I started my trip up north with the intention to attend a Tartaria event on Rockhampton, then meet with a couple of Terra Australis State Nationals after the event. I did not have anything really prearranged as I enjoy a bit of adventure along the way... and life took me on a wonderful path. I ended up attending two different assemblies and also met with Mike for a few hours on Captain Creek - one of our dedicated IT brains sharing his skills to ease and upgrade a TASA systems in readiness for our governance structure to function.

In Rockhampton I caught up with Brandie, whom I had met at another Tartarian event back in September last year, and Paul who I had exchanged messages with and I got to give him some feedback regarding his drafted documents for the National Assembly… Paul invited me to attend the Assembly in Rocky and my schedule turned out to be perfect to do all I wanted on that day 😁

The Rockhampton Assembly took place in a room at a local tavern with around 35 people attending. This assembly was run more formally than I am used too. I first went to greet a few people I recognised from the weekly calls and it was really lovely to have that instant connection… I rarely show my face but everyone recognised the accent 😁

That assembly started with quite a bit of intensity, expressing discontentment on a few processes that had been taken, and there was undeniably some division… but as time went on, both sides made raw, authentic statements as to why they were reacting in a certain way and I felt so much honesty and integrity at the end of it that I left with even more confidence that TASA is truly a place to raise your own bar in terms of consciousness.

I was particularly touched by a man explaining that he had done a lot of soul searching and that he was grateful for the chance of being a better man in this community. At the end of the day, decisions were made, so that divergence of opinions be discussed further and expressed verbally with respect to all, it was very heartening to witness almost an instant repair of the division.

The next day, I travelled to Agnes Waters (another place of “history” reminding me of all the lies that founded today’s governments) and had the pleasure to meet Mike, working on some of TASA IT. I got to discuss with him some aspects needed for the Treasury in relation to public asset management. Phenomenal work has already been done by Mike, and with an incredible amount of good will - delivered with a friendly outlook to solutions. I took some notes that will be, no doubt very useful for what I am currently working on. We will stay in touch and work to find solutions for any matters that arise and I look forward to helping each other.

Mike’s office is one of the very best I have seen - what better inspiration can you get than the one you receive directly from nature as your surroundings.

We finished the day by having dinner together and a quick beach visit afterwards, where his dog had so much fun. Mike told me that in another two nights the first Childers’ Assembly will be hosted by Lyn so I changed my itinerary so I could attend the event. She turned out to be another one of the State Nationals that I knew and connected with on some of the weekly calls.

After an extra day at the beach, I headed down to Childers where we all met, late in the afternoon in a Community Park. I met Lyn and Sam, both whom I recognised from an Action Group we are involved in as well. I, also had the pleasure to meet Veronique who was having her TASA documents autographed that day.

It turns out that the Assembly was restarting from scratch so I was able to share what has worked for us at First Light for growing our Assembly. We are lucky because all our interim Committee members were friends from way back (during coco 19) within an amazingly strong and connected community. We all got on really well, had professional pasts that were very complementary, and their is zero competition with one another. In another words, a very supportive and kind team environment to grow the assembly successfully... now I realise how positive this is.

I also spoke in more details about the concerns that our local community has, and that we need to identify and work together to solve the shared issues. Our first priority, however, is encouraging attendance and learning, then helping people comprehend the documents and reconeyance process, then when they are ready, assisting them with correcting their political status back to the Land and Soil.

We invite people to reconvey and then participate and contribute in any way they can because the paperwork alone is not going to take us to the next stage of self governance.

I told the Assembly of Fiona Love' book and about her very successful book launch. This wonderful book, "Clandestine Wings," will be a great tool to help grow our Assemblies.

The Childers Assembly had 8 people attending - not bad for a first gathering. Some people expressed their fatigue in the wait for change, while others had fear for the future creeping in… I believe that the change will happen when we are ready, meaning, working strongly together towards the same goal, same intent and common ethics, so it takes whatever time it takes and each and every one of us is valuable bringing about this coming change… staying positive and working actively towards self governance, leaving no space for negativity, to me is paramount to our success, not “if” but “when”.

As we are creators of our reality, a positive vision and the courage to push through the blocks are shaping our future... I have felt all this, during my visit to TASA land on the trip. Brave, committed and visionary men and women driven by an unshakeable faith that we are building a world of peace, healing and abundance for all… and I enjoyed every minute of it 🙏😊

This trip was uplifting and inspiring, confirming my core values are in sync with TASA and the Assemblies. I would recommend to any one who loves travelling and meeting people to visit other Assemblies - it makes it even more real that we are one.

The connections I have made cement our strong desire to help each other to build our local assemblies. We do this by exchanging ideas and brain storming matters that need cooperation and creativity.

You will meet kind and intelligent people and I mean intelligence that is an inside job, not an accumulation of knowledge. Our community is very rich, and when you meet others, you have an instant connection… this is a spiritual journey well within our reach... Bon Voyage!

Elisabeth on First Light