Australia’s Victorian state government will fly the Aboriginal flag permanently atop Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge to recognise its importance as a symbol of unity, identity, and resilience for Aboriginal people in Victoria.
This comes less than a month after the New South Wales Government announced the iconic flag would be flying atop Sydney Harbour Bridge by the end of the year.
For the past four years, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags have flown on a rotational basis on the West Gate Bridge during Reconciliation and NAIDOC weeks. The latter of which is currently being celebrated.
NAIDOC (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) week is held annually in July and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ history, culture, and achievements….