Rodney Carter is a descendant of the Dja Dja Wurrung and Yorta Yorta people and resides on Dja Dja Wurrung country in Bendigo, Central Victoria. He currently works for his people, the Dja Dja Wurrung, as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Dja Dja Wurrung Wurrung Group. The Dja Dja Wurrung group comprises the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation, trading as DJAARA, and the Dja Dja Wurrung Enterprises Pty Ltd.
(Photo from Djaara Balaki Wuka website)
The Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation, trading as DJAARA, received the official title to a parcel of land planned for their Corporate and Community Centre in Bendigo, Victoria. On Friday, 18 February, an official handover ceremony took place to return the land title to the Dja Dja Wurrung People by the Andrews Labor Government.