Observing - and learning

My name is Vicki and while I am here at Lockhart River to observe the training Paul and Michelle are providing to the community here, I am also learning. I'm not only getting an idea about what's it like to live in a remote community but also leaning about blogging and responding to blogs - its all quite fascinating. I've some very inetretsing people and its lovely to see the progress people have been making over the last day or two.

FLO STORY

Hello my name is Flo Clark,

I work at Lockhart River with Queensland Health I been living here for three and a half years. I'm doing my cert 4 in primary health. I'm originally from Yarrabah south of Cairns, it is half hour drive from Cairns.

Lorraine Warradoo

Hi my name is Lorraine Warradoo I have lived in Lockhart River all my life, and have four kids,
two boys Brandon and Pylarnie and two girls Jamila and Tamara.
Lockhart is a remote Aboriginal Community in Cape York with a populatoin of about 1000 people.
At the moment, me and my partner have started a car hire business in Lockhart.
We have five cars.
Im currently working as the Centrelink Agent and have been there for the past four years .
I enjoy fishing, camping and spending time with my kids.

Paul Piva

My story

Hi my name is Paul Piva, I have lived in Lockhart River for the past 20 years. My family came from the Solomon Islands in the 70's. We lived in Melbourne for 10 years before moving up to Lockhart.

My partner and I have started a car hire business, called Lockhart River Car Hire. We have five cars in our fleet.

They are manly used by government departments who come to visit the Community at a weekly basis.

I have four kids, there names are Brandon, Pylarnie, Jamila and Tamara Piva.

The things that I injoy are playing football, hunting, fishing and spending time with family.

I am a diesel mechanic by trade and just love playing around with cars.

Jasmine's Story

hello my name is Jasmine Accoom,

And i'm from Lockhart River
and my jobs a
i'm a
* Assiciation Reseacher Brain Injury Project
* Sports n Rec Officer
* Health Action Team ( secretary)
and one of my goal in the community is to get younger parents and younger kids to go through to tafe and do the LeaderShip course or training.
and another thing is to socialise with other's that comes into the community like other agencies.

well that's what i'am
ta Jasmine Accoom

Agnes stories

My son. Simo

Hi im Agnes Mark.

I live in New Mapoon. I came here late 1963 with my parents from Old Mapoon on the West Coast of Cape York Peninsula.I now call this place home because all my loved one's are buried here in the local cemetery.

I made the biggest and best photo story at the workshop.

Malu Kiai (BOIGU) Top Western Torres Strait

Hi, we are really enjoying the time in this workshop building a blogg. I have built my own Blog. It is called

Boigu Gal

It is at boigugal.blogspot.com

Vera Deneise Gibuma

Hello my name is Vera Gibuma.

I am from Badu Island. Live all my life in Badu antil I came to this Island call Boigu, and Here on Boigu I meet my husband. Now this is my home now, so I'll just tell you little bit about Boigu.

Boigu is the beautiful Island. It is surrounded by mangrove and little bit of sanding area around the camping ground. The most of the Island I like, is there are lot's of crabs, fish, akul shells and crayfish, Dugong and Turtle.

Boigu has a population of 300. Our fresh Fruit and Vegies and dry goods come in the barge every Friday. We have two trading store IBIS and TAIPAN TRADING STORE and there are three churches TAC traditional anglican communion, BLOOD COVNANT UPC United Penticostal Church.

I like going fishing camping.

Writing my blog