General News
4 July, 2022
Names selected for new Avoca community hubs
Avoca’s two new community hubs now sport new names, with approval from the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation, to recognise the local Indigenous community. The hubs include the refurbishment of the old shire offices — next to the Avoc...
Avoca’s two new community hubs now sport new names, with approval from the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation, to recognise the local Indigenous community.
The hubs include the refurbishment of the old shire offices — next to the Avoca Shire Hall — as a community hub or for business, and the development of a new digital hub at the rear of the Avoca Information Centre as a technology space for small or start-up businesses.
The two facilities will be open for use once construction is completed in the coming months and have now both received a new name.
The hub at the old shire offices will be named the Gunga Community Hub — the translation of Gunga is ‘to do, to work, to create, to make something’.
The digital hub will be named the Balaki Wuka Digital Hub — the translation of Balaki Wuka is ‘giving to community’.
Pyrenees Shire Council mayor Ron Eason said the names were important and a positive acknowledgment.
“It’s important for us to work with our local Aboriginal community to find ways to recognise and include Indigenous language and culture, and naming new places and community centres in our community is a positive way to continue acknowledging the importance of our Aboriginal community members,” he said.
Names considered appropriate for the type of facility were explored and approval was sought from the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation to use Indigenous names for the new hubs.