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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Join us for a day of Pasifika Makers Markets, mat-weaving workshops, and a Western Sydney Fashion Festival runway show featuring local designers and music acts.

Presented in partnership with Powerhouse and Western Sydney Fashion Festival.

The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre
29 November
WE’VE Markets: noon to 6 pm
Free to attend
Fashion runway: 6 pm to 8 pm
Cost: $10

More details to come, watch this space!

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Western Sydney Fashion Festival (WSFF) is an annual community event showcasing a fashion runaway for emerging and culturally diverse fashion designers.

Pioneered by a group of young creatives from Western Sydney, our aim is to emphasise on the rich diversity of fashion talents through social inclusion and cohesion.

Cultural diversity is a driving force of development: WSFF aspires to bridge the gap between cultures through fashion. The acceptance and recognition of cultural diversity in fashion is significant in initiating dialogue amongst diverse communities leading to the development of respect and mutual understanding.

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This project is presented by Blacktown Arts in partnership with Western Sydney Fashion Festival.
WE’VE is a partnership with Powerhouse and presented with Maketi Moana.
This project is supported by Blacktown City Council and Create NSW.
Western Sydney Fashion Festival is supported by Navitas Skilled Futures.

Image Credits:

Lakshmi Bee, Armando Crisostomo and Iki Haangana at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre, 2025, photo by Garry Trinh

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