Rob Hyatt

I am an Aboriginal man with ties to the Lake Tyers community and the Wotjobaluk in western Victoria. I have 25-years experience in government, sport and community, advocating education and understanding of the issues that impact on our people and addressing these appropriately regarding the cultural sensitivities required in program development and delivery. Currently I am Manager, Education and Visitor Experience at the Koorie Heritage Trust. In this role I deliver cultural awareness and competency training to Government, private corporations, community organisations and the general public. I also manage our tours and tourism engagement including guided cultural walking tours through the Trust and along the Yarra River, providing an urban cultural experience for visitors to Melbourne.

Wominjeka (Welcome). We acknowledge the Yaluk-ut Weelam as the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet. Yaluk-ut Weelam means ‘people of the river camp’ and is connected with the coastal land at the head of Port Phillip Bay, extending from the Werribee River to Mordialloc. The Yaluk-ut Weelam are part of the Boon Wurrung, one of the five major language groups of the greater Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to the land, their ancestors and their elders—past, present and to the future.