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.
Join Bridgetown Hub & Gulyara for a screening of the film Mad Bastards Followed by a group discussion Mad Bastards follows TJ as he travels across northwestern Australia to the Kimberley region to track down his son Bullet. Meanwhile in community Uncle Tex is trying to reduce violence and crime.
Dr. Sue Lane and Dujon Niue present a free professional development webinar on music-making and cultural protocols in the classroom.
Join us for the National Reconciliation Week Opening Event on Wednesday, May 28 at Glen Eira Town Hall!
18th Annual Lowitja O'Donoghue Oration with Romlie Mokak The Don Dunstan Foundation is honoured to present this significant Reconciliation Week event dedicated to the legacy of the late Dr. Lowitja O'Donoghue AC CBE DSG. This oration serves as a platform to highlight critical issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, continuing Dr O'Donoghue's lifetime of work […]
National Reconciliation Week Movie Night with RAA presenting Sweet As, welcomed by Kaurna elder, Uncle Moogy Sumner.
3 sessions on 28/05/25: 10am - Schools Screening, 1pm & 7pm general public screening. Bookings online for all screenings.
3 sessions on 28/05/25: 11am - Schools Screening, 1pm & 7.30pm general public screening. Bookings online for all screenings.
Enjoy a delicious breakfast, connect with community members, and reflect on the journey of reconciliation in a welcoming and inclusive
This event promises to be a celebration of leadership, education, and cultural connection that underscores the importance of reconciliation.
School Excursion
Discover and purchase stunning and iconic works from local Aboriginal-owned businesses
At 9:30am, as a community of Australians, we will walk from Coast Shelter, 346 Mann Street Gosford to Industree GroupStadium.
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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.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this website contains images or names of people who have passed away.
