Aunty Daphne Milward

Aunty Daphne Milward is a strong Yorta Yorta Woman and a positive role model for all within the local and broader Indigenous community.

Through her role as a community Elder, she supports the Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place (MMIGP) Community Art Space by encouraging young and beginning artists to express themselves through painting. Aunty Daphne possesses a strong sense of cultural connection and shares her cultural experiences with the community through her support of the MMIGP Culture Group.

Her long list of achievements include:

  • Board Member of Native Title Services
  • Director of Victoria’s Women’s Trust
  • Committee Member of Koori Women Mean Business
  • Member of the Equal Opportunity Commission
  • and work at the Aborigines Advancement League.

“Listen to your Elders. We might talk a lot about the past but it is still relevant to today as well. You are our future and you need to know where your ancestors come from, and all the work that they have put in to get us where we are now.”
- Aunty Daphne Milward. Footsteps of Our Elders by Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place.

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