LOCAL GRANTS TO HELP RIVERINA AND CENTRAL WEST CELEBRATE NAIDOC WEEK 2020

NAIDOC Week begins today and runs until 15 November and several organisations throughout the Riverina and Central West will share in more than $18,000 to help celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture.

The grants for the Riverina electorate are part of the Federal Government’s $1.4 million program to support local organisations to celebrate the week.

Riverina MP and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack is encouraging the whole community to get involved in community events to learn more about the local Indigenous culture and share in the traditions which make Australia unique.

“The Wiradjuri people are a proud people with a proud history,” Mr McCormack said.

“This passion was on full display during the Corroboree held last year at the Marrambidya Wetland, which organisers said was the first in Wagga Wagga in 150 years.

“It was a spectacular display of the whole community coming together in the spirit of healing and heritage.”

This year’s theme is Always Was, Always Will Be which aims to highlight Australia’s ancient history and to celebrate the traditions and cultures which endure to this day.

To find out more about events in your area, please visit www.naidoc.org.au

All of the events funded as part of the NAIDOC local grants program are required to have COVID-19 plans in place. It is important that anyone attending an event observes these plans and local restrictions to ensure everyone stays safe.

NAIDOC Week 2020 grant recipients

Recipient | Location | Event name | Funding received

Cowra High School | Cowra | 2020 Cowra High School Community NAIDOC celebrations | $1,500

Yalbillinga Boori Day Care Centre Aboriginal Corp | Cowra | 2020 NAIDOC | $3,000

Yoorana Gunya Family Healing Centre Aboriginal Corp | Forbes | Yoorana Gunya NAIDOC Celebration | $5,000

Peak Hill Pre-School Kindergarten Inc | Peak Hill | Always Sharing Culture | $770

Wagga Wagga City Council | Wagga Wagga | Wagga Wagga NAIDOC Week 2020 – Always Was, Always Will Be | $4,000

Wiradjuri Aboriginal Corporation Community and Child Care Centre | Wagga Wagga | Our Kids Our Future | $4,000