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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this website contains the names and images of people who have passed
Hume
Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee
With an Aboriginal population of 5,662 the Hume region accounts for approximately 12% of Victoria’s total Aboriginal population.
A RAJAC Executive Officer works across the region’s 12 Local Government Areas: Alpine, Benalla, Greater Shepparton, Indigo, Mansfield, Mitchell, Moira, Murrindindi, Strathbogie, Towong, Wangaratta and Wodonga.
Two prisons are located in the Hume region: Dhurringile Prison and Beechworth Correctional Centre. A full range of justice services are offered from Justice Service Centres in Shepparton, Seymour, Wodonga and the Wangaratta Regional Office.
You can contact the Hume RAJAC Executive Officer, Alice Pettit.
Ph: (03) 4344 1444 or 0429 205 436
E: humerajac@justice.vic.gov.au
Robert Nicholls (Chairperson)
Bobby Nicholls is a proud Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung and Wadjabalok Elder who has been actively involved in community initiatives for most of his life. He has worked within government areas of justice, health and human services for over 20 years. Bobby is on the board of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service. He leads Wotha Daborra, a collective of Aboriginal organisations seeking to establish culturally informed holistic support services for Aboriginal Communities to live drug and alcohol free.
Bobby was President of the Aborigines Advancement League, and a member of the Aboriginal Housing Board of Victoria. He served as a Director on the board of the Victorian Aboriginal Childcare Agency (VACCA) for 10 years, and is now a life member. Bobby is the co-ordinator for the Hume Indigenous Family Violence Regional Action Group. He is currently also an Independent Prison Visitor, part of the Yawal Mugadjina Elders Mentoring Program and continues to advocate for and work with Department of Health to establish a residential alcohol and drug detox centre for Aboriginal people in the Hume region.
Bobby spreads community awareness through art and media. He was one of the founding members of Yarnin’ Pictures, which trains Aboriginal youth in the art of filmmaking while documenting Elders stories. He was also an Elder Advisor and promotor of the award winning First Nations walking tour app, Yalinguth. Bobby is currently President of Kaiela Arts.