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Events - First Nations

Council acknowledges the key First Nation cultural and national dates as well as holds a number of local events. These events encourage reflection, celebration and participation in reconciliation.

Below you will find upcoming and past First Nation events held by Kiama Municipal Council.

National Sorry Day Kiama

26 May 2026 National Sorry Day remembers and acknowledges the mistreatment of First Nations people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities.

The Pavillion, Kiama, 2 Bong Bong Street, KIAMA 2533

8 more dates

Tagged as: , Community events & fundraisers, Kids & family, Music & arts

NAIDOC week 2026

05 Jul 2026 50 Years of Deadly. For five decades, NAIDOC Week has celebrated the voices of our communities — steady, unapologetic, and proud. Each year, its themes have called for truth, celebrated culture, honoured resistance, and reminded the nation of who we are.

Tagged as: , Community events & fundraisers

NAIDOC Awards Ceremony

18 Jul 2026 The Local Government Regional NAIDOC Awards (Regional NAIDOC Awards) will be held on Saturday 18 July 2026 at University Hall, University of Wollongong.

University Hall, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong,  2500

Tagged as: , Community events & fundraisers, Music & arts

 

Dates of significance

 

Date

Event

26 January

Australia Day / Survival Day

12 February

The Freedom Ride

13 February

Anniversary of the Apology (2008)

15 March

National Close the Gap Day

17-23 March

Harmony Week

21 March

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

9-17 March

Youth Week

17 March

Appin Massacre Anniversary

25 March

ANZAC Day

5 April

Bringing them Home

26 May

National Sorry Day

27 May

Anniversary of the 1967 Referendum

27 May-3 June

Reconciliation Week

3-10 July

NAIDOC Week

4 August

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day

9 August

UN International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples

3 September

International Day of the World Indigenous Peoples

13 September

Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of First Nations Peoples

1 October

Minnamurra Massacre Anniversary

1-31 October

Indigenous Business Month

3-6 October

Koori Knockout

10 December

International Human Rights Day

 

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Kiama Municipal Council would like to acknowledge Elders, Traditional Owners and Custodians with their continuing connections to Land, Waters, Sky, Culture and Community. We pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians of the Dharawal Nation, and their Elders past, present and future.

 

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