Celebrate 2023 NAIDOC Week
Author: Rhonda Penney I am a proud Palawa woman living on Djaara country. I want to share with you that NAIDOC Week 2023 is being held this year from Sunday 2 July to Sunday 9 July with the theme For Our…
Author: Rhonda Penney I am a proud Palawa woman living on Djaara country. I want to share with you that NAIDOC Week 2023 is being held this year from Sunday 2 July to Sunday 9 July with the theme For Our…
National Reconciliation Week 2023 is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. National Sorry Day is held on May 26…
CVGT Australia has completed the long-awaited unveiling of an Acknowledgement of Country plaque at its Long Gully corporate centre. The ceremony was delayed twice previously because of COVID-19 lockdowns, but the recent easing of restrictions meant the event could proceed…
Our Indigenous Communities Liaison Officer, Rhonda, was born in Tasmania. She is a proud Palawa woman and grew up on Dja Dja Wurrung country in Bendigo. Rhonda has been supporting our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through her role…
NAIDOC Week is an important week for CVGT Australia as our staff continue to celebrate, recognise and respect the history, culture and achievements of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We have connected with many community groups to be…
CVGT Australia Westgate branch is sponsoring North Sunshine Football Club’s NAIDOC Week game against Sunshine Heights tomorrow. Upcoming Indigenous artist Emma Douglas Bamblett designed the specially commissioned jumpers that feature the CVGT Australia logo. Manager of our DES program at…
New students in CVGT Australia’s Indigenous School-Based Apprenticeship Training (SBAT) program marked the start of their course at a ‘Welcome to Country’ ceremony in Yapeen last week. Dja Dja Wurrung elder Uncle Rick Nelson performed the smoking ceremony that was…
CVGT Australia is marking National Reconciliation Week with the installation of Acknowledgement of Country plaques at its office locations in Victoria, News South Wales and Tasmania. National Reconciliation Week is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared…
Always Was, Always Will Be. This year, the NAIDOC Week theme is Always Was, Always Will Be. Always Was, Always Will Be recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for more than 65,000 years. NAIDOC is celebrated not…
The first group of students enrolled in our School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships Indigenous program are about to complete their work placements. Ruby, Annalise and Chase are three students who chose to enrol the program designed specifically for Indigenous students.…