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Lois Cook: professional resume

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Education

1973             Lismore TAFE College (Secretarial Course)

1978            NAISDA 4yrs (Associate Diploma in Dance)

1979             Institute of Technology Sydney (video operation, editing, 
                       script writing   production) 3yrs consecutive workshops.

1993             Lismore Skills Development Centre (Business Management Course).

1994             Lismore Skill Share (Theatre Skills)

1995              Northern Rivers Conservatorium Arts Centre Inc. 
                       (Certificate in Dramatic Art).

2002              Pre-Laws University of NSW Kensington (UNSW).

2002               Arts/Laws UNSW:                                    
                         Legal systems, torts, cultural identity, Reading performance,   political  science,     
                         and Environmental  Controversy.

2003                UNSW Arts/Laws public law, contract, criminal laws, Australian media, power and comedy 
                         and legal research.

2005                Tourism and hospitality

2006-07         Aboriginal Art and craft Certificate  1, 11 , 111


2013-14        Diploma of Community Development (Tranby College)

Film and Television Credits

Timeless Land : Sigorie Thornton, Chris Haywood, Athol Compton (ABC)
Beneong:    Bryan Brown, Athol Compton (ABC)
1915: Chris Haywood etc (ABC)
Young Lions: 1 epesode
Gods of Wheat Street
Babe in the Reeds


Employment History

1978                 National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA)     (dancer), (Sub-editor of 
                          Aboriginal Islander Message Newspaper) 4 years.

1982                 National Aboriginal Secretariat (NAC) Northern Territory (state branch secretary) 2 years.

1984                 Bundjalung Tribal Society (trainee administration)

1984                 NAC (field officer)


1984                 Far North Coast Regional Aboriginal Land Council (FNCRALC) (founding secretary).

1984                 Jali Lalc (founding Secretary)

1985                Jali Local Aboriginal Land Council(LALC) (Administrator) 3 years.

1989                Bangara Dance Theatre Australia (administrator, tour manager, performer).

1991                 FNCRALC (field officer)

1992                 Jali LALC (co-ordinator) 2years.

1996                Goobah Goobah Koori Theatre Company (Managing Director) 7 years. ( Artisic Director

2002                Choreographer, Traditional Dancer,  Film Maker, Tour Manager, Co-ordinator .

2004                Artist and Canteen Assistant Bunjum Co-Operative Society

2005                Burabi Aboriginal Corporation Property Manager

2006                Dorroughby Environmental School Cultural Educator

2006                Fox Street Pre-school Cultural Educator

2007                Emanual College Ballina cultural educator

2007                Ballina Beach Resort Cleaner

2007                Dunoon Public School Cultural educator

2007                Grafton Public School cultural educator

2007                Cape Byron Community School cultural educator

2007                Vice President Bundjalung Elders Council

2008                Dept of Environment and Climate Change - Discovery Tours

2008                Burabi Aboriginal Corporation Bookkeeper, Property manager and consultant

2008                RTA re Pacific Hwy – sites officer

2008                Coorabell Public School cultural educator
      
2009                Burabi Aboriginal Corporation Property Manager

2010                Cultural guide  
                         National Respite for Carer Program, Ngambaga Bindarry Girrwaa Community 
                         Services Inc  4  Day Tour
                         NPWS Discovery Tour
                         St Andrews Care Centre  Ballina NSW  2478
                         Rosebank Public School


                         Arcadia University Tour/dance W/shop and Cultural Performanc
                                               
2011                 Gaia Day Spa retreat:   Welcome to country Oprah  Group
                                            

                        Byron at Byron Women in Focus                                            


2012                 Tour Operator:
            
                        Ball State University Australia Centre



2014 -2016       To salvage archaeology Aboriginal sites on the Pacific Highway Upgrade between 

2015                winner Byron Bay International Film Festival best local film 'babe in the reeds'
                       Compass and nominated for International Human Rights Australian Media Award

                         



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