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Acknowledgement of Country

Dharug

Bayadyinyang budyari Dharug yiyura Dharug Ngurra.
Bayady’u budyari Dharug Warunggadgu baranyiin barribugu.
Bayady’u budyari wagulgu yiyuragu Ngurra bimalgu Blacktown City. Flannel flowers dyurali bulbuwul.
Yanmannyang mudayi Dharug Ngurrawa. Walama ngyini budbud dali Dharug Ngurra Dharug yiyura baranyiin barribugu.

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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this Land, the Dharug people, and their continued connection to Country.
We pay our respects to Elders from yesterday to tomorrow.
We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Blacktown City where the flannel flowers still grow proud and strong.
We will walk softly on this land and open our hearts to Country as the Dharug people have for tens of thousands of years.

Credit to: Dharug woman Rhiannon Wright, daughter of Leanne ‘Mulgo’ Watson Redpath and granddaughter of Aunty Edna Watson

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Image: Image 1, Monica Rani Rudhar in studio, 2025, photography by Garry Trinh, Image 2, Artwork by Vivienne Binns and in collaboration with The Blacktown Arts and Craft Group, Mothers’ Memories Others’ Memories, 1981 photography by Jennifer Leahy, Silversalt Photography, Image 3, Family Day inspired by The last coconut drifted, 2025, photography by Garry Trinh, Image 4, Monica Rani Rudhar in studio with artwork, 2025, photography by Garry Trinh, Image 5, Behind the scenes of film ' This Town Talks', courtesy of artist, Image 6, Artwork by Leanne 'Mulgo' Watson Redpath, 'Waterhole', 2013, courtesy of artist. ID: Image set showcases various imagery from Winter 2025 season including Monica Rani Rudhar in her studio with colourful garlands on her, a silk printed enamel artwork, a young child and adult creating artwork with colourful tapestry behind them, hands holding a small amount of gold jewellery, a behind the scenes with a film camera and actor in frame, an Indigenous artwork with blue and brown colouring.

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Featuring a live performance by Morgan and an artist kōrero with special guests Cook Islands sculptor Henry Tavioni, and cultural guardian Gina Tavioni Bamber, founder of Te Toki Tupuna (Cook Islands Heritage and Arts Society).
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This is a night for deep listening, for connecting across oceans, generations, and disciplines. Wednesday 4 June
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