Creating new opportunities for Noongar people
Violet Pickett is the South West Development Commission’s new Indigenous Economic Development Officer.
Ms Pickett will liaise between the Commission and the Noongar community and agencies to help develop social and economic opportunities for local Indigenous people.
“I am keen to use Noongar art to help preserve and promote our culture,” she said.
“I will also be helping to develop a foundation that will help us to permanently record Noongar history and the links to the land. There is a rich culture but it is mainly recorded in people’s heads at the moment and is in danger of passing on with them.”
Ms Pickett will also act as a go-between for Noongar people and government agencies when required.
For more information contact Ms Pickett on 9792 2000.