Catherine Liddle

I think the way our community is doing is the way the rest of the nation is doing.

If you're feeling sad still, we're still feeling sad.

Every now and then people are angry.

You still get a bit angry because this, what has happened is absolutely horrific.

It is absolutely horrific.

And how you might be responding at any point in time might depend on where you're sitting or what you can see.

I know that many of the volunteers are still feeling very traumatised, as is anyone who lives on a town camp.

And part of that concern for a lot of people has been, you know, how do you respond to moments in time like this?

When the alleged perpetrator was found, you know, he was found by community.

It was community that rang the police and said, we have found him.

And there was that moment, and the violence in that moment is not acceptable.

Violence can never be acceptable.

But it was a flashpoint.

And that flashpoint, even that, while completely unacceptable, was a moment in time in a community that is a microcosm that was incredibly heightened.

and there was so much misinformation on it, like things like saying it was payback when in actual fact it was not payback.

And Mr Granitz has been very clear on that and very clear in that he didn't want people to behave like that, and people now have to settle down and be calm.

And I think that's probably the voice we need to listen to most on this.

That is what Aboriginal leadership is about.

The person with the authority to speak has told us...

It's time to mourn.