What is the Government doing to recognise Aboriginal heritage?
Mr DEBUS: As the House knows, the honourable member for Wollongong is a strong advocate for the interests of Aboriginal people and their heritage. I am pleased to provide the House with an update of the Government’s Aboriginal Place Program. The National Parks and Wildlife Service has established the Aboriginal Place Program to give formal recognition and protection to significant sites in Aboriginal culture. Aboriginal places are a practical outcome for the process of reconciliation because they bring together Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities in towns where declarations are made. The program formally recognises the significance of the site to local Aboriginal people that could be of educational value for present and future generations of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people. To date 39 Aboriginal places have been declared across the State. Five more are being finalised at Loftus, Tabulam, Taree, Dubbo and Weilmoringle in the far north-west of the State. These can be sites wit
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