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TWO of the four people accused of murdering Indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey have been found guilty after a mammoth 12-week trial.

Two men have been found guilty of murdering Cassius Turvey, an Indigenous teenager who was chased into bushland and bashed with a metal pole. Another man was convicted of manslaughter, and a woman was acquitted over the attack on Cassius Turvey in Perth’s eastern suburbs on October 13, 2022.
The 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji boy died in hospital 10 days later from complications related to severe internal head injuries, causing outrage across the nation.
In front of a packed courtroom on Thursday, Jack Steven James Brearley, 24, and Brodie Lee Palmer, 29, were convicted of murder by a jury after three days of deliberations. Mitchell Colin Forth, 27, who was also on trial in the West Australian Supreme Court for Cassius’ murder, was convicted of manslaughter. Aleesha Louise Gilmore, 23, was acquitted by the jury of eight men and four women. – AAP

BUNDANON Art Museum will launch the Make Good Festival: Ideas for better living from 17-18 May on the land of the Dharawal and Dhurga language groups on the Shoalhaven River in NSW.

The two-day festival program includes a strong lineup of First Nations speakers and artists.

Local First Nations Custodians Joel Deaves and Jordan Thomas will give an introduction to reading Country and lead a guided cultural bush walk. Wiradjuri fibre artist Jessika Spencer, a finalist in the 2024 National Indigenous Fashion Awards, will run a drop-in workshop on woven jewellery making, using eco-dyed natural fibres to create contemporary pieces that speak to ancient traditions and Dr Paul Callaghan, a member of the Worimi people from coastal Australia, will discuss his best-selling book, The Dreaming Path: Indigenous Wisdom to live our best story.

For info go to: www.bundanon.com.au/make-good/

AS thousands gathered across the nation to commemorate ANZAC Day, a small group came together at Camp Sovereignty in the heart of Naarm to pay respects to First Nations peoples who died in the Frontier Wars.

As the sun rose over the city, Uncle Robbie Thorpe and Aunty Lisa Thorpe spoke about the importance of remembering ancestors who died defending their lands against colonisation.

THE Wiradjuri All Blacks won the inaugural Arthur Musso Hooper Shield on Saturday, April 19, at Brewarrina’s first rugby league Knockabout carnival, which featured nine men’s and two women’s teams.
The carnival and shield is held in memory of the late Arthur Musso Hooper, the founder of the Barwon United Swans RLFC, established in 1984 in Brewarrina.

PAPUNYA Eagles appear on track for another strong showing in the Central Australian Football League’s Community Competition after overcoming fierce rival Yuendemu in a thriller on the red dust of the Western Desert.

Papunya Oval played host to two games in round two, with Mount Allen Eagles overcoming Areyonga Tigers, before the Eagles hosted the Magpies in a game for the ages.

YOUTH are big winners from the seventh round of grant funding from Fire to Flourish in the Clarence Valley. Twelve community-led projects across Bundjalung, Gumbaynggirr and Yaegl Country with a theme of Caring for Country and Youth have shared $420,000.