Federation Square Mabo Day Tuesday 3 June
Federation Square The Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaThe Mabo Day Concert is a key event in City of Melbourne's National Reconciliation Week 2025 Program.
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.
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The Mabo Day Concert is a key event in City of Melbourne's National Reconciliation Week 2025 Program.
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Join the AASW National Reconciliation Week webinar 2025 with keynote speaker Dr Christine Fejo-King
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We are not the first – nor will we be the last – to walk on this land.
Join Tina Baum, Senior Curator, First Nations Art, Gulumirrgin (Larrakia)/Wardaman/Karajarri peoples, for a talk focused on Indigenising museum practices. Using the exhibition Ever Present: First Peoples Art of Australia as a case study, Tina will speak about how she is working to embed First Nations language and culture into all aspects of museum practice. Tina […]
As part of our National Reconciliation Week events, join us for a powerful screening of Maralinga Tjarutja.
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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.
