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ROTARY NUNAWADING & BLACKBURN LAKE SANCTUARY Ian Armstrong sent me a copy of the November/December issue of the Whitehorse Historical society Newsletter. Page 3 features an article on Dorothy Meagher entitled remembering Dorothy and makes reference to a Rotary Nunawading project of 1990. To quote directly from the article " ……. As Program Director and Co-ordinator of Blackburn Lake Visitor Centre and a member of the Blackburn Lake Sanctuary Advisory Committee Dorothy, along with Su Dempsey, rallied the support of the Wurundjeri Elders to develop an awareness of the Indigenous Culture. At the time hardly anything was known or taught in the school curriculum, but in 1987 the Bush Tucker program was launched, attracting a huge number of participants and sessions over the week of the launch. The numbers of attending this program soon grew to such an extent that the tiny room being used was not suitable to cater for the demand. So, in 1990, with Dorothy’s enthusiasm, and the Advisory Committee’s approval, funding was found through the Nunawading Rotary Club and Nunawading Council to design and erect a purpose built Visitor’s centre to provide a venue, not only for school groups, but for adults also...." The newsletter should soon be available on the Whitehorse Historical society website at We (Rotary Nunawading) have continued our association with the Blackburn Lake Sanctuary, and as part of our 50th Anniversary celebrations in 2015, we presented the Sanctuary with a Yarning Circle.(below) |
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