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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The Blacktown City Creative Arts Fund offers funding opportunities for new projects, creative growth and professional artistic and cultural development for local artists, creatives, groups and organisations.

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Applications open: Tuesday 4 March 2025

Information session: Thursday 20 March at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre, 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm

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Applications close: Tuesday 1 April 2025

Announcement of successful applicants: August 2025

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This project is presented by Blacktown Arts and supported by Blacktown City Council

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Mel.wav, 2024 Blacktown City Creative Arts Fund Recipient, photography by Justin Cueno

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