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.
This year’s Reconciliation Week theme, Bridging Now to Next asks us to reflect on the ongoing connection between the past, present, and future. On Sorry Day, join Dwayne Coulthard, a proud Adnyamathanha and Kokatha man from South Australia and signatory to the Uluru Statement from the Heart, as he shares personal reflections on this year’s […]
Join us in celebrating National Reconciliation Week 2025 in Monash! Free event, all welcome.
Join us for our annual Sorry Day ceremony at the Knox Civic Centre Yarning Circle.
Sing, dance and hear Bush tucker Counting by Maureen Glover read by our librarians at this week’s Storytime.
Sing, dance and hear, Thank You Rain by Sally Morgan and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr read by our librarians at this
Sing, dance and hear Wilam A Birrarung Story by Aunty Joy Murphy and Andrew Kelly read by our librarians.
Sing, dance and hear Wilam A Birrarung Story by Aunty Joy Murphy and Andrew Kelly read by our librarians.
This event is open to staff, patients and their families and open to the general public
A sensory experience showcasing art, wine, gardens & culture at Bird in Hand Winery in the Adelaide Hills (Peramangk Land).
Tiwi singer songwriter Jaxon De Santis free lunchtime concert in Raintree Park.
Join the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation to explore the significance of plants in Wurundjeri culture.
Bush Foods with Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation Explore the significance of plants in Wurundjeri culture through an engaging, hands-on experience. Kids will be able to touch, smell, and taste various bushfoods, learning about their cultural and practical uses. For kids aged 3-5 years Part of our Reconciliation Week Program - Bridging Now to […]
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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.
