NAIDOC Week runs from Sunday 7 to Sunday 14 July. This year’s theme chosen by the National NAIDOC Committee is ‘Keep the fire burning! Blak, loud and proud’, honouring the enduring strength and vitality of First Nations culture and the rich tapestry of traditions that define Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Events
Paint your own boomerang workshop and exhibition
We’re celebrating NAIDOC Week with a paint your own boomerang workshop for young people aged 10 to 25 years on Tuesday 2 July.
After the workshop, artworks will be on display:
- in the gallery at Murnong First Peoples Gathering Place in Glen Iris until Friday 5 July
- at the Gallery of Young Art at Boroondara Youth Hub at Hawthorn Arts Centre from Monday 8 until Friday 14 July.
Keep the fire burning with Uncle Glenn Loughrey
Join Uncle Glenn Loughrey for a talk about how Aboriginal people are processing the result of the 2023 referendum and reassessing 'where to now?' Uncle Glenn will explore this fraught territory with humour and pathos and just a hint of hope.
See the event listings below for more details and to register.
NAIDOC Week recommended reading
Boroondara Library Service staff have chosen some of the best titles from contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors for an adult and junior reading list this NAIDOC Week.
You can find them on the Boroondara Library events and recommended reading page.
Current and upcoming events
Past events
- NAIDOC – Paint your own boomerang workshop
- NAIDOC Week: Wurundjeri Storytime with Rebecca
- NAIDOC Boomerang Exhibition at MFPGP
- Keep the fire burning with Uncle Glenn Loughrey – NAIDOC Week
Take a walk at Maranoa Botanic Gardens
This August, we’ll be launching a new audio mindfulness walk. The recordings will invite you to walk around the beautiful Maranoa Botanic Gardens in Balwyn. You can pause at various spots to take in the unique native flora and connect to Country.
Narrated by Meriam woman (Torres Strait Islander), Alana Marsh, we’ll add the link to these Victoria Walks audio recordings on our website in August.
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