A Celebration of the Oldest Living Culture on the Planet
26th May to 9th July 2024
National Sorry Day is an Australia-wide observance held on 26 May each year. This day gives people the chance to come together and take steps towards healing for the Stolen Generations, their families and communities. Stolen Generations refers to children who were forcibly removed from their families and communities.
Keep up the momentum for change: the theme for National Reconciliation Week 2024 is “Now More Thank Ever”
For the work of generations past, and the benefit of generations future, act today for a more just, equitable and reconciled country for all.
National Reconciliation Week – 27 May to 3 June – is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
Find out more about National Reconciliation Week #NRW2024
We’re proud to announce that the 2024 National NAIDOC Week theme is Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud & Proud.
National Sorry Day is an Australia-wide observance held on 26 May each year.
National Reconciliation Week offers people across Australia the opportunity to focus on reconciliation, to hear about the cultures and histories of Australia’s First Nations peoples, and to explore new and better ways of meeting challenges in our communities.
Keep up the momentum for change: the theme for National Reconciliation Week 2024 is Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud & Proud
His matrilineal connection is Gai-mariagal of Northern Sydney, and his patrilineal connection is to the Wiradjuri people of the Turon River region.
Susan Moylan-Coombs is Woolwonga Gurindji from the Northern Territory. Having lived on the Northern Beaches for over fifty years, where she has raised her family, Susan calls Gai-mariagal lands her spirit country.
Caroline Glass-Pattison is a proud Wiradjuri, Dungutti woman, living on Gai-mariagal Country for over three decades.
We acknowledge the original custodians of the land, the Gai-mariagal clans of the Northern Sydney Region. We pay our respects to the Elders past and present.
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