A DUBBO resident has created a logo which will adorn and celebrate a conference seeking to advance post-school Aboriginal education and training.
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Teressa Yasserie's work has been called "amazingly beautiful" by organisers of the second and 2015 Bangamalanha Conference to be held in Dubbo from October 26 to 28.
The conference's focus is to continue the exchange of information about "successful programs, approaches and outcomes for Aboriginal people once they have left school".
Bangamalanha is part of the Wiradjuri language and means "to share with each other".
Ms Yasserie's logo acknowledges the conference's ability to change lives and "bridge the gap on the disadvantage Aboriginal people experience in relation to education and employment".
She said it also had "special meaning" for Aboriginal people.
"The logo is a Wiradjuri contemporary symbol meaning the three rivers, and the black line represents the Aboriginal people connected to those rivers," Ms Yasserie said.
"I was trying to capture something that binds us all together, and is a representation of the people.
"I'm really proud of the finished product."
More than 200 Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal delegates are expected at the conference which will be officially opened by Chancellor of the University of Canberra Professor Tom Calma.
Professor Calma is the first Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander man to hold the position of Chancellor of any Australian university.
Keynote speakers will include Professor Mark Rose from La Trobe University, Jeremy Donovan from Generation One, Daryl Monaghan from Reconciliation Australia and Julie Crane from the federal Department of Human Services.
Conference co-ordinator Tenesha Bell has promised delegates entertainment.
"We've got celebrity chef Mark 'The Black Olive' bringing his vibrant colours and outback flavours for dinner and Aboriginal artist and performer Lewis Burns to keep us entertained as master of ceremonies," she said.
For information or tickets, email bangamalanha@tafensw.edu.au, call Ms Bell on 6393 5943 or visit www.bangamalanha.edu.au