News: Council youth program wins award
A multimedia Indigenous youth engagement program run by Barkly Regional Council has won a prestigious national award.
Posted: Friday, 24 April 2015
Barkly Desert
Culture, which is managed by Barkly Regional Council's Sport and Recreation Coordinator Sean
Spencer, won the Arts Animates category which shows excellence in community
engagement and participation for the 2015 National Awards for Local Government.
The awards are an annual celebration of local
governments' achievements in delivering targeted, quality services to
Australians in urban and regional communities.
BRC President Barb Shaw said the council is
incredibly proud of Sean and his supervisor, Regional Community Services Manager Sharen Lake, for this huge honour.
"The Barkly Desert Culture entry is a huge credit to Sean and others who contributed to delivering this project, which is making a significant difference in the Barkly region," she said. "I congratulate staff on their achievements."
BRC’s Sean Spencer said Barkly Desert Culture was
designed to bridge the
gap between elders and the younger generation with discussions that were
expressed through song, hip hop music, storytelling, film posters and
animation.
“It also built sustainability of multimedia
skills, like learning to film, lay down a track, record and edit, encourages
commercial success with CDs, DVDs and live performances and offers employment
for local artists,” added Sean, who launched the first Barkly Desert Culture
DVD of films, songs and stories in Ali Curung and Elliott in October 2014.
The Barkly
Desert Culture project is now in the running to compete against all categories
for the 2015 National Award for Local Government.