NRW Events Calendar 2025

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.

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Yalanji RAW Reconciliation Run and Walk

Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre 212r Mossman Gorge Road,, Mossman, Queensland, Australia

A Reconciliation run or walk for everyone to get together and shine a light on unity, healing, and wellness.

Community planting day

Yellagonga Regional Park Corner of Lakeside Drive and Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia

Join the City of Joondalup for a morning of tree planting and reflection within Yellagonga Regional Park.

Family Fun Event

Casuarina Library 17 Bradshaw Terrace Casuarina, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

City of Darwin will host a variety of fun family activities for Reconciliation Week.

Indigenous Veterans’ Ceremony

Cairns Esplanade Cenotaph 119 Esplanade, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

The Indigenous Veterans’ Ceremony on 31 May 2025 recognises all First Nations Defence personnel who served or sacrificed for Australia.

Victorian Aboriginal Remembrance Service

Second World War Forecourt Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

This annual service honours the vital contributions First Nations service personnel have made—and continue to the Australian Defence Force.

TAFE SA RAP Launch Tonsley Campus

TAFE SA Tonsley Campus 1284 South Road, TONSLEY, South Australia, Australia

Join us for the launch of TAFE SA’s Innovate RAP, a special performance by Electric Fields and Lunch.

Burnside Tamikuru Sculpture Unveiling

City of Burnside Civic Centre 401 Greenhill Road, Tusmore, South Australia, Australia

Unveiling ceremony for Burnside Tamikuru Sculpture.

2025 Queanbeyan Reconciliation Walk

Marj Christian Park Trinculo Place, Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Join us for our annual Reconciliation Walk on Tuesday 3 June at 9.30am at Trinculo Place, Queanbeyan to Queanbeyan Park.

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Paul House with gum leaves and smoke
Paul Girrawah House

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

Acknowledgement of Country

Reconciliation Australia acknowledges Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing  connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present. 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this website contains images or names of people who have passed away.

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