Cr Cyril Bukulatjpi and CEO Dale Keehne speak with Katie Woolf on Mix FM Radio

October 27, 2025

East Arnhem Regional Councillor Cyril Bukulatjpi - Gumurr Marthakal and CEO Dale Keehne spoke with Katie Woolf on Mix FM, about role of our Aboriginal Regional Local Government with the new Remote Australia Employment Service  

Katie Woolf:

“When you learned council wouldn't be able to provide these services because the council wasn't Aboriginal enough. I mean, what did you think of that?” 


Councillor Cyril Bukulatjpi - Gumurr Marthakal:

 “It was really irritating to hear what people said about our community Councils because we are Councils and we are Local Authorities. We have been working with the community for so many years and we helped so much.”


“And hearing this, it's really disappointing and they have not learn so much about us, what we do in the community and for the community.”


Dale Keehne - CEO:

“We've been battling this actually for a few years. Our council and others … across the NT and nationally for recognition of Aboriginal Community Control Councils. It's come out here with this new CDP program application … there's a clear preference one hundred percent for Aboriginal corporations and then the next one is Aboriginal businesses and you need just over fifty percent on your board."


Councillor Cyril Bukulatjpi - Gumurr Marthakal:

“We understand what people need in the community and they have gave a lot of trust on us as a Councillors and Local Authority and Council workers.”


“When kids are graduating at school, they don't usually go to CDP. They just wander off and do nothing for example. And that's why we need … this program for your own community to actually get a career and a pathway for their future.”


Dale Keehne - CEO:

We want to work together and just see a way forward on this because it's so historically important after all these years … it's a great opportunity and we really just want to work together on how to make that happen."



Listen to the full interview here: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/239-360-with-katie-woolf-102925822/episode/east-arnhem-regional-councillor-cyril-bukulatjpi-301845837/

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