NRG – Nillumbik Reconciliation Group

CELEBRATION OF 25 YEARS OF RECONCILIATION IN NILLUMBIK

In 1998 the then Mayor of Eltham delegated an Advisory Group to arrange a ceremony to promote reconciliation in the Shire. The event ( The Gayip ) was held in Wingrove Park in May 1998.

The Mayor made a statement of Apology and an Acknowledgement of past injustices to the Wurundjeri People in the presence of Wurundjeri Elders. A document of Commitment to Reconciliation was also handed to and accepted by a Wurundjeri Elder. A Coolamon was presented by Uncle Ian Hunter to the Mayor, and this is now in the Art Collection at the Shire. From the Advisory Group the Nillumbik Reconciliation Group was born.

Nillumbik Reconciliation Group, with support from Nillumbik Shire Council, are holding an event to mark 25 years since this beginning. The event will be celebratory, with entertainment as well as ceremony.

Entertainers include the Djirri Djirri Dancers, Scott Darlow and Eltham High School Symphonic band performing a new work by Dr Jodie Blackshaw, commissioned for the day.

This is a celebration for all the Community.

NILLUMBIK RECONCILIATION GROUP CELEBRATION: 25 YEARS ON.

Sunday 28th May 2.00-4.00 pm at Eltham Community and Reception Centre,

801 Main Road, Eltham.

A free event but places are limited: watch this space for ticketing information.

We live on the land of the Wurundjeri People We acknowledge the traditional owners of this land and the fact that Indigenous sovereignty has never been ceded.

Nillumbik Reconciliation Group is a volunteer-based, non-profit incorporated group committed to furthering the process of reconciliation with Australia's Indigenous peoples – the first Australians. Based in the Shire of Nillumbik, which includes the Melbourne suburb of Eltham and surrounding areas, the Group aims to cultivate and promote the issues of reconciliation in our local region. See other pages on this site to find out more.