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Posted on Monday 20th of May, 2019,
Greater Shepparton City Council will support the Shepparton Region Reconciliation Group for the 2019 Sorry Day event to be held on Monday 27 May at Monash Park.
The event will see a commemorative ceremony and wreath laying at Monash Park, as well as the ceremonial raising of the Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Australian flags.
At the end of the ceremony, the community is invited to join a commemorative walk to the murals of Uncle Doug Nicholls, Uncle William Cooper, Aunty Marge Tucker and Nanny Nora Charles.
The Greater Shepparton Sorry Day commemoration event has been organised in partnership between the Shepparton Region Reconciliation Group, Rumbalara Aboriginal Co Operative, Greater Shepparton City Council, Yorta Yorta National Aboriginal Corporation and La Trobe University.
The ceremony forms part of the Reconciliation Week activities in the area, running from 27 May – 2 June 2019.
“Sorry Day is an important event on our calendar here in Greater Shepparton,” Council Mayor Kim O’Keeffe said.
“I encourage all residents to think deeply about what Sorry Day means to our community and our nation and head along to the commemorative event.”
Background to Sorry Day
In 1997, the Bringing Them Home Report was tabled in the Federal Parliament. This day is now known as Sorry Day and is commemorated nationally with thousands of Australians from all walks of life participating in memorial services, commemorative meetings, survival celebrations and community gatherings to acknowledge the Stolen Generations.
Event details
Date: Monday 27 May
Time: 10.15-11.15am Sorry Day commemoration and flag raising.
Venue: Monash Park – next to Senior Citizens clubrooms.
Following: A commemorative walk to the murals of Uncle Doug Nicholls, Uncle William Cooper, Aunty Marge Tucker and Nanny Nora Charles on the GV Water building.
La Trobe University will also hold a Sorry Day sunset ceremony at the campus on Monday 27 May. It will be held at 5pm at the flagpoles on the corner of North and Stewart Streets, La Trobe University.
For information about the Sunset Ceremony, contact Mishel McMahon on m.mcmahon@latrobe.edu.au
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