Dorry Wesley and Natalie Williams from mhaca's Suicide Story -our way  discuss with 783 ABC Alice Springs' Emma Haskin the details around the program.

Suicide Story- our way

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Her first suicide attempt was at aged nine, she left school at 14 and was afraid of being murdered by her husband in her early 20s.  Indigenous woman, Dianne Gipey and CEO of the Alice Springs Women's Shelter, openly shares her own story of domestic violence and childhood trauma in this week's Desert Tracks. If this story raises any issues for you there is help available at Lifeline 13 11 14 or beyond blue 1300 22 46 36.

Desert Tracks:  Dianne Gipey

Many of the school children at Ntaria school, 130 kilometres west of Alice Springs have only ever seen ballet on television let alone a performance. That was until this week when the education arm of the Australian ballet ventured to the former Lutheran Mission to give the kids a taster of what ballet is all about through workshops and a mini pop up performance of Coppelia.

The Australian Ballet visits Ntaria, Hermannsburg.

Emma Haskin’s next guest on Desert Tracks this week moved to central Australia back in 1981 as an interim stop before a trip to the other side of the world.  Like many of us the lure of the outback kept him and his partner here for 37 years.  Many Centralians would know Russell Goldflam as a lawyer, he headed up the Northern Territory’s Criminal Lawyers Association for many years and as well as being at the helm of the Alice Springs legal aid office.

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Matt Conlan came to the Northern Territory in 2000 to take up the breakfast position at the commercial radio station 8HA. Seven years later he was courted by the then leader of the Country Liberal Party to run in upcoming by election for the now defunct electorate of Greatorex.

Desert Tracks Matt Conlan

Sarah Pollitt came to the Northern Territory in 1984.  She’s been with St Philips college for many years, starting out as the home economics teacher until she stepped into the role of school chaplain.
Sarah Pollitt’s story begins in Rhodesia where she and her siblings grew up.