Elders knowing & showing
Elders Teaching Family 2015
The Dhuningarraay-gal dhiyaan dhiirali (old people teach family) project visited Gingie Station 27 April 2015.
During the week beginning 11 April 2016, DEG hosted and promoted the Northern Basin Aboriginal Nations in Walgett to undertake a Cultural Use and Occupancy Mapping project.
The NSW Parliament General Purpose Standing Committee No. 3 visited Walgett 18 February 2016 to conduct a hearing for its Inquiry into reparations for the Stolen Generations of NSW.
DEG gathered Elders the day before, to prepare for giving evidence at the 17/2/16 Walgett hearing of the NSW Legislative Committee's Inquiry into Reparations for the Stolen Generations of NSW.
The Dharriwaa Elders Group and the Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service conducted two important meetings 11 November 2015 in Walgett.
Launch of on-line tour
On Tuesday 7 July the Dharriwaa Elders Group launched their on-line "self-guided tour of Walgett" at their main street Walgett premises, to a NAIDOC week audience.
This logo shows the totem animals of the Dharriwaa Elders Group - Elders from three Aboriginal nations. The wayamba (short-necked turtle) for the Yuwaalaraay people, the dhinawan (emu) for the Ngayiimbaa people, and the bawurra (red kangaroo) for the Gamilaraay people. A gidjiirr (Acacia cambagei), an important hardwood tree for medicine and tools, is in the background
PO Box 174 Walgett NSW 2832 Australia