Diane Kerr

Aunty Diane Kerr (born 1954) is an Indigenous Australian Wurundjeri Elder who identifies with the Ganun Willam Balak clan.[1][2] She has contri

Aunty Diane Kerr (born 1954) is an Indigenous Australian Wurundjeri Elder who identifies with the Ganun Willam Balak clan.[1][2] She has contributed to Australian society through her work with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and government in a range of fields including health, child care, education, native title, Stolen Generation support, and other community work.

Kerr's public contributions were nationally acknowledged by the awarding of the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2019 Australia Day Honours List.[3] She was also acknowledged by the Victorian State Government when she was inducted into the 2017 Victorian Aboriginal Honour Roll.[4]

Kerr conducts Welcome to Country at events in Melbourne (Australia).

She has been appointed to the council and boards of a number of organisations. She is the Chair of the Board of Native Title Services Victoria.[5] In 2016, Kerr was appointed to the Aboriginal Treaty Interim Working Group[6] by the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Government of Victoria. Kerr sits on the Community Council of the South Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (SEMPHN).[7] Kerr is member of the First 1000 Days Australia council.[8] She is a member and former Director of the Dandenong and District Aboriginal Co-Operative.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Diane Kerr - bunjilaka". Museums Victoria. Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Aunty Di Kerr". www.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Australia Day 2019 Honours List". www.gg.gov.au. 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Outstanding Victorian Aboriginal Leaders Honoured". Premier of Victoria. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Board of Directors NTSV Native Title Services Victoria". www.ntsv.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Aboriginal Treaty Interim Working Group". www.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017.
  7. ^ "About SEMPHN - SEMPHN".
  8. ^ "Aunty Diane Kerr | First 1000 Days". www.first1000daysaustralia.org.au. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Dandenong and District Aborigines Co-operative".

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