NAIDOC Week 2022
Published on 29 June 2022
Mornington Peninsula Shire is proud to join the rest of the nation in celebrating NAIDOC Week (3 – 10 July).
National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year, 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
This year’s theme is Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! is a call for all to continue to engage, participate in and lead systemic change. Whether it’s seeking environmental, cultural and heritage protections, constitutional change, a comprehensive process of truth-telling, working towards treaties, or calling out racism—we must do it together.
Please join us at the following events throughout NAIDOC Week on the Mornington Peninsula:
Youth Services
Our Youth Services team are hosting a range of activities through their School Holiday Program.
Libraries
Mornington Library
Monday 4 July, 11:30am – 12:30pm
Join us for some Indigenous stories with Ron Murray, a much loved and highly respected Victorian Indigenous educator, storyteller and musician,
Hastings and Rosebud Libraries
Wednesday 6 July, 11am – 12pm
Children aged 6 to 12 years old can hear some great Indigenous stories and participate in activities.
Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
MPRG is currently featuring artwork by locally based Wirangu artist Beverley Meldrum. Beverley is an emerging artist who enjoys working with a wide variety of mediums including ceramics, timber, stone and kelp. The exhibition features a selection of stunning jewellery highlighting the unique forms of dried kelp.
Beverley will also be holding two workshops at MPRG:
Kids workshop
Tuesday 5 July, 1 – 3pm
Cost $15
Adults workshop
Wednesday 6 July, 1 – 4pm
Cost: $25 general (Friends of MPRG: $20)
To learn more visit: mornpen.vic.gov.au/naidoc or naidoc.org.au
Quotes attributable to Mayor Councillor Anthony Marsh:
“This NAIDOC Week, lets come together to honour the culture and history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.”
Quotes attributable to Inter Council Aboriginal Consultative Committee member and Deputy Mayor Councillor Lisa Dixon:
“Please join us at events throughout the Peninsula this NAIDOC Week in support of our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.”