Industrial action by the Australian Services Union is expected to affect kerbside bin collection in some suburbs of Darebin and we are sorry if you are inconvenienced by these actions. If your bin is not collected, please bring it inside until your next scheduled collection.
There are no clear-cut rules, but if in doubt, it is best-practice to use the term Aboriginal. Find more information on respectful terminology here.
There are no clear-cut rules, but if in doubt, it is best-practice to use the term Aboriginal – as in the Aboriginal community, or Aboriginal person. Some Aboriginal people have mixed feelings about the use of other terms such as Indigenous and Aborigine because of negative historical associations. Koori is another word frequently used by Aboriginal people in South Eastern Australia, but this is an informal term and best to be avoided by non-Aboriginal people (with kind permission from Yarra City Council).