Support for the Voice to Parliament As a reconciliation group, GWRN supports the upcoming referendum to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament. A ‘Yes’ vote will amend the Australian constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait… Continue Reading →
GWRN AGM 28th Nov 2022 On the 28th of November, GWRN held its second AGM via Zoom. It was a great pleasure to welcome seven new members to the network (some in absentia). The president’s summary highlighted much of the… Continue Reading →
Reflecting on Survival Day (January 26th) and looking ahead to 2022 There is growing awareness amongst Australians of the significance of celebrating our national holiday on a date that marks the start of European colonisation on these ancient, unceded lands…. Continue Reading →
Community Engagement In May and June we ran our first in-person reconciliation reflection sessions with ClimbingQTs at Northside Boulders Northcote and Scouts Victoria in Clifton Hill. The sessions were 1-1.5 hours, and provided prompts for reflection on key topics like… Continue Reading →
Thank you to everyone who responded to our last piece of communication and expressed their support for GWRN being involved in Recreational Use Assessments at Dyurrite. We were pleased with the level of support we received and have accepted the… Continue Reading →
GWRN’s submission to the draft Gariwerd landscape management plan:
Parks Victoria and Barengi Gadjin Land Council are currently undertaking more extensive cultural heritage assessments at Dyurrite (Mount Arapiles Tooan State Park). Dyurrite is a premier rock climbing destination. Traditional Owners understand the importance of Mt Arapiles to rock climbing… Continue Reading →
Sport Climbing Victoria and Outdoors Victoria have produced a ‘Climbing Governance Review and Recommendations’ draft document for consultation with the climbing community for future governance and representation of outdoor recreational climbing. Both organisations have shown a strong desire to follow… Continue Reading →
Reflecting on the important messages released in BGLC’s Statement of Position. We wanted to make an early comment on the invitation that GWRN has received from BGLC to be involved in recreational use assessments at Dyurrite. We understand these to… Continue Reading →
Reconciliation requires a lot of reflection and learning about our true history to feel comfortable to publicly express yourself. We hope that this project has helped everyone take a moment to consider reconciliation and what it means to you. We… Continue Reading →
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