Funding boost to help Mildura’s Aboriginal-run nursery keep growing

Sarah Buchecker Nov 05 2021

Minister for Agriculture Mary-Anne Thomas and Peter Matsumoto from the First People Millewa-Mallee Aboriginal Corporation with Ebony Lawson, Kayla Bowden and Scarlett O'Connor from Belar Nursery. Picture: Sarah Buchecker

MILDURA'S only Aboriginal-run nursery has received a funding boost to employ an additional staff member and purchase new equipment.

The Belar Nursery and Bioculture Resources Centre was granted $135,000 in funding on Wednesday as a part of the Victorian Government's new $2 million Djakitjuk Django Program.

Minister for Agriculture Mary-Anne Thomas, who attended the nursery on Wednesday to make t...

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