Author enjoys quiet time

Peninsula resident Mr Noel Olive, author of "Enough is Enough, a history of the Pilbara Mob", said he is looking forward to some "quiet time" after completing his book earlier this year.

Mr Olive spent the last five years writing a detailed history on "the suffering of the Aboriginal community of the Pilbara region in Western Australia".

Having worked with Aboriginal people as a young adult, Mr Olive said he went on to study law by correspondence at Macquarie University while working as a builder's labourer.

He said that in 1989 he was given the opportunity to represent Aboriginal people in the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

"My experiences demanded that I record the history of suffering of the Pilbara mob and the spirit and dignity that has ensured their survival," Mr Olive said.

"These people live in Third World poverty.

"They should not have to put up with such racial inequality."

Mr Olive said he has been living on the Peninsula for over 11 years and enjoys the natural setting of the area, especially the waterfront outlook and bushwalking tracks.

"I enjoy nature and bushwalking very much," Mr Olive said.

"The national parks around here are just beautiful.

"We live in such a naturally beautiful country."

Mr Olive recently got back from a trip to Western Australia where he visited the Pilbara people involved in his book.

"I gave those people who contributed to my research a copy of the book so they could see what I had come up with," Mr Olive said.

"All of them have said what a great read it is.

"That makes all the hard work and dedication pay off."

Mr Olive said his book is an attempt to try and change white supremacy and racial inequality to Aboriginal people.

"The Aboriginal people have struggled with white supremacy for far too long," Mr Olive said.

"As Australia grows into a larger multicultural society, it is time this changed."

Mr Olive said he plans to begin writing on another book, "Sharing", later in the year.

The book is expected to detail anecdotal material he collected while writing "Enough is Enough".

Noel Olive's book "Enough is Enough" is available at Dymocks booksellers, Erina and Book Bazaar, Umina.

Clare Graham, 27 Apr 2007