Manning NAIDOC events
For more information about Manning NAIDOC events contact:
Leonie Morcome
Biripi Aboriginal Corporation Medical Centre
Phone: 02 6591 3000 | 0455 856 885
Email: Leonie.Morcome@biripi.au
Celebrate NAIDOC week across the MidCoast region
National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth. You can support and get to know your local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities through activities and events held across the country.
Manning
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Flag raising ceremony & community procession
Monday 8 July
10am
Fotheringham Park Taree
Basketball Event Biripi ACMC V’s Community
Tuesday 9 July
10am
Saxby’s Basketball Stadium
Youth NAIDOC Disco (Primary school aged)
Thursday 11 July
5:30pm
Taree PCYC
Community NAIDOC event
Friday 12 July
10am – 2pm
Queen Elizabeth Park Taree
Proudly supported by MidCoast Council
Evening NAIDOC Event
Saturday 13 July
6pm – 11pm
Taree Racecourse
Great Lakes
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Great Lakes NAIDOC events
For more information about Great Lakes NAIDOC events contact:
Forster local Aboriginal Land Council
10 Breckenridge Stree, Forster NSW 2428
Phone: 02 6555 5411
Email: ceo@forsterlalc.org.au
Sunday flag raising ceremony and gathering
Sunday 7 July
6am
Tobwabba Hill
Flag raising ceremony & Community procession
Monday 8th July
10am
Forster Town Clock
Elders and kids Olympic Day
Tuesday 9 July
10am - 2pm
Tobwabba Reserve, Macintosh St, Forster
Community Fun Day
Wednesday 10 July
10am – 2pm
Tobwabba Reserve, Macintosh St, Forster
Proudly supported by MidCoast Council
Barefoot Bowls
Friday 12 July
11am – 12:30pm
Forster Bowling Club
Koorioke Night
Friday 12 July
5pm – 10pm
Club Forster
NAIDOC Cultural Cruise
Wednesday 17 July
10:45am – 3:30pm
Wallis Lake Charter Cruise
Gloucester
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Gloucester NAIDOC events
For information about Gloucester NAIDOC events contact:
Gloucester Worimi First Peoples Aboriginal Corporation and Bucketts Way Neighbourhood Group Inc.
Phone: 02 6558 2454
Email: cpo@bwng.org.au
Gloucester Community NAIDOC Event
Saturday 13 July
10am - 2pm
Gloucester Sports & Recreation Centre
Proudly supported by MidCoast Council
Hawks Nest
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Hawks Nest NAIDOC events
For more information about Hawkes Nest/Tea Gardens NAIDOC events contact:
Elizabeth McEntyre
Email: emcentyre50@gmail.com
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Hawkes Nest / Tea Gardens Community NAIDOC Event
Tuesday 16 July
10am – 1:30pm
Tea Gardens Public School
Proudly supported by MidCoast Council
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At the Manning Regional Art Gallery
Visit the GalleryThe NAIDOC 2024 Exhibition by local photographer, Julie Salvin features photographs from two significant events in the region for the Biripi and Worimi Communities - the Fly the Flag Taree protest from 2004 and the Nation Dance of healing, 2019.
Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud
The events depicted in this exhibition took place in 2004 and 2019 and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website contains images and names of deceased persons.
Browse our reading list
Our libraries team have curated this reading and DVD list to inspire, celebrate and help educate our community on the richness of Aboriginal heritage and culture. Click on each book tile below to find out more and reserve your copy from your closest MidCoast Council Library.
For Our Elders Exhibition at Yalawanyi Ganya July 2023
Welcome in Gathang
Guudji yiigu Greetings
Yii Birrbay/Warrimay barray (This is Biripi/Worimi country)
Yii nyiirunba barray (This is our country)
Gathay nyiirun. (Let's go together)
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View our Aboriginal Action Plan
Read more hereWe are working closely with the Aboriginal community to ensure the development of strategies align with community needs.
Links
Local Aboriginal Land Council Facebook pages
Local Aboriginal Land Councils (LALC)
Aboriginal Medical Centres
Other resources
Check out our street project
Planter boxes in Taree have been packed with native plants and painted by local Aboriginal artists.
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and live, the Gathang-speaking people and pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who now reside in the MidCoast Council area. We extend our respect to elders past and present, and to all future cultural-knowledge holders.
Contact us
Email: haveyoursay@midcoast.nsw.gov.au
General enquiries - (02)7955 7777
Open Monday - Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm (excluding public holidays)
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