Glen Eira National Reconciliation Week opening night
Celebrate the beginning of National Reconciliation Week with an evening of culture, connection and community.
Every year workplaces, schools, early learning services, community groups, reconciliation groups, and people right across the country host a range of activities and events during National Reconciliation Week (NRW).
The dates for NRW are the same each year: 27 May to 3 June. Look through the calendar to see how you can mark NRW at an event near you.
Hosting your own NRW event? Head to the Events page to add it to the calendar.
Please note: the events on this calendar are not the responsibility of Reconciliation Australia. If you have any questions regarding an event, please contact the organisers.
Celebrate the beginning of National Reconciliation Week with an evening of culture, connection and community.
Coast Shelter and the Central Coast community are inviting you to join the region's largest Reconciliation Gathering, celebrating National Reconciliation Week 2026. The event is free and open to the public, and Coast Shelter encourages everyone to attend and participate in this special day. The powerful morning of connection and reconciliation will feature a march […]
Join us for Mullum Market on Thursday 28 May 2026 from 10am - 2pm at Ringwood Town Square, Eastland.
Djirri Djirri dancers performing a Traditional Dance Ceremony in the public space outside Wesley Place.
Come along for a free community event in celebration of National Reconciliation Week hosted by Cardinia Shire Council. Enjoy a Welcome to country and smoking ceremony, a performance by All Together Choir and family-friendly activities. Thursday 28 May, 12:30 – 2pm Cardinia Cultural Centre, Pakenham The Cardinia Cultural Centre will be hosting a number of […]
The opening Ceremony welcomes Athletes from across the country to Djarrak/Bells Beach for the Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles.
Remembering stolen generations through song, dance and storytelling.
Mass led by Archbishop Shane Mackinlay, with reflection by Mayrah Dreise on shared, active reconciliation leadership within Church and community.
Celebrate the launch of Randwick City Council's Reconciliation Action Plan with dance performances, speeches, markets, and workshops.
Aunty Lesley North is a proud Gunditjmara, Mutti-Mutti and Torres Strait Islander woman. Her commitment to First Nations participation, her beloved Naarm Angels netball club and the wider Darebin Netball community has spanned over decades. Aunty Lesley started the Angels Netball Club over 13 years ago and has played netball in the Darebin area for […]
Author talk and community gathering sharing Stolen Generations story, culture, and truth telling with storytelling, Aboriginal dance, and connection
This memorial service is a light shining on our national journey towards reconciliation. Strong, united armed services who acknowledge all
Paul Girrawah House has multiple First Nation ancestries from the South-East Canberra region, including the Ngambri-Ngurmal (Walgalu), Pajong (Gundungurra), Wallabollooa (Ngunnawal) and Erambie/Brungle (Wiradyuri) family groups.
Paul acknowledges his diverse First Nation history, he particularly identifies as a descendant of Onyong aka Jindoomang from Weereewaa (Lake George) and Henry ‘Black Harry’ Williams from Namadgi who were both multilingual, essentially Walgalu-Ngunnawal-Wiradjuri speaking warriors and Ngunnawal–Wallaballooa man William Lane aka ‘Billy the Bull’ - Murrjinille.
Paul was born at the old Canberra hospital in the centre of his ancestral country and strongly acknowledges his First Nation matriarch ancestors, in particular his mother Dr Aunty Matilda House-Williams and grandmother, Ms Pearl Simpson-Wedge.
Paul completed a Bachelor of Community Management from Macquarie University, and Graduate Certificate in Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage and Management from CSU.
Paul provided the Welcome to Country for the 47th Opening of Federal Parliament in 2022. Paul is Board Director, Ngambri Local Aboriginal Land Council, Member Indigenous Reference Group, National Museum of Australia and Australian Government Voice Referendum Engagement Group.
Paul works on country with the ANU, First Nations Portfolio as a Senior Community Engagement Officer
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