Ngata, my name is Sheree Lowe, my family are the Austin and Clarke mobs, I am a member of Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation and was born and raised and continue to live in Ballarat on Wadawurrung lands.
I acknowledge the activism and strength of those who have become before me. I am passionate and committed to work with integrity and be accessible to our communities to ensure that the negotiated Treaty is reflected of our aspirations and empowers us.
I believe our communities are owed a Treaty in which represents our core values as First Peoples. A Treaty which is guided by our Elders knowledge, wisdom, and authority. A Treaty which our future generations and young people can inherit. And a Treaty which upholds our sovereignty, lore, and cultural authority as First Peoples.
I believe that our communities should be the driving forces in negotiating a Treaty, rather than the interests of government bureaucracies who have failed our mob. I believe that with engagement of all of our community, our Treaty will deliver on meaningful outcomes which doesn’t compromise on our authority, values, and strengths.
Tdo (thank you)
Member Updates
March 2024 — Meeting of Assembly at Lakes Entrance
Ngata, My name is Sheree Lowe. I am Djab Wurrung, Peek Whurrung and Kirrae Whurrung and have resided in Wadawurrung country in Ballarat most of my life. I am a general assembly member for the South West.
Over the last few months, I have been busy attending many Treaty related meetings to help progress Treaty in Victoria and comply with our governance commitments.
We as a collective in the South West have been mapping our stakeholders and dividing the work for who we will be meeting with over the next few months.
I have attended a number of community events and provided presentations to both Aboriginal and mainstream organisations. This included the Eastern Maar family day, the Uncle Swisha Bell Memorial and a presentation to all staff at the West Victorian Public Health Network (PHN) along with a number of individual informal discussions with community and family around Treaty and next steps.
Some of the key questions or thoughts included:
- Timing of Treaty
- How can people be involved
- What does good allyship look like and how they can support the process
We have a number of activities happening soon which we encourage people to get involved in. These include the South West Family day and the Statewide Treaty Forum and through our local community discussions.
I am keen to get to speak with more people and share the Treaty discussions to date.
Also of you haven’t already join the South West Treaty Page, we share a lot of the local information of Treaty events here.
