By Jessica Micallef
Sunbury Aboriginal Corporation Group marked NAIDOC week with a family friendly celebration earlier this month.
Group Aboriginal engagement officer Abby Johnson said about 150 people of all ages joined in the celebrations.
“It was a fantastic event,” she said.
“The day began with a Welcome to Country followed by a traditional dance and didgeridoo performance and a visit from a dingo.
“We had about 30 or 40 children attend which was brilliant. The children’s activities were popular with plaster fun and storytelling stations [and] we had cultural activities such as basket weaving.
“A lot of the feedback from people was that it was a really informative event and a great chance for people to learn a little bit about Aboriginal culture.
Ms Johnson said NAIDOC week was the perfect opportunity to celebrate Indigenous culture with the community.
“It provides an opportunity for the community to embrace our first nation’s people and the importance of that group,” she said.
“It’s a nice opportunity to see positives and promote positives because there are often a lot of negatives about the Aboriginal community.
“It’s really nice when we have that week of celebrations and it’s something that we all should celebrate. It’s not just for Aboriginal people.”
