Orange’s Marley McLean wins inaugural LiveBetter First Nations Art Prize

COMMUNITYOrange City Life22 August 2024Livebetter, Indigenous, ArtComment

Workshop Weaving a new way to a Circle of Understanding

Read here about the upcoming Indigenous workshop that aims to heal

COMMUNITYOrange City Life3 November 2022Indigenous, ArtComment

Sweet win for Fiona’s Indigenous chockies

Inaugural winner of Indigenous Business of the Year at the Australian Rural Business Awards, Fiona Harrison, produces sweets with an Indigenous twist at Millthorpe.

COMMUNITYOrange City Life7 July 2022IndigenousComment

Huntley Berry Farm putting First Nations food on menu

Gerald Power shares his knowledge of native edible plants with Huntley Berry Farm Manager, Tony Belmonte.

COMMUNITYJonathan Roe10 February 2022Huntley Berry Farm, IndigenousComment

Feeding an appetite for reconciliation

Gerald Power looks forward to a time when Indigenous Australian foods like emu and warrigal greens will become as common a sight on Aussie dining tables as steak and mash, ‘spag bol’ or a mid-week curry.

COMMUNITYGuest User19 November 2020Indigenous, Culture, Cultural, NAIDOC, Orange NSW, eXPERIENCEComment

Dyiraamalang dancers perform

A group of Orange Indigenous dancers performed in the First Nations dance competition as part of the sixth annual Dance Rites Festival, a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island dance and culture.

COMMUNITYMelise Coleman19 November 2020dancers, Performance, Dance, IndigenousComment

James Sheahan Catholic High School celebrates NAIDOC in Style

James Sheahan students marched onto the school oval led by Galumaay Dance Group and a number of the school’s Aboriginal Dance Group

COMMUNITYContributed19 November 2020NAIDOC, NAIDOC March, Indigenous, James SheahanComment

Luke and Uncle Rick

Combining our knowledge together we formed Galumaay Dance Group and have been working in schools around town sharing culture, dance, respect in themselves and respect for each other, it’s a great thing that we have achieved here today

PEOPLEMelise Coleman30 October 2019Orange City LifeIndigenous, NAIDOC, GalumaayComment

Annette Steele, CEO Orange Local Aboriginal Lands Council

When Annette Steele took the reins of the Orange Local Aboriginal Land Council ten years ago, she had a trainee staff member and a budget of $140,000.

MY JOB - MY DAYJonathan Roe16 October 2019Orange City LifeLALC, IndigenousComment

Keeping a Legacy Alive

Through immersing himself in family and culture, Sandon Gibbs-O’Neill of ‘Burruguu Art’ was inspired to un-earth an incredible talent of his, following in his well respected and highly regarded grandfathers’ footsteps.

COMMUNITYMelise Coleman9 October 2019Orange City LifeArt, Indigenous, ArtistsComment

Training the next generation of Aboriginal leaders

Orange Local Aboriginal Lands Council CEO Annette Steele believes Joan Shillingsworth could one day take her job.

COMMUNITYJonathan Roe25 September 2019Orange City LifeIndigenous, Wiradjuri People, LALCComment

Fostering positive relations

On Monday 27th May 2019 students from Euchareena Public School and St Joseph’s Molong gathered to commemorate ‘Sorry Day’ as part of National Reconciliation Week (NRW)

YOUR SAYContributed5 June 2019Orange City LifeReconciliation, IndigenousComment