Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-operative provides culturally appropriate care and support today for: Children and Young People; Women, Men and Families; and Elders and Disabilities.
“The area known as Rumbalara has a traditional history dating back many thousands of years. The contemporary history of Rumbalara began on the river flats between Shepparton and Mooroopna in the 1940s.
Large numbers of people who were seeking work and dissatisfied with management and conditions at Cummeragunja Mission Station moved to the area and settled. The Cummeragunja Walk-Off occurred in February 1939 and was the first Indigenous mass protest in Australia. Our elders, who led the Walk Off, continued to fight for the rights of our community and led the way to the creation of Rumbalara.”
It is now 45 years since “Rumbalara was established by the community as a place where our community could meet for cultural and social activities, and provide education, information and support in areas of special need such as health, housing, welfare and culture.”
The above history was sourced from the Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-operative website.