The creation of the College of Aboriginal Education, within the Torrens College of Advanced Education, is to me, one of the most meaningful adventures undertaken within Aboriginal society ever. I would place its importance as equal to, if not above, the success of Senator Neville Bonner, the appointment of Charles Perkins, together with the creation and formation of the National Aboriginal Consultative Committee.

Almost every other program and plan within the framework of Aboriginality is dogged by the criterion of having a measure of success within the eyes of the mainstream of society, which has not and perhaps cannot understand the vein of Aboriginal thinking. This has prevented many good Aboriginal men from adding their two bits of expertise to a successful future within Aboriginality. The College has no prerequisite for entry into the College apart from a strong desire to attend the College for reasons important only to the person applying.