Nalderun
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Community gathers to mark Sorry Day
Lisa DennisThe community gathered at Castlemaine Secondary College on Friday for a moving ceremony to mark National Sorry Day. Dja Dja Wurrung elder Aunty Paulette Nelson performed the Welcome to Country before Wadawurrung woman Aunty Kelly Anne Blake shared her personal story of the impacts of the stolen generations and the ramifications it has had…
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Nalderun celebrates friendship
A Reconciliation Week (May 27 – June 3) exhibition was officially unveiled at the Castlemaine Market Building last Friday morning. The day saw team members, friends and supporters of local Indigenous service, Nalderun, gather for speeches, the presentation of Nalderun Awards and a morning tea to launch the week. The event was opened by Nalderun’s…
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Collaboration for change
Mount Alexander Shire residents plan to reframe and refocus their efforts to address climate change through the launch of an innovative new project – the Wararack Initiatives. Launched at Victory Park last Thursday, the Wararack Initiatives will see council and the community work collaboratively on a 10-year Community Transition Plan addressing climate adaptation, cultural renewal…
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Kyneton street name tarnished with blood
A Kyneton resident who believes his street name is tarnished with the blood of slaughtered Indigenous people has begun a campaign to have it changed. Harry Byass, 21, has lived in Hutton Street his whole life but recently learned the street was named after Charles Hutton, a station owner in the Campaspe region in the…
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Community pantry up and running
Local volunteers, community groups and organisations are working together to provide food relief for residents in need in Mount Alexander Shire. The newly created Mount Alexander Community Pantry is a centrally coordinated food relief system that aims to provide assistance in the absence of a local foodbank. Castlemaine Community House manager Martyn Shaddick said everyone…