Noel Olive launches third book

Umina resident Mr Noel Olive will sign his third book, Out with the Pilbara Mob, and speak about his experiences at Umina on Saturday, November 19.

Mr Olive is an artist, author and social justice advocate, who worked as a lawyer representing aboriginal people with the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

He said he sought to advance their voice in every way before the Commission, especially in the Pilbara region where he lived and worked for many years.

"Working with people who had a 50,000 year connection with those lands and whose culture was written everywhere was a breathtaking experience," he said.

While living in their homelands, he published two books about his experiences: Karijini Mirlimirli and Enough is Enough.

Mr Olive will speak about his experiences and sign his book, at Book Bazaar in West St, Umina, on Saturday, November 19, at 1:30pm.

Subsequent launches will be held at the Erina Library and in Glebe.

Media release, 4 Nov 2016

Barbara Kelly, Umina