Celebrating Culture

Event Details

As we work towards addressing the climate crisis we must ensure that we are walking the steps of reconciliation and honouring the Traditional Custodians. We want to practise deep listening and learn together and walk together.

Join us in deep listening as we hear some of the powerful stories and history from Corrina Eccles from Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation.

We are hosting our Celebrating Culture event in honour of NAIDOC week.

National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth.

We would love to share a session with our community around the rich and beautiful First Nation cultures. As we work towards addressing the climate crisis we must ensure that we are walking the steps of reconciliation and honouring the Traditional Custodians. We want to practise deep listening as we learn and walk together.

How to get there

Deakin Cats Community Centre is located on the ground floor of the Players Stand at the southern end of GMHBA Stadium. Please enter the ground via the Doug Wade Gate (Gate 8), located opposite the blue slide at Kardinia Pool. The exact location of the gate can be found on the map.

Reconciliation

Geelong Sustainability is currently in the process of developing our first Reconciliation Action Plan. Our organisation wishes to learn from the past and is committed to truth telling. We have been actively in support of the Uluru Statement from the Heart since October 2020. We are passionate about continuing to celebrate the Wadawurrung people and their culture as well as other First Nations Cultures as together we will build our shared future for reconciliation.

We acknowledge the Wadawurrung people, the First Peoples of the land on which we live and work. We pay deep respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. The Wadawurrung people have cared for the land and waters for thousands of years. We also acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded, and that the Wadawurrung people remain the rightful Custodians of this land.