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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Yarra Ranges National Reconciliation Week

The Memo 235 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville, Victoria, Australia

Join us for our 2025 National Reconciliation Week event, live from The Memo in Healesville Tue 27 May.

Reconciliation on the Rooftop

Bargoonga Nganjin North Fitzroy Library 182 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North, Victoria, Australia

Join Aboriginal Housing Victoria and Yarra Libraries this National Reconciliation Week to recognise the oldest living culture in the world.

Power and Water NRW launch

Raintree Park 20 Knuckey street, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

We're hosting a vibrant lunchtime event that showcases our initiatives and creates a great opportunity for connection. While designed for employees, everyone is warmly welcome to join, share stories, and enjoy some delicious food. The event will open with a Welcome to Country by a Larrakia Elder, followed by a powerful smoking ceremony. A yarning […]

Barnardos Reconciliation BBQ

Sydenham 45A Unwins Bridge Road, Sydenham, New South Wales, Australia

Barnardos Youth team hold a NRW BBQ 12-30 to 3-30pm

Reconciliation Week at Worrell Reserve (Wurundjeri Land)

Worrell Reserve Emerald Worrell Reserve, 402 Belgrave-Gembrook Road,, Emerald, Victoria, Australia

Join us for an exciting event, featuring:

Welcome to Country, smoking ceremony, and performance by Djirri Djirri Dancers

Opening of

Apron- Sorrow/Sovereign-Tea and Truth-Telling

Bethany Mary MacKillop Spirituality Centre 4 High Street, Kensington, South Australia, Australia

Author Natalie Harkin will share stories from her book Apron -Sorrow/Sovereign-Tea. Coffee and tea provided.

LEAD NRW Event 2025 – Bridging Now to Next

LEAD Learning Centre Suite 10, 197 Prospect Highway, Seven Hills, New South Wales, Australia

LEAD Professional Development Association Inc. invites you to our 2025 National Reconciliation Week event.

Gannawarra Reconciliation Week Walk

Kerang Council Building 49 Victoria Street, Kerang, Victoria, Australia

A community walk, celebration and activities to recognise and build on the work locally towards Reconciliation through cultural sharing.

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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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