Kumanytjayi Corby from Mt. Liebig NT -Funeral and Memorial Cause

This cause is to help the family of the recently deceased Kumanytjayi Corby from Mt. Liebig pay for funeral and memorial costs. Funerals present a challenge to remote Indigenous communities because high costs.

Kumanytjayi grew up in Haasts Bluff and lived in Mt. Liebig, both remote Indigenous communities in Central Australia. He left this earth suddenly at the age of 39 and is survived by his mother and father, wife and three young children. He was their main source of income and a proud Luritja man who loved his family, the land he grew up on and his job. Kumanytjayi was employed for 10 years with MacDonnell Regional Council's(MRC) Community Safety(Night Patrol) program-MacSafe. He was the longest serving member(10 years) in the entire program and was referred to as, the MacSafe philosopher because of his deep insights and thoughtful approach to keeping the remote indigenous community he called home, safe and healthy. He would call his co-workers just to talk about the weather, tell you which way the wind was coming from and to see how you were doing. We all cherished these phone calls.

Before we talk about the money story and what the funds will be used for, I want to thank you for your time in reading the campaign and if you cannot donate we just ask that you send his family thoughts of love and support. If you are able to donate, we thank you so much and recognise that money is an important factor to your well being and the well being of those in need.

The funeral date is set for November 12th and we need raise $4,046 by November 1st to ensure the funeral happens. Please donate early if you can. The headstone placement and memorial will be held in December.

The funds raised during this campaign will be used for:

Funeral Costs: $4,050-Needed by November 1st
Funeral Flowers: $500-Needed by November 1st
Headstone: $4,200-Close of campaign

Thank you for helping to achieve our goal and support the family of Kumanytjayi.

Kumanytjayi is the Luritja(a Central Australian Indigenous Language) word used to refer to a deceased member of the community. After passing, to use the deceased name becomes taboo.