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Local Aboriginal knowledge and cultural centre to open in Redfern

City of Sydney < 1 mins read

WHAT:          

Official opening of local Aboriginal knowledge and cultural centre.

119 Redfern Street is a centre for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to gather, share knowledge and practise culture in the heart of Redfern.

WHO:             

Lord Mayor of Sydney Clover Moore AO

Welcome to Country - City of Sydney Councillor Yvonne Weldon, Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council

MC - Tracey Duncan, Project Manager, City of Sydney

Edie Coe, Manager Indigenous Leadership and Engagement, City of Sydney

Co-chairs of the City of Sydney Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Panel, Dan Munro and La Toya Pinner

 DATE:            

Saturday 11 May 2024

TIME:             

12.30pm         

WHERE:        

119 Redfern Street, Redfern

There will be musical performances by local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists at the centre after official proceedings.

For more information and to RSVP please email Roxanne Macara [email protected] or phone 0438 554 640.

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