Gathering – Nayiny Creations
Queen Street Mall Main Stage, Brisbane City, Queensland, AustraliaGathering showcases Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performances in the Queen Street Mall. Unique to Brisbane.
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.
Gathering showcases Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performances in the Queen Street Mall. Unique to Brisbane.
Join us from 10:30am at Koonawarra Bay for various performances followed by a walk and BBQ at Koonawarra Community Centre.
Learn about Kaurna culture, traditions, the importance of the Kaurna language and its meaning.
Join us for a special screening of Maralinga Tjarutja at Sam Crawford Architects, followed by a group discussion #NRW2025
Enjoy a free breakfast, hear from inspiring guest speakers, and witness moving cultural performances as we come together to honour
Artwork Display in the Community Kitchen
Explore 400 artworks by 400 First Nations artists whose lives have been impacted by the criminal legal system in Victoria.
Join us for a Yarning Circle, cultural talk and didgeridoo performance presented in English and Mandarin.
Join this event as we explore the pivotal role governance plays in supporting economic empowerment for First Nations communities.
The Yunupingu Cups were donated by the late Dr G Yunupingu to acknowledge the Yolngu partnership (BaliRali) with Pembroke School
Join us in commemorating Reconciliation week and the 2025 theme 'Bridging Now to Next'
Reconciliation Week Community Planting event at Carine Regional Open Space to help restore sections of the bushland.
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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.
