Episode 15: FPDN Yarning Disability, Episode 15- Brenton Bowen
Yarning Disability
English - September 17, 2023 00:00 - 43 minutes - 98.8 MBGovernment indigenous aboriginal disability australia ndis non-profit Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 14: FPDN Yarning Disability, Episode 14 - Nancy Bates
Aboriginal man Brenton Bowen hails from the small Aboriginal community of Hopevale in Far North QLD and fulfilled his dream of becoming a professional sportsman, playing in the NRL for the North QLD Cowboys and the Gold Coast Titans. Brenton is now an ambassador for ‘Deadly Choices’, where he promotes healthy lifestyles for mob and and also an artist.
FPDN Advocate Carly Wallace spoke to Brenton on Yarning Disability about his football career, his artwork and the day his life changed with news about his health with a brain tumour.