First Nations
From Miriwoong Dawang all the way down to Whadjuk Noongar Boodja, there are many First Nations in Durack. Voices for Durack appreciates the care that First Peoples have taken in looking after this beautiful country for many millennia. We respect the past, present, and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of these many nations. We respect the intergenerational care of First Law and would love to see this care embedded in modern representation.
Here are just some of the many First Nations in Durack.
This map shows our federal electorate of Durack, Western Australia. It’s huge. It covers just over 40 local government areas.
(You can get a clearer copy of this Durack map, confirm which electorate you are in, enrol to vote, or check your enrolment at the Australian Electoral Commission website.)
Our everyday lives are affected by decisions made by the people we elect to represent us in local, state, and federal government.
A representative’s job is to represent our interests.
We have an opportunity as citizens – beyond voting – to support and encourage representatives to represent us well, whether at local, state, or federal level.
We have an opportunity to help representatives and candidates know what we care about, the values we want our representatives to embody and apply, and the positive directions we’d like them to help our area, region, and country move in.
Voices for Durack’s focus is on supporting ethical and effective representation at the federal level.
We acknowledge and thank all of the people and organisations using our democracy to actively demonstrate their care for their communities.
We also acknowledge the hundreds of local government councillors who are able to listen to people in their region and can use their council’s advocacy role to help their communities have their say at the federal government level.
There are so many people in Durack who care.
Durack cares
“In Durack, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
During the two weeks before the Census, 27.4% provided care for children and 8.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age.
In the year before the Census, 21.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.”
2016 Census
We care about Durack and its people, and we want them to be heard and well represented.