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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Glen Eira City Council NRW Opening night event

Glen Eira Town Hall 420 Glen Eira Road, Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Join us for the National Reconciliation Week Opening Event on Wednesday, May 28 at Glen Eira Town Hall!

2025 Lowitja O’Donoghue Oration with Romlie Mokak

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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 […]

The Central Coast Reconciliation Gathering 2025

Industree Group Stadium 346 Mann Street, North Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

At 9:30am, as a community of Australians, we will walk from Coast Shelter, 346 Mann Street Gosford to Industree GroupStadium.

Mullum Market and Marrup Biik Spirit Land

Ringwood Town Square 179 Maroondah Highway, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia

First Peoples arts and Culture stalls, food and activities & Simone Thomson's "Marrum Biik - Spirit Land" video installation.

Genocide in the Wildflower State

Ruth Faulkner Library 213 Wright Street, Cloverdale, Western Australia, Australia

Hosted by Yokai in partnership with CoMHWA.

Bunjil Creation Dance Ceremony

Wesley Place 130 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Djirri Djirri dancers performing the Bunjil Creation story.

Confined 16 Exhibition Floor Talk Glen Eira

Glen Eira City Council Gallery 420 Glen Eira Road, Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Learn more about The Torch and the themes explored in the exhibition with The Torch Artistic Director, Kent Morris, and

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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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