The Past Matters 2011, May 27-28. The seventh annual Past Matters series of talks celebrating Indigenous writers, poets and literature kicks off tonight. Convened by the Nillumbik Reconciliation Group and Eltham Bookshop - this year it will be held in The Barn, Montsalvat. Australian Indigenous Studies has had the good fortune to be involved over the years. Featured authors include Nadia Wheatley, Paul Carter, Andrew Stojanovski, Camilla Chance , Anita Heiss, Lionel Fogarty and Adrian Hyland.
A full program can be seen at
Honouring Indigenous Servicemen and Women. A ceremony honouring Indigenous servicemen and women will be held in the Shrine of Remembrance forecourt next Tuesday at 11.00am.
