United Ngunnawal Elders Council (UNEC)

The United Ngunnawal Elders Council (UNEC) is a significant Indigenous body providing advice to the ACT Government in relation to heritage and connection to land matters for the Ngunnawal people. UNEC also provides advice to the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body in accordance with sections 8(j) and 9 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body (ATSIEB) Act 2008.

UNEC is made up of representatives nominated by each of the Ngunnawal family groups. The Council meets up to four times a year in Canberra at various locations, including community-based organisations.

Secretariat and administrative support for UNEC is provided by the ACT Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs. Please contact the secretariat on (02) 6207 1667 or by e-mail at oatsia@act.gov.au for further details.

UNEC has endorsed the following meeting schedule for 2009:
26 February 2009
21-22 May 2009
13-14 August 2009
19-20 November 2009

Correspondence for UNEC should be addressed as follows:

Chairperson
United Ngunnawal Elders Council
C/- Office of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Affairs
Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre
GPO Box 158
Canberra ACT 2600

or
Street Address:
Level 2, Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre
180 London Circuit
Canberra City ACT 2601.

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