Ashley Gordon is a Gamilaroi and Ngemba descendent in New South Wales, and played for the Newcastle Knights, Penrith Panthers and for the National Rugby League side during the 80s and 90s.
The ABC and First Languages Australia have called for entries to the 2019 Indigenous Language Song Competition, which enables schoolchildren across the country to support and sustain the languages and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
Eight of the trainees, who work at CEQ stores across Cape York and the Torres Strait, have completed their Certificate III in Retail Operations, while another CEQ trainee completed a Certificate II in Retail Operations.