Before the ceremony to bless our restoration and site works, we will be participating in a Welcome to Country on the St Cuthbert’s Site.

We will welcome Nick Abraham, a Noongar elder who will help us to understand the connection to land and culture.

Born in Perth, Western Australia, Nick is a family man with wife Charmaine, their 5 children, 25+ grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

With direct connection to the Whadjuk, Yued, Ballardong, Wilmen, Wardandi and Binjerup People and Country, Nick grew-up in Perth and spent his teenage years in and around the Native reserves of the Great Southern region of Western Australia, before permanently returning to Perth in 1979.

Nick’s background includes working as a licensed electrician; studying a Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Technology in Sydney; co-host of radio program Moorditj Mag on RTR 92.1 FM; and as a volunteer with numerous Aboriginal community organisations who strive to improve education, housing, justice, sports and wellbeing outcomes.