News and updates from Aboriginal Affairs NSW

Eleven Aboriginal organisations from Greater Western Sydney recently formed a new formal partnership to Close the Gap on a local level.

An Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service on Wiradjuri Country in Hay has led the redevelopment of its clinic to improve cultural safety. 

Aboriginal community organisations and groups across NSW are encouraged to apply for grants to support local NAIDOC events and activities that celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture, and achievements.

Two Aboriginal communities in regional NSW will soon be better supported to handle natural disasters after each was awarded $100,000 in grants from the NSW Government.

A new learning space to help foster employment opportunities and Aboriginal cultural connection has been launched at La Perouse Public School, thanks to a $99,000 ‘Community and Place’ grant from the Minns Labor Government.

A new board has been appointed to lead the vital work of the NSW Aboriginal Languages Trust over the next five years. 

The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty David Harris has announced a new Aboriginal Business Taskforce to lead the growth of the state’s Aboriginal business sector at the NSW Indigenous Chamber of Commerce in Redfern today.

Young people at Malabugilmah on West Bundjalung Country are benefiting from greater cultural connection and engagement with school, thanks to support from a new Aboriginal-led mentoring program.

An Aboriginal community at Mungindi in northern NSW held a modern-day Corroboree to celebrate culture and help sustain it for future generations. 

Garby Elders Aboriginal Corporation in northern NSW have used a ‘Community and Place Grant’ from Aboriginal Affairs NSW to create artworks for a new Elders tent and vehicle to be used at community events. The artworks share stories about local Gumbaynggirr Culture.