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Raymond Fordimail, sharing culture and country with the world

09 April 2019
Culture and Capability
A young man stands up and steers a boat on a river. In the background is water, vegetation and a cliff face.

Find out what Raymond Fordimail of Nitmiluk Tours does for a job and why he loves it.

Raymond Fordimail loves his job, working on Country and guiding tourists from around the world through Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) and sharing the culture and stories of the Jawoyn people.

Watch the video and see why Raymond, a finalist in the Australian School-Based Apprentice of the Year Awards in 2015 plans to have his own business in the Gorge one day.