Archive → October, 2009
Qld Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Human Services Coalition-1st Think Tank Report
Darumbal Annual General Meeting News
Margaret Hornagold and Wade Mann looking forward to the new term for the Darumbal Board.
Margaret Hornagold & Delilah McGillivray catching up at Darumbal
Budaroo House Team Leader, Laine Barclay and Patron of Budaroo House, Mr Alan Demack
Darren Smith and Patricia Marolla at Darumbal AGM
Discussing strategic planning at the Darumbal AGM
- Dawn Bowen & John Anderson catching up on current affairs at the Darumbal AGM.
- Dianne Law & Tony Jansen discussing the Darumbal Indigenous Awards Night
The Darumbal Community Youth Service Inc AGM was held on the 9th October 2009 at Central Qld Institute of TAFE.
Pastor Brian Henaway, Darumbals Adopt-A-Pastor, opened the meeting with a prayer. Mr Barry Doyle was the acting Chairperson for the AGM and conducted proceedings. Ms Narelle Pasco took the Chair whilst the election of office-bearers was held.
The Board members for 2009-2010 are:
Barry Doyle
Dawn Bowen
Dianne Law
Danielle Toy
Wade Mann
Jason Pfingst
Thalep Ahmat
Guest speaker for the AGM was Mr John Anderson, Director of Pi-CATS, an Indigenous business. He spoke on “New Opportunities for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander organisations”.
Guests attending the AGM included: Mr Darren Smith from Kennas; Mr Michael Rowell and Mr Richard Roper from Evans Edwards & Associates; Mr Alan Demack, Patron of Budaroo House; Ms Tanya Spence, IAsist; Mr Craig Osbourne from Qld Health; Ms Patricia Marolla and Ms Tatisa Barret from the Department of Community Services, staff and members of Darumbal.
Parkour and Freerunning Australia
parkour - wallrun
Parkour (and Freerunning). It’s an amazing method of movement. Practitioners live all over the world. You’ve probably seen it on TV or in movies. To explain a little more here’s a chunk of info from the Parkour and Freerunning Australia website:
…..What is Parkour?
Parkour is the most efficient way to travel from point A to B. In parkour, every motion must be as close to 100% efficient as possible in taking you from your start point to your destination point. Therefore vaults, drops, jumps, rolls, wall climbing, and catgrabs are part of parkour, but spins, flips, and direction reversals are usually not. “Traceurs” (the French name for one who practises Parkour) utilize obstacles and the spaces between them to create a forward flow, taking physical objects meant to restrict motion and using them to enhance it instead……..[more]
3,2,1…..go!
We’re here. Watch this space