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MEDIA RELEASE DATE: 11 August 2022 COUNCIL STRENGTHENS ITS COMMITMENT TO WORKING WITH LOCAL ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY First Nations people in Hornsby Shire will have their voices heard more than ever as Hornsby Shire Council last night appointed 14 voluntary community members to the Hornsby Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Consultative Committee (HATSICC). The new intake will include 11 Aboriginal people, almost doubling last year, becoming the highest ever representation on the committee. Formed in 2006, HATSICC is Council’s vital link with First Nations peoples in the Shire, respecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ right to self-determination and community empowerment. “The bloodline descendants of the Hornsby area would like to congratulate all the successful candidates for this year’s Hornsby Shire Council HATSICC, a collaborative consultative group protecting and promoting Aboriginal cultural heritage and cultural events within the Shire,” said Auntie Tracey Howie, GuriNgai Traditional Owner. “We would also like to ...