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Graduation CeremonyThursday 3rd June | Batchelor Campus

2021

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ABORIGINAL FLAG

Designed by Harold Thomas

Black represents the Aboriginal people of Australia.

Red is the ochre colour of the earth and a spiritual relation to the land.

Yellow represents the sun, the giver of life and protector.

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TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER FLAG

Designed by Bernard Namok

The two green lines represent the mainlands of Australia and Papua New Guinea.

The blue between these two continents is the blue of the Torres Strait Island waters.

The black links represent the people of the Torres Strait.

White represents peace.

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Order of Proceedings

Graduation Ceremony Commencing 2.00pm

MASTER OF CEREMONIESCharlie King OAM

ARRIVAL OF ACADEMIC AND GRADUAND PROCESSION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRYAssoc Prof Sue Stanton

ADDRESS BY CHAIRMs Pat Anderson AO

WELCOME BY CEOProf Gareth Allison

KEYNOTE SPEAKERDr Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr Bauman AM

AWARD OF HONORARY DOCTORATE & RESPONSEAward presented by Ms Pat Anderson Citation read by Prof Gareth AllisonDoctor of the Institute - Honoris Causa, Prof Peter Buckskin PSM FACE

CONFERRAL OF AWARDSHigher Degree by Research – Mrs Debra DankVocational Education and Training – Mr Michael Hamilton

STUDENT RESPONSEMr Darren Braun

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTProf Gareth Allison

CLOSE OF CEREMONY AND DEPARTURE OF ACADEMIC PROCESSION

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The Graduation Ceremony

Traditionally, universities and other tertiary institutions hold graduation ceremonies to formally confer awards on students who have successfully completed a program of study.

At Batchelor Institute, graduation ceremonies combine European traditions with the cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, demonstrating the Both-Ways philosophy of Batchelor Institute.

Among the most obvious elements derived from the European tradition of academic graduation is the distinctive academic dress worn by graduating students and others entitled to do so because of their position within the Institute or their academic qualifications.

The gowns, hoods and stoles worn by many of those at the ceremony have their origins in patterns which have changed little since the Middle Ages. Traditionally, the design, colour and decoration of each have come to indicate the status of its wearer by denoting the academic level achieved. The guide to academic dress that is located in the back of this booklet will provide you with more details.

Integral to the ceremony are elements that reflect the traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities from which students come. In particular, graduating students are encouraged to combine traditional decorations and regalia of their culture with their academic dress, emphasizing the Both-Ways significance of the occasion.

Dance also forms a part of the overall ceremony, including its opening and closing moments when the academic procession arrives and departs. In addition, individual students are often ‘danced up’ to receive their awards by family and community members.

Even when students are not accompanied by dancers, they are often escorted to receive their awards by family members, reflecting recognition of the shared and collective importance of each student’s achievements.

PLEASE NOTE:A large number of students whose names appear in this program will, by choice, receive their awards either in absentia, at the Batchelor Campus graduation ceremony in Batchelor, or at community celebrations held later in the year.


Message from the CEO

Firstly, I would like to pay my respects to the custodians of the land in which we are gathered on today, the Kungarakan and Warai people. I would like to acknowledge their elders, past present and emerging and pay tribute to their resilience as a people. I acknowledge the staff and students among us who are tied to these lands and thank them for giving us safe passage to live, work and study here.

Today is a very important day for all of us here at Batchelor Institute. For our graduands, this moment is a culmination of all of your hard work, determination and commitment to reach your potential. It is truly a momentous occasion. For your family, friends and communities your achievements are a symbol of what can be attained through hard work and dedication and they will be very proud of you.

Graduands, I congratulate you and thank you for allowing us to be part of this very special moment in your lives and for letting us guide and accompany you on your learning journey.

Socrates once said: “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” Education is a lifelong journey. In getting to this point in your journey you will have experienced many highs and lows. Perhaps there were days when you wondered why you were studying. Maybe putting yourself into new situations, being away from home, studying late into the night whilst trying to manage all your other commitments seemed like a really bad choice. The journey will have been made more difficult for some of you because of the impact of COVID. Yet, you made the choices that have allowed you to graduate today. You persevered, and today we celebrate your choices, your journey and your success.

Today is a day of celebration. However, your journey will continue past today. I urge you to use your education to make an impact. Be a role model for your family, friends and community. Continue to learn and grow.

We are very proud of you and we look forward to seeing the legacy that you create as Batchelor Institute graduates of 2021.

Professor Gareth Allison, Acting Chief Executive Officer

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Keynote Speaker

Dr Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr Bauman AM

Aboriginal activist, educator and artist

Dr Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr Baumann AM is an Aboriginal elder from Nauiyu and a renowned artist, activist, writer and public speaker.

In 1975, Miriam-Rose became the Territory’s first fully qualified Aboriginal teacher. As an art consultant for the Department of Education, she visited schools through the Top End, advocating for the inclusion of visual art as part of every child’s education.

Miriam-Rose later became the principal of the Catholic school in her home community before being appointed to the

Federal Government’s advisory body, the National Indigenous Council. In 2013, she established the Miriam Rose Foundation, to bridge the divide between Aboriginal culture and mainstream society - driving reconciliation at a grassroots level.

Through her professional and creative life, Miriam-Rose has remained dedicated to maintaining the cultural independence of her people and being a spokesperson for the Aboriginal worldview. In recognition of her leadership, she was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia medal and an Honorary PhD in Education from Charles Darwin University.

Citation for the Award of Honorary Doctorate

After due consideration by the Council of the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, it has been determined that Professor Peter Buckskin should be awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of the Institute Honoris Causa.

Throughout his career Professor Buckskin, a Narungga man from the Yorke Peninsula region of South Australia, has been engaged in a wide range of areas related to the advancement and welfare of Aboriginal people. Primarily, Peter is an educator, and his work within education is driven by a passion and the unrelenting pursuit for excellence in educational outcomes for


Aboriginal people in Australia. Professor Buckskin has a wealth of knowledge and expertise and is an acknowledged leader in the field of First Nations education both in Australia and Internationally. Reflecting his endless contribution and commitment to Aboriginal Education, Professor Buckskin is renowned not only in Australia but internationally.

During his career Professor Buckskin worked as a schoolteacher and a Superintendent of Schools. Peter served for more than a decade as a senior officer at State and Federal levels including as a Ministerial Advisor, and in the Australian Governments Senior Executive Service, in the portfolios of Education and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs.

Professor Buckskin also served with distinction in the tertiary education sector. Peter retired from the University of South Australia as the Dean of Aboriginal Engagement and Strategic Projects having also been the Dean of Indigenous Scholarship, Engagement and Research.

In addition to these important roles, Professor Buckskin has also been an executive member of the World Indigenous Network of Higher Education Consortium, the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Higher Education Consortium, and a member of the Australian Research Council Advisory Council. Peter also served as a Commissioner on the Australian Commission to UNESCO.

Professor Buckskin is currently Chair of the South Australian Aboriginal Education and Training Consultative Council, co-chair of Reconciliation South Australia and an Ambassador for White Ribbon.

Through his career Professor Buckskin has been recognised for his expertise and exemplary service through the awarding of a number of prestigious awards. In 2001 Peter received the Australian Government Public Service Medal. In 2003, Professor Buckskin was awarded the Frank G. Klassen Award for Leadership and Contribution to Teacher Education from the International Council on Education for Teaching. In 2005, he received the Deadly Award for his outstanding contribution to Aboriginal Education and in 2007 was elected a Fellow of the Australian College of Educators. In 2009 Peter was awarded a UNESCO Chapter Award for his contribution to education and reconciliation. In the 2020 South Australian NAIDOC awards Professor Buckskin was recognised with a Lifetime Achievement award.

Professor Buckskin’s knowledge, expertise and wisdom has been more recently recognised in his appointment to the Senior Advisory Group tasked with advising the Australian Government on the Voice. In March 2020 he was appointed as the co-chair of the critical third tier of this process, the Local and Regional Co-Design Group to ensure that all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a voice in this important element of Australia’s history.

Chairperson, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the welfare and advancement of First Nations people of Australia, and in particular, to the quality, participation and equity of their education I present to you for the honorary award of the degree of Doctor of the Institute – Honoris Causa – Dr Peter Buckskin.

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Conferral of Awards

The following awards are conferred by the Council of Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education upon students who have completed an accredited course of study.

Higher Degree by Research

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVESJola Stewart-Bugg Batchelor

Vocational Education and Training

DIPLOMA OF ABORIGINAL AND/OR TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRACTICEElizabeth Joan CoombesNatasha FejoJoshua Russell Sells

DIPLOMA OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CAREBelina Jackson

CERTIFICATE IV IN ABORIGINAL AND/OR TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRACTICEClara Tracey Lee BakerDarren BraunElizabeth Joanne BrownLuke Anthony EllisDennika HaleyIlija JacobsShanika KingIsaiah Herbert LeeConnor LobenweinLachlan MaddenPatricia NundhirribalaPeter PalancioKiara PeacockSarah QuongSylvia ReynoldsNatasha Lee SumnerClinton Washington

DriverMareebaDarwin

Minjilang

Mount BarkerTiwiSouth WentworthvilleKatherineKatherine EastRoseberyKatherineLudmillaNhulunbuyDunwichNumbulwarStuart ParkJingiliJohnstonLargs BayHolden HillDurack


CERTIFICATE IV IN EDUCATION SUPPORTSonia Joshua

CERTIFICATE IV IN SCREEN AND MEDIAElla Geia

CERTIFICATE IV IN VISUAL ARTSCheryl Zurvas

CERTIFICATE III IN BUSINESSSinead Spicer-Heaslip

CERTIFICATE III IN CIVIL CONSTRUCTION PLANT OPERATIONSJeffrey Neville Wenban

CERTIFICATE III IN COMMUNITY SERVICESRehnuga ChandrasegaranEmma Mckenzie CraigJo De La CoeurNikita ElliottTiffani GrayJacqueline Jones-DooleyKaren KhanJasmin MadenTanisha MadenChelsea McNairAaron MillenWiddy Sarah PopeLeticia Julie RedsellNoeliesha Young

CERTIFICATE III IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARECarmen KungiungAudrey LeeAnita Sams

CERTIFICATE III IN EDUCATION SUPPORTDaisy BanakaMelissa Djilimarra Gaykamangu

CERTIFICATE III IN SCREEN AND MEDIAKayla Baker-PerisAlma Enosa

Ngukurr

Bakewell

Katherine

Woolner

Howard Springs

JohnstonZuccoliDurackKaramaFarrarGunnEva ValleyCoolalingaCoolalingaJohnstonMalakKaramaJohnstonKarama

Emu PointMinjilangEmu Point

RaminginingRamingining

WoodroffeWagaman

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Tathrah NewtonKenneth Stagg

CERTIFICATE II IN ABORIGINAL AND/OR TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PRIMARY HEALTH CAREMarissa DhurrkayDianne Christine DicksonGeoffrey GanambarrSinitta SambonoBrenton Kenneth VanderputtSharon Djalambarr Wunungmurra

CERTIFICATE II IN BUSINESSCandice McGinness

CERTIFICATE II IN COMMUNITY SERVICESRaymond MullerStorm Danielle Ross

CERTIFICATE II IN CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENTDwayne AlangaleKathrine CarverPaul EvansAaron GreenDaphne HuddlestonTheresa LemonTravis MaloneyArthur MuggletonMaurice Michael RayAmos ShieldsWesley ShieldsSheila White

CERTIFICATE II IN CONSTRUCTIONGeorge CameronRaymond CroninJaswyn DixonChristian FloresAshley LansenZebedee NgaboyLincoln PelascoMike Redford

WanguriFitzroy Crossing

GaliwinkuGaliwinkuGaliwinkuDaly RiverRoseberyGaliwinku

Gray

BerrimahCoconut Grove

Pine CreekAlawaYirrkalaDaly RiverPine CreekDaly RiverDaly RiverPine CreekPine CreekDaly RiverDaly RiverDaly River

ManingridaGrayLajamanuLeanyerBerrimahManingridaDaguraguManingrida


LajamanuLajamanuTiwiManingrida

Humpty DooMouldenLajamanuLajamanuLajamanuGrayLajamanuMouldenBatchelorLajamanuDriverLajamanuMouldenLajamanuLajamanuJohnstonGray

Batchelor

KatherineBarungaJilkmingganJilkmingganBarungaBulgulBulgulBulgulBarungaKatherineJilkmingganJilkmingganJilkmingganJilkmingganKatherine

Steven Jungala RobertsonAnanias TasmanVetari Sophie TomAlvin Wallace

CERTIFICATE II IN FAMILY WELLBEINGJodi Elizabeth CatlingDarlene DeveryJudith Anne FrancisJodie JohnsonLilian JohnsonFrances KellyMonalisa KellyDenisha LittleWendy Josephine LudwigMarissa McDonaldColleen Sharee MillerTasha MoranMichelle OrmsbyLorraine RobboRochelle SamboCaroline ThomasPetrina Elizabeth Triantafillou

CERTIFICATE II IN HORTICULTUREDonald Jeffrey Taylor

CERTIFICATE II IN RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORK PREPARATIONCharles Reginald AlumSamson AndrewsTimothy BakerRonald BennettHarold BrinjenJason Bur BurTeresa Burr BurrTimothy Burr BurrDalsanto BushQuenton CharlieScotty CollinsAlberto DaylightTremaine DaylightAdam Francis GastonRoderick Harney

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Steven JohnBernie LewisPeter Manyita JatbulaDavid MardiWaylon MillerVictor MoffattCharlene MoreenBrendan Morgan ArmstrongTerrance O’KeefeNolan PontoKamish RogersJoshua RoryNathan RunyuKane SnapeMichael TreloarAbraham Wesan

CERTIFICATE II IN SKILLS FOR WORK AND VOCATIONAL PATHWAYSChaticia Maria BuckskinSean GradyZhahon HegartyEthan JamesBianca Jade Benson KemisterJake Evan Michael Mills-HopkinsKenneth PeckhamKade James PowellFrank David SedenAmy Ranae SewerJordan ThomasZora Louise WilsonSavana’H Wilson-Wanganeen

CERTIFICATE II IN VISUAL ARTSGarrawara Munyarryun†

CERTIFICATE I IN AUTOMOTIVE VOCATIONAL PREPARATIONVincent AdjaStewart BrooksGanawa Waturr BurarrwangaAlistair DarcyAdrian DaveyCharles Ashmore De La CoeurNigel Thomas Fraser

JilkmingganBulgulKalanoRakulaBarungaBulgulBulgulBatchelorJilkmingganJilkmingganKatherineJilkmingganBarungaKatherineKatherineBarunga

BerrimahBerrimahBerrimahBerrimahBerrimahBerrimahBerrimahBerrimahBerrimahBerrimahBerrimahBerrimahBerrimah

Dhalinbuy Homelands

Daly RiverDaly RiverNhulunbuyDaly RiverBullaMiniyeriNauiyu


YirrkalaGan GanGan GanNgukurrMinyerriMinyerriMiniyeriTimber CreekDaly RiverDaly RiverDaly RiverDaly RiverGarrthalalaKatherineDaly RiverYilparaGurrumuruBukudal HomelandDhalinybuyGilwiYirrkalaMiniyeriKatherineTimber CreekTimber CreekTimber CreekGapuwiyakMinyerriGapuwiyakYirrkalaNhulunbuy

Eva ValleyKatherineDarwinBatchelorGaliwinkuPeppimenarti

Daly RiverMarrakai

Dean Yalapuru GumanaGoninyal GumanaYinimala GumanaHendrick HallLennie HallAmos Hall-DennisReggie HuddlestoneCedric JonesJonathon JonesDerek LatzerPeter MartinBrett MatherBenjamin Gungun MaymuruSarah MinginPhillip MorganGawaratj MununggurrLanydjana MununggurrWurrpday MununggurrBanul MunyarryunJethrol NewryJack Andrew NugentTeddy O’KeefeShadrack RetchfordShane Andrew SluggettClinton StaceyRobert TipilouraDarren WanambiCurtis WilfredBrendan Banygada WunungmurraBuykuwangu Richard WunungmurraMarayala Yunupingu

CERTIFICATE I IN BUSINESSCrystal CraganValerie Ann GallagherChristina GibsonLanie HudsonVirginia RripaMalcolm Wilson

CERTIFICATE I IN CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENTSharon JimarinNeil Raymond Jones

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Andrew LiddyThomas LiddyWesley Shields

CERTIFICATE I IN ENGINEERINGGarth Maluwurja Doolan

CERTIFICATE I IN VISUAL ARTSGarrawara Munyarryun†

WadeyeWadeyeDaly River

Maningrida

Dhalinbuy Homelands

Student Response

Darren Braun

Darren Braun is a proud Ngalakan Kaytetye Arrernte man who trained as a dancer/performing artist in a previous life. He moved into Indigenous health because he wants to help his mob navigate a culturally safe passage to access quality health services.

He completed a Certificate IV in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care (HLT40213) with Batchelor in 2019 while he was employed as a trainee Aboriginal Health Practitioner with Danila Dilba.

Darren said the course changed him and grounded him, motivating him to take charge of his own health and make better choices. Becoming a trainee at the age of 35 wasn’t always easy, but Darren was prepared for it. Focused and determined, he drew on his resilience and ability to adapt. Darren said there is a need for male Aboriginal health practitioners and now that he has completed his training, he’s eager to continue making a difference in the lives of the people he helps each day.

Darren was the winner of Vocational Student of the Year at the NT Training awards, as well as a Finalist in the same category at the Australian Training awards in 2020.

Darren has returned to Batchelor this year to study the Diploma in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care (Practice) (HLT50213).


About the Master of Ceremonies

Charlie King OAM

Indigenous Australian sports commentator. Award-winning anti-family violence campaigner

A youth worker for more than 20 years, Charlie King OAM has been engaged in community development, juvenile justice and child protection.

He was the Chairman of the NT Department of Children and Families’ Advisory Council, member of the Child Protection Review Team and managed the Youth Services office. He was the

Chairperson of Indigenous Mens Advisory Counci) and the Bonner Committee (ABC Indigenous Advisory Committee).

Charlie has been a sports commentator on the ABC since 1990, hosting Grandstand and has commentated on various sports including Australian Rules football and cricket. As a broadcaster, Charlie was the first Indigenous Australian to commentate at an Olympic Games, in Beijing 2008. His broadcasting career included coverage of the London Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Manchester and Melbourne.

Charlie has been working in partnership with CatholicCare NT since 2006 developing strong men’s programs and the No More Campaign, targeting sporting codes to address violence in their clubs and with their supporters.

His work has been recognized through a range of awards including his most recent, the NT Senior Australian of the Year 2019.

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About the Artist

Mr G Munyarryun†

I am from Dhalinybuy Homeland Community. My Clan is Wangurri and I am Yirritja. I am a songman and dancer and I play yidaki (didgeridoo) for ceremony all around Arnhem Land. My father Mathulu Munyarruyn is an important artist and he passed his knowledge to me and my brothers and sisters. When I paint I think about the stories my father told me. Through his knowledge I learn the right way. I came to Batchelor Institute to learn about art and finished my Certificate I and Certificate II in Visual Arts in 2020.

With the approval of Mr Munyarryun’s family, the artist’s work is displayed on the cover of this booklet.


About Batchelor Institute

Batchelor Institute is the only First Nations dual sector tertiary education provider in Australia. The Institute gives precedence to its philosophy of Both-Ways: positioning First Nations peoples as knowledge holders in all educational transactions with Western knowledge systems as well as privileging First Nations ways of learning and teaching to underpin our engagement with mainstream education systems and society more broadly.

The Institute is a Registered Training Organisation with the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) to deliver vocational education and training (VET) programs. It has three main campuses, at the Batchelor township, the Desert Knowledge Precinct in Alice Springs and the Casuarina campus of Charles Darwin University. In addition, it operates a range of learning centres across rural and remote Northern Territory. Batchelor Institute is an eligible higher education provider per the Higher Education Support Act (2003) and is accredited by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) to deliver postgraduate higher education.

The Institute teaches in a range of degree programs in collaboration with Charles Darwin University to both First Nations and non-Indigenous students. The Institute also delivers the nationally recognised Preparation for Tertiary Success (PTS) program designed to provide entry pathways for First Nations peoples to university. At the postgraduate level it offers Master and PhD level studies that incorporate and promote First Nations perspectives and approaches to knowledge.

Our goals are to partner on our own terms and build strength through alliances with First Nations organisations, with partner organisations and with premier tertiary education and research institutions across Australia and internationally:

[ to remain deeply committed to education for the bush, as we extend our reach to the First Nations families and communities of Australia’s regions and cities.

[ to be innovative and creative in our approaches and partnerships to best serve First Nations’ communities as well as their participation in the mainstream economy.

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Guide to Academic Dress

The predominant black red and gold colours of academic dress mirror the colours of the Aboriginal flag, and the logo in these colours that adorns stoles and gowns is a design that represents four people sitting around a campfire telling stories to each other.

VET GRADUAND DRESSA plain gold gown and a stole covered in ochre satin with one white logo.

HIGHER EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATE DRESSA plain gold gown and a black hood lined in red satin.

POST GRADUATE DRESSDoctoral graduands can be distinguished by their red gown, gold satin yoke and red tudor bonnet. Masters graduands have a gold hood lined with maroon, and a black trencher with black, red and yellow tassels.

MILITARY MEDALSMedals, both military or civilian, may be worn by both students and staff, however, must be worn on the garment/uniform under the Academic Regalia.

Medals are not to be affixed to the Academic Regalia.

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