THE long, proud tradition of TOWRI in Bathurst was recognised as part of the city's recent Sorry Week celebrations, with the centre revisiting its history in the city.
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Courtney Glazebrook, Director, Towri MACS, said as Sorry Week got underway on May 27, she went through old archives and looked at the highlights at the centre, including it's opening by then Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, on September 21, 1985.
Ms Glazebrook said the Towri Aboriginal Corporation was founded on July 8, 1980.
Towri Aboriginal Corporation is one of the very first, and is one of the longest standing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations still governed under the CATSI ACT in Australia.
"We are extremely proud of the rich history and self determination and advocacy work shown by our ancestors and Elders who shared the beautiful vision of what Towri MACS has now become," she said.
"Identity, education and culture always was, and always will be our core vision," she said.
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She said Sorry Week was an opportunity for the Bathurst community to celebrate together and recognise the the amazing achievements and milestones of Towri past and present.
"All the special moments we have shared together over the past few decades.....how lucky we are to have Towri MACS in our community, working towards 'Closing the Gap' and committed to changing the lives of young Aboriginal Children through health and education,' she said.
"We look forward to our rich future."
Ms Glazebrook said Towri MACS acknowledges the history of National Sorry Day, and recognises this day as significant to the healing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children.
"Therefore we provided our children with the opportunity to celebrate our Indigenous Culture and our continuing sense of pride and strength through story time, art and symbols," she said.
National Reconciliation Week ran across the nation from May 27 until June 3, 2020, with a theme of "In this together."
