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12 November 2024

Bulman School from the Big Rivers region in the Northern Territory have won $2,500 in the School award category of this year’s Northern Australia People Capacity and Response Network (NAPCaRN) Caring for Country Music Competition.

Their entry stood out because of their creative promotion of key tasks used when caring for country and managing land, encouraging communities to keep an eye out for pests and diseases.

Talking Biosecurity written by Taylah Debney and Atom Ab-Dalla and performed by Tay Tantra and Blvxk Bird won both Group and Most Innovative and Creative award categories. People’s Choice was awarded to Audrey Petschel and Ayla Jonston for That’s What Makes Us Unique.

The individual winner Resin Moon (Dave Crowe) with Counting On You took home $1,500, for his work in highlighting future education pathways and opportunities in biosecurity.

Entries were assessed on creativity, originality, lyrics, melody and alignment with biosecurity messaging and goals.

The panel of judges included representatives from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), NAPCaRN, MusicNT, Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (APRA), Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), and the Northern Territory Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Deputy Secretary of Biosecurity, Operations and Compliance, Justine Saunders, congratulated the winners, and thanked all entrants for putting so much effort in to raising awareness for our shared biosecurity responsibilities.

“It has been incredible to see a musical focus on connecting people with biosecurity messaging in a fun, interactive and engaging way,” Ms Saunders said.

“I’m looking forward to next year’s competition to see the creative ways people bring a greater awareness of biosecurity, and the impacts on lifestyle, culture and industry in the event of an incursion.

“It will be great to see this initiative rolled out across northern Australia given how successful it has been in the NT, and the value it provides in raising awareness of biosecurity in the north.”

Visit: Caring for Country – Music Competition

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