CLC DELEGATES – REGION 8
Eastern Plenty
Neville Petrick
Mr Petrick has represented the Eastern Plenty region on the CLC’s executive committee since 2016.
He was a board member of the Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority and the homeland reference group. He worked with My Pathways at Plenty region homelands.
“We work on things like welding beds. I welded a cross for the outstation cemetery. I learn a lot from the old people at council meetings and talk to people in my region.”
He wants to be a strong voice for the Plenty region and talk straight to the NT Government, mostly about homeland and housing issues.
Kevin Bloomfield
Mr Bloomfield is a former night patrol worker, health worker and clinic driver.
Before moving to Alcoota he was a station hand at the Mount Riddock, Mount Swan, Bushy Park, Marqua, Tarlton Downs, Jervois and Ambalindum pastoral leases.
He is a director of Huckitta Enterprises, the cattle business on Huckitta Station, as well as of two native title holder bodies – the Huckitta and Tywete Aboriginal corporations.
He is also a member of the Altyerr Anwekantherrenh and Inmarentye Aboriginal corporations, the CLC’s local community development working group and the Central Desert Regional Council’s local authority for Alcoota.
“I have been helping sick people, family and friends, also with land claims and sacred site protection. I want to try to get young fellas to start speaking up for community issues.”
Albert Kunoth
Mr Kunoth is a director of the Atitjere store and a former ambulance driver for the local clinic.
“I’ve been a CLC ranger, I’ve worked for the local council and at Huckitta and a few other stations. I’m looking for work.”
Has been going to CLC meetings as a proxy for a few years, “that’s how I became interested”.
“I’m one of the people who’ve been around long enough to know what the issues are and what’s going on. I want to keep the community updated and speak up for what we need. Mainly housing and renovating. Some of the old houses are still here, they are hot. Air condition, I want speak up for that. Some houses are crowded. Fences need to be upgraded. Keeping the fridge full for our loved ones. Upgrading the church a bit. It’s just a shed.”
“I am proud of my community. It improved a lot since I first came, more than 30 years ago. I’ve been part of it. The shop has been upgraded, some of the houses have been renovated. We won Tidy Town a few times. We lost some good leaders.”
Christopher Madrill
Details coming.
Joshua Rankine
Mr Rankine wants to keep his community running strong. “I am proud of keeping homelands up to scratch and maintained—keeping my mother and father happy.”
Both his parents were CLC delegates. “I used to follow them to council meetings and became a proxy. Mum was pretty powerful, she was on the executive.”
He is a member of the CLC’s local community development working group and, as a skilled tradesman, has worked some of the group’s projects.
He cemented the shed floor at Urlampe, set up the cattle yard and installed the cattle grid at the community entrance. He also installed solar panels and a cool room at the homeland.
Maxwell Blue
Mr Blue joined the council to speak up about employment because many young people in the community don’t have jobs.
He is employed to remove buffel grass [check by whom].
He worked as a CLC ranger until 2024 and wants to use his experience to help.
He is part of the CLC’s local community development working group and proud to get up every morning and follow in the footsteps of his “old man.”
Mr Blue is also a member of the Huckitta Aboriginal Corporation and a director of Huckitta Enterprises.
Maria Ross
Ms Ross works for Children’s Ground across the Plenty region, organising country trips for young people where they learn about hunting and visit special places. She is proud of passing on culture and language.
She also paints, makes jewellery and produces bush medicine.
She is a director of Huckitta Enterprises, the cattle business on Huckitta Station, and a member of the native title holder corporation for the station country and the board of the Atitjere store.
“As a delegate, I want to show others what we do in our region so they can take ideas back to their communities.”