A wide range of events were held across the inner-west to mark the 50th annual NAIDOC Week from Sunday July 6 to Sunday July 13.
To mark its half-century, this year’s NAIDOC theme was ‘The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy’ which was reflected in the many activities that took place throughout Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay.
In Maribyrnong, the week was kicked-off on July 7, with a ceremony outside the civic and community hub where the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags were raised.
On July 9, a community planting and cultural celebration took place at Millennium House Community Centre, in Seddon, where 300 Indigenous seedlings were planted and First Nations-led art and craft activities took place.
Also on July 9 was a NAIDOC Family Day at Braybrook Community Hub, featuring a Welcome to Country by Uncle Boots Cooper and an animation for kids workshop conducted by Wiradjuri animator and artist, Dylan Singh.
In Hobsons Bay, A NAIDOC cultural talk by Elder, artist, and facilitator Merilyn Duff, was held at the Laverton Community Hub on July 8.
On July 10, a flag raising ceremony, smoking ceremony and Welcome to Country and was held at the Altona Civic Centre, while in the foyer, the ’Volcano Dreaming’ exhibition highlighting the endangered wildflower grasslands of Victoria’s volcanic plains, was on display until July 13.
