Amathea
Amethea Mamarika is a proven and outstanding senior broadcaster, who was promoted to Umbakumba Radio Station Lead April 2021. Amethea has carved out an outstanding career in community broadcasting with Groote Broadcasting Anindilyakwa Radio since joining ALC’s premier information hub in 2019. She comes from the Mamarika Clan, one of 14 major clan groups on Groote Eylandt. She was awarded for outstanding community contribution and service to radio last Year 2021, in her community of Umbakumba on Groote Eylandt.
My Story
Amethea is an outstanding spokesperson for her community, and brings a tangible power to the microphone. Amethea easily stands out as a young leader. She was nominated to the ALC board in 2020 and soon after nominated to Aminjarrinja’s Directorate. She has been a major influence and contributor to the daily beat of community. Her voice echoed daily provides regular community news and updates, announcements, sharing information across Groote Island, from ‘get your bins out today’ to ‘cyclone arrives tonight’ or ‘Covid positive? ‘Stay home…don’t roam’. She has played a significant role in Groote Eylandt’s ongoing fight against COVID. The relatively low covid numbers on Groote Eylandt today, can be been largely attributed to community members response, and the combined strong working partnerships of many organisations on Island but also including Amethea’s considerable Individual efforts in providing daily messaging in Anindilyakwa and English.
Using language prominently, and including English, radio has been able to effectively create a far greater awareness in community for all issues including the urgency of cyclones and the many complicated protocols of COVID. She has easily added emcee to her extensive repertoire, seen and heard often, at the forefront, on the mic at community events.
Over the years Amethea has engaged with school kids weekly bringing them into the studio, and sharing skills, giving youth the opportunity to create their own radio show or look to it as a future career path. Amethea loves being on country with her family, hunting and fishing, collecting Turtle Eggs and Sugar Bag. Music, dance and travel are a big part of her life.
She believes kids should be in school, to get a good education and be able to walk proudly with confidence in both worlds, then one day take over. Be the boss on their own land. One people one voice.
Amethea co-hosts The Groote (Great) Morning Show with radio host Percy Bishop Mondays – Fridays 8am – 12 daily on 106.3FM and 102.9FM, with a sneaky afternoon “The Black 2 Frunt ‘ Drive time show with Amethea and ‘P’ 1- 3pm.