Elijah Carney (Indigenouslockpicker)

Happy National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day 🎉

is an annual national celebration held on August 4 to celebrate First Nations children, honour their culture, and highlight the importance of family and community. Established in 1988


And happy Cook Islands Constitution Day

is an annual national public holiday celebrated on August 4th that marks the country's self-governance achieved in 1965

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Elijah Carney (Indigenouslockpicker)

Both parts of the parky 2 year anniversary video are available to watch


https://youtu.be/ur_Ny7RPFnM?si=KafVS...


https://youtu.be/xJhDBBgCjZo?si=vLZ-b...

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Elijah Carney (Indigenouslockpicker)

To everyone the recent video of ‪@ParkysPlace‬ anniversary part:1 that video wasn't supposed to be public yet and I don't know how it did end up public some YouTube screw up perhaps either way the video has been made private again for the time been so I can finish fixing part:2 and release them together which was what I had intended thanks to everyone who has already watched part:1 though much love #puckfarkisons 💙💚🩵💙

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Elijah Carney (Indigenouslockpicker)

Hell yeah Naoero 🥳🥳🥳🥳

Nauru has officially changed its name to 'Naoero', the Micronesian Island nation's governments announced in a statement on Wednesday night.

The Nauruan parliament had passed a constitutional amendment in May to rename the country 'Naoero' after the proposal was initially tabled by President David Adeang in January.

Adeang said at the time that while the name 'Nauru' had been recognised internationally since the island's independence, the proposed change sought to "more faithfully honour our nation's heritage, our language, and our identity".

However, a national referendum was expected to follow to complete the constitutional procedures.

Nauru is the world's smallest independent republic, with a population of approximately 12,000 and a land area of 21 square kilometres.

The government said in May that the name change would be reflected across national official records and symbols, and official identity regionally and internationally, including at the United Nations.

"The Republic of Naoero is the new official designation for what was previously known as Nauru. The abbreviated form will be Naoero, with the code updated to NRO, and the people will be referred to as dei-Naoero," the government statement said.

It added that Adeang delivered his opening message to parliament on 20 July and addressed the decision to return the country to its traditional name, Naoero, "following extensive discussions".

"The decision not to pursue a referendum was reached after thoughtful deliberation that Naoero is not a new name seeking acceptance by the people.

"It is already the identity of the people, is on the national coat of arms, and spoken in the community; and importantly is allowed by the Constitution.

"While a referendum is intended to determine the will of the people, the name Naoero has never been lost, but rather waiting to be fully embraced."

Information sourced from RNZ

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Elijah Carney (Indigenouslockpicker)

Happy independence Day Vanuatu 🇻🇺🥳

Vanuatu is marking 46 years of independence today with mass celebrations and a speech by the country's Prime Minister.

Celebrations started several days ago with an independence day parade to mark the end of joint British and French rule of what was formerly known as New Hebrides.

This year's independence day is all the more special with Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape and Timor Leste's President Jose Ramos-Horta in the capital for the big celebrations.

Information sourced from the Australian broadcasting corporation

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Elijah Carney (Indigenouslockpicker)

A warning to Aboriginal and Zenadth kes readers the following may contain names of those who have passed


Australia’s first Blue Plaque Trail has been unveiled to commemorate the 1965 Freedom Ride, a landmark civil rights journey that played an instrumental role in raising awareness of racial injustice and building momentum for reconciliation action in Australia.

In February 1965, a group of 30 students led by Dr Charles Perkins, travelled for two weeks by bus through regional NSW. Called the ‘Freedom Ride’, the journey brought national attention to discriminatory laws, practices and segregation, and pushed for greater equality and recognition for Aboriginal people.

The freedom ride it's self being
Partly inspired by the Freedom Riders of the American Civil Rights Movement

These activists were specifically protesting de facto segregation such as

• the Banning Indigenous ex-servicemen from the Walgett RSL clubBarring •Aboriginal children and people from public swimming pools in Moree and Kempsey
•Segregated seating and color bars in local picture theaters, pubs, and cafes in towns like Bowraville and Gulargambone
And so one

Six newly unveiled Blue Plaques now mark significant locations along the original route, creating a Trail that invites visitors to retrace the journey and discover the stories, people and events that contributed to lasting social change.

Through interactive QR codes at each location, visitors can uncover the stories behind the 1965 Freedom Ride, ensuring the legacy of those who travelled the route in pursuit of equality continues to educate and inspire.

Information and image sourced from NSW Environment and Heritage website

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Elijah Carney (Indigenouslockpicker)

Happy National Tree Day 🥳

National Tree Day in Australia falls on the last Sunday of July each year, with the 30th anniversary event having taken place on Sunday, July 26, 2026 (and Schools Tree Day on Friday, July 24, 2026). Established by Planet Ark in 1996, it is Australia's largest community nature care and tree-planting event


Facts about Australian trees

•Australia holds some of the rarest and most ancient trees on Earth, led by the Wollemi Pine, King's Holly, and the Macadamia Tree.

• The Wollemi Pine (Wollemia nobilis)Living Fossil: Known from fossil records dating back 200 million years, it was thought to have gone extinct 2 million years ago until it was rediscovered in 1994 in a secret canyon within Wollemi National Park near Sydney.

• King’s Holly (Lomatia tasmanica)Ancient Clones: Found in only one remote location in southwest Tasmania, this shrub-like tree propagates through root suckers, meaning individual clonal systems may be nearly 50,000 years old

• Macadamia Tree (Macadamia tetraphylla / integrifolia)Rainforest Native: While wild macadamia nuts are famous globally today, the native rainforest trees that produce them are naturally restricted to very small, fragmented patches of subtropical rainforest in eastern Australia (Queensland and New South Wales).

•Australia's native forests feature unique adaptations like fire resilience, evergreen foliage, and iconic species

•Australia’s most common and widespread native trees belong to the Eucalyptus (gum trees), Acacia (wattles), and Melaleuca (paperbarks/tea trees) groups. Among individual species, the River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) is the most widely distributed eucalyptus on the mainland.

•Norfolk island pine (Araucaria heterophylla)is a slow-growing tree that can reach heights of up to 65 meters. It’s so symmetrical in its branches and vertical trunks that, due to its perfect shape, it is sometimes called a living Christmas tree. Its leaves are soft and awl-shaped, curving upward to give it that iconic symmetrical look. This tree is not actually a pine, despite its name also the species is endemic to the Australian territory of Norfolk island and is currently classified as vulnerable, the Norfolk island pine also features prominently on the Norfolk island flag 🇳🇫

Image sourced from Norfolk island pine Wikipedia page

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Elijah Carney (Indigenouslockpicker)

Australia's last surviving Kokoda campaign veteran, Reginald James Chard OAM, has died peacefully aged 102.


RSL Australia announced he died "peacefully" on Friday, saying it was with "heavy hearts" that it farewelled one of the nation's last links to the soldiers who fought along the Kokoda Track during World War II.

"We extend our deepest condolences to Reg's family, friends and all the lives he touched throughout his incredible life," the organisation said in a statement.

Chard enlisted in the Australian Army in 1942 at the age of 18, serving in Papua New Guinea, where he marched through the rugged mountains, survived repeated bouts of malaria and endured the fierce fighting at Sanananda.

RSL Australia said Chard devoted his later years to honouring the sacrifice of his fellow soldiers, becoming an "irreplaceable" presence at the memorial.

May you sir rest in peace 🕊️🕊️


Information sourced from the Australian broadcasting corporation and image sourced from NSW War Memorials register

Pictured below a young Reg and his future wife Betty

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Elijah Carney (Indigenouslockpicker)

Today We Remember. 🇵🇬 🕊️🕊️🕊️

National Remembrance Day in Papua New Guinea is an annual public holiday observed on July 23rd to honor members of the armed forces who served and sacrificed their lives in World War I, World War II, and international peacekeeping operations.

This specific day marks when the local Papua Infantry Battalion engaged forward Japanese troops at Awala during the Kokoda Track campaign



And on this
We honour the courage, sacrifice, and resilience of all who served. Their legacy lives on, and we will never forget.

Lest We Forget.

Below is an image supplied by the AWM of
George Whittington being led to safety by Raphael Oimbari on Christmas Day 1942 the Papuan men who worked as stretcher bearers and supply transporters during the conflict affectionately became known as Fuzzy Wuzzy angles while some were volunteers it is important to note that many were conscripted by the Australian army as Australia was the colonial power that controlled what would become Papua New Guinea at that time and it is important that part of our history is remembered

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Elijah Carney (Indigenouslockpicker)

A warning to Aboriginal and Zenadth kes readers the following may contain names/depictions of those who have passed

South Australia's largest federal electorate, which covers more than 92 per cent of the state, will be renamed in honour of Aboriginal leader Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue

The O'Donoghue family this morning welcomed the name change

Who was Dr Lowitja (1932–2024) She was a trailblazing Yankunytjatjara woman and one of Australia's most influential Indigenous rights leaders. Surviving the Stolen Generations, she became South Australia’s first Aboriginal nurse. Over a 60-year career, she was the inaugural ATSIC chairperson, helped draft the Native Title Act, and was the first Aboriginal person to address the UN General Assembly.

Her name will replace the current name of seat of Grey, named after former SA governor Sir George Grey who caused much harm to indigenous peoples in South Australia and later New Zealand






Information and image sourced from the Lowitja Institute and the Australian broadcasting corporation

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