I lived in Walgett, NSW. After mum died (when I was 14) my nine siblings and me went to live with my aunt and her husband and our cousins.
I was always interested in education. But I had to leave school after our mum passed away and I had to go to work.
At 16 I moved down to Sydney where some of my cousins were working and I applied for a nannying job, it was the only work aboriginal women could apply for. I learned to read & write helping the kids with their homework.
I later worked with the Sisters of Mercy. They enrolled me in teachers college. I got a Bachelors of Education. It was the most difficult thing I’ve ever done. Without a formal education it was 10 times harder.
Current profession – Head teacher at Yamma Dhiyaan (Koori Job Ready) and business woman (Hospitality)
Older Women’s Network NSW
The Older Women’s Network in NSW believes in a society rich in social capital, where mutual respect and trust are paramount, where diversity and debate are valued and where people and their networks have a legitimate voice.
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Older Women’s Network NSW
8-10 Victoria Street,
Newtown NSW 2042, Australia.
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Newsletter
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and live, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.
We acknowledge the sorrow of the Stolen Generations and the impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
OWN NSW supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart, the call for a First Nation's Voice enshrined in the Australian Constitution and a Makarrata Commission to oversee agreement-making and truth-telling.