By Kent Gordon— PHOTO: Dr Wenitong says he’s a “musician that happens to be a doctor”. (Supplied) MAP: QLD Dr Mark Wenitong describes himself, first and foremost, as a musician. He certainly plays a mean guitar in his reggae band. But he is also the father of multi-award winning musicians who have played to packed stadiums — Shakaya, Local Knowledge and The Last Kinection. At the same time, Mark is a leader in Indigenous health who says his greatest role model was his mother Lealon, who in the 1950s and ’60s fought against the odds to become a pioneering Indigenous health worker. Eight years ago the family was plunged into crisis when a car crash nearly claimed the life of Mark’s daughter Naomi — one half of chart-topping duo Shakaya. Now Mark’s son, Joel, who was … Read entire article »