Jerrinja Local Aboriginal Land Council has welcomed today’s decision by Federal Minister Tanya Plibersek, to issue an emergency protection declaration for the Huskisson Burial Grounds. “This ruling proves both the significance of the site, and the imminent risk of harm”, said Jerrinja LALC Deputy Chairperson Delia Lowe. Under section 9 of the Aboriginal and Torres […]

By Vicky Smith Last week I wrote about the upcoming Saturday rally at the Huskisson Holy Trinity site: Dead and buried. In that article I stated: we are not planning to go away and we certainly reinforced that message on Saturday 12th November. More than 100 attended our rally at the corner of Hawke and […]

By Vicky Smith Sacred gravesites within the old Huskisson church site are again at risk as its developer-owner ignores Shoalhaven Council advice and goes direct to the state government for an excavation permit. When a developer fails to listen to the voice of the community, it’s up to us to speak up. This sacred land […]

Rosemary’s Way is a celebration of life, women’s lives, migrant women’s lives. Helping new arrivals from far away Africa to escape loneliness, language barriers and in some cases domestic violence. Without Rosemary Kariuki’s warm kindness these women would be isolated and having a very difficult time adapting to their new life in Australia. Bay and […]

A response for one. And more? In the first half of 2022, I ran a public speaking course for staff of an education company in Vinh Yen, a city about 30 kilometres north of Ha Noi. What I hadn’t expected was how passionate the participants would be in taking the opportunity and use their new […]