As a Proud Wiradjuri woman, Yvonne Weldon upholds strong ties to her homelands; Cowra and the Riverina areas in NSW. The current elected chairperson of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council, a board member of DVNSW, deputy chairperson of the NSW Australia Day Council and a board member of Redfern Jarjum College, Yvonne has been a changemaker for over 30 years, improving the lives all through health, social justice, Aboriginal advancement, children’s rights, education, child protection, research and evaluation.
Since 2019, Yvonne has played an instrumental role at Aje as a friend and consultant of the brand, through our first ‘Welcome to Country’ with Yvonne at the opening 2019 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia show, to hosting an intimate smoking ceremony at the start of 2021, at Aje’s headquarters in Sydney.
Ever humble, wise and highly venerated – Aje is honoured to introduce you to Yvonne Weldon.