Small change and big hearts can go a long way

‘We’ll work really hard, but shove someone else up the front to get the glory.’ Vicki Thom of Mad Mob Aboriginal Corporation in the Hawkesbury, New South Wales might be uncomfortable with the spotlight, but she and her fellow directors deserve this pat on the back for their creation of a safe space for community members in the Hawkesbury.

FOI RP02/2223

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Information about what steps, if any, were taken to verify that the membership of First Nations Bailai, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng, Taribelang People Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC meets the Indigeneity requirement under s29-5 of the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth) and r 4(2)(d) of the Native Title (Prescribed Bodies Corporate) Regulations 1999 (Cth) including any correspondence between ORIC and Queensland South Native Title Service (QSNTS) regarding this.

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