We are excited to announce this year’s winners of the 2019 HART Awards.
Local Government
Winner: Glenelg Shire Council
Demystifying History Documentary & Combined Citizenship Ceremony
Highly Commended: Darebin City Council
Ongoing Commitment to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and reconciliation
Acknowledgement for Continued Leadership in Reconciliation – City of Yarra
Local Government – Schools and Early Years
Winner: Darebin City Council
NAIDOC Schools Yarning Conference
Highly Commended: Wyndham City Council
Reconciliation Action at Scale – Embedding Aboriginal Perspectives
Community Organisation
Winner: Whittlesea Reconciliation Group
Kulin Village @ Whittlesea Community Festival
Highly Commended: Balnarring Pre-School: Bundjil Nest Project
Womin djeka Balnarring Ngargee including Book Launch
Acknowledgement for Emerging Work in Driving Systematic Change – Bendigo Reconciliation Committee
More than 100 guests including the Minister for Local Government Adem Somyurek, local government representatives,Traditional Owners and Elders – attended yesterday’s ceremony, held at Richmond’s Korin Gamadji Institute and live streamed on Melbourne’s first Aboriginal owned and managed radio station 3 Kool ‘N’ Deadly (3KND).
This year’s seventeen finalists showcased the diversity and strength of reconciliation activities across the state –including education initiatives, cultural markers, forums, cultural events and resource development.
All the 2019 HART Awards Finalists
Congratulations to all this year’s finalists for the 2019 HART Awards.
The finalists in the Local Government category:
Glenelg Shire Council
Demystifying History Documentary & Combined Citizenship Ceremony
Western Region Local Government Reconciliation Network
NAIDOC 2018 Photo Exhibition: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women of the West
City of Port Phillip
St Kilda Beach 2-on-2 Basketball Competition
City of Ballarat
Ballarat Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Portrait & Storytelling Project
City of Yarra
Remember Me: A Tribute to the Stolen Generations and their Families
Darebin City Council
Ongoing Commitment to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and reconciliation
The finalists in the Local Government – Schools and Early Years category:
Darebin City Council
NAIDOC Schools Yarning Conference
Wodonga City Council
Koorie Champions Network Group
Moonee Valley City Council
We Walk Together, Wanganyinu Yan Djerring
Wyndham City Council
Wyndham Aboriginal Community Centre and Integrated Family Centre
Wyndham City Council
Reconciliation Action at Scale – Embedding Aboriginal Perspectives
The finalists in the Community Organisation category:
The Academy of Sport, Health and Education (ASHE)
ASHEfest
Weenthunga Health Network Inc.
Ngarrn-gakgo mangkie (hear within) Program
Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation/Abbotsford Convent Foundation
Ngulu-nganjin’ (Our Voice)
Whittlesea Reconciliation Group
Kulin Village @ Whittlesea Community Festival
Bendigo Reconciliation Committee
Identifying and Addressing Organisational White Privilege
Balnarring Pre-School: Bundjil Nest Project
Womin djeka Balnarring Ngargee including Book Launch
The 6th annual HART Awards are presented by Reconciliation Victoria, in partnership with VLGA and supported by Bank Australia and Local Government Victoria. The Awards recognise Victorian initiatives that contribute to local reconciliation outcomes.
The winners in each category received a beautiful handcrafted coolamon as an award and the community organisation category winner was awarded a prize of $1000 to support their reconciliation initiatives.
The short-listed and winning initiatives will be profiled in a booklet and promoted on the websites of Reconciliation Victoria, VLGA, Local Government Victoria and Bank Australia to provide inspiration for other organisations and communities.
More information about the HART Awards including previous winners and finalists
Last Updated: July 24, 2019 at 3:00 pm
