ABC Documentary: Ghosts of the Gulf

2007-06-30

Don't miss this terrific documentary about ghost nets filmed late last & early this year. It will be aired on the ABC television show "Message Stick" on 6th August at 6pm EST.

This film showcases the great work done by Indigenous rangers attached to the Ghost Net Programme & was completed in the last week of February.

Final filming took place at Mapoon on the western side of Cape York and was unique in the fact that for the first time indigenous rangers who had been previously trained in net processing were used to train a new mob from Mapoon. Richard Woosup from Injinoo and Peter Harper and Angela Christie from Napranum took to the task like seasoned professionals and really did get into the spirit of the theme of the Project, being "Saltwater People Working Together".

As the Project Facilitator responsible for their initial mentoring and training it was a proud moment for me personally and further proof of the hard work & commitment Indigenous Rangers have shown towards the Programme.

It was also shot at Numbulwar Homelands and Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory.