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Community shed the place to be 1 Min Read Welcome space: Aunty Jennine Armistead cuts the ribbon to open the Aboriginal Community Shed at Willum Warrain Gathering Place, Hastings. Picture: Supplied Share THE opening of the long-awaited community shed at Willum Warrain Aboriginal Association last week will provide a space for year round, weather-proof activities for everyone who comes to visit. The new space includes a kitchen, toilet and shower, and a large open area suitable for cultural programs and tours, as well as public events. The shed, which was opened Thursday 1 July, was initially paid for by the now-Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, Gandel Philanthropy and Erica Foundation, Mornington Peninsula Shire and public donations. ....
Analysts and social commentators on Monday rang the warning bell over what they described as setting in of anarchy in the South-East region following total lockdown of the five southeastern estates in compliance with the stay-at-home directive issued by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). ....
Reconciliation plan’s ‘positive’ outcomes MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire says its Reconciliation Action Plan has led to more Aboriginal children attending three-year-old kindergarten and more goods being bought from Aboriginal-run businesses. The shire last week released a list of “important actions” – but no details about kindergarten numbers or business figures – it has achieved since adopting the Reconciliation Australia-endorsed RAP plan. Canberra-based Reconciliation Australia is a non-government, not-for-profit foundation established in January 2001 to promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The shire’s list of achievements coincides with National Reconciliation Week (27 May-3 June) and this Sunday’s Reconciliation Walk held at Hastings by the Willum Warrain Aboriginal Association. ....
A BOUTIQUE B&B recently named the world s fourth best has won more praise. Dorset House in Lyme Regis, which started welcoming guests back on Monday, has become the smallest business to achieve the sought-after accolade of Hospitality Assured Accreditation. The quality accreditation from Hospitality Assured (HA) recognises excellence in customer service and outstanding quality. Dorset House is run by Lyn and Jason Martin. Mrs Martin said: We’re overjoyed to hear we ve met the standards of excellence set by HA and while the programme has been hard work, we really feel we have a stronger business as a result. ....