A Car for “Milan Dhiiyaan” Magick Dennis family

Yaama (hello) friends,
Just before Christmas our car was stolen. The thief wrote the vehicle off by crashing it.
The vehicle wasn’t insured as we couldn’t afford comprehensive insurance for it.
As many of you know we are an Aboriginal family with four children running a small Aboriginal business that supports many extended family in our community as well.
Today we had to pay to have the vehicle towed from the police fingerprinting compound to the wreckers (photo of destroyed vehicle above).
We purchased the vehicle second hand for $6000 twelve months ago.
We don’t have any money to replace the vehicle.
We live in an isolated rural area with no public transport. Without a second vehicle we aren’t able to have one parent at work and one parent taking children to school activities, appointments etc. and a vehicle for safety reasons for children at home.
Many of you know us via the cultural & community business we run “Milan Dhiiyaan”. Without a second vehicle we are at high risk of being unable to continue to run our business. Our business not only supports our own family including four Aboriginal children but also supports many local Elders, youth, families and community members with extra casual income and cultural empowerment.
We would like to get another vehicle to continue the good work we do and so we’ve decided to humbly & graciously let you know that at this time we need some help.
Things are hard for many people so if now is not the right time for you to assist we totally understand. If however you can assist in any way we are very grateful.
Our primary vehicle has also recently broken down and been repaired but with a lot of mileage on it is becoming less reliable.
The second vehicle is also a way of having a back up in case one vehicle breaks down when there is no way to even get groceries or anything from where we are located with no shops and no services here in this isolated rural area.
Thank you for taking the time to listen to our story. Running a tiny (micro) business is a struggle. We put in massively long hours for very little pay. We do this because we believe we need as many mob as possible working on keeping our culture alive. We would love to keep “Milan Dhiiyaan” open with your support and to continue to share our culture with our mob and the broader Australian community. Much gratitude to all the people who have supported our little family business over the years. If you can book us for some work and/or donate either would assist us greatly towards getting another vehicle.
For further info about our work check out our website: www.milandhiiyaan.com
We hope you all stay safe and well and experience joy and love during 2022 and beyond.
Yanaay Biami-biyi
Millmullian (Laurance/Locky) & Nyimirr (Fleur) Magick Dennis