Cory McKenzie was appointed by Griffith City Council as an Aboriginal liaison officer last month.

As well as working with the community development team at council, Cory will also spend two days a week working closely with the Local Aboriginal Lands Council (LALC).

Born and bred in Wiradjuri Country, Cory said he hopes to use his position to bring the community together.

"Being able to work across both council and LALC will enable the two groups to work cohesively together for the benefit of the entire community," Cory said.

"Before coming to council, through previous roles and in operating my own business, it was always important for me to bring the community together - through real and genuine connection we can start the process in being a unified community."

In this role, Cory will be working on developing a longer term Reconciliation Action Plan and Aboriginal Cultural Protocals for Council.

Cory said he feels many groups across the community are working on their own towards similar outcomes and co-operation between these groups could help every one achieve their goals.

"I think we have a lot of organisations and groups trying to achieve the same thing, but working in silos so to speak," Cory said.

"I would like to be able to bring everyone to the table, engage with each community group, service groups and organisations so that together we can deliver meaningful outcomes for the people."

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Council's director of economic and organisational development Shireen Donaldson said she was excited to see what Cory could achieve in this role and how it would benefit Griffith.

"Part of this role is to implement the social and cultural elements of council's strategic plans by working with community organisations and groups to develop events, programs, projects and activities," Ms Donaldson said.

"Having the role work across both organisations [council and LALC] will assist council to connect with the community and deliver positive outcomes."

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