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Resources: Sydney's Northern Beaches Area
Listed below are places and resources where you can find
information about the Aboriginal issues in our local Northern Sydney
area.
Local Government
Aboriginal Organisations
Community Action
Printed Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
Local Government
Local Government Councils
The Northern Beaches falls within three local government councils.
Check out their websites for information about Aboriginal heritage and
reconciliation projects, to access their local studies library services,
and more:
Manly Council Web: www.manly.nsw.gov.au
Warringah Council Web: www.warringah.nsw.gov.au
Pittwater Council Web: www.pittwater.nsw.gov.au
Aboriginal Heritage Office
Lane Cove, Manly, North Sydney, Warringah and Willoughby Councils
have joined together to sponsor an Aboriginal Heritage Office to ensure
the protection of Aboriginal sites and cultural heritage within their
regions. The Office also works to develop awareness of Indigenous heritage
issues within the community, schools and within the Councils themselves.
For more information please contact:
Aboriginal Heritage Manager, North Sydney Council, 200 Miller Street,
North Sydney NSW 2059, Tel: (02) 9949 9882 Fax: (02) 9949 9883
Web: www.aboriginalheritage.org
Aboriginal Services Directory in the Northern Sydney
Region
A product of the Northern Sydney Aboriginal Area
Social Plan, the Aboriginal Services Directory covers a range of services
available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community living in
eleven local government areas of Northern Sydney (Willoughby, Lane
Cove, Hornsby, Ryde, Warringah, Manly, Pittwater, North
Sydney, Ku-ring-gai, Mosman, Hunter’s Hill). The
Directory is available in electronic and hard copy.
Community Services Branch, Hornsby Shire Council, PO Box
37 Hornsby NSW 1630
Tel: (02) 9847 6611 Fax: (02) 9477 2853 Email: hsc@hornsby.nsw.gov.au
Web: www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au
Northern Sydney Aboriginal Social Plan
The Northern Sydney Region of Councils (NSROC) developed the Northern
Sydney Aboriginal Social Plan to address the needs of Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander community members within the region. For more information,
contact:
Project Officer, Manly Community Centre, 12 Wentworth Street,
Manly NSW 2095
Tel: (02) 9977 1066
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Aboriginal Organisations
Guringai Local Aboriginal Education Consultative
Group (AECG)
The AECG is a community based Aboriginal organisation with regional
and local branches throughout NSW. Our local Guringai AECG provides support
to Aboriginal families on education and related issues on the Northern
Beaches. For current contact details, go through the AECG State Office
at:
Tel: (02) 9550 5666 Fax: (02) 9550 3361
Web: www.nswaecg.com.au
Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council (MLALC)
As custodians for the traditional owners of the Sydney area, Metro is
the organisation responsible for Aboriginal sites, land, and community
in the Sydney metropolitan area, including the Northern Beaches region.
The website is an excellent source of information about Metro’s
projects, activities and services.
PO Box 1103, Strawberry Hills NSW 2012
Tel: (02) 8394 9666 Fax: (02) 8394 9733 Email: metrolalc@metrolalc.org.au
Web: www.metrolalc.org.au
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Community Action
Aboriginal Support Group – Manly Warringah Pittwater
Since 1979, the ASG has worked on Sydney’s Northern
Beaches to support Aboriginal people in their struggle for justice.
PO Box 129, Narrabeen NSW 2101
Tel: (02) 9913 7940 Fax: (02) 9913 7940
Web: www.asgmwp.net
Acknowledgement of Country
Protocol
As a sign of respect to the traditional owners of this land,
more and more speakers at public events are opening their addresses with
an "Acknowledgement of Country". The ASG have produced a bookmark outlining
the protocol for Acknowledging Country. Please click
here for details.
Northern Sydney Region Reconciliation Network (NRRN)
A forum for northern Sydney region reconciliation groups, local government
councils and Aboriginal organisations to meet, discuss and act on matters
related to Aboriginal issues in Sydney’s northern region. For more information
please contact:
PO Box 41, Berowra NSW 2081
Tel: (02) 9428 1197
Radio Northern Beaches
Radio Northern Beaches broadcasts on 88.7 FM and 90.3 FM and continues
to be an important vehicle for broadcasting programs with Aboriginal content
to the local community.
Web: www.mwm.org.au
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Printed Resources
For a comprehensive list of resources regarding local
Aboriginal heritage on the Northern Beaches, please contact Warringah
Library Service, Pittwater Library and Manly Library.
Aboriginal Support Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater,
A Story to Tell...On a Road Toward Reconciliation: 1979-2000: An Account
of the First Twenty-One Years of Life and Work of the Aboriginal Support
Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater, Narrabeen, ASG-MWP, 2002. (For
more information and to order your copy please click here.)
Attenbrow, Valerie, Sydney's
Aboriginal Past: Investigating the Archaeological and Historical Records,
Sydney, University of NSW Press, 2002.
Foley, Dennis, Repossession
of our Spirit: Traditional Owners of Northern Sydney, photography
by Ricky Maynard, Canberra, Aboriginal History Inc., 2001.
Hinkson, Melinda, Aboriginal
Sydney: A Guide to Important Places of the Past and Present,
photography by Alana Harris, Canberra, Aboriginal Studies
Press, 2000.
Jacobs, Ian, A History of the Aboriginal Clans of
Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Brookvale, Northside Printing, 2003.
Landers, Rachel and Zubrycki, Tom, Whiteys Like Us,
Canberra, Ronin Films, 1999.
Lee, Emma (in association with the Metropolitan Local
Aboriginal Land Council),The Tale of a Whale:
Significant Aboriginal Landscapes of the Northern Beaches,
Dee Why, Warringah Council, 2002.
(For a review of this book please see the Autumn
2003 issue of Elimatta. Copies can be purchased from
Warringah, Pittwater and Manly Councils, local libraries and booksellers.)
Popp, T & N, Walker, Bill, Footprints
on Rock: Aboriginal Art of the Sydney Region, Redfern, Metropolitan
Local Aboriginal Land Council, 1997.
Read, Peter, Belonging: Australians,
Place and Aboriginal Ownership, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Stanbury, Peter and Clegg, John, A Field Guide to
Aboriginal Rock Engravings with Special Reference to Those Around Sydney,
Sydney, Sydney University Press, 1990.
Willmot, Eric, Pemulwuy: the Rainbow Warrior,
McMahons Point, Weldons, 1987.
Wood, Nancy, Nobody's Child, Narrabeen, ASG-MWP, 1999.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the Aboriginal history of
our area, Sydneys Northern Beaches?
2. Who is responsible for caring for the Aboriginal
sites in our area?
3. Do any Aboriginal people live in the Manly
Warringah Pittwater area?
4. What do Land Rights have to do with
our area of the Northern Beaches?
5. What is the Local Government in our
area doing in support of Reconciliation?
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