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A National Reconciliation Week celebration at Bowen has showcased inspiring examples of collaboration between North Queenslandâs traditional landowners and business leaders.
An ongoing partnership between North Queensland Bulk Ports and Juru Enterprises Limited was the focus of the âReconciliation in Actionâ event, with the CEOs of both organisations sharing details of progress achieved to date, and how they planned to build on this into the future for the benefit of everyone involved.
NQBP CEO Nicolas Fertin highlighted improvements in the companyâs rate of employment of Indigenous Australians, spending with Indigenous-owned businesses, and ongoing land management and conservation projects designed around both environmental and cultural heritage protection.
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Livingstone Shire Council’s Community Centre has received a $10,000 grant to construct a Yarning Circle.
The grant was secured through the State Government’s Thriving Queensland Communities Grants program.
Councillor Pat Eastwood said the Darumbal people and Elders, who were supportive of the project and had been involved in the planning, would conduct a smoking ceremony at the Community Centre in Yeppoon on Monday at 9am.
Cr Eastwood said the project enhanced the council and the Community Centre’s commitment to reconciliation and provided a platform for inclusion of the Traditional Owners of the region.
He said the Yarning Circle would help build relationships and inclusion by supporting individuals and community families.
A Yarning Circle, established to provide a significant and accessible meeting space for local Aboriginal communities and the Central Coast community, has.
Bega Valley Shire Council will celebrate the region's cultural diversity and inclusiveness with a free COVID Safe Harmony Day event in Littleton Gardens.