Reconciliation Families and Allies Day
Event includes Welcome to Country, cultural performance and food provided.
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.
Event includes Welcome to Country, cultural performance and food provided.
A church service of solidarity, with a guest speaker and singers.
A community Walk on County at Kingscliff to mark reconciliation week. Hear stories, see performances and participate in activities.
Djilang/Geelong at Johnstone Park. Free, family-friendly gathering: an opportunity to walk alongside one another, grounded in truth, Culture, and connection.
This service honours Aboriginal service men and women, past and present.
NCIE All In for Reconciliation is a full-day Aboriginal Cultural Immersion experience designed to drive real actions. Join us
Join Kempsey Shire Council in celebrating National Reconciliation Week for 2026 on the lawn of the Kempsey Shire Library.
Join us for a meaningful Reconciliation Week Flag Raising Ceremony as we come together to acknowledge and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories and communities. The event will include a Welcome and Flag Raising Ceremony, performances by Aboriginal dancers, and guest speakers from local schools sharing reflections on reconciliation and community. Guests are […]
Celebration of the rich cultural heritage and artistic talent of First Nations people in the region.
A Sunrise Ceremony will close NRW on Wednesday 3 June. The event will feature: • Traditional Ceremony • Performance by Koondoom Yarkeen Karweeyn • A Gunditjmara language demonstration by Portland Primary School • A school art display • A showcase of the winning Coffee Cup Artwork Come and enjoy a morning of reflection, connection and […]
Be All In for Reconciliation, join for lunch, performances, cultural learning, activities and connection. Everyone is welcome!
Co-hosted by Reconciliation Northern Territory and Power and Water, this community event is proudly supported by Larrakia Nation, Santos, CDC Northern Territory, Anglicare NT and CareFlight. As part of the day, Larrakia Nation will bring their Arts in the Grass program to Raintree Park — an initiative under the HEAL program that supports countrymen and […]
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
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.
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