Yvonne Weldon

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Councillor
Yvonne Weldon
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Councillor of the City of Sydney
Assumed office
4 December 2021
Personal details
Born (1971-02-09) 9 February 1971 (age 51)
New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyIndependent
Known forAboriginal rights, social justice, health justice, domestic violence prevention, and child protection
Awards2019 NSW Volunteer of the Year for the South Sydney Region, 2022 Cancer Institute NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year Award

Yvonne Weldon (born 9 February 1971) is an Australian local government politician. She was elected deputy chairwoman of Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council and was the first Aboriginal candidate for Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney in the 2021 NSW local governments election.[1] She is the first Aboriginal councillor elected in the City of Sydney.

Early life and background[]

Weldon is of Wiradjuri ancestry.[2] From a young age, she developed a strong passion and commitment to bringing about positive change for Aboriginal people and communities. She attended public school in Redfern, Sydney. Weldon is currently the Deputy Chair of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council, Deputy Chair of the New South Wales Australia Day Council,[3] a Board member of Domestic Violence NSW and a Board member of Redfern Jarjum College.[4] She has spent more than 20 years working in key First Nations and government organisations across the country.

In 2016, she was short-listed for the Queensland Literary Awards, David Unaipon Award for her unpublished manuscript 67 Days and was awarded the 2017 Allen & Unwin Faber Writing Academy scholarship.

Weldon conducted the welcome to country ceremony for Australia Day 2019 at Sydney harbourside with the then New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Governor David Hurley.[5]

Awards[]

Weldon was awarded the 2019 NSW Volunteer of the Year for the South Sydney Region[6] and she was awarded the 2022 Cancer Institute NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year Award.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ O'Sullivan, Matt (14 May 2021). "Indigenous leader Yvonne Weldon enters race for Sydney mayoralty". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Artist – Yvonne Weldon". Bundanon. 22 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "NAIDOC Week 2020 – Yvonne Weldon Biography". NSW Premier & Cabinet. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. ^ Silva, Nadine (14 May 2021). "Wiradjuri woman enters race for Sydney Lord Mayor". NITV. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. ^ Moore, Sophie; Drape, Julian (22 October 2021). "Fun vs politics for Sydney's Australia Day". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  6. ^ Weldon, Yvonne (9 November 2020). "Yvonne Weldon on the truth about Aboriginal incarceration, racism in Australia and how we can instigate real change". Vogue Australia. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  7. ^ "2022-Cancer Institute NSW Aboriginal Woman of Year Award". Retrieved 9 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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