PHOTO: Neita Scott and Geoff Scott at the NSWALC 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner on September 29 2017 in Sydney, Australia. Image taken for NSWALC by Joseph Mayers Photography
The Narromine community is mourning the loss of an iconic advocate in Wiradjuri woman Aunt Neita Scott who passed away this month. Her legacy is the vast improvements in the lives of Indigenous people in her community and beyond.
Aunt Neita made her mark on the community in a plethora of ways, committing her life to the improvements of others.
Becoming the NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) Councillor for the Central Region in 1988, Aunt Neita not only worked extensively in Aboriginal housing locally, but advocated for the Indigenous community, women, and health on a national and international scale…