National Aboriginal Indigenous Day of Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week

A leading community event, NAIDOC Week, will be celebrated across Australia from July 8-15.

NAIDOC week is a way of celebrating and promoting a greater understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their culture. This year's event is particularly important because it is the 50th year that NAIDOC Week has been held.

Communities across Australia come together to celebrate the survival of Aboriginal peoples, the contribution they have made to the nation; and the continuation of Indigenous cultureThis year's national theme is '50 years Looking Forward, Looking Blak'

Highlights of local NAIDOC Week celebrations will be a series of community awards and a flag-raising eventat 10am on July 9, outside the Civic Centre in Hely Street, Wyong.

The ceremony will be followed by a bush tucker morning tea, an introduction to the Darkinjung language and the sharing of stories and personal experiences from within local Indigenous communities.

Nominate someone for a community award
A highlight of NAIDOC Week will be the Central Coast Community Awards, which are presented to local Aboriginal and Torres Strait people in recognition of academic, community and cultural contributions.

Download an application form (PDF - 494 KB) which can be filled in and returned to Wyong Shire Council.

Entry period extended
Owing to the recent flooding and gales, the period for accepting the forms has been extended to June 29.

There will be awards to mark an outstanding service or organisation; community services/humanities; achievements in work, art and culture and sport – as well a non indigenous service honour

The awards will be announced on July 10 at another NAIDOC Week highlight, a Central Coast Community Gathering and Health Expo (PDF - 109 KB)

Enquiries can be made to Council’s Community Development Workers Mitchell Bennett on (02) 4350 5214 Annette Evans on (02) 4350 5524 or sent by e-mail.

For catering purposes, RSVP to Mitchell Bennett or Annette Evans if you would like to attend the morning tea on July 9.

Assessibility
The links above lead to documents saved in PDF format.You need to download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader to read (PDF) documents. If you encounter difficulties accessing PDF documents, please inform Wyong Shire Council by telephone on (02) 4350 5555, by mail at PO Box 20 Wyong 2259, or by e-mail.

Page last updated: 27/06/2007