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Culturally sound initiative helps Indigenous workers rise up into pastoral industry
Running a cattle station has long been a dream for aspiring stockman Chris Mandigalli.
Key points:
- Young Indigenous pastoral workers are finding ways into the cattle industry through Rise Up To Work
- The program is designed to be culturally safe and teach work and wellbeing skills
- Pastoralists keen for more workers are eager to attract young locals
Until recently, the 19-year-old from Balgo — a remote township on the edge of Western Australia’s Great Sandy Desert — was unsure about where to start.
But when he heard about the Warrmijala Murrgurlayi (Rise Up To Work) program he was so excited he moved almost 1,000 kilometres to Broome to give it a try.
The initiative, run by Aboriginal…
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