Dharriwaa Elders Group - Aboriginal Australia, Walgett

47 Fox St Walgett NSW Australia

Latest news: The Dharriwaa Elders Group ("DEG") is still suffering the loss of its founding Speaker, George Rose OAM. The DEG will always honour the great George Rose OAM, and is erecting an eternal flame in the Elders Centre for him.
We carry on with the projects he designed, under the leadership of new DEG Speaker Tim Creighton. In March 2009 DEG completed two archaeology training surveys on privately-owned western lands. We would like to thank the leaseholders for their invitations, and are currently preparing reports for them and government about the extensive and previously unsurveyed extent of places of high Aboriginal cultural value in the area known as "OPA 4".
The Dharriwaa Elders Group also started monthly community markets in Walgett in Apex Park, this year. They are growing in size every month. Stallholders are encouraged to contact us to book their spot for the third Saturday of every month.

Check out information about the projects and activities of the Dharriwaa Elders Group

Make a donation to the Dharriwaa Elders Group premises purchase fundraising appeal, direct by credit card, or by other methods described here.

Other news: Previous headlines from our www site include NSW Greens leader Lee Rhiannon speech re the DEG and her recent Walgett visit, the launching of the DEG's cultural exhibition space with the photographic exhibition "In Living Memory", and the completion of the DEG's review of the scientific work undertaken by the government regarding the environment and threatened species, allowing opal mining to proceed near Narran Lakes. Other recent DEG reports can be found here

About the Dharriwaa Elders Group. The Dharriwaa Elders Group (DEG) was born 20 November 2000 after working together on projects since 1998. The Group took its name from one of its sacred sites - Narran Lakes - Dharriwaa (common meeting place) and its full members are Aboriginal people over 60 who live in Walgett. The DEG was auspiced by the Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service until 1 July 2005, when it became autonomous. Projects of the Group aim to:

Support Aboriginal elders to resume leadership roles in the community, keeping active and healthy
promote local Aboriginal cultural knowledge and identity
develop the Walgett Aboriginal community

George Rose OAM archaeology survey march 2009

Left: DEG's founding Speaker George Rose OAM. Right: DEg elders visit DEG's archaeology training team "in the field" with the locum doctor who was invited to come for the ride.

DEG's Aboriginal arts and crafts shop DEG's community market
Left: Dharriwaa Elders Group's Aboriginal arts and crafts shop. Right: DEG's stall at the Walgett monthly markets

If you wish to meet the Dharriwaa Elders Group write to
PO Box 174 Walgett NSW 2832, phone: 02 6828 2619
or email info@dharriwaaeldersgroup.org.au
All donations will be very gratefully received

Site Last Updated: 8 May 2009

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