FIVE years ago fed-up Wilcannia locals brought the Indigenous - Aboriginal Party of Australia (IAPA) into the world in an effort to make real changes in their communities. This election, candidates and members prioritising environmental issues.

Following what the IAPA describes as over-extraction and chemical pollution of the Darling-Baaka, and the shutting down of Gab McIntosh’s (OAM) Wilcannia satellite Eagle Arts Vocational College c