A project that has been more than 30 years in the making has finally been completed.
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The restoration, identification and beautification of the Aboriginal section of the Moree Cemetery was completed during the second week of September 2019.
It has been a long time project for Moree elder Aunty Noeline Briggs-Smith, who has spent more than three decades identifying more than 200 previously unmarked Aboriginal grave sites.
Between 1940 and 1968, more than 200 Aboriginal people in the Moree community were buried in the Aboriginal section of the cemetery without adequate markings.
Last year, a plaque-laying service was held during Reconciliation Week to restore the identities to these graves, the culmination of more than 30 years of hard work.
Now, the identification and beautification of Ngindi Baababili Tubbiabri - named by Aboriginal elders - is complete.
Mrs Briggs-Smith wanted to thank all who have supported the restoration, identification and beautification of the Aboriginal section at the Moree Cemetery throughout the many years.
"Family members, relatives and friends can now continuously care for, in the future, their loved ones graves," she said.
