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Introduction to Willoughby

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Discover the history behind the people, places and events that have shaped Willoughby; the civic, suburban and Indigenous history of the area

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Willoughby City Council minutes

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Acknowledgement of Country

Willoughby City Council acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we stand, the Gamaragal people. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

Willoughby City Councillors voted to endorse the Uluru Statement from the Heart in July 2018.

   

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