Photos: How Fraser Coast celebrated NAIDOC Week
From a Culture Caf at Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre to the unveiling of a new mural, here’s how NAIDOC Week was celebrated across the Fraser Coast.
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A series of exciting events have been held as the Fraser Coast celebrated NAIDOC Week.
That is despite COVID restrictions, which led to the region’s NAIDOC Week committee’s celebrations being postponed to the first week of the September school holidays.
At the start of the week at Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre, Culture Caf took guests on a journey through Australian Aboriginal culture, as it noted, one of the oldest cultures known to mankind.
Aunty Karen Hall delivered the welcome to country, while USC’s community engagement officer Les Raveneau provided information about NAIDOC Week.
A flag-raising ceremony in honour of NAIDOC Week was held on Monday in Hervey Bay and at the Maryborough Markets on Thursday.
The Hervey Bay ceremony was held at Kalang Respite Centre and included a barbecue breakfast.
On Friday, a Butchulla-inspired mural was unveiled in the grounds of St Mary’s Catholic Church on the side wall of Curves gym.
Designed by Butchulla elder Barbara Trevaskis and painted by Aunty Karen Hall, it was fitting that the Guardians of the Land mural was blessed and opened during NAIDOC week, Elizabeth Lowrie, co-founder of the Maryborough Mural project, said.
“The mural’s theme, which encourages all cultures of our nation to protect and guard our land, is very fitting for this year’s NAIDOC week theme – Heal Country, Heal our Nation – which encourages all of us to protect our lands, our waters, our sacred sites and our cultural heritage from exploitation, desecration and destruction,” she said.
Aunty Karen said the celebration called for stronger recognition, protection and maintenance of Butchulla culture and its heritage, thereby encouraging resolution of the many outstanding injustices which had impacted the community.
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