Joint Venture

The crippling disease of racism finds its way into the school yard in this short drama. The story revolves around three twelve year old children who offer their own version of dealing with racism. Friends and potential darlings are lost, pride goes down the gurgler adn embarrassing moments arise.

More details of the script and its development can be obtained by calling Dot West at Goolarri Media as below.

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From the recent publication by Magabala books, <i>Out of the Desert</i> is a series of first hand stories from the Walmajarri people who emerged from the Great Sandy Desert for the first time in the mid-twentieth century. These are stories of first contact from an Aboriginal perspective. The stories are told in the colourful patois of art and performance as well as traditional languages.

The International Indigenous Business Web Portal. This portal aims to facilitate business amongst indigenous nations on both a national and international level. Although at an early stage of development, we believe that this pre-release of the portal is in the best interest of organisations and communities we will be representing. We are currently processing, verifying, and gathering data for the portal and we would welcome your input.

My name is Janine Connors & my business idea is I'd like to go into a chain of hotels about 4-5, here in NSW & also QLD. <p>

This is a project to organize the establishment of local Technology Training and Support Centres (TTSC) in regional and remote communities. The primary beneficiaries will be Indigenous communities who are socially or economically disadvantaged and are on the other side of the Digital Divide.<p>

<b>What would a TTSC look like?</b><p>

Goolarri Media Enterprises Pty Ltd is building a phased development of its music arm <i>Gimme Music</i>. As <i>Gimme Music</i> develops Goolarri is seeking expressions of interest from potential partners and joint venture investors to develop the production, publishing and marketing side of its music business.<p>

<i>Gimme Music</i> is based upon the the Gimme Music production facilities as well as the development of the Gimme Music publishing group and Label.<p>

<i>Wha'sup?</i> is a customary young peoples greeting in the Kimberley. It is a greeting as well as a question about what is happening.<p>
The idea of this project is to empower and engage young, local Indigenous people to talk about their own issues as they work on the development, performance and production of film stories about their experiences.<p>

CDEP and Adult Education programs that operate within the region have developed a pool of skilled metal workers that have no jobs at present. An opportunity exists in an open market to develop appropriate occasional and essential furniture for residents of the region in a micro or medium sized business. The region is due to undertake major household upgrades and this represents a fabulous opportunity to create quality base furniture specifically designed for the conditions and what the customers want at an affordable cost.

Wirramanu Aboriginal Corporation (WAC) is seeking a joint venturer in an expanding business arena in which budgets of millions of dollars must be allocated each year. Wirramanu is offering an opportunity for a pest control business (franchise) to gain exclusive rights to service the communities of Mindibungu Kundjat Djaru, Mulan, and Wirramanu. There is also the expanding opportunity to service mine-sites within the region and the township of Halls Creek and outlying areas. The opportunity would involve running the business as a joint venture with the community.

Mamabulanjin Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) is pursuing a range of options for Indigenous joint venturers, co-investors and supporters or a consortium of Indigenous sole owners to buy the Roebuck Seafood business operating out of Broome. It would welcome contact with interested investors and supporters who want to help create sustainable Indigenous businesses through this enterprise in the Broome area.<p> MAC is of the view that the purchase of the business is an important investment opportunity for the Indigenous community.