Tocal College, in partnership with Local Land Services and Firesticks Alliance, is delivering training in Conservation and Land Management (CLM) in Cultural Burning at Certificate III level to Indigenous Green Team and Ranger Program members across the Hunter. Stage 1 of the program will be delivered over 6 months (3 days per month) with an [...]
The Indigenous Employment Pathways Program aims to provide employment opportunities for 15 Aboriginal Australians living in, or with connections to the Upper Hunter area of New South Wales. This Glencore initiative is in partnership with JobTrail, the Indigenous services division of the WorkPac Group, to start the program on 22 March 2021. Here’s a little [...]
Wonnarua Nation Aboriginal Corporation are undertake a study into the feasibility of establishing a WNAC Aboriginal Culture & Heritage Database. The Database is intended to support the protection and promotion of cultural heritage and to support and increase the cultural identity of the members of the WNAC. To inform this study and to contribute to [...]
WNAC CEO Laurie Perry meeting NSW Premier and Cabinet Ministers to assist the Government in finding ways to strengthen the local area and address the challenges faced across various sectors of the community. Laurie Perry visiting NSW Parliment to deliver final report on NSW Aboriginal Economic Development. For a copy of the report, click the [...]
The NSW Government is reforming the way Aboriginal cultural heritage is conserved and managed in New South Wales and is seeking your feedback to help refine the proposed new system. Information sessions have been held to explain the proposed new system. For more information view the attached documents by clicking the links below. Workshop Dates [...]
WNAC now has an online dictionary that translates words from English to Wonnarua language. The dictionary can be used on your Apple or Android device. There is also a version that can be accessed on your internet browser. For the iPhone and iPad app, click here. For the Android phone and [...]
Laurie Perry has been featured in Maitland Mercury's Closing The Gap article about Australia's need to improve health and career opportunities for Indigenous Australians. You can read the article on the Maitland Mercury Website. The Wonnarua Nation also were mentioned in Meryl Swanson's speech on the subject:
See below for the community newspaper The Cockfighter's coverage of the Biame Cave's Heritage Register listing.
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Sandra Miller Chairperson, Rae Reed Treasurer, Lee Hinton, Garry Reilly, Cody Mc Grady Miller, Jake Briggs Arthur Fletcher and Paul Hinton