Elder
Jones of Dalungbara Tribe
Indigenous
Aspirations
THE
QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY STRATEGIC PLAN 2003–2006
Page 12, reads in part: "Our goals - Protecting our natural
and cultural heritage
....... We will actively seek to work together with
traditional owners to achieve improved environmental outcomes that
are consistent with and respect traditional lore and customs. .... Queensland's
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural resources are recognized and
protected. Indigenous peoples' interests and aspirations
will be supported. ..... "
Elder
John Jones' Web Pages
ASPIRATION:
Sharing indigenous culture, experiences, interests and history.
ASPIRATION: The Aboriginal
University, Dalungdalee Trust
Photo:
Sandy Cape lighthouse
The
Sandy Cape lighthouse in the north of Fraser Island was built by indigenous
and non-indigenous ancestors of Elder John Jones.
This will be used as the headquarters of the Aboriginal University of Australia,
Dalungdalee Trust.
ASPIRATION: Cultural
tourist Guides for Fraser Island.
ASPIRATION: Selling
souvenirs, artifacts and paintings.
ASPIRATION: Environmental
impact studies on the dingoes and brumbies.
ASPIRATION:
Horse trail rides with indigenous guides
We
will provide trained indigenous cultural tourist guides who will demonstrate
our traditional hunting and fishing, and will show you culturally significant
sites on Fraser Island.
This will be available to any tourist groups wanting to visit Fraser Island,
including school tours and overseas groups.
It is interesting to note that some of our guides are descendants of the Aboriginal
trackers who led police to find Ned Kelly and his gang.
Information
coming.
We
will be acquiring the services of Mr Peter M. James, BSc, MSc(Eng), PhD, DIC,
to supervise our environmental impact studies on both the Fraser Island dingoes
and our brumbies.
Both Brumby Watch Australia and the Australia Waler Society will be assisting
in the impact study on our brumbies. We also have major concerns about the cane
toad infestations in the lakes systems and lantanas growing in the bush areas
and on the sand dunes.
We
plan to take tourists on horse trail rides with our indigenous cultural tourist
guides.
One of our aspirations is to share with Australian
and overseas visitors to Fraser Island our culture, experiences, interests
and our history of Fraser Island and the Wide Bay area.
Photo:
Peter James, Consulting Geotechnical Engineer
B.Sc. Qld, 1959: Geology & Maths
M.Sc.(Eng.), Imperial College London, 1965: Soil Mechanics
Ph.D. London, 1970: Thesis, "Time Effects and Progressive Failure
in Clay Slopes"; supervisors: Professors A. Skempton and N. Morgenstern
DIC Dissertation, 1965: "A Review of Rock Creep"
Member, Institution of Engineers Australia - Chartered Professional Engineer
Member, Geological Society of Australia
About
Mr Peter M. James
Mr James has over thirty years of practice, research and teaching in geotechnical
engineering, twenty five years as an individual consultant working in more than
15 countries throughout the Asia-pacific region and Europe. Dams and hydro projects
have been a feature of the past 20 years, together with rationalisation of problem
sites and geotechnical review consulting.
Local experience has been enhanced over the past four years by a geotechnical
consulting agreement with the Brisbane City Council.
Personal clients include major consulting engineers, government bodies both
in Australia and abroad, and statutory authorities such as the Asian Development
Bank.
Some thirty five publications in international conferences and technical journals.
Mr James resides in Brisbane and works in the earth sciences, in the Asia-Pacific
region, writing between overseas trips.
In
fulfilling our aspirations, we will be seeking support from the UNESCO World
Heritage Convention, and the UN Human Rights Commission.
Photo:
Elder John Jones, Bruce Little and Lyall Sempf at Inskip Point via Rainbow Beach.
aboriginal
university of australia, dalungdalee trust
Photo:
Taken at Benalla in Victoria, 1879. This was the tracker contingent together
with their officers who travelled from Queensland to Victoria at the request
of the Victorian Government to help track the Kelly gang.
Fraser
Island brumby
Copyright: Sarah Jones Oct. 2003
