In 1835, a group of men led by a grazier from Tasmania, John Batman, met with Kulin leaders in an apparent attempt to lease – or purchase — an extraordinary area of land stretching from modern-day Melbourne to Geelong. The Kulin are an alliance of five distinct but strongly linked nations in the area of modern day Melbourne and surrounds, …
Quick Read In short: Five Aboriginal people have been appointed to the Treaty Authority, which will oversee negotiations between the First Peoples' Assembly and state government Five Aboriginal people have been appointed to the Treaty Authority, which will oversee negotiations between the First Peoples' Assembly and state government What's next? In response, Minister for Treaty and First Peoples Natalie Hutchins …
They come from the oldest families to have lived on the land now known as Victoria, and on Wednesday they took over Parliament House. Now, the fresh members at the First Peoples' Assembly have a weighty task from their communities — addressing the ongoing traumas of colonisation through a blanket treaty with the state of Victoria. Wednesday's meeting on Wurundjeri …
When Aunty Denise McGuinness looks up and down Gertrude Street in Fitzroy, she sees her community's history everywhere. "Fitzroy's so significant to Aboriginal people … if you come from Perth, anywhere, you come straight to Fitzroy," she says. Named Yalinguth, after the Woi Wurrung word for "yesterday", the app follows your GPS location, producing rich audio stories that reveal the …
It has been almost 60 years in the making, but Echuca-Moama has officially opened its second bridge. Key points: Thousands of people attended the opening of the second Echuca-Moama bridge The twin towns have been campaigning for this bridge since 1965 It's hoped the new bridge will draw traffic away from Echuca's centre and off the older bridge The gates …
The Victorian coroner will investigate the death of an Aboriginal woman who died in hospital after she was transferred from the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Melbourne's west. Key points: Through the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, the family has asked for space to grieve the loss Corrections Victoria said support was being provided to women at the prison The coroner …
The Victorian Parliament has passed legislation to decriminalise public drunkenness, in a move triggered by the death of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day in 2017. Key points: The bill means public drunkenness will be treated as a medical issue, not a crime Tanya Day's daughter Apryl said it was a positive change that came too late to save her mother …