MEMBERSHIP:
Becoming a financial member is one way to support the group.
Balaangala does not receive any funding and so relies on membership fees, donations and fundraising for all its costs, including paying First Nations speakers, Welcome and Acknowledgment to Country etc.
Benefits of membership:
- financial members receive notice and minutes from the monthly meetings so you get regular information about all the group’s activities
- when there are limits on numbers who can attend events, financial members are given first notice.
- your membership fee helps Balaangala engage First Nations people for our important events – Sorry Day, Invasion/survival day, Restoration Day etc.
- decisions about future events, projects or activities are made by consensus at a monthly or quarterly meeting. All members are encouraged to add their suggestions to the meetings’ agendas.
To become a member contact us and ask for a membership form to be emailed to you.
First Nations Members: No membership fee, but please complete a membership form for our records Individual: $.
Family: $.
Group / Business: $.
RESTORATION FUND:
MONTHLY MEETINGS:
1St SATURDAY of: January, February, April, May, July, August, October and November
QUARTERLY MEETINGS:
1st SUNDAY of: March, June, September and December
MONTHLY WORKING BEES: (caring for country)
1st SATURDAY of each month?
LENDING LIBRARY:
A lending library is available at meetings. Members can borrow from a collection of books, most of which are written by First Nations people.
BOOK CLUB:
Meets monthly? to discuss the works of First Nations authors
EDUCATION TEAM
Engage First Nations people to run activities for kindy and school excursions. Members serve in supporting roles.
WEAVING TEAM
Members organise 2-3 paid workshops and a few free weaving circles each year.