There’s a memorial to Peter Sergeant from St Francis Olive farm in Yandoit, on Saturday July 1st, at Yandoit Hall between 3-5pm.
Friends, family and community are invited to gather and share memories and celebrate Peter’s life.
Bring a plate to share and any photos for a memory board.
Everyone is invited to join a virtual dawn smoking ceremony to acknowledge Australia Day – Survival Day in Mount Alexander Shire.
Event details
What: Australia Day – Survival Day Dawn Ceremony
When: 6.00am, Tuesday 26 January
Where: Join the live stream via Mount Alexander Shire Council’s YouTube channel.
What: Australia Day – Survival Day Community event
When: 10.00am to 12.00 noon, Tuesday 26 January
Where: Victory Park, Mostyn Street, Castlemaine
Watch online via Mount Alexander Shire Council’s YouTube channel.
Bookings: Registration is essential for a COVIDSafe event. Book your free tickets at bit.ly/MtAlexBoxOffice or at the Visitor Information Centre in Mostyn Street, Castlemaine.
For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Australia Day is recognised as Survival Day or Invasion Day with mixed feelings. While some consider it a day of mourning, many use the day to mark the survival of their ongoing traditions and cultures.
To acknowledge this pain and the ongoing journey towards reconciliation, activities in the shire will start with a dawn ceremony as a culturally safe and respectful way to mark the day.Mt Alexander Shire invite everyone to join a live-stream of the smoking ceremony, led by Dja Dja Wurrung Elder Uncle Rick Nelson from the peak of Leanganook (Mount Alexander) at 6.00am.
This ceremony is an acknowledgement of our shared history, and an expression of sorrow for the impacts of colonisation on the Dja Dja Wurrung, and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The dawn ceremony is a chance to connect and stand together in solidarity, witness an age old ceremony, and pause in silence to reflect on the strength and resilience of our country’s First Nations people.
For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Australia Day is recognised as Survival Day or Invasion Day with mixed feelings. While some consider it a day of mourning, many use the day to mark the survival of their ongoing traditions and cultures. To acknowledge this pain and the ongoing journey towards reconciliation, activities in the shire will start with a dawn ceremony as a culturally safe and respectful way to mark the day.
Everyone is invited to join a live-stream of the smoking ceremony, led by Dja Dja Wurrung Elder Uncle Rick Nelson from the peak of Leanganook (Mount Alexander) at 6.00am.
This ceremony is an acknowledgement of our shared history, and an expression of sorrow for the impacts of colonisation on the Dja Dja Wurrung, and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It provides a platform for education and healing, and allows the community to be part of the living culture of the Dja Dja Wurrung people in the region.
The dawn ceremony is a chance to connect and stand together in solidarity, witness an age old ceremony, and pause in silence to reflect on the strength and resilience of our country’s First Nations people.
Plans are underway to set up a Repair Cafe in Daylesford. A Repair Cafe is a community run space aimed at repairing things rather than throwing them away; a way also to reduce what ends up in land fill. Bring your broken items to be fixed on the spot with the help and advice of skilled volunteers and enjoy a cuppa and chat at the same time.
Repair Cafes make an important contribution to the reduction of waste. Castlemaine’s Repair cafe has been operating on a monthly basis for over a year now and during that 550 kilos of material has been repaired instead of going into landfill!
Now it’s time for those of us living in Hepburn Shire to start up a Repair Cafe. Come to a meeting of supporters and fixers this coming Thursday August 16th, 2018 – a find out more and to share your suggestions.
You can attend either during the day from 1-2.30pm at the Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre (Camp St) or in the evening, 6.30pm at the Senior Citizen’s Centre, rear Town Hall.
People who are handy at fixing, sewing, soldering and tinkering, as well as anyone keen to be involved, are encouraged to come along. If you can’t get to either of the meetings but are interested, contact Nikki Marshall on mob. 0432 232 073 or email nikki.marshall@mmnet.com.au or contact Danny Kinnear on 0488 604 231.
