Prime Minister visits Fregon
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visited Fregon Community on the 31/10/2016 and 1/11/2016. The people of Fregon Community were all very excited to meet the Prime Minister. PY Media conducted a two day Outside Broadcast and covered all aspects of the event. The PM, Malcom Turnbull even took part in an interview with Manager Tom Holder and Chairperson Sammy Lyons talking about his time in Fregon, the Tjukurpa stories he heard about the Wanampi (Rainbow Serpent) and a variety of other topics as well.
Manager Tom Holder, Chairman Sammy Lyons & Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull talking on Radio 5npy
PY Media Wins Archival Indigenous Remote Archival Fellowship
http://aiatsis.gov.au/news-and-events/news/py-media-wins-2016-indigenous-remote-archival-fellowship
Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Media (PY Media) has been selected as the 2016 recipient of the Indigenous Remote Archival Fellowship, which will empower us to archive and preserve our invaluable audiovisual collection.
Through this opportunity we will be able to learn the skills to look after the incredibly important collection of video and audio resources that back to the early 1970s. Many other organisations applied for this fellowship however PY Media won this opportunity and will be sending three Anangu to Canberra to work with AIATSIS and the NFSA and develop the skills to care for, catalogue and make available to the community of APY the resources that make up much of the historical cultural record of the forebears.
Stay tuned to find out more about this exciting and important opportunity.
The Ba-Boom Drumming Duo Held at Mimili
The duo from Ba-boom shaking the ground of Mimili community with their funky beat’s enjoyed by the whole community .
Ba-boom visited Mimili during August and showed the kids how to play the drums. For more information click this link. http://ba-boom.com.au/ The visit coincided with Minister Scullion’s and the Yankunytjatjara dictionary digitisation handover.
The kids enjoyed every minute and every second of their performance, making loud noises in front of the community.
Py-media recorded a film about it the day and have produced a copy for the website. The film was edited by Caro Macdonald and will be uploaded to our website soon.
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Nganana Mimilila waaka palyantja tjuta
Federal MP Nigel Scullion visited Mimili and caught up with Maria Stewart of 5NPY.
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Minister Scullion on his recent trip to Mimili – Nyangatja Scullion-nga Mimili Kuulangka nyinanyangka
Sound pole at Amata
Here, the first PY Media Soundpole located alongside the most visited place in the commuity – the Amata Store. People can hear the radio 24/7; the speakers face down; clear sound radiates about 25 metres. Powered by the sun.