“The scar trees are a powerful reminder of the connection we have to the land.”
Ngarra Murray on the importance of cultural heritage
“I think that is something we can all share and celebrate – our culture and languages.”
Land, Sky & Waters Hearings, 17 April 2024
Commissioners will hear from the co-chairs of the First Peoples’ Assembly. This afternoon the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations and Gunditjmara elder, Jim Berg will appear. Yoorrook Justice Commission, Land, Sky & Waters hearings form part of the Yoorrook Justice Commission’s inquiry into the systemic injustices experienced by First Peoples in Victoria. Follow us to stay updated on hearings … Read More
Minister for Environment, Hon. Steve Dimopoulos MP on the government exclusion of traditional owners
Minister for Environment, Hon. Steve Dimopoulos MP admits that between 2010-2023, the Victorian government received over $1.89 billion in revenue from grazing, forestry and public land licenses – but not a single dollar was distributed to traditional owners.
Land, Sky & Waters Hearings, 16 April 2024
Today commissioners heard from the Hon. Steve Dimopoulos, MP Minister for Environment and representatives from First Nations Legal & Research Services. Yoorrook Justice Commission, Land, Sky & Waters hearings form part of the Yoorrook Justice Commission’s inquiry into the systemic injustices experienced by First Peoples in Victoria.
Professor Henry Reynolds – Code Of Silence
Why don’t more Victorians know about the massacres that happened during colonisation? Perhaps because even talking about it at the time was taboo.
Uncle Johnny Lovett – The history of country Victoria needs to hear
“I’m in no one else’s country but my own…that’s a fact.” Watch Uncle Johnny Lovett talk about the importance of Country and the history that Victoria needs to hear.