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08 Jun 2010

The Long Walk 2010

The Long Walk 2010 proved an enormous hit with outstanding attendance and support More

25 May 2010

The Long Walk launches ‘Get The Conversation Started’ nationally

The Long Walk schools' program Get the Conversation Started gets support to grow nationally. More

15 May 2010

The Long Walk celebrated in Melbourne and Darwin for Dreamtime Clashes

The 2010 Long Walk pioneered by Essendon Club Champion, AFL Ambassador and key Indigenous leader, Michael Long, will debut in the Top End and will take place prior to the ‘Dreamtime in Darwin’ clash between Melbourne and Port Adelaide at TIO Stadium as well as Federatoin Square in Melbourne on Saturday, May 22. More

28 Apr 2010

The Long Walk boasts new threads for 2010

This year The Long Walk has taken a exciting new step with the merging of art and sport, launching a set of new official 2010 Long Walk tee-shirts with the themes Strength, Respect and Protect. The artwork was designed by acclaimed Indigenous artist, Clinton Nain. More

17 Mar 2010

Michael Long inducted into Essendon Hall of Fame

The Long Walk celebrates Michael Long's induction into Essendon's Hall of Fame with the offer of a corporate box to Dreamtime at the G 2010 More

01 Sep 2009

The Long Walk proud to support Essendon Football Club's Reconciliation Action Plan

Essendon Football Club's Reconciliation Action Plan outlines themes of Respect, Relationships and Opportunities in its actions to address the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. More

30 Jul 2009

10,000 strong support Indigenous Leadership

10,000 people participated in The Long Walk at Federation Square and through Birrarung Marr to the MCG on Saturday 23 May 2009. More

13 Jul 2009

Indigenous Achievers Honoured

A testament to the high quality of nominations -the committee decided to award 11 indigenous Australians with National NAIDOC Awards in 2009 More

15 May 2009

In support of Reconciliation Victoria

The LONG Walk is disappointed the Victorian government has discontinued funding of Reconciliation Victoria. Read a transcipt of The Long Walk's letter to Premier John Brumby. More

25 Apr 2009

Celebrating Indigenous Wellbeing

The LONG Walk on Saturday 23 May, 2009 will feature in a program of diverse events that are themed around Indigenous men, women, youth and footy. All are invited to get involved in these events as we celebrate Indigenous wellbeing. More

02 Mar 2009

Supporting Indigenous Leadership in 2009

With a focus on fulfilling The Long Walk’s charter to improve Indigenous Wellbeing by supporting the development of Indigenous leadership, the Long Walk is working towards a number of awareness raising events and Indigenous leadership programs in 2009. More

09 Dec 2008

The East Gippsland CommUNITY walk against violence a success

The East Gippsland CommUNITY walk against violence has been a great success involving the whole community from Cann River to Rosedale. Organised by East Gippsland Indigenous Family Violence Regional Action Group, Indigenous and non-Indigenous families from all over Gippsland participated in the walk. Alan Thorpe joined the walk on the Lake Tyers and Lakes Entrance legs and was inspired by the... More

19 Nov 2008

Gippsland says NO to Violence

The East Gippland CommUNITY Walk against Violence Bringing Indigenous and non-Iidigenous individuals, families, communities and agencies in Gippsland together to raise awareness of family violence.    As a Gunai man Alan Thorpe finds it important to support this initiative of the East Gippsland Indigenous... More

28 Oct 2008

Michael Long wins Deadly Award

Winners of the 14th annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander awards were announced at a spectacular star-studded ceremony held at the Sydney Opera House on Thursday, October 9, 2008. A who's who of black Australia dazzled on the red carpet before joining hundreds of excited audience members in the Concert Hall for a celebration of Indigenous excellence in music, sport, entertainment and... More

29 Jul 2007

Long to see PM over a new deal

ESSENDON great Michael Long has backed the Federal Government's intervention in remote communities, while calling for a new deal for Aborigines. More

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