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SORRY DAY CELEBRATIONS 2010

Wreath Laying Ceremony - 26th May 2010

Once again the Lord Mayor, the Rt. Hon Campbell Newman hosted a small gathering to celebrate Sorry Day at the
King George Square Sorry Day plaque site.
Link-Up (Qld)'s Counselling Services Manager, Ms Helen Bnads, once again chaired the ceremony with special guest speaker,
ex Link-Up (Qld) Caseworker, Amy Atkins who herself is a member of the Stolen Generations.
Numbers were down for this year's event but probably due to the activities put in place by the organisations involved with the five other Brisbane Sorry Day plaque sites.

UQ Sorry Day Dinner - 28th May 2010

Link-Up (Qld) sponsored a table of ten at this year's annual UQ Sorry Day Dinner. This event is hosted by the University of Queensland's Indigenous Unit with the theme being Purple, Black & White. It was attended by LUQ Caseworker Manager, Brian Marshall and SEWB Counsellor, Mati Mistry along with Link-Up clients and Elders.

LUQ Sorry Day Breakfast - 29th May 2010

Link Up (Qld) hosted its annual Sorry Day Breakfast on a rainy, drzzly Saturday morning. Though the weather conditions were horrendous, approximately 60 people attended and feasted on breakfast fare.
The Link Up Choir, Songlines Choir and Aunty Juanita Burr sang renditions to the appreciative crowd as
Rodney Boschman closed the event with some of his own compositions.
We would wholeheartedly like to thank Cornett's SUPA IGA Head Office, Bongaree and their Deagon outlet for once again kindly donating the sausages for the breakfast.
We would also like to thank MurriWatch and MICAH for their generous donations of foodstuffs and chops, bacon and eggs
that definitely ensured an abundance and variety for all who attended.

 

SORRY DAY CELEBRATIONS 2009

 

Tuesday 26th May 2009

Wreath Laying Ceremony

The Brisbane City Council Lord Mayor, the Hon. Campbell Newman, was to host the
"Laying of the Wreath" ceremony at the Sorry Day Plaque in City Hall. At the last moment he was called away to other business and Cr Geraldine Knapp stood in his stead. The ceremony was attended by Link-Up staff members Aunty Kay King and new Caseworker Pamela Frith along with members of the Support Group and Charro Angeles, Case Manager from Goori Referrals who played Didgeridoo for the event.

Sorry Day Family Day

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Link-Up (Qld) hosted the "Sorry Day Family Day" at Jagera Arts Centre. The day got off to a slow start with "murri time" kicking in
but ended with strong support from the community.
Link-Up(Qld) would like to thank Cornett's SUPA IGA Head Office, Bongaree and their Deagon Store for their generous donation of sausages for the event, 98.9FM radio station for supplying their mobile stage and Musgrave Park Community Centre for allowing us to stage the event on their premises.
We would also like to thank the stakeholders who attended, IFYCSS, Sisters Inside, Department of Communities & Personal Histories and the ATSI Educational Unit.
An estimated 300 people were entertained by Angus Rabbit and the T.A.B. Band, ex-Idoligenous entrant Gayle Jones, the Indigenous Choir and Mooj Fogarty & the Koorana Dancers from St Clavers College.

Sorry Day 09 at JageraEnjoying Gayle Jones' entertainment

Mick gets interviewedAlannah & Aunty Margaret


Friday 29th May 2009

The annual Sorry Day Dinner at UQ was held on the Friday night, with attendances from Link-Up (Qld) staff members Aunty Kay King, Pamela Frith, Mick Angeles and wife Karen and Acting CEO Barry Jameson and his wife Evelyn.

Saturday 30th May 2009

Sorry Day Dedication Breakfast

Sorry Day Breakfast, Orleigh Park 2009

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Link -Up (Qld) would like to thank all our supporters and sponsors who assisted us in organising these events.
In particular, we would like to say a special thank you to:
IGA (Independant Grocers of Australia)
98.9FM and
Musgrave Park Cultural Centre

Sponsors

 

 

SORRY DAY CELEBRATIONS 2008


The month of May is dedicated to Reconciliation and events around Sorry Day, 26th May each year.
This year Sorry Day was marked with dedication ceremonies at all the
Sorry Day Plaque sites in Brisbane.
A special "Laying of the Wreath" ceremony in the foyer of Brisbane City Hall was performed at the plaque
usually found in King George Square which is under refurbishment.
Below are images from this year's celebrations.

 

Brisbane Sorry Day Plaques

Plaque locations
King George Square

Link-Up (Qld) Aboriginal Corporation & Brisbane City Council

Orleigh Park
cnr. Hill End Tce & Forbes St
West End, Brisbane

Link-Up (Qld) Aboriginal Corporation
Sherwood Arboretum
Joseph St entrance
Sherwood, Brisbane

Benarrawa Community Development Association
Teralba Park
Pullen Rd.
Grovely, Brisbane

Teralba Park Commemorative Site Support Group

Breakwater Park
Waterloo Esplanade
Wynnum, Brisbane

Winnam Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Housing Co-Op.
Kalinga Park
Park St.
Nundah, Brisbane

Noonga Reconciliation Group

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Brisbane City Hall Sorry Day Event - 26th May 2008

The Brisbane Lord Mayor, Cr. Campbell Newman, hosted the "Laying of the Wreath" ceremony at the Sorry Day Plaque in the Brisbane City Hall foyer for the commemoration of Reconciliation and the recognition of the Stolen Generation. The plaque was originally placed on the ground in King George Square. After the refurbishment of the square, the plaque will be placed above the ground between the Australian and Aboriginal flagpoles. Cr. Newman delivered a compelling speech and spoke to the invited guests. Link-Up's Amy Atkins and Linda McBride-Yuke also spoke to the gathering of the importance of Reconciliation. A special thanks to Charro Angeles, who played didgeeridoo throughout the ceremony.

Didge player - Charro
Amy speaks
Conversing with The Lord Mayor
The Wreath
audience
Campbell speaks
The Plaque
Link-Up party

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UQ Sorry Day Dinner 2008

This is the fourth year running that the University of Queensland's Indigenous Division has hosted a dinner for Sorry Day and Reconciliation celebrations. Each year has seen the numbers swell to the point that next year to cater for participants, the dinner may have to move off campus. Well done Sam Watson and team!

Brett Nutley, Delma Roe & Cindy Sinclair
Barry & Evelyn Jameson
Fantastic food
Link-Up table

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Orleigh Park Plaque Touch-up

Staff at Link-Up under the design and direction of Team Leader, Ramona Smith, dressed up the plaque site with a touch of colour and fabulous traditional design. Well done girls!

Ramona
Close up
Bench
Wall
Orleigh Park

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Link-Up FREE Breakfast in Orleigh Park 2008

Link-Up staff held their FREE Breakfast and BBQ at Orleigh Park as a celebration and commemoration of the Orleigh Park Sorry Day Plaque. Although it was a rainy morning, attendance was good with speeches from Sam Watson and entertainment provided by the "Songlines Choir" and Juanita Burr and breakfast prepared by the staff of Link-Up. Good times to sit around and have a yarn!

Undercover
Songlines sing
The Kitchen
Evelyn & Barry Jameson & Delma Roe
Feed the Choir
Sam Watson
The Sausages
The Plaque Wall

 

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