Wandarma Local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group is the local AECG for Milton & Ulladulla schools.
AECG stands for Aboriginal Education Consultative Group. The NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Inc. is a non-profit Aboriginal organisation that provides advice on all matters relevant to education and training with the mandate that this advice represents the Aboriginal community viewpoint.
We are the local group for Ulladulla and we call ourselves Wandarma Local AECG.
We have 4 community meetings each year. Please come – and bring the kids!
What to expect:
- free feed; dinner is complimentary
- free Aboriginal cultural workshop and activities for kids
- community meeting with school leaders, Aboriginal community representatives and parents/ guardians
All welcome. For more information, please email aecgwandarma@gmail.com
When is the next community meeting?
Check out all meeting dates at https://www.walkingtogether.au/aecg
What does the AECG do for our mob?
- we are a voice for Aboriginal peoples in our local schools
- we maintain positive relationships with schools, families and community partners, to work together to achieve the best outcomes for our kids and make sure they have the support they need
- we offer advice and support so that our unique cultures are recognised and valued in schools
- we advise and support parent/ guardians on how to effectively raise ideas, issues or grievances with their school
Who can come to meetings?
Please come along to our positive community gatherings. All are welcome. We would love to see you there, share a free feed, and gather together while the kids are supervised in free Aboriginal cultural workshops.
- the volunteer AECG Committee members, who are all local Aboriginal peoples elected each year
- Aboriginal families, students and their parents/ guardians, and community representatives
- school principals and leaders
- other interested parties, such as the Ulladulla CUC and Ulladulla TAFE
Our membership includes:
- Full Members: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members
- Associate Members: non-Indigenous community members
Acknowledging Elders who paved the way
In the Milton Ulladulla District, Wandarma AECG has been built on community, inclusion and mutual respect.
At its inception in the 1980s, Aunty Nellie Mooney, Jan Alam and Cheryle Hughes worked hard to engage schools, families and community partners to support the educational outcomes for First Nations children & their families in our community.
“Under the concrete and asphalt, this land always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.”
Aunty Nellie Mooney was born in Nowra and her language group is Tharawal and Dhurga. Aunty Nell was a founding member of the Wandarma Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG), the Ulladulla Local Aboriginal Land Council, the Aboriginal Homework Centre and the Aboriginal Medical Service in Nowra. She is an honourary Life Member of the AECG.
Since Aunty Nellie Mooney’s retirement, Wandarma Local AECG has been presided over by Aunty Lynn Stewart and current President Uncle John Field.
