LIFE & STYLE
Blacktown City Council celebrates
NAIDOC Week : 2-9 July 2023
For Our Elders ...
Across every generation , our Elders have played , and continue to play , an important role and hold a prominent place in our communities and families . They are cultural knowledge holders , trailblazers , nurturers , advocates , teachers , survivors , leaders , hard workers and our loved ones . Our loved ones who pick us up in our low moments and celebrate us in our high ones . Who cook us a feed to comfort us and pull us into line , when we need them too . They guide our generations and pave the way for us to take the paths we can take today . Guidance , not only through generations of advocacy and activism , but in everyday life and how to place ourselves in the world .
The National NAIDOC Week Poster winning entry , which features on our cover this month , is an iconic feature of National NAIDOC Week , and has a rich and significant history beginning in the 1960s when the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee ( NAIDOC ) first began producing posters .
This year ’ s winner is Bobbi Lockyer , a proud Ngarluma , Kariyarra , Nyulnyul and Yawuru artist , born and based on Kariyarra Country in Port Hedland .
Bobbi ’ s artwork , For Our Elders , is a heart-warming piece that pays tribute to our Elders . “ With this year ’ s poster design , I really just wanted to honour all our Elders and I started sketching straight away thinking who could I put on this poster , but then I realised I didn ’ t want to just put a specific Elder because all our Elders are equally important and are integral to our lives ,” said Bobbi .
Bobbi ’ s art is not defined by conventional means , instead she provides an insight into her creative heart and soul through an array of different mediums , including Aboriginal art , fine art paintings , photography , illustration and digital design .
“ As an artist I find art healing , when I sit down with a canvas and some paints I ’ m able to connect with my ancestors and my culture and feel a sense of self-healing and there ’ s just something so calming about creating . When I create , it ’ s like a whole other world ,” said Bobbi .
Bobbi will receive a $ 10,000 cash prize and attend the 2023 National NAIDOC Awards Ceremony .
Below is a list of events occurring within the Blacktown LGA celebrating NAIDOC Week : 2023 Blacktown City Council events : Monday 3 July - 11 am - 2 pm Blacktown City NAIDOC Awards and Family Fun Day
Aboriginal Heritage Garden
Nurragingy Reserve , Doonside
• Free sausage sizzle / ice cream truck / coffee cart
• Cultural performances
• Kids activities
• Face painting
• Winners of the 2023 NAIDOC awards will be announced
Friday 7 July - 11 am - 2 pm - Aunty Rita Wright - painting launch
Mount Druitt Library . Morning tea provided . 2023 Blacktown City community events :
• Tuesday 4 July - 10 am - 2 pm - Catholic Care NAIDOC . 252 Luxford Rd , Emerton
• Tuesday 4 July - 10 am - 3 pm - NAIDOC at Kimberwalli , 1 Mimika Ave , Whalan .
• Wednesday 5 July - 10 am - 2 pm - Blacktown Area Community Centres + NGROO Education Doonside Cottage , 2 Astral Drive , Doonside
• Wednesday 5 July - 11 am - 2 pm - North West Community Services NAIDOC North West Community Services Centre , 9 Park Street , Riverstone .
• Thursday 6 July - 10 am - 3 pm - Baabayn Aboriginal Corporation NAIDOC 252 Luxford Rd , Emerton
• Wednesday 12 July - 10 am - 2.30 pm - Junaya NAIDOC event 8 Grafton St , Blacktown . RSVP by Thursday 6 July .
• Friday 14 July - 10.30 am - 2 pm - Willmot NAIDOC . Willmot Community Hub , 8 Carteret Ave , Willmot .
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National NAIDOC Week Poster artist , Bobbi Lockyer , hard at work . Source : www . naidoc . org . au
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VEGETABLE OF THE MONTH Jerusalem Artichoke
Jerusalem artichokes , also called sunchokes , aren ’ t like regular artichokes . These root vegetables have a taste that ’ s similar to water chestnuts , and you can eat them raw or cooked . If you eat them cooked , they have a creamy texture and you can use them in ways similar to potatoes . They provide a number of vitamins and minerals and may provide some health benefits because of their role as a prebiotic .
IN SEASON NOW Cauliflower Try our famous deep-fried cauliflower with tahini
INGREDIENTS 1 whole cauliflower 1 cup of tahini paste 1 clove of garlic , minced ½ cup of lemon juice ½ cup of water 1 tsp of salt
METHOD Cut cauliflower into bite-sized pieces .
Heat up a pot of oil to deep fry the cauliflower in . If the oil is steadily bubbling , it ’ s hot enough to fry in .
To make the tahini dressing , mix the tahini paste , garlic , lemon , water and salt .
Take cauliflower out of the pot & mix with tahini dressing .
Add the parsley & mix through .
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BLACKTOWN CITY INDEPENDENT theindependentmagazine . com . au ISSUE 28 // JULY 2023 13