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25.01.2022 Stand for Council - City of Ballarat Community Information Session Tuesday 8 September 2020 | 6.30pm-8.30pm City of Ballarat has partnered with the Municipal Association of Victoria to provide an information session for prospective candidates for the upcoming local council elections.... The online Stand for Council Community and Candidate Information session will provide prospective candidates with information about: * the role and purpose of local government * the new Local Government Act 2020 * Introduction to your council and information on the municipal area * roles, responsibilities and expectations of a councillor * the experience of being a councillor * the electoral process and campaigning including key dates and Victorian Electoral Commission information Register online. For additional candidate information, visit the Stand for Council website or the VEC website. https://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au//stand-council-community-a

24.01.2022 Great news from Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation

23.01.2022 This is an exciting announcement! The State Government has provided funding for the development of a music soundscape by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians for people to listen to on the 26th of January following the Virtual Survival Day Dawn Ceremony 2021 . Local musician deborahN will collaborate with local artists and community members on the reflective music soundscape which will be free to download. ... Listen to Juliana Addison MP, Belinda Coates and deborahN on the 6pm WIN NEWS tonight. We will share the link on this Facebook page. Story: bit.ly/3qEoSOB

23.01.2022 Meet the new Co-Chair of KEAG Jon Kanoa (Jon takes over from Rachel Muir who made significant and valuable contributions to the KEAG committee over many years. A big thank you to Rachel from the committee). Ngata (hello), ... My name is Jon Kanoa, proud Kerrupjmara (Gunditjmara) through my Nan's lines Margaret Lovett, and Bunitj (West Arnhem) through my Pops lines Peter Kanoa Rotumah. I also acknowledge my Welsh, Irish and Scottish history through both My mum and Dads line. I was born in Heywood (Western Victoria) and moved to Ballarat when I was a young fella with my family. I am currently employed as the Chief Operating Officer with the Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative (BADAC) where I have been a member for many years. My role is very important in supporting Karen Heap (our deadly CEO) to implement the organisation’s strategic plan, oversee operations and support our staff in providing services to the community at a high standard. I have previously worked across many fields of the community and government sectors which has allowed me to strengthen my knowledge to use as a tool in bringing community together. I want to be the strongest advocate for all our community both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal so we can walk together and celebrate our diverse culture whilst acknowledging our past. Although my work has been heavy over the past 20 years, it does take a back seat to my family. My wife Erin and my kids Ashleigh, Charlotte and Harrison are my world, we try to engage with as many events, meetings and cultural activities as we can to stay connected to culture and be a voice for our community whether we are on our traditional lands or abroad. I will continue to fight the good fight for our community serving KEAG whilst acknowledging the hard work of our previous/current community and council members in moving forward. I am looking forward to the exciting adventure ahead. Hope you are all well and stay safe, KEAG Co-Chair Jon Kanoa

23.01.2022 The Dreaming Award now open Established in 2012 to support an inspirational young First Nations artist aged 18-30 years to create a major body of work through m...entoring and partnerships. The mentor/partner will be another established professional artist or partner nominated by the artist who will guide and mentor the applicant to assist in the development of work. This award will be presented at the 2021 First Nations Arts Awards. Applications close 7 Dec. https://www.australiacouncil.gov.au//f/the-dreaming-award/ See more

22.01.2022 ARTIST OPPORTUNITY - Creative Workers in Schools 2021

21.01.2022 As Jan 26 dawns, Ballarat's Survival Day ceremony honours the fallen warriors of frontier wars

20.01.2022 An exciting announcement for BADAC today. BADAC is a successful recipient of grant funding to build the Yirram Burron Early Childhood Service in Sebastopol.

19.01.2022 Wadawurrung Cultural Heritage Talk with Traditional Owner Bonnie Chew at Haddon: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/wadawurrung-cultural-herita

19.01.2022 Your Community, Country and Council live session this Wednesday

19.01.2022 NIAA NAIDOC Grants program has been re-opened Applications close 17 August at 7pm (AEST). Due to the risk of COVID-19, the National NAIDOC Committee postponed the celebration of 2020 NAIDOC Week from July to 8-15 November 2020.... The 2020 National NAIDOC Week theme, Always was, Always will be. recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. To find out more, visit this website: https://www.niaa.gov.au//naidoc-week-local-grant-round-now

19.01.2022 Catch Wadawurrung man, Michael Cook presenting in this Wetland Webinar Series. We are very pleased that Michael has joined as a new member of the KEAG committee.

17.01.2022 Check out Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative's Early Childhood & Youth team's deadly story reading in celebration of National Indigenous Literacy Day

16.01.2022 The committee is very pleased to welcome Tarni as a new KEAG member!

16.01.2022 Only a few more days to catch In My Blood It Runs on iview. Who has watched it? https://iview.abc.net.au/show/in-my-blood-it-runs

14.01.2022 Well done to Tony Lovett and community members for producing this very important message in song. It's a response to an extremely high rate of youth suicide in the Indigenous community. Some alarming stats - Suicide is the no. 1 cause of death for Australians between the age of 15 and 44. 75% of those who take their own life are male. suicide rate in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is twice that of their non-Indigenous counterparts.

13.01.2022 'Join the Club' by local art collective the Pitcha Makin Fellas. Opening this Saturday 1 August at the Art Gallery of Ballarat

12.01.2022 A great article featuring Pauline who is also a very valued member of KEAG.

12.01.2022 Development Victoria is currently seeking Expressions of Interests (EOI) from local artists to commission artwork for the Ballarat GovHub. The artwork will be displayed in the public realm area on the ground floor, providing a welcome greeting for visitors and creating a sense of belonging for the buildings place in Ballarat. The EOI will close on Friday 14 August 2020.... Register and download the EOI guidelines at: https://www.tenders.vic.gov.au/tender/view?id=226865

09.01.2022 There's a range of online consultation sessions being held inviting community members to be part of a conversation about public art and what you would like to see in Ballarat in the future. You can also fill out the online survey. Survey link:... https://form.jotform.com/203152585773055 City of Ballarat Public Art Policy | Indigenous Consultation Session Mon, December 7, 2020 5:30 PM 7:00 PM This session will focus on engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members and specifically identify the role public art does or should play in telling Indigenous local stories and creating artistic opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. This online event will be held via Zoom, meeting details will be shared with participants 48 hours before the session. Book your spot here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/city-of-ballarat-public-art-po All sessions: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/public-art-commission-31765753

09.01.2022 Your Community, Country and Council - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women encouraged to run for Council

08.01.2022 The City of Ballarat is in Caretaker Period from 12pm on Tuesday 22 September until 6pm on Saturday 24 October. To comply with our Election Period Policy and the Local Government Act 2020, social media, marketing and communications activity will be limited and community engagement including comments will be restricted.

07.01.2022 APPLICATIONS for the City of Ballarat Youth Services 2021 SONIKA and YOUTH COUNCIL programs are now open. Head to https://linktr.ee/ballaratyouthservices to find out more and put an application in!

07.01.2022 Goanna ground, designed by Ballarat-based #Gunditjmara artist Aunty Diana Nikkelson.

07.01.2022 Stroll through a curated exhibition of works and demonstrations as exemplary makers trace their heritage through the language of their craft at the inaugural Craft Lab & Design Expo. Bookings essential.

05.01.2022 Survival Day Dawn Service marks significance of January the 26th In western Victoria, Ballarat's Koorie Engagement Action Group (KEAG) has held its s...econd Survival Day Dawn Service to mark January the 26th, 1788. The ceremony by Lake Wendouree acknowledged the devastating effects of colonisation on Indigenous communities across the country. For the first time the service was live-streamed, due to the coronavirus pandemic, and members of KEAG said they hoped the online access would encourage the broader community to be educated about the significance of the date. Close to 1000 people viewed the service, with more than 100 viewers from overseas. Torres Strait Islander woman and KEAG member Deb Clark said it was vital to provide a space for conversations about the true history of Australia. "It's about understanding that disposition, the diseases that wiped out so many of the population, the violence that happened and the deaths that were caused from the frontiers, and the destruction of culture," she said. "The exploitation of people and the families that were torn apart - the last 200 years tells that tale and we listen to the true story." Ms Clark said the service was also an important opportunity for healing. "(The dawn service) is also about solidarity, it's about people standing together," Ms Clark said. "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and Culture... must be embedded into our conversation so that truer history, that has been forgotten and excluded, has a place," she said.

05.01.2022 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day today celebrates the theme: 'We are the Elders of tomorrow, hear our voice.' The day 'honours our Elders custodians of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditional knowledge, passed down to our children through stories and cultural practice.' 'Hearing children’s voices today plays a crucial role in them becoming influential Elders and leaders of the future.'... https://aboriginalchildrensday.com.au/ See more

05.01.2022 Stay Deadly Say Safe

05.01.2022 City of Ballarat Youth Awards Nominations have been extended! Nominations now close on 27 July 2020 so if you’ve been wanting to nominate a young person or adult ally, do it today!

04.01.2022 Only three weeks to go until we can come together online for the 2021 Virtual Survival Day Dawn Ceremony Here is a video produced for Ballarat Heritage Weekend that featured images of the inaugural 2020 Dawn Ceremony.

03.01.2022 Over 1000 people attended the inaugural Survival Day Dawn Ceremony on 26 January 2020 at Viewpoint, Lake Wendouree. Thank you to ChipShots Photography for the amazing photos. We hope that you can join us virtually for the second Survival Day Dawn Ceremony on 26 January 2021.... Feel free to share the details as anyone can view the livestreamed 2021 Ceremony from anywhere.

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02.01.2022 Applications now open for First Nations Recording Grants Five new grants each valued at $18,500 will be available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Is...lander artists to create new recordings as part of the ARIA, PPCA & Australia Council for the Arts' First Nations Sound Recording Partnership. Applications are open from TODAY Monday 17 August and close at 11.59 AEST on 20 October 2020. https://www.australiacouncil.gov.au//aria-ppca-australia-/ Made possible by the Australian Government’s Indigenous Contemporary Music program.

02.01.2022 History was made today. The gift of a grandfather to grandson, the knowledge of creating a scarred tree.

01.01.2022 We hope that you can join us virtually for the second Survival Day Dawn Ceremony on 26 January 2021

01.01.2022 Badu Gili: Wonder Woman - a creative collaboration between the Opera House and the Art Gallery of NSW to mark the gallery’s 150th anniversary. The six-minute animation of artworks from the gallery collection will appear hourly on the eastern Bennelong sails each night from sunset until 10 pm. The Art Gallery of NSW’s curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, Coby Edgar, says the project weaves together the work of Ballarat's own Wadawurrung elder Marlene Gilson; Y...ankunytjatjara woman Kaylene Whiskey; Luritja woman Sally Mulda; and Western Arrarnta women Judith Inkamala and Marlene Rubuntja and the late Kamilaroi woman Aunty Elaine Russell. https://www.smh.com.au//how-an-artist-with-a-dream-brought

01.01.2022 How Indigenous digger Percy French's WWI service helped his family to reunite #ANZAC https://www.abc.net.au//how-indigenous-wwi-digge/100093074

01.01.2022 2021 Victorian Aboriginal Remembrance Service, will be held at the Melbourne Shrine on Monday 31 May 2021, 10:45 AM - 1:45 PM. The contribution of Aboriginal service men and women to the First World War has not always been well recognised. Between 800 and 1,000 Aboriginal Australians volunteered to enlist in the First World War. At enlistment camps, Aboriginal Australians stood side by side with other Australians to answer the call of duty. ... They fought together with their mates in the trenches, they suffered the hardships of war, and their families and communities grieved those who didn’t come home. The Victorian Indigenous Remembrance Service was initiated by Aunty Dot Peters, a Wurundjeri Elder, who wanted to recognise the service of her father, who died on the Burma Railway, to commemorate the service of all those Aboriginal service men and women who have served in the Australian Defence Force. Lest We Forget For event details: https://www.facebook.com/events/367940367311531/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22search_results%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D]%7D