Indigenous Australians

Deadly Connections Community & Justice Services is an important Aboriginal-led, not-for-profit organisation which does crucial work that breaks cycles of disadvantage and trauma to directly address the over-representation of Aboriginal people in the child protection and justice system.

I extend my thanks to the staff and volunteers of the Marrickville PCYC who worked with NSW Health to establish a pop-up vaccination clinic.

Reconciliation Week begins and ends on the same dates every year, acknowledging the successful referendum recognising First Nations people on 27 May 1967 and Eddie Mabo's Native Title case on 3 June 1992.

I congratulate the 150 women from the inner west who were included in the council's 2021 International Women's Day honour roll for their sisterhood and achievements in the community.

Over the month of March, the Cooks River Alliance has been bringing together inner westies and local environmental groups to help clean up the Cooks River and our local parks across the inner west.

I am proud to announce that the 2021 Summer Hill Woman of the Year is Cheree Toka, a Kamilaroi woman of the inner west.

Notes 13 February 2021 marks the 13th anniversary of the National Apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples.

Thank you to everyone who generously gave toys for my Summer Hill Christmas Drive in December and made Christmas a little brighter for kids in need.

The Aboriginal Legal Service is celebrating 50 years fighting for criminal justice reform, racial justice and resistance. 

This year's NAIDOC week acknowledges that the lands on which Australia is built always were and always will be, Aboriginal land.