The Long Walk

The Long Walk is a charity inspired by Michael Long's walk to Canberra to get the lives of Indigenous people back on the national agenda.  We work for Indigenous wellbeing and believe this can be achieved by raising awareness and gathering support for Indigenous leadership projects.

The Long Walk Women's Luncheon on Friday 9 October at Peninsula at Central Pier, Docklands in Melbourne was attended by close to 600 people. The event raises funds for The Long Walk with proceeds from the 2009 Women's Luncheon contributing to The Long Walk's Indigenous Cultural Exchange which promotes cultural maintenance and transmission between generations and Indigenous communities. Thank you to all those who supported the day either by buying seats or donating time, auction items or seats to Indigenous women. Over $15,000 was raised on the day. More fabulous photos by Bindi Cole can be found on our facebook page

Carolyn Briggs, Boonerwurrung Elder, offered a Welcome to Country, Kylie Belling was our Mistress of Ceremonies and Long Walk Patron attended with The Long Walk Chairperson, Darron Muir.

Guest speakers included Patricia Harrison, Lead Artist on The Long Walk's Indigenous Cultural Exchange Program, for which the Luncheon raised funds; and Leslie Turner, Michael's partner who shared her experiences behind the scenes of the 2004 walk, as well as the issues that are important to her as an Indigenous woman.

 More about the programs The Long Walk supports.

The event would not have been possible without the generous assistance of many volunteers on the day mainly drawn from NAB's volunteering program, with a special mention to head volunteer Beth Newman who assisted in the pre-production as well.

 Find out about volunteering here