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Bima Wear Newsletter

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 May 2011

A new Bima Wear baby

Lucia Pilakui and her first grandchild Wayne Junior aka Selwood

International Women’s Day 2010

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Lucia, Genevieve, Greta, Marita, Antoinette and Noreen celebrate IWD

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

March 8 2010
A joint project between Bima Wear and Ruby Gaea Darwin Centre Against Rape saw the production of a promotional t-shirt. Funded by NT Government’s Office of Women’s Policy, 180 women from Nguiu and Darwin received an International Women’s Day (IWD) t-shirt. The design came from Noella Babui (Bima Wear). Noella based her IWD design on the sharing of knowledge between women. This design reminds Noella of her mother Beatrice Kerinaiua and her sharing of Tiwi medicinal knowledge. On International Women’s Day, Nguiu Community became a sea of purple with every recipient proudly wearing their new shirt. The t-shirts are a big hit at Nguiu and next year we’ll have to produce many more! Many thanks to NT Govt.’s Office of Women’s Policy, Ruby Gaea, Kirsty, Sam and everyone else involved.
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Sue, Greta and Marita IWD 2010

……meanwhile in Adelaide

Noella Babui (IWD artist), Dehlia and Andy were also flying the IWD flag at Womadelaide Festival 2010
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Noella, Dehlia and Andy - IWD at Womadelaide 2010

International Women's Day at Womadelaide 2010

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Carmel KFC

Marita KFC

Nguiu womens IWD lunch at Bima Wear

International Women’s Day 2010

International Women’s Day at Womadelaide 2010

Noella, Dehlia and Andy – IWD at Womadelaide 2010

Sue, Greta and Marita IWD 2010

Lucia, Genevieve, Greta, Marita, Antoinette and Noreen celebrate IWD

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2010 to Adelaide and WOMAD

Northern Lights of Adelaide Festival

Adelaide trip March 2010

Heinz and Noella take a break between customers at Womadelaide 2010

Xavier girls visit Bima Wear

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Mary, Katherine, Nilusia, Dominica, Tamara

Xavier College students Mary Tipungwuti, Katherine Kantilla, Nilusia Kerinaiua, Dominica Timaepatua and Tamara Kerinaiua visit Bima Wear to show their fine sewing skills. Teacher Donna Tulloch has been teaching the students to sew as a part of their English Oral Literacy program. Bima Wear have invited the students to join us for work experience when they are ready and we’d like to see the girls be a part of the next Bima Wear generation. Well done girls!!

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Bima goes bush

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Bima women Noella, Rice, Lucia, Dehlia, Felicity and friends went hunting on Saturday at Arlutunga. All returned with a huge bag of mud mussels. Yum. When we arrived back at Nguiu each family was waiting with a well built fire and numbers ranging from three to twelve family members.

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Bima Wear Originals since 1969

Noreen Kerinaiua, Josepha Kantilla and Lucia Pilakui

came straight from school in 1969 to be founding members and staff of Bima Wear.

The three amigas - Original Bima Wear's since 1969

Josepha retires after 41 years

After 41 tireless years Josepha Kantilla retires from Bima Wear.

Josepha is one of the Bima Wear originals who started with Bima Wear in 1969. 

Josepha's last day at Bima Wear, seen here with husband Noel Puantulura