- Liam ___________________________ . In The Spirit Of Crazy Horse http://itsoch.hypermart.net KOLA Action Group http://kola-hq.hypermart.net Journey of Healing http://www.journeyofhealing.com .___________________________ -----Original Message----- From: Webcentral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 8:48 AM Subject: [atsic] Media Release: ATSIC Election Attracts International Eyes >5 October 1999 > >ATSIC Election Attracts International Eyes > > >International eyes will be on Cairns this week as overseas election >officials arrive to observe Saturday's election of ATSIC regional councils. > >It is something of a reversal of Australia's usual role of sending observers >to oversee elections in foreign countries. However unlike Australian >observers, whose job is to ensure proper electoral conduct, the nine >visitors coming to Cairns want to check out how we do things here. > >Mr Bob Longland, Australian Electoral Officer for Queensland, said the visit >was part of a programme which the AEC runs for every election, inviting >various countries to send election officials on a fact-finding exchange. > >This time, Thailand, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Lesotho have accepted the >invitation, all sending senior representatives for three days of >presentations, discussions and visits to polling places. > >Mr Longland said the group would spend time with AEC representatives >learning about the logistics of arranging elections in Australia including >vote counting, election office operations, and planning an election. > >The difference between the ATSIC election and a federal election would be >explained, and ATSIC Regional Manager, Richard Aspinall, and Commissioner >Terry O'Shane, would provide background information on ATSIC and Aboriginal >and Torres Strait Islander affairs generally. > >Mr Longland said that to put the whole election in a proper cultural >context, the group would also visit the Tjapukai theme park, as he expected >none of them had prior knowledge of Australia's indigenous culture. > >Cairns was chosen for the international visit because of its large number of >indigenous voters and the relative ease with which the overseas officials >could go to see a polling place where they could talk to candidates, >officials and voters. Yarrabah and Kuranda have so far been put on the >polling day itinerary. > > > >For further information contact: Gaylene Whenmouth, ATSIC Cairns, ph. 4042 >8295. > >Craig Sproule >Office of Public Affairs - ATSIC >Ph: 02 6121 4952 >Fax: 02 6282 2854 >E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/
