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08 Jun 2010
The Long Walk 2010
The Long Walk 2010 proved an enormous hit with outstanding attendance and support
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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