NAIDOC Week 2024: Actions Towards Healing Country
This NAIDOC Week 2024, we are raising awareness to some of the ways in which we can collectively work towards healing Country, and change Australian culture.
“Australia hasn’t started on the journey of healing Country yet; our Country and younger generations are desperate for us to begin,” says Sheldon’s cultural advisor and CEO of CoDesign + Sheldon Richard Swain.
All Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians are custodians of the land we live on; we all have responsibility to take actions towards healing Country and reversing centuries of damage on our environment.
We’ve compiled a list of some simple ways you can take action, listen deeply and think about our everyday impact on the environment.
Listen and learn
Read up on the devastating impact of invasive species on our precious Australian ecosystems here.
Read about the fascinating history and ingenuity of Indigenous fishing knowledge in Sydney Harbour.
Educate yourselves on and immerse yourselves in our Country through the work of Back to Country.
Write to your local member
Write to your local member about issues of importance to you and the importance of caring for Country. Find out how here.
Be a voice for endangered species and Country
Be a voice for endangered species as a business or individual. Read more about current petitions you can sign, how to join your local bushcare group and other ways to get involved in the community to tackle invasive weeds and species.
Support local Indigenous businesses
