Cultural advice committee election
Nominations are now open for 2 men and 2 women to serve on WKSN’s cultural advice committee for a 3 year-term.
Nominations close Monday 16 September.
What is the CAC?
The cultural advice committee (CAC) is a group of Elders and traditional knowledge holders who consider matters relevant to culture, and provide advice on promoting and protecting our cultural interests.
Matters that may be discussed by the committee include:
Determining what cultural connection exists, or could exist, to support a piece of land being considered ‘Cultural Lands’ as part of the Noongar Boodja Trust.
Determining who best to speak for country, who have the most knowledge of relevant lands in order for surveys to be properly conducted.
Determining how cultural knowledge should be recorded, and when and how it is shared with others.
Determining how Noongar cultural protocols and practices should be acknowledged, valued, honoured and respected, including through welcome to country practices.
Nominate by 5pm on Monday 16 September.
Download a nomination form or call the WKSN office on (08) 8166 1940 to ask for copies to be mailed to you.
You can submit your completed nomination forms by email, post or by hand:
Email: elections@wagylkaip.org.au
Post: PO Box 5055 ALBANY WA 6332
Hand: 459 Albany Hwy, Vic Park OR Unit 1, 129 Aberdeen St, Albany