Aboriginal Acknowledgement

Tweed Shire Council wishes to acknowledge the Ngandowal and Minyungbal speaking people of the Bundjalung country in particular the Goodjinburra, Tul-gi-gin and Moorung - Moobah clans as being the traditional owners and custodians of the land and waters within the Tweed Shire boundaries. Council also acknowledges and respects the Tweed Aboriginal community’s right to speak for its Country and to care for its traditional Country in accordance with its laws, customs and traditions.

Further information is available on Council's website tweed.nsw.gov.au/AboriginalAcknowledgement

Council has developed a Reconciliation Action Plan (1.92mB PDF) , the first ever developed between the Tweed Shire Council and the Aboriginal Advisory Committee to Council.  

You can also read more about Aboriginal Cultural Heritage.