18 November 2020
MEDIA RELEASE
NSW Budget fails to deliver for Aboriginal Communities
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) is disappointed by lacklustre funding announcements to support Aboriginal communities in the 2020-2021 NSW Budget.
The NSW Government has missed an important opportunity to support locally-led economic recovery by ensuring sustained investment in Aboriginal housing, land and water rights, and the protection of Aboriginal cultural heritage.…
Sorry Business.
It’s one of the most important times in Aboriginal communities, where family and community say their farewells and ensure a person’s body and spirit is properly put to rest.
Sorry Business is a period of grief and mourning that involves cultural responsibilities and obligations to attend funerals and other ceremonies, no matter how far we have to travel.…
Nurse Judy to the Fore in Health Crisis
Just over two months ago, Judy Bartholomew gave up a career to chase a challenge.
And thanks to the COVID-19 health pandemic, she certainly found one.
The proud Wiradjuri woman is well known in the Lake Cargellio and Murrin Bridge community.…
The front door banged as three young children rushed into the house, drawn by the smell of freshly baked bread from inside.
Their grandmother Vivian Robinson was busy frying up bread for the family to eat with their dinner that night, a labour of love and skill becoming increasingly difficult with diminishing food availability hitting her community hard.…
NSWALC Challenges Corporate Partners to Assist With Food Relief Campaign
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) has challenged corporate organisations to join its campaign to provide food relief for vulnerable and isolated Aboriginal communities impacted by COVID-19.
Retail giant Woolworths has thrown its weight behind the program, matching NSWALC’s commitment with a further 1000 Basics Boxes to help those most in need. It…
14 April 2020
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) will provide emergency relief to isolated Aboriginal communities through an unprecedented state-wide assistance program.
The initiative has also led to a partnership with the NSW Government as we seek ways to help our most vulnerable communities impacted by COVID-19 measures.…
State Government and NSWALC Partner to Provide Urgent Help to Vulnerable Communities
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) has joined forces with the NSW Government to deliver food relief to isolated Aboriginal communities across the state.
The partnership will deliver hundreds of pre-packed food and hygiene boxes to the most at risk and in our most vulnerable communities being impacted by COVID-19 measures.…
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) has released easy to read Fact Sheets to assist Local Aboriginal Land Councils and communities assess Government financial assistance available during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Fact Sheets are available on NSWALC’s Tackling Coronavirus in Aboriginal Communities page.…
As we learn more about the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on all facets of society, the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) continues to pour time into being across the latest expert health advice and warnings.
NSWALC has stressed that it is not an authority on these matters, but it does take on the responsibility of ensuring its members are provided with appropriate and timely advice where possible.…
The COVID-19 health pandemic has had a significant impact on our freedoms all over the world.
We understand that our people are particularly affected by these restrictions. However, this virus poses a very real and dangerous threat to our communities, particularly our elderly and persons with disability.…
