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‘What deadly looks like’ - Circular Head community celebrates NAIDOC Week at Trawmanna
Fifty Years of Deadly was celebrated by the Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation...
Callan Morse 9 Jul 2026
NAIDOC Week 2026: A guide to events across Tasmania
NAIDOC Week events are set to be held across Tasmania next week, with celebratio...
Callan Morse 3 Jul 2026
Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation brings tarkiner's story of self-determination to AIATSIS Summit stage
To some it is a bottle of kelp-based plant food sitting on a shelf at Bunnings,...
Maria Marouchtchak 3 Jun 2026
Consultation with Alliance on Aboriginal Heritage Act progresses, TAC remain ‘completely shut out’
Consultation on reforming Tasmania's Aboriginal Heritage Act has improved, accor...
Callan Morse 18 Mar 2026
‘Marmanar’: The reawakened Aboriginal language of Tasmania’s North-West
In Tasmania's far North-West, a community language program has reawakened the tr...
Callan Morse 29 Jan 2026
Remembering Tunnerminnerwait

We gather here today, to honour Maulboyheener and Tunnerminnerwait. Two young Tasmanian men, whose lives met an untimely end. Born here, in Van Diemen's Land, Tunnerminnerwait, near the shores where w...

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Camilla Woolley Jan 23, 2026
'A legend of our region': Commemoration honours enduring presence, lasting legacy of Aboriginal freedom fighter

On the banks of Robbins Passage — the tidal strip between Robbins Island and mainland Tasmania on the state's far North West Coast — this week, a moving ceremony was held to honour the mem...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jan 22, 2026
Tasmanian Aboriginal resistance heroes set to be honoured at interstate commemoration

The legacy of two Tasmanian Aboriginal resistance fighters is set to be honoured in Melbourne this month. A public ceremony will be held on January 20 to honour Tunnerminnerwait, a Parperloihener clan...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jan 5, 2026
Tasmanian Aboriginal corporation launches 'tarkiner treasures' to support Indigenous artisans and creatives

The business arm of a Tasmanian Aboriginal corporation has launched new online marketplace to support the economic self-determination of Indigenous artisans and creatives.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Dec 3, 2025
'Many voices remain unheard': Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation reaffirms support for Tasmania's Truth-telling process

A North-West Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation has reaffirmed its position in support of the state's Truth-telling process. The organisation is the latest to share its perspective on whether Truth-tell...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Nov 28, 2025
Exclusive: Aboriginal corporation’s language revitalisation project ‘a powerful reconnection to identity, Country, and culture’

The launch of an Indigenous language revitalisation program has been announced by an Aboriginal corporation in Tasmania's far Northwest. Tasmania's Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation announced 'Marm...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Nov 19, 2025
Tarkiner turns kelp into culture and commerce

A new Aboriginal business is making waves in Tasmania's far North West by utilising a natural product which has washed ashore for millennia. Tarkiner is a proudly First Nations owned indoor plant food...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 26, 2025
Aboriginal corporation’s new mural celebrates culture, connection and community

The stories of Tasmania's Aboriginal people are being shared through a new mural in the state's north-west. Unveiled at Smithton's Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation (CHAC), the artwork is rich in m...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 3, 2025
Aboriginal community group says wind farm approval will have ‘devastating consequences’ on culturally significant site

The Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation has expressed its "heartbreak and disappointment" following the approval of a large-scale wind farm in north-west Tasmania.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 1, 2025
Cultural strength, community spirit showcased at Trawmanna NAIDOC Week event

It may have been a gloomy winter's day at Trawmanna, just outside of Smithton on Tasmania's far north-west coast, but the atmosphere was anything but bleak.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jul 10, 2025
Tasmanian government’s commitment to Aboriginal Truth-telling and Healing Commission draws mixed response

The Tasmanian government's plan to establish Aboriginal Truth-telling and Healing Commissioners has sparked mixed reactions from members of the state's First Nations communities.

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 28, 2025
Aboriginal freedom fighters commemorated on anniversary of brutal public hanging

Two Aboriginal freedom fighters have been remembered on the anniversary of their hanging at ceremonies in Victoria and Tasmania. Tunnerminnerwait, a Parperloihener clansman born on Robins Island in Ta...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jan 23, 2025
Land acquisition paves path for cultural reconnection

Tasmania's Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation has announced a substantial land purchase in the state's North West. The approximately 262 acre parcel of land, located at the significant West Point on...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jan 13, 2025
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