Deadly in Gippsland

On 26-28 March 2014 the East Gippsland Shire Council will host Deadly in Gippsland Spirit – The Gathering 2014 with guidance and support from the East Gippsland LINs, local organisations and all levels of Government. The Deadly in Gippsland Conference is a celebration, a celebration of Aboriginal people and culture, of what can be achieved in partnership and a celebration of the deadly work being done by Aboriginal people every day. What is Deadly in Gippsland? After attending a conference in Brisbane in 2007, three Latrobe Local Indigenous Network (LIN) participants, Aunty Esme Thompson, Karen Mobourne and Katie Yoemans, along with Leonie Solomon-Green, the Indigenous Community Development Broker, were inspired to hold a conference here in Gippsland. Their vision was to hold an Aboriginal conference in Gippsland that would: - Allow Gippsland to tell its own stories, - Spread the word about the positive things happening here, and - Build on and strengthen the relationships between community, local organisations and government who are working together to achieve great things in Gippsland. The Deadly in Gippsland Conference is a celebration, a celebration of Aboriginal people and culture, of what can be achieved in partnership and a celebration of the deadly work being done by Aboriginal people every day. `Deadly' means very good, excellent and outstanding, it's a word that we don't hear enough when we're describing the world we live in and what's happening around us. The Deadly in Gippsland Conference has become known as DIGS and it has come about to let people know there is a lot more deadly stuff happening around us than we think. DIGS is a way of letting people see, listen and experience what has happened, what is happening and what is planned to happen that has, and will, improve different parts of our lives and the lives of the people around us.