first let me start by acknowledging the traditional owners on the land upon
traditional owners on the land upon
traditional owners on the land upon which we meet today and thank you for
which we meet today and thank you for
which we meet today and thank you for welcoming us to your land and given me
welcoming us to your land and given me
welcoming us to your land and given me the opportunity to speak on your land
the opportunity to speak on your land
the opportunity to speak on your land today and their elders past present and
today and their elders past present and
today and their elders past present and emerging my name is julie anne Lamborn
emerging my name is julie anne Lamborn
emerging my name is julie anne Lamborn and I’m a Torres Strait Islander woman
and I’m a Torres Strait Islander woman
and I’m a Torres Strait Islander woman now the Torres Strait Islands sit at the
now the Torres Strait Islands sit at the
now the Torres Strait Islands sit at the top of Queensland just below Papua New
top of Queensland just below Papua New
top of Queensland just below Papua New Guinea
Guinea
Guinea my mother’s father comes from the
my mother’s father comes from the
my mother’s father comes from the western Torres Strait an island called
western Torres Strait an island called
western Torres Strait an island called Moby Org Island and my mother’s mother
Moby Org Island and my mother’s mother
Moby Org Island and my mother’s mother comes from the eastern Torres Strait
comes from the eastern Torres Strait
comes from the eastern Torres Strait you’re a bailan sometimes known as darn
you’re a bailan sometimes known as darn
you’re a bailan sometimes known as darn the island but I was born in Cannes
the island but I was born in Cannes
the island but I was born in Cannes North Queensland today I’m going to talk
North Queensland today I’m going to talk
North Queensland today I’m going to talk about a subject that I’m very passionate
about a subject that I’m very passionate
about a subject that I’m very passionate about and then I’m going to explain I
can’t believe I’m inside it what you’re
can’t believe I’m inside it what you’re seeing are children immersed on a mine
seeing are children immersed on a mine
seeing are children immersed on a mine site watching trucks go by being in an
site watching trucks go by being in an
site watching trucks go by being in an excavator a thousand times bigger than
excavator a thousand times bigger than
excavator a thousand times bigger than they are but listening to a young
they are but listening to a young
they are but listening to a young Aboriginal woman talk about why she
Aboriginal woman talk about why she
Aboriginal woman talk about why she works in mining and how that has changed
works in mining and how that has changed
works in mining and how that has changed her life what we did was we created five
her life what we did was we created five
her life what we did was we created five employment immersive themes to create an
employment immersive themes to create an
employment immersive themes to create an environment where people of all ages
environment where people of all ages
environment where people of all ages could experience what it is like working
could experience what it is like working
could experience what it is like working in those areas meet Rachel Rachel works
in those areas meet Rachel Rachel works
in those areas meet Rachel Rachel works in mining rachel is only one of six in
in mining rachel is only one of six in
in mining rachel is only one of six in the world to drive the largest
the world to drive the largest
the world to drive the largest excavator they’re huge um pain Rachel’s
excavator they’re huge um pain Rachel’s
excavator they’re huge um pain Rachel’s story is phenomenal growing up in a
story is phenomenal growing up in a
story is phenomenal growing up in a small town but now renowned throughout
small town but now renowned throughout
small town but now renowned throughout the world this is what those children
the world this is what those children
the world this is what those children were watching meet Mario Mario is a
were watching meet Mario Mario is a
were watching meet Mario Mario is a builder
builder
builder he owns a construction company and what
he owns a construction company and what
he owns a construction company and what they’re watching in Mario’s theme a
they’re watching in Mario’s theme a
they’re watching in Mario’s theme a whole house is being built before their
whole house is being built before their
whole house is being built before their very eyes behind them beside them up
very eyes behind them beside them up
very eyes behind them beside them up cars are driving paths and a bridge is
cars are driving paths and a bridge is
cars are driving paths and a bridge is being built meet uncle ray burns
being built meet uncle ray burns
being built meet uncle ray burns uncle ray works on a banana farm in a
uncle ray works on a banana farm in a
uncle ray works on a banana farm in a remote Aboriginal community in the Cape
remote Aboriginal community in the Cape
remote Aboriginal community in the Cape but what they’re hearing is if I can do
but what they’re hearing is if I can do
but what they’re hearing is if I can do it you can do it here is an opportunity
it you can do it here is an opportunity
it you can do it here is an opportunity for you to do something with yourselves
for you to do something with yourselves
for you to do something with yourselves although Uncle Ray does say now I’m in
although Uncle Ray does say now I’m in
although Uncle Ray does say now I’m in your head that’s a little bit scary why
your head that’s a little bit scary why
your head that’s a little bit scary why did we do this when I grew up I grew up
did we do this when I grew up I grew up
did we do this when I grew up I grew up in cans as I said before pristine
in cans as I said before pristine
in cans as I said before pristine beautiful mountains where the rainforest
beautiful mountains where the rainforest
beautiful mountains where the rainforest meets the reef people travel from all
meets the reef people travel from all
meets the reef people travel from all over the world to come to Cannes so many
over the world to come to Cannes so many
over the world to come to Cannes so many opportunities it’s the land of
opportunities it’s the land of
opportunities it’s the land of opportunity for some I grew up with no
opportunity for some I grew up with no
opportunity for some I grew up with no guidance no support no mentoring never
guidance no support no mentoring never
guidance no support no mentoring never knowing what was going to happen the
knowing what was going to happen the
knowing what was going to happen the next day let alone knowing what my
next day let alone knowing what my
next day let alone knowing what my future helped or what opportunities that
future helped or what opportunities that
future helped or what opportunities that were in front of me let alone employment
were in front of me let alone employment
were in front of me let alone employment but this is why we do what we do this is
but this is why we do what we do this is
but this is why we do what we do this is why we formed envision group so we can
why we formed envision group so we can
why we formed envision group so we can take those opportunities either in
take those opportunities either in
take those opportunities either in virtual reality or face to face to
virtual reality or face to face to
virtual reality or face to face to people who may not know to people who
people who may not know to people who
people who may not know to people who may not have guidance we can help them
may not have guidance we can help them
may not have guidance we can help them with guidance to people who don’t have
with guidance to people who don’t have
with guidance to people who don’t have the support where they’re supporting
the support where they’re supporting
the support where they’re supporting them holding them up helping them to
them holding them up helping them to
them holding them up helping them to guide them how do we get it to those
guide them how do we get it to those
guide them how do we get it to those people
people
people how do we get it to remote locations how
how do we get it to remote locations how
how do we get it to remote locations how do we get it to regional locations how
do we get it to regional locations how
do we get it to regional locations how do we get it into the city what we did
do we get it into the city what we did
do we get it into the city what we did was we built an all-terrain bus imagine
was we built an all-terrain bus imagine
was we built an all-terrain bus imagine that a couple of women buying a cabinet
that a couple of women buying a cabinet
that a couple of women buying a cabinet chassis and then telling the the
chassis and then telling the the
chassis and then telling the the builders what to do but we wanted the
builders what to do but we wanted the
builders what to do but we wanted the bus to go everywhere we didn’t want the
bus to go everywhere we didn’t want the
bus to go everywhere we didn’t want the bus we didn’t want the technology in the
bus we didn’t want the technology in the
bus we didn’t want the technology in the program to No Boundaries
program to No Boundaries
program to No Boundaries we wanted it to reach the people in the
we wanted it to reach the people in the
we wanted it to reach the people in the remotest location so that they could
remotest location so that they could
remotest location so that they could experience advanced technologies and
experience advanced technologies and
experience advanced technologies and they could learn about opportunities we
they could learn about opportunities we
they could learn about opportunities we wanted it to go everywhere did I say I
wanted it to go everywhere did I say I
wanted it to go everywhere did I say I mean everywhere thank God I don’t I’ve
mean everywhere thank God I don’t I’ve
mean everywhere thank God I don’t I’ve the bus but what it provides is an
the bus but what it provides is an
the bus but what it provides is an opportunity they see the bus rolling
opportunity they see the bus rolling
opportunity they see the bus rolling into town we spread the word out and it
into town we spread the word out and it
into town we spread the word out and it brings hope and it brings aspiration and
brings hope and it brings aspiration and
brings hope and it brings aspiration and it brings opportunity into those
it brings opportunity into those
it brings opportunity into those communities that it travels to this is
communities that it travels to this is
communities that it travels to this is not just any normal bus and this is not
not just any normal bus and this is not
not just any normal bus and this is not any normal virtual reality experience
any normal virtual reality experience
any normal virtual reality experience when people are in that bus and they’re
when people are in that bus and they’re
when people are in that bus and they’re in their headsets it all feeds into a
in their headsets it all feeds into a
in their headsets it all feeds into a server now that server produces what’s
server now that server produces what’s
server now that server produces what’s called to use a focus report so at any
called to use a focus report so at any
called to use a focus report so at any given time any given second we can tell
given time any given second we can tell
given time any given second we can tell how that person is engaged who were they
how that person is engaged who were they
how that person is engaged who were they engaged with are they looking around are
engaged with are they looking around are
engaged with are they looking around are they watching the house or are they
they watching the house or are they
they watching the house or are they listening to that storyteller telling
listening to that storyteller telling
listening to that storyteller telling them about why they do what they do why
them about why they do what they do why
them about why they do what they do why do we do this because when we have a
do we do this because when we have a
do we do this because when we have a post conversation so they go through the
post conversation so they go through the
post conversation so they go through the five immersive themes they come through
five immersive themes they come through
five immersive themes they come through to the other side and they may say oh I
to the other side and they may say oh I
to the other side and they may say oh I loved mining because it’s interactive
loved mining because it’s interactive
loved mining because it’s interactive it’s exciting but they’re only
it’s exciting but they’re only
it’s exciting but they’re only interacting with that storyteller for
interacting with that storyteller for
interacting with that storyteller for 25% if they were interacting with the
25% if they were interacting with the
25% if they were interacting with the doctor and he’ll
doctor and he’ll
doctor and he’ll seventy-five percent and that’s when the
seventy-five percent and that’s when the
seventy-five percent and that’s when the conversation gets interesting because
conversation gets interesting because
conversation gets interesting because they start to really bear down on why
they start to really bear down on why
they start to really bear down on why they were interested in that
they were interested in that
they were interested in that why were they interested in helping
why were they interested in helping
why were they interested in helping people because other people they know
people because other people they know
people because other people they know are sick that’s why they want to study
are sick that’s why they want to study
are sick that’s why they want to study that’s why they want to go to health and
that’s why they want to go to health and
that’s why they want to go to health and that’s why we do that with those use
that’s why we do that with those use
that’s why we do that with those use focus reports the bus actually is a
focus reports the bus actually is a
focus reports the bus actually is a world first
world first
world first there’s not another bus like that
there’s not another bus like that
there’s not another bus like that anywhere and that’s come out of Cannes
anywhere and that’s come out of Cannes
anywhere and that’s come out of Cannes Queensland Australia so why do we want
Queensland Australia so why do we want
Queensland Australia so why do we want to go to remote community so this
to go to remote community so this
to go to remote community so this community is similar to one of the
community is similar to one of the
community is similar to one of the communities where you saw those children
communities where you saw those children
communities where you saw those children this community is very remote very
this community is very remote very
this community is very remote very secluded it takes them two days to drive
secluded it takes them two days to drive
secluded it takes them two days to drive to their normal regional city they don’t
to their normal regional city they don’t
to their normal regional city they don’t have the experiences that we have they
have the experiences that we have they
have the experiences that we have they might not know the opportunities that we
might not know the opportunities that we
might not know the opportunities that we have they may have fear of leaving their
have they may have fear of leaving their
have they may have fear of leaving their community no confidence lack of
community no confidence lack of
community no confidence lack of education how would you feel if it took
education how would you feel if it took
education how would you feel if it took you two days to drive to your nearest
you two days to drive to your nearest
you two days to drive to your nearest Kmart and it takes them two days to
Kmart and it takes them two days to
Kmart and it takes them two days to drive to their nearest Kmart so it’s
drive to their nearest Kmart so it’s
drive to their nearest Kmart so it’s about taking those opportunities to
about taking those opportunities to
about taking those opportunities to those people who would never have that
I’m gonna take you a little bit on a
I’m gonna take you a little bit on a journey of my life I gave you a little
journey of my life I gave you a little
journey of my life I gave you a little insight about having no guidance my life
insight about having no guidance my life
insight about having no guidance my life was full of turmoil as a child I grew up
was full of turmoil as a child I grew up
was full of turmoil as a child I grew up with no opportunity I only knew abuse
with no opportunity I only knew abuse
with no opportunity I only knew abuse psychological physical sexual abuse
psychological physical sexual abuse
psychological physical sexual abuse domestic violence family violence
domestic violence family violence
domestic violence family violence my father always worked but he
my father always worked but he
my father always worked but he disciplined with an iron fist and my
disciplined with an iron fist and my
disciplined with an iron fist and my mother was a chronic violent alcoholic
mother was a chronic violent alcoholic
mother was a chronic violent alcoholic because of that I grew up with my own
because of that I grew up with my own
because of that I grew up with my own shoes severe mental health anxiety
shoes severe mental health anxiety
shoes severe mental health anxiety depression thoughts many attempts of
depression thoughts many attempts of
depression thoughts many attempts of suicide not knowing where my next day
suicide not knowing where my next day
suicide not knowing where my next day was where was my purpose I had no hope
was where was my purpose I had no hope
was where was my purpose I had no hope at all but here I am today Here I am
at all but here I am today Here I am
at all but here I am today Here I am today
today
today overcoming all of those things not
overcoming all of those things not
overcoming all of those things not knowing but now knowing being able to
knowing but now knowing being able to
knowing but now knowing being able to impart what I know to other people
impart what I know to other people
impart what I know to other people teaching them how to overcome this is
teaching them how to overcome this is
teaching them how to overcome this is what drives me every day and these are
what drives me every day and these are
what drives me every day and these are the principles of our organization
the principles of our organization
the principles of our organization envision group and why we started
envision group and why we started
envision group and why we started envision group to help all of those
envision group to help all of those
envision group to help all of those people who have no idea but today I
people who have no idea but today I
people who have no idea but today I stand here the CEO of envision Group
stand here the CEO of envision Group
stand here the CEO of envision Group Incorporated I was number nine I was
Incorporated I was number nine I was
Incorporated I was number nine I was actually a ward of the Kansas
actually a ward of the Kansas
actually a ward of the Kansas businesswomen club that’s have
businesswomen club that’s have
businesswomen club that’s have indigenous businesswoman of the year and
indigenous businesswoman of the year and
indigenous businesswoman of the year and just recently Australian Institute or
just recently Australian Institute or
just recently Australian Institute or leaders and managers not-for-profit
leaders and managers not-for-profit
leaders and managers not-for-profit leader for Cannes region for those to
leader for Cannes region for those to
leader for Cannes region for those to have to have won those awards tend to
have to have won those awards tend to
have to have won those awards tend to feel that benefit knowing where I came
feel that benefit knowing where I came
feel that benefit knowing where I came from and not even completing junior high
from and not even completing junior high
from and not even completing junior high school to completing a master’s and
school to completing a master’s and
school to completing a master’s and Business Administration and that’s why I
Business Administration and that’s why I
Business Administration and that’s why I do what I do and why we do what I do
do what I do and why we do what I do
do what I do and why we do what I do with technology but can I tell you from
with technology but can I tell you from
with technology but can I tell you from my own personal experience a person only
my own personal experience a person only
my own personal experience a person only knows what they know until someone
knows what they know until someone
knows what they know until someone provides an opportunity for them to see
provides an opportunity for them to see
provides an opportunity for them to see beyond it so what we do is we see beyond
beyond it so what we do is we see beyond
beyond it so what we do is we see beyond circumstance and we’ve recognized
circumstance and we’ve recognized
circumstance and we’ve recognized capability and we help them create the
capability and we help them create the
capability and we help them create the life that they deserve thank you for
life that they deserve thank you for
life that they deserve thank you for sharing in my journey
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