Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander community
The City of the Blue Mountains is located within the Country of the Dharug and Gundungurra peoples. The Blue Mountains City Council recognises that Dharug and Gundungurra Traditional Owners have a...
The Aboriginal Advisory Council (AAC) provides advice to us on matters that are significant to the Blue Mountains Aboriginal community.
We also seek advice from the AAC when there are matters important to the Council that involve the Aboriginal community.
The AAC has been established to provide:
‘Pathways’ has been developed by the AAC and the Council as a working document to guide the direction of the AAC and to achieve a shared vision and outcomes to respond to key trends while also addressing, where possible, issues faced by the local Aboriginal Community.
‘Pathways’ aims to deliver the vision of the AAC which is that:
“The Aboriginal Advisory Council works in partnership with the Council and other stakeholders in caring for the health, wellbeing and prosperity of our people and our Ngurra (Country) within the Blue Mountains LGA.”
The AAC meets a number of times throughout the year at a number of different locations in the Blue Mountains.
You can download 'Pathways - BMCC Aboriginal Advisory Council Strategic Plan to 2020' below.
If you would like more information about the AAC or to contact the committee please email aac@bmcc.nsw.gov.au.