NAIDOC Week 2020 is just around the corner and 11 organisations have been provided $16,420 to help celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander excellence.
NAIDOC Week will be held between November 8-15
Successful Leichhardt grant* recipients were awarded funding under the Morrison Government’s $1.4 million program to support local organisations to celebrate the week.
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch urged everyone to get involved, learn more about local indigenous cultures and share in the traditions that make Australia unique.
“NAIDOC Week is always a special event on the community calendar,” Mr Entsch said.
“This year’s theme, Always Was, Always Will Be, highlights Australia’s ancient history and celebrates the traditions and cultures that endure today.
“We are privileged to have one of the world’s oldest continuous cultures and through NAIDOC events we can share in this proud history and contemplate our future.”
All of the events funded as part of the NAIDOC local grants program are required to have COVID-19 plans in place.
It is important that anyone attending an event observes these plans and local restrictions to ensure everyone stays safe.
For further information about NAIDOC Week 2020 please visit www.naidoc.org.au
Leichhardt NAIDOC Week Grant Recipients
- Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service Aboriginal Corp – $300
- Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service Aboriginal Corp – $300
- Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service Aboriginal Corp – $300
- Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service Aboriginal Corp – $420
- Kuranda Amphitheatre Society Inc – $2,600
- Kuranda District State College – $500
- Gudjalbara Indigenous Corporation Mount Sheridan – $4,000
- Parramatta Park State School – $1,500
- Torres Shire Council – $5,000
- Whitfield State School – $500
- YLE Enterprises Pty Ltd – $1000
