The Deadly Western Connections
The Aboriginal Services Network of the West (ASNoW) established the Deadly Western Connections website in 2021 to increase opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community connections and improve access to services in the western suburbs of Melbourne.

The Deadly Western Connections artwork was developed by Aboriginal Artist Dixon Patten

Jobs & Training
Are you looking for a new job? Have a look at the employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and find one that can jumpstart your next career move.

Kangaroo Apple flower

Business Directory
Kinaway Chamber of Commerce fosters and develops partnerships with government, corporates and academia to build procurement opportunities and facilitate support to Aboriginal businesses. Check out these businesses.

Grasslands view to the You Yangs

Events
Bring your kids, bring your mob to some of these deadly events and programs.

KRoad Cliffs, Werribee River

Traineeships & Volunteering
Get a kickstart into your career by applying for an internship or lock in some extra training.

White gum, Bungeys Hole, Werribee River

Services & Networks
Are you looking for a particular service or support? Check out our diverse network across a broad range of sectors.

Truganina swamp, Altona

Deadly Communities

This is a meeting place for the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in western metropolitan Melbourne.
The site is an online only collaboration of various providers in the west and is therefore unable to accept donations.

May 28, 2025 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

First Nations Art Tour – General Public

Wyndham City Council invites you to this Art Tour as part of the First Nations Arts WARING SEASON Program.

Open to all but tickets are limited. Lunch and Transport to/from Werribee Station provided.

May 30, 2025 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

First Nations Art Tour – Mob Only 🖤💛❤💚🤍💙

Wyndham City Council invites you to this Art Tour as part of the First Nations Arts WARING SEASON Program.

Mob only and tickets are limited. Lunch and Transport to/from Werribee Station provided.

July 5, 2025 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm

King Stingray and Electric Fields

Wyndham Cultural Centre is re-opening and invites you to experience the electrifying energy of King Stingray and Electric Fields as they take the stage for a historic first performance in the upgraded theatre.

Open to all.

Tickets on sale 8 May 2025. Discount available for Mob.

July 11, 2025 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Yinya dana: lighting the path

To mark this year’s 50th anniversary of NAIDOC week, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra celebrates the Strength, Vision and Legacy of Yorta Yorta / Yuin composer and soprano Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO with a powerful concert of works by this much loved and acclaimed national treasure.

Mob Tickets at Reduced Cost.

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Acknowledgement of Country and Traditional Owners


We recognise all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Nations of the lands now known as Australia. We acknowledge the people of the Wadawurrung, Woiwurrung and Boonwurrung languages in the Kulin Nation as the First Custodians of these grasslands, waterways and basalt plains.

For tens of thousands of years, the Werribee River has been a significant meeting place for a diversity of Aboriginal people to build community, exchange resources, and share responsibility for its lands. We pay respect to the wisdom of Ancestors and resilience of Elders, past and present. We recognise the ongoing impacts of colonisation for generations of Aboriginal people and this land. We commit ourselves to learning and working together to determine a better future, grounded in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of caring for the whole earth community.