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30 Australian Geographic
CLAUDIA MARSHALLsound and musical equipment and
encourage people to participate.
“Everyone gets up and has a go,”
Steve says. “Every kid in the commu-
nity can play the guitar. Sometimes
these events can go for eight hours.”
Ken says that the Walk a While
centre will hopefully have recording
equipment so that musicians can
record the local talent and songs.
“There’s not much point bringing out
artists to entertain them. We need to
create a base and a long-term strategy.
It needs to be something that they
want... It’d be great to record their
music – there’s some legendary stuff
going on out there.”
A disused building at Ikuntji has
been selected for the project, and the
Walk a While Foundation – which
has four directors including Ken and
his wife Pam – has been steadily
collecting funds and dealing with
governments and other bodies to
make the project happen. “There are
lots of people who want to help – all
sorts of creative artists,” he says.
“We’ve got technology companies
coming on board such as Epson and
Panasonic. Multinational companies
need to give something back.”
Another aspect of the project is
an unusual request by the community
elders. A 20m-tall cross is to be built
on a nearby mountain to reflect their
Christian beliefs. It will be lit up at
night with special solar panels and
will hopefully act as a tourist icon
and attract people to Ikuntji.
Ken has spent four years building
up the foundation, fundraising and
dealing with logistsics, and says, “It’s
taken up a hunk of my time, but I’m
not going to give up.”
KEN EASTWOODTO LEARN MORE about the foundation,
go to: http://www.walkawhile.org.auK
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Quiet refl ection. After lessons
with Ken, 18-year-old Claudia
Marshall from Ikuntji took this
picture of her friend Denise
Pareroultja at Ormiston Gorge.Quiet refl ection. After lessons
with Ken, 18-year-old Claudia
Marshall from Ikuntji took this
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