Peter RileyMay 12, 2025

gayi — hello
mayara — friend/countrymen
ngada — my name is …
#Munkubayi — aka #Burketown

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-13/indigenous-language-taught-in-outback-classrooms/105280598?

#firstNations #Gangalidda #indigenouslanguage

Successful Gangalidda language learning model pitched across Queensland

After students asked why they didn't learn their local Gangalidda language, an outback school made a change that is now seen as a model for other schools.

ABC News
Kerrie SmithMar 15, 2023
@afeltontaylor @abcaustralia @larissawaterson Thanks for sharing. This is another sick planet symptom sadly. By March 9 the Gregory River at Riversleigh, near Lawn Hill, reached 18 metres high — surpassing the 1971 flood record of 10.8m. #QLD #Floods #Burketown #GregoryRiver #Lawnhill #Doomadgee #LeichardtRiver #FlindersRiver
Jericho JamestonMar 12, 2023
#Weather #Alert: Record-Breaking #Floods Hit Northern #Queensland, #Australia with Entire Towns Under #Flood Waters with More #Rain Forecast for Region: #Burketown #AtmosphericRiver #Disaster #QLD http://bit.ly/3Tbqf6S
Queensland floods: Burketown submerged and residents warned of crocodiles – video

Queensland authorities say flood waters are likely infested with crocodiles

the Guardian
Show threadPauline von HellermannMar 10, 2023

@PatriciaLewis

“Gulf of Carpentaria town’s elderly residents airlifted and supplies flown to nearby Indigenous community as rivers reach peak levels”

Are people from/in #Carpentaria #Burketown #Queensland #Doomadgee here on #Mastodon? Would be great to hear local, individual experiences - that’s what #ClimateDiary is hoping to be for

#Australia #Floods #Indigenous