Carolyn Briggs, Chairperson of the Boon Wurrung Foundation Ltd.

Carolyn Briggs is an elder of the Boon Wurrung people. The Boon Wurrung people are the traditional owners of the country that starts at the Werribee River and extends east, through part of the city of Melbourne and as far east as Wilson’s Promontory. Carolyn been actively involved in significant community development projects, in advocacy, native title, social reform and cultural promotion. Carolyn is currently on the Point Nepean Community Trust as a Commonwealth Government appointed Board Member. Carolyn was one of a group who were successful in lobbying the Commonwealth Government to work towards creating a National Park on this significant land.

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