAN
Barry "BJ" Duncan is a proud Gomeroi
man whose family is one of the
mainstays of the Central Coast Aboriginal
Community. He has worked in both
the public and private sector and has
been instrumental in the establishment
of a number of organisations. He is a
founding member of Darkinjung Local
Aboriginal Land Council and is currently
serving his second term on the Board of
that organisation.
BJ is a father, grandfather and uncle
who completed all of his schooling on
the Central Coast before undertaking
a pre-apprenticeship training course
in carpentry and joinery at Granville
TAFE College before joining Concrete
Constructions a leading high-rise
developer. He was the college
Pre-apprentice of the Year in 1977 and
Apprentice of the Year in 1978.
He has worked at Mt Penang Boys
Training School (Acting Assistant
Superintendent) NSW National Parks and
Wildlife and the Department of Industrial
Relations to name a few.
Having a vast knowledge of the
Central Coast, BJ knows the challenges
that lie ahead for the Central Coast
Aboriginal Community in regards to
development of our lands for economic
independence and more importantly,
the sustainability of our organisations
through
Empowered
Communities.
He strongly believes that a lack of identity
and recognition for the Central Coast
Aboriginal Community is an issue.
BJ believes that the Barang Regional
Alliance Ltd. vision to support and
engage with Aboriginal organisations for
a level playing field with non-Aboriginal
organisations at a senior level of
Government is a fantastic concept.
Through strong leadership and even
stronger commitment, BJ brings to
the role of Chair a promise of good
governance and the opportunity for each
Aboriginal organisation on the Central
Coast to have a voice for the betterment
of our Aboriginal Community.
One of the main challenges that confronts
Barang Regional Alliance Ltd. is to make
many of the individual voices in our
Community come together as one loud
and clear “voice” firstly at the Barang
Regional Alliance Ltd. round table
then when negotiating with State and
Federal Government.
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