The original inhabitants of the Liverpool area were the Cabrogal people who spoke the Darug language.

The Georges River provided a natural boundary between the Darug or 'wood tribes' and the neighbouring Tharawal or 'coast tribe'.  These tribes knew the area as Gunyungalung and evidence suggests they have been here for up to 40,000 years.

For more information please click on the following highlighted links:

• Aboriginal Consulative Committee
• Family and Children's Services Network
• NAIDOC Week
• Sorry Day
• Downloads

The Aboriginal Consultative Committee was established by resolution of Council on 22 September 1997.  The committee facilitates positive relations between Council at all levels and the local Aboriginal community.  The committee is open to all members of the Aboriginal community, non-Aboriginal people and Council officers.

Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month at Council's Administration Building, 1 Hoxton Park Road, Liverpool starting at 6pm.

For more information contact Council's Aboriginal Projects Officer on 9821 7758.

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NAIDOC celebrations are held around Australia in the first full week of July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

NAIDOC originally stood for ‘National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee’. This committee was once responsible for organising national activities during NAIDOC Week, and its acronym has become the name of the week itself.

To mark the occasion, Liverpool City Council hosts a number of events.

NAIDOC Week is an opportunity to recognise the important contribution Indigenous cultures make to our community and build bridges between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

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The first National Sorry Day was held on 26 May 1998 – one year after the tabling of the report Bringing them Home which was the result of an inquiry into the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families.

National Sorry Day provides the opportunity for all Australians to be involved in activities to acknowledge the impact of the policies of forcible removal on Australia's Indigenous populations and, then, to celebrate the beginning of a new understanding.

To commemorate Sorry Day, Liverpool City Council holds a number of events to coincide with Sorry Day for the community to join in a 'Journey of Healing.'

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• South West Sydney Indigenous Service Directory
• Out of home care information package