NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Aboriginal communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. Wherever you live, you can take part in NAIDOC Week celebrations.
Mission Australia is passionate about creating a fairer Australia for all. So it’s not just during NAIDOC week that we speak up. We are focused on running programs and creating opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders 52 weeks of every year.
This week we will see a range of activities take place across the nation and I encourage all of our supporters and partners to get behind this important week by participating in a local event.
Mission Australia continues to improve its services and programs to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who are experiencing disadvantage – starting with our second Reconciliation Action Plan report recently receiving very positive feedback from Reconciliation Action Australia.
Cafe One in Brisbane is going strong, the new Aherlkeme Village in Alice Springs, our post-release programs, our Aboriginal driver education program, cultural revisitation programs, men’s cultural groups and our St George Employment Solutions team, recently recognised with a local Business of the Year Award for helping to break down barriers to employment for local Aboriginal people.
Importantly, communities across Australia are proactively engaged with Mission Australia through Steve Cochrane, our National Aboriginal Adviser.
We don’t pretend it’s going to be easy: it ‘s going to be a lot of hard work over long period of time to get things right, but at our heart is the passion to help people to look after themselves in the long-term, and we can help give them the capacity to do that.
Toby Hall
CEO Mission Australia
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