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West Australian
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
National Reconciliation Week 2025: What's happening in the South West
National Reconciliation Week — from May 27 to June 3 — is an important fixture in the Australian calendar where the community is encouraged to get together and learn about our shared history, culture and achievements. The dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey: the successful 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decision. This year's theme is Bridging Now to Next, which emphasises the ongoing connection between past, present and the future. Busselton BUSSELTON RECONCILIATION WALK, May 30, 10am-12.30pm Around 200 Elders, community members, students, businesses and community groups are expected to attend Busselton's fourth annual reconciliation walk on Friday, which will start at the Merenj Boodja Bush Garden. After official speeches, the walk — led by Wadandi Elder Gloria Hill — will head to the Busselton foreshore before finishing at the Youth and Community Activities Building. Following the walk, local Aboriginal-owned business Pindari will provide a light lunch and activities. Bunbury BUNBURY WALK FOR RECONCILIATION, June 3, 10am-2.30pm The City of Bunbury and Yaka Dandjoo Events, in partnership with Reconciliation WA, will host their annual walk for reconciliation next Tuesday. The event will start at the Wardandi Boodja statue in Koombana Bay with live music, face painting and a smoking ceremony. The Bunbury community will be invited to walk together at 11.30am along Koombana Drive and across the bridge to the Graham Bricknell Music Shell. A ceremony will then take place at the Shell, including flag-raising, truth-telling guest speakers, dancing and live performances. Bridgetown NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK FILM CLUB, May 28, 6pm-9pm Bridgetown Hub and Gulyara will screen the film Mad Bastards — a story set in the Kimberley region which explores the love of family, the strength of community and the journey towards manhood. A group discussion will take place following the film.
West Australian
26-05-2025
- Politics
- West Australian
Australians urged to walk together for reconciliation
As Australians crossed into a new millennium, more than 250,000 people crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge for reconciliation. It was an iconic moment Reconciliation Australia chief executive Karen Mundine said, and one being remembered 25 years later as Reconciliation Week begins with the theme "Bridging Now to Next". "That was such a great moment, to see so many people came out in force and say 'I want to be part of this work, I want to be part of reconciliation'," she told AAP. Reconciliation Week is held each year between May 27 and June 3, marking the successful 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decision respectively. Ms Mundine said to understand where Australia found itself, it was important to understand the past, the triumphs and the setbacks, and the truth of its history. "'Bridging Now to Next' is really about learning from history, it's about grounding us and where we are today and then using all of that combined knowledge to chart a new path forward," she said. Ms Mundine said 25 years after the bridge walk, there was still a need for reconciliation in Australia, with the issues of voice, treaty and truth-telling, raised in the Uluru Statement from the Heart not yet dealt with. "(During the referendum) we weren't able to convince enough Australians to get that over the line," she said. "That's the job of reconciliation to get out there and broaden the Australian community's understanding about history and understanding that impact on First Nations people, not just in the past but as it happens today." Monday marked eight years since the Uluru Statement from the Heart was issued, an anniversary that brought up a lot of emotion for Allira Davis. The Cobble Cobble woman is a co-chair of the Uluru Youth Dialogue and Australia still has a long way to go to meaningfully recognise Aboriginal people. "We still need structural reform in place," she said. "We still need something that represents us. "Unfortunately, Closing the Gap is not working. We've only met four of the 19 targets ... something needs to change." But just as the thousands who crossed the harbour bridge for reconciliation in 2000, Ms Davis said there were plenty of people who stood with First Nations people in October 2023, and continue to do so. "We do have 6.2 million friends that did vote yes," she said. "In terms of reconciliation, I think our non-Indigenous brothers and sisters are still walking with us."
Perth Now
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Perth Now
Australians urged to walk together for reconciliation
As Australians crossed into a new millennium, more than 250,000 people crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge for reconciliation. It was an iconic moment Reconciliation Australia chief executive Karen Mundine said, and one being remembered 25 years later as Reconciliation Week begins with the theme "Bridging Now to Next". "That was such a great moment, to see so many people came out in force and say 'I want to be part of this work, I want to be part of reconciliation'," she told AAP. Reconciliation Week is held each year between May 27 and June 3, marking the successful 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decision respectively. Ms Mundine said to understand where Australia found itself, it was important to understand the past, the triumphs and the setbacks, and the truth of its history. "'Bridging Now to Next' is really about learning from history, it's about grounding us and where we are today and then using all of that combined knowledge to chart a new path forward," she said. Ms Mundine said 25 years after the bridge walk, there was still a need for reconciliation in Australia, with the issues of voice, treaty and truth-telling, raised in the Uluru Statement from the Heart not yet dealt with. "(During the referendum) we weren't able to convince enough Australians to get that over the line," she said. "That's the job of reconciliation to get out there and broaden the Australian community's understanding about history and understanding that impact on First Nations people, not just in the past but as it happens today." Monday marked eight years since the Uluru Statement from the Heart was issued, an anniversary that brought up a lot of emotion for Allira Davis. The Cobble Cobble woman is a co-chair of the Uluru Youth Dialogue and Australia still has a long way to go to meaningfully recognise Aboriginal people. "We still need structural reform in place," she said. "We still need something that represents us. "Unfortunately, Closing the Gap is not working. We've only met four of the 19 targets ... something needs to change." But just as the thousands who crossed the harbour bridge for reconciliation in 2000, Ms Davis said there were plenty of people who stood with First Nations people in October 2023, and continue to do so. "We do have 6.2 million friends that did vote yes," she said. "In terms of reconciliation, I think our non-Indigenous brothers and sisters are still walking with us."
