ADF and Olympians flying Christmas joy to remote Indigenous communities

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Now to far north Queensland, the Australian Defence Force has teamed up with Australian Olympic Committee to spread some festive cheer to remote Indigenous communities ahead of the holiday season.

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00:00This is no ordinary mission. These elves in uniform have their assignment and they've

00:07checked it twice. Tasks with bringing the spirit of Christmas to Indigenous communities.

00:13So everyone wants to go up and take a seat.

00:15We're here to deliver presents, cheer and achieve some training objectives out in far

00:20north Queensland.

00:21I thank the army people to come up and take us a tour on the plane.

00:30Olympians also joining in on the festivities.

00:33Loving it. I reckon we've got the whole community. We had, looks like we had the daycare or something,

00:39we had a couple of babies, we've got a couple of elderly folk now.

00:42The ADF and the team of Olympians have got a head start with the Christmas cheer. In nine

00:47days at the end of exercise Christmas hop they will have visited 13 outback and remote communities

00:53in Queensland.

00:54One of the main reasons I joined the Air Force was because it gave me the ability to serve

00:58and to interact with the community. I didn't necessarily think I'd be fulfilling the role

01:02of Santa.

01:03To tell these communities that they're a big part of this continent and they are loved

01:09and valued.

01:10Mission accomplished.

01:17Goads!

01:18Goads!

01:19Goads!

01:21Hm.

01:22Look, look, look what there for us!

01:24And yes!

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01:29evening.

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01:31I'll throw it down in your head.

01:32Autable valance...

01:33I'll throw it down all over

01:35your head...

01:37officer tracks the bulldozer as well.

01:39רב CV.

01:41I'll throw it down by you.

01:42...

01:44Sam you Filip.

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