The NCIE now open!

Many of us had already visited the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence before it was officially opened by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd recently. However, that took nothing away from the great day. After all the planning, building, preparing of the great facilities and training of its enthusiastic and capable staff, the formal opening was still a very special celebration reports Dorothy McRae-McMahon in the South Sydney Herald of April 2010.

Crowds of people mingled with the officials and politicians present, including Her Excellency the Governor of NSW, Marie Bashir, who has a long-time interest in and concern for the residents of Redfern and numbers of local, state and Federal politicians. The NCIE Board of Directors were alongside those of the Indigenous Land Corporation and, of course, local Indigenous elders.

There was a children’s choir from Dubbo staying in the Centre doing some training there, an appropriate example of what could be achieved in the Centre, alongside the fitness and sporting encouragement. One of the features of the Centre is undoubtedly its variety, as the older buildings and new are brought together to give resources for the development of excellence in diverse areas of life.

Hopefully, the Prime Minister would have been so impressed that the support of the Federal Government will continue on into the future and be expanded as time goes on. Congratulations to all concerned!

Photo: Andrew Collis - Shane Phillips, Kevin Rudd, Kristina Keneally and Jenny Macklin at the NCIE

Source: South Sydney Herald April 2010 www.southsydneyherald.com.au

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