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Aboriginal Information
Wollondilly Shire Council in conjunction with Council's Aboriginal Advisory Committee aims to: To raise the profile of Aboriginal people within the Shire; To establish direct lines of communication to promote acces, equity, participation and consultation between the Aboriginal people and Council; To advise on appropriate consultation and referral processes with the broader Aboriginal community; To develop and support appropriate celebrations of Aboriginal Culture; To promote and encourage employment and career development opportunities for Aboriginal people within Council; To promote projects that Council and the Aboriginal people can work on together; To promote mutual awareness and respect for the cultures of both the Aboriginal and non Aboriginal communities and; To provide advice on how Council projects may identify, reflect and protect Aboriginal heritage and culture.
Please check the following pages for further information on the various Aboriginal projects that Council is involved with.
Appin Massacre Memorial Ceremony - Published: 02 Apr 2009
On Sunday 19 April 2009 Wollondilly Shire Council will be supporting a Memorial Ceremony of the Appin Massacre. This is an annual event to remember the Dharawal people killed in the Massacre of 1816. more ..
Apology to Stolen Generations- questions and answers - Published: 12 Feb 2008
This material has been prepared by Reconciliation Australia to help Australians understand the background to the apology that will be made to the stolen generations by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. more ..
NAIDOC Week Flag Raising - Published: 17 Jul 2007
NAIDOC Week is the outcome of a long history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander efforts to bring issues of concern to the attention of governments and the general public. It is interesting that NAIDOC celebrations began in the 1920's, not under the same title but with sentiment and concerns were just as real then as they are now. more ..
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