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Students march in support of NAIDOC Week
At the park, the students were greeted by Narromine NAIDOC Committee members Jaqui Hull and Jane Kemp who invited special guest, Wiradjuri Elder, Uncle Ralph Naden OAM, to deliver the Welcome to Country. Uncle Ralph also played a unique circular hand-carved didgeridoo and conducted a Smoking Ceremony for those high school students who wished to participate. NAIDOC Week organisers acknowledged the school, and in particular, Crystal Donnelly, who was instrumental in organising the students to march. The Australian and Aboriginal flags were raised by Narromine Shire Mayor, Cr Craig Davies, and Lynda Edwards. The event was followed by a special Ceremony Welcoming Babies to Country.
By SHARON BONTHUYS STUDENTS from Narromine High School lent their support to the start of local community NAIDOC Week celebrations this week by holding a community breakfast and then marching from the library up the main street of Narromine to Tom Perry Park. The entire high school cohort participated in the march on September 11, accompanied by their teachers and some family and community members. One of those who joined the march was Lynda Edwards, a proud Wangkumara/ Barkindji woman who is NSW 2023 Aboriginal Woman of the Year and NSW 2023 Premier’s Woman of the Year. The march was the second of several events to celebrate NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) Week in Narromine. The National NAIDOC Week traditionally takes place in July but locally the celebrations are always planned by the local NAIDOC Committee to take place in September during the much warmer weather. It certainly was a beautiful day. The sight of several hundred young people making the trek along Dandaloo Street, singing the Bruce Woodley/Dobe Newton hit, “I Am Australian”, waving black, yellow and red balloons and streamers and carrying a colourful ban-
Babies Welcomed To Country By SHARON BONTHUYS Lynda Edwards joined students and staff from Narromine High and community members as they marched to Tom Perry Park during NAIDOC Week 2023. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR. ner with this year’s NAIDOC theme: “For Our Elders” was nothing short of spectacular. This year’s theme honours and recognises the importance of Elders as foundational role
models, the keepers of history and Culture, stories and art, who pass down stories, traditions and elements of Culture to the next generations. The police supported the
march by providing two highway patrol cars which escorted the marchers safely on their journey to Tom Perry Park along the central business district street.
FOLLOWING on from the success of last year’s Welcome Baby To Country event, CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes team members Jaqui Hull and Lizzie Harris played a major role in organising the 2023 Welcome Baby to Country event on September 11 at Tom Perry Park. Continued page 10
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