Tag: Indigenous

Careers and culture come together for regional students

Two local Mount Gambier students travelled to Darwin to join 28 First Nations students from schools across the Northern Territory and South Australia to...

Mount Gambier students forge cultural connections

Recently students from Grant High School and Mount Gambier High School participated in the South Australia Power Cup (SAPC) event, enjoying a series of...

Powerful program launched

An historic project will help power South Australia’s History Festival from May 1-31. A massive outdoor exhibition featuring 100 portraits of 100 South Australians will...

Inaugural First Nations Voice to Parliament nominations open

Nominations for the South Australian First Nations Voice to Parliament Election are now open. The South Australian First Nations Voice to Parliament Election is on...

Squadron immersed in cultural activities

As part of the recent Exercise Hermes Run at Mount Gambier, signallers from 108 Signal Squadron immersed themselves in Indigenous culture and activities.
​ The event...

NAIDOC celebration

NAIDOC (National Aboriginals and Islanders Day Observance Committee) Week was officially opened in the Limestone Coast on Monday with a main street march for...

Indigenous communities given platform to make voices heard

In a historic moment, the State Government last week introduced a bill to legislate for Australia’s first Voice to Parliament for First Nations People. The...

Dual-name proposal

Mount Gambier tourism drawcards such as the Blue Lake are set to be assigned an Indigenous name as well. If the State Government proposal is...

Regional scholarship supports indigenous education ambitions

The Glenelg Shire has launched a search for local Aboriginal youth who have ambitions for further study. Applications have opened for the Glenelg Shire’s Aboriginal...

Ancestors brought back to country

Former Millicent resident Major “Moogy” Sumner has recently travelled to the USA to witness the repatriation of the earthly remains of 25 Aboriginal and...

City Indigenous culture immersion

Arange of events will be held this week to acknowledge National Reconciliation Week. The theme for 2022 is “Be Brave. Make Change” and the Mount...

City embraces indigenous heritage

Mount Gambier City Council has adopted a dual naming policy that will see Boandik language featured alongside the place names of six local sites...

Mayor flies flag for Aboriginal representation

A fresh bid for the daily flying of the Indigenous flag in Millicent will be made when Wattle Range Council meets in Millicent tonight. Letters...

Wattle Range Indigenous flag questions raised

The Indigenous flag is unlikely to be flown outside the Millicent council chambers on a daily basis for the immediate future. Wattle Range Council has...