Mingaletta celebrates NAIDOC

Local Aboriginal community-based organisation, Mingaletta, celebrated NAIDOC Day 2021 with a smoking ceremony and community stalls on December 10 in Umina.

Along with a BBQ lunch, face painting, a history of NAIDOC, an awards ceremony, and service provider stalls, the local organisation also hosted a book signing for Aunty Dianne O’Brien’s memoir, ‘Daughter of the River Country’.

Community elders, members and visitors also had the opportunity to stroll around the market stalls of handmade craft items, marmalade food.

The team from Coast and Country Primary Care was also in attendance, providing health checks to anyone who needed one.

Source: Social media, Dec 10 Mingaletta Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation