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[6] [7] [8] The term "traditional custodian" is often used interchangeably with "traditional owner" in the context of native title in Australia, including in acknowledgements of Country. [9] [10] The role of a custodian, however, implies a responsibility to care for Country, reflecting a worldview that is not necessarily compatible with the ...
The Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Country have become core Australian customs. [31] Some jurisdictions, such as New South Wales, make a welcome (or, failing that, acknowledgement) mandatory [dubious – discuss] at all government-run events. [32] The Victorian Government supports Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Country. [33]
A land acknowledgement (or territorial acknowledgement) is a formal statement that acknowledges the Indigenous peoples of the land. It may be in written form, or be spoken at the beginning of public events. The custom of land acknowledgement is present in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and more recently in the United States. [1]
"Always was, always will be" is sometimes incorporated into the Acknowledgment of Country. [9] [10]Always was, always will be was the name of a temporary installation (2012–2017) by Reko Rennie in Taylor Square, Sydney.
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With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Toowoomba became a town council on 31 March 1903. On 29 October 1904, Toowoomba was proclaimed a City. [5] The Toowoomba Region also encompassed four of Queensland's 74 divisions created under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 on 11 November 1879: Clifton, Highfields, Jondaryan and Rosalie. On 31 ...
The City of Toowoomba was a local government area in Queensland, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) west of Brisbane. [citation needed]Elections were held every four years (previously every three years) with ballots for the mayoralty and the councillors being held simultaneously.
Toowoomba, one of Australia's oldest inland cities, was founded in 1849 on the lands of the Giabal and Jarowair people. [9] The city's central streets were named after the history of the House of Stuart. The city became the viceregal summer retreat of Queensland's governors.