Lord Mayor's column: Celebrating the power of art and culture

Key points

• Governor Margaret Beazley visited the Coomaditchie United Aboriginal Corporation in Warrawong on 21 October. She saw paintings in progress and spoke with community representatives.
• Young people told her the centre had helped them through the justice system and kept them in school. The Illawarra Indigenous Business Expo was held on 23 October at the Novotel Wollongong Northbeach.
• The event, first run by council in 2023, has won an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People's Recognition Award.