A message from the Mayor, Cr Daniel Moloney on behalf of the City of Ballarat
“National Sorry Day (May 26) is significant to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities not only in Ballarat but around our nation.
This day is one of remembrance and commemoration. It reminds us of the immense hardship and treatment endured by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, who were forcefully removed from their families as part of official government policy; and the impact this had on their families and communities.
These children are now referred to as the Stolen Generations.
We acknowledge the ‘Bringing them Home Report’ that was tabled in Parliament on 26 May 1997 that included a list of recommendations for the Australian government to move towards reconciling past wrongs.
Montyâs last dance tells us about his home - and ours
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He danced as if there were no tomorrow. His legs pumped and his arms whirled. His body jerked and he seemed unable to stop.
The people of the little town of Heywood in far south-west Victoria turned out to watch this wild show in their main street, hooting and laughing and urging the dancer on.
Monty Foster at a family wedding.
I was a mere child on that day in the 1950s, in town with my Dad for supplies, but the sight of this manâs abandon never left me.