The National NAIDOC Week awards have paid tribute to Indigenous trailblazers making life-changing contributions to their community. It's one of the biggest events on the calendar for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and has been held this year in Adelaide.
The National NAIDOC Week awards have paid tribute to Indigenous trailblazers making life-changing contributions to their community. It's one of the biggest events on the calendar for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and has been held this year in Adelaide.The achievements of 10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been recognised in the 2024 NAIDOC awards.
Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney has congratulated each of the winners, who were chosen from a field of 28 finalists."And as a theme for NAIDOC says, keep the fire burning. It is the best theme that could possibly happen. Keep the fire burning blak, loud and proud. This year, it's important for us to gather and celebrate black excellence to marvel everyone at the world's oldest continuing culture, 65,000 years of resilience and 65,000 years of greatness.
The Torres Strait Islander woman started her career in health as a registered nurse, and later helped establish the Aboriginal Medical Centre in Redfern. In 2014 Kim founded The Bibbulmun Fund, an Indigenous-led philanthropic initiative designed to facilitate positive change by Aboriginal people, for Aboriginal people and raised $1.4 million to support 19 charitable organisations across Australia.
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