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Teach the world to sing, Warren Aboriginal music revival money
Former local Russell’s long road to first regional Dementia Conference
WARREN Aboriginal groups are sharing in more than $4 million in grants provided to fund Aboriginal Language projects across the State. Supporters of the scheme say that Aboriginal languages are central to Indigenous culture and vital to sustaining traditional knowledge and need to be carefully nurtured. NSW remains the only jurisdiction in Australia to enact legislation that recognises the importance of Aboriginal Languages and establishes mechanisms for a focused investment in their revitalisation and that is a great thing. The grants are for up to $300,000 and include for events, exhibitions, language classes, and language workshops. This include sA Language Revival Program at Warren through Warraan Widji Arts, the Wayilwan Choir, and youth rock band (Dreaming Drifters) who will record four original songs in the Wayilwan language.
By DAVID DIXON
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SMALL acts of random kindness by Warren locals for his brother, Russell, revealed to Bruce McDermaid, the need for the region’s fi rst-ever Dementia Expo in mid-September. Russell worked and raised his family in Warren as a wellknown local small businessman — before the condition that many health professionals now describe as having reached epidemic proportions — changed his life forever. Bruce himself was also his mother’s chief carer and has witnessed fi rst-hand the knowledge gaps, service holes, and stigma around this debilitating range of syndromes that already impacts thousands of people in the region. Far from being a condition that affects “other people”, Bruce said that dementia can strike anyone, with medical science only now getting to grips with some effective treatments.
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With his brother, Russell, local campaigner, Bruce McDermaid (right) is the driving force behind the inaugural Dementia Expo at Dubbo RSL. PHOTO: DUBBO DEMENTIA ALLIANCE.