“Inguva inosiririsa zvikuru kuvashandi veTjapukai neveCairns tourism indasitiri sezvo takarasikirwa nemumwe piyona muAboriginal tourism uyo akabatsira kusimudzira tsika dzechokwadi,” akadaro Tjapukai General Manager Shirley Hollingsworth.
Mumwe wevatambi vechikadzi vekutanga pabhizimusi rekushanya rekare muAustralia ashaya. Hollingsworth akati Martha “Cookie” Brim akarasikirwa nehondo yake negomarara aine makore makumi mana nemana.
"Cookie aive pakati peboka rekutanga revakadzi veDjabugay vakabatana naTjapukai muna 1995 mukugadzirira bhizinesi kubva kunhandare yekutamba kuKuranda kuenda kupaki yetsika inopa zviitiko zvechivanhu kuCaravonica kuCairns," akadaro.
"Cookie aidada netsika yake uye aive munhukadzi akasimba pakati pevanhu veDjabugay.
“Achishandisa ruzivo rwaakawana mukuongorora sango reKuranda nasekuru vake mushakabvu Warren Brim, Cookie akabatsira mukugadzira chikafu chemusango chaTjapukai nemishonga.
"Izvi zvaisanganisira kusarudza miti yekukura mupaki yetsika iyo inogona kushandiswa mukushanya nekuratidzira uye kugadzira bhuku rekudzidzisa vashandi vatsva nezvekudya kwetsika nemishonga yevanhu veDjabugay.
“Cookie ndiye aive chiso chaTjapukai kwemakore akawanda nemufananidzo wake waibuda muchibvumirano chekushambadzira pasi rose.
“Aive chikamu chegwaro reGold Coast rekutambira Mitambo yeCommonwealth 2018, achienda kuSt Kitts kuCaribbean kunosimudzira tsika dzeQueensland kune vanosarudza.
"Chimwe chiitiko chebasa rake kusangana naMambokadzi naPrince Phillip pavakashanyira Tjapukai muna 2002.
"Cookie akaisa 110 muzana paakashanda pano uye aive neshungu dzekuona kuti tsika dzeDjabugay dzakaratidzwa nemazvo.
“Aituka vaanoshanda navo kuti varovha basa kana kuti kusaita zvinhu nemazvo, asi hapana kana shoko rakashata raitaurwa pamusoro pake.”
Amai vevashanu naambuya vevana vana, Cookie akapa mwanakomana wake mukuru zita retotem reGarna, zvichireva kuti cockatoo nhema. Garna akakurira pakati pevatambi paTjapukai uye akaenderera mberi netsika yemhuri nekushanda ipapo semuratidziri wetsika.
Mhemberero yehupenyu hwaCookie ichaitwa neChishanu Gunyana 28 na1.45pm paKuranda Pony Club ichiteverwa nekuvigwa kumakuva eKuranda.
