She attended North Griffith Primary School and then St Francis College in Leeton.

Astrid is the daughter of Garry and Melba Codemo and a sister to Zara and Celeste. She is a granddaughter to Enzo and Fosca Ceccone and Italo and Lisa Codemo.

Astrid is now working in a Podiatry Clinic in Brisbane.

The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) pays its respects to members of the Stolen Generations.

Sorry Day is a time to reflect on the shameful practice of race-based child removal and to honour the resilience of Aboriginal men and women whose lives will never be the same. National Sorry Day was first held on this day in 1998, one year after the release of the “Bringing Them Home” report.

Bringing Them Home comprehensively documented the abuse and mistreatment of Australia’s First Peoples by consecutive Federal and State Governments from the 19th century to the 1970’s.

Under this cruel policy, the people we now recognise as the Stolen Generations were abused and mistreated. They lost their childhood, language and culture. Their identity was stolen from them, just as they were stolen from their families and communities.

Sorry Day is important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as an opportunity to recognise the courage and resilience of the Stolen Generations.

The tens of thousands of members of the Stolen Generations are survivors and the broader Australian society must never forget the pain they have endured and to support them on their long journey of healing.

On Saturday 28 May, we celebrate the National Day of Thanks.

Formerly known as National Day of Thanksgiving, it is now called our National Day of Thanks, to avoid confusion with America’s Thanksgiving Day.

This Aussie national day is about being thankful. We are thankful, first to God for the nation we live in and the blessings and freedoms we enjoy. The second part is thanking each other – thanking those who have made a difference in our lives and the life of the community.

One of the focuses of this year’s National Day of Thanks is those working in medicine, medical research and health care. To this end we would like to thank all those in our community who work tirelessly, and often without recognition or thanks, to care for those sick and in need, suffering mental disease or other illness. We also thank those who care for our elderly in nursing homes, and to those working in rehabilitation centres.

We appreciate your care and concern for us as we face the difficult times in our lives and for being alongside us as struggle with health and other medical issues. You are the unsung heroes in our lives, giving of yourselves whenever we need you, encouraging us when we are down. You laugh with us or give us a shoulder to cry on, whatever is needed, and we are so grateful to God for placing you in our lives when we have needed you the most.

Your work is valued and much appreciated and we pray God’s blessing upon you and the work that you do.

Thumbs up to the new off-leash dog park. We really love it.

Thumbs down to companies who call and call at dinner time and don’t leave messages.