This week marks NAIDOC Week - a time to recognise and observe the world’s oldest living culture.
The acronym NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee.
NAIDOC Week is an Australian observance lasting from the first Sunday in July until the following Sunday.
In Bairnsdale, the Gippsland and East Gippsland Aboriginal Co-operative (GEGAC) acknowledged the week with a flag raising ceremony at its Dalmahoy site.

IMAGE: Chairman of the Gippsland and East Gippsland Aboriginal Cooperative (GEGAC), Jason King, with GEGAC chief executive officer, Shellee Strickland, after raising the Aboriginal flag for NAIDOC Week on Monday at GEGAC’s Dalmahoy Street headquarters. More photos page 5. K218-7443 (2)