First Nations Telegraph

For the first time in 30 years Australia’s national Indigenous newspaper, the Koori Mail, will be unable to publish next week.

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The fortnightly paper, owned by a collective of five Traditional Owner groups from the Bundjalung Aboriginal communities of northern New South Wales, is produced in Lismore.

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General Manager Naomi Moran said staff have accessed to the building and confirmed two levels of the three-storey building, next to the levee on Magellan St, was under water.

Two senior staff members, including editor Rudi Maxwell, have lost their homes.

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“We are down but we are not out,” Ms Moran said.

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“Not publishing for the first time in 30 years was a difficult decision to make but we are all affected by this.

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“Our local Bundjalung communities have become our priority for now, they have all been affected by the devastating impacts of this flood.

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“We are extremely concerned for their welfare and have been working hard to support them in their hours of need.”

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A Go Fund Me page and bank details have been widely shared through the Koori Mail social media networks.

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“We are accepting donations on behalf of our mob for temporary accommodation, medical supplies, baby supplies, food vouchers, drinking water, clothes and camp gear,” she said.

 

https://www.gofundme.com/.../bundjalung-community-flood...

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Koori Mail Bank Account Details: BSB 082707 A/C 983761600

GOFUNDME: https://gofund.me/7b4a5593 

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Please keep an eye on social media for further updates.

Website: https://koorimail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/koorimail
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/koorimailnewspaper/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/koorimailnews