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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NAIDOC Family Day 2018

NAIDOC Family Day 2018

Join us as we celebrate NAIDOC at Blacktown Showgrounds on Tuesday 10 July from 11 am – 4 pm!

NAIDOC is a special event in Blacktown, which is home to the largest urban Aboriginal population in Australia. It is a day of music, and celebration; a day to remember Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contributions to the wider nation.

NAIDOC Family Day 2018 will feature performances by:
• Emma Donovan
• Glenn Skuthorpe
• Marlene Cummins
• Shanell Dargan
• Sharon Carpenter
• Wagana Dancers
• Minning Minni Kaiwarrine
• Zelden Bell (winner of the 2017 ‘Blakfullas Got Talent, So You Mob Think You Can Dance Idol Competition’)

Young performers from the Blacktown area are invited to showcase their skills and bravely take to the stage to vie for prizes in our talent competition – ‘Blakfullas Got Talent, So You Mob Think You Can Dance Idol Competition’ hosted by Jackson McBain.

There will be face-painting and activities for young people, or browse stalls selling Aboriginal goods including jewellery, clothing and art.

Event wet weather hotline 9839 6577.
For more information, call 9839 6167.

This is a drug, alcohol and smoke free event.

Do you know an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person who lives or works in Blacktown City and has made an outstanding contribution to our community?

Nominations are now open for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Citizen of the Year Award.

Submit your nomination by Wednesday, 4 July 2018.

For more information, call Blacktown City Council on 9839 6000.

Photo credit
Photograph by Jean Salmi, NAIDOC Family Day 2016.

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