NAIDOC Week Celebrations
Working with Gadhaba Local Aboriginal Network, Mansfield Shire Council and Community Bank Mansfield & District, Bendigo Bank are proud to present a week long program packed full with activities, movies, art and more.
Sunday 2 July - Official NAIDOC Week Launch and Mosaic Unveiling
2pm – 5pm | Visitor Information Centre & Gadhaba Gathering Place
Join us as we celebrate the start of Mansfield's NAIDOC week with Taungurung elder Aunty Bernadette Franklin welcoming us to country and conducting a traditional smoking ceremony as we raise the flags to acknowledge the past and future.
Following this welcome we will unveil the new art mosaic at the Gadhaba Gathering Place by artist Sue Binzer Jones and hear about the significance of the art and its meanings.
Followed by an afternoon tea and music from Marty Jones in the Visitor Information Centre Indigenous Exhibition Gallery
FREE
Tuesday 4 July - Mullum Wetlands Walk
11am – 12pm | Meet at the Visitor Information Centre
Learn about the Indigenous flora, bush tucker and practices in this entertaining and educational walk with local Vern Simsen and Peter Roberts who recently assisted with Poa Grass burning for Mansfield Shire Council. Followed by a cuppa and yarn at the Gadhaba Gathering Place or Visitor Information Centre (weather dependant).
FREE but please book your spot here
Thursday 6 July - Weaving and clay ochre sculpture workshop
10am - 3pm
Mansfield Library
Cassie Leatham is an indigenous artist, jewellery and fashion designer, master weaver, traditional dancer, bushtukka woman and educator. We are extremely lucky to have her join us and conduct a weaving and nature pot workshop where we will learn how to create these beautiful pieces, the story behind them and their importance.
FREE - Limited Places - Book here
Thursday 6 July - Film: 'The Last Daughter'
6pm | Mansfield Armchair Cinema
Brenda’s first memories were of growing up in a loving white foster family, before she was suddenly taken away and returned to her Aboriginal family.
Decades later, she feels disconnected from both halves of her life. But the traumas of her past do not lie quietly buried. So, she goes searching for the foster family with whom she had lost all contact.
Along the way she uncovers long-buried secrets, government lies, and the possibility for deeper connections to family and culture. The Last Daughter is a documentary about Brenda’s journey to unearth the truth about her past, and to reconcile the two sides of her family.
FREE - Limited Spaces - Book Here
Friday 7 July - Kids Storytime
10.30 - 11.30am | Mansfield Library
Join Library staff for a NAIDOC Themed Storytime for preschool (0-4) children. Including stories, songs and craft.
2pm | Mansfield Library
Join Gadhaba local Aboriginal Network chair Miranda Connaughton-Kerr as she conducts a reading of a story close to her heart.
Suitable for Children 10 and under.
FREE
Week Long
Gadhaba Exhibition - by Aunty Angela Tenburren - Visitor Information Centre
Aboriginal Art Exhibition – Visitor Information Centre
Mansfield Library – Indigenous books focus
FREE
When
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Sunday, 02 July 2023 | 08:00 AM
- Sunday, 09 July 2023 | 05:00 PM
Location
Various venues, High Street, Mansfield, 3722, View Map
-37.0520493,146.0887771
High Street ,
Mansfield 3722
Various venues
High Street ,
Mansfield 3722
NAIDOC Week Celebrations