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Aboriginal culture celebrated for NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC Week was launched in Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong on Monday with traditional flag-raising and smoking ceremonies. Maribyrnong council flew the Aboriginal and Torres Strait...

School bush garden to stregthen Aboriginal ties

Pupils of Altona Meadows Primary School have planted a bush garden in a bid to strengthen ties between Aboriginal students and the local Indigenous...

Maribyrnong artist inducted into honour roll

Ngardarb Francine Riches credits her Aboriginal upbringing, a love of community, her faith and her grandfather for the woman she has become. Ms Riches, of Maribyrnong,...

Paola Balla exhibition comes to Footscray

A Footscray artist is exploring Aboriginal sovereignty, de-colonisation and identity in a new exhibition. Paola Balla’s Born into Sovereignty, Live in Sovereignty, a collection of...

Altona artist traces her Aboriginal roots

Two years ago, Altona’s Jena Galvin discovered her Aboriginal roots – a journey that eventually led to her first art exhibition. Her Aboriginal great-grandmother was...

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Famous French bike race comes to Footscray

Mention the word Roubaix to any cyclist and their legs, arms and elbows will suddenly begin to ache. The regional French city is the end...