NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) celebrations are held across Australia in July of each year to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It is an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the richness of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage.

NAIDOC Week allows us to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and recognise the valuable contribution to our community.

Our official Flag Raising Ceremony will be at 70 Central Avenue, Oran Park on Tuesday 9 July 2024, at 10.30am.

Capture

 Flag Raising Ceremony

  • Smoking Ceremony
  • Welcome to Country
  • Mayoral Message
  • Camden Family Daycare singing welcome to country
  • Kirra Dance Ensemble 

 

Community Event

  • Indigenous Garden Games
  • Information stalls and services
  • Bush Tucker by Goanna Hut
  • Boomerang Painting by Mess it Up
  • Storytime
  • Digeridoo Workshop 
australian aboriginal flag


NAIDOC History Time

Want to know more? Visit the NAIDOC History page for more information.

NAIDOC


NAIDOC colouring-in sheets

Download the 2024 colouring sheets in celebration of NAIDOC Week.

binyang paint the town read blk4

Acknowledgement of Country with Binyang the Bookasaurus 

Watch Binyang from Paint the Town REaD take you through the meanings and actions of  the Acknowledgement of Country song. 

 

Story book clipart


NAIDOC Celebration Book List

View the NAIDOC Celebration Book List created by Camden Paint the Town REaD.                 

Rec Week Image 5 Susan Grant

 The Alan Bakert Art Gallery - Artangle Exhibition

  • Date: Throughout July
  • Time: Thursday to Sunday, 11am-4pm
  • Location: Alan Baker Art Gallery

Featuring the works of Natalie Simmonds, Melisa Barton, Michael Fardon and Susan Grant (left). 

Shades of me


Author Talk-Mel Brown, 'Shades of Me.' 

  • Date: Thursday 4 July 2024
  • Time: 6-8pm
  • Location: Oran Park Library
  • Book online at library.camden.nsw.gov.au/event. 

 

In the lead up to NAIDOC Week join Ngunnawal woman Mel Brown for a discussion about her new memoir, Shades of Me. 

Camden Library...009

Artists of the Month Collaborative Exhibition - Created on Country

  • Date: Throughout July
  • Time: Monday, Wednesday and Friday – 9.30am-5pm | Tuesday and Thursday – 9.30am-8pm | Saturday 9am-12pm.
  • Location: Camden Library
Mel barton mini mob


Mini Mob Painting (ages 8+)

Create your own Mini Mob keepsake, exploring traditional techniques with local First Nations Artist Melissa Barton.

 Cafe Connect 2023 Social Media Tiles13

Aboriginal Art Workshop (ages 55+) - THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT

  • Date: Friday 12 July 2024
  • Time: 10-11.30am
  • Location: Spring Farm Community Centre, Richarson Road, Spring Farm

 

Café Connect is a series of community-led programs, funded by the NSW Government, that empower seniors to be active and connected in their local communities.     

 Capture 1

Aussie Animal Designs Art Play

Families are welcome to come by the gallery for a FREE drop-in style art class, creating their own Aussie Animal Design:
  • Saturday 13 July
  • 11am-1pm
  • Alan Baker Art Gallery


Bookings not essential!
 Workshop  

ART PLAY @ THE ABAG

Celebrating NAIDOC, paint your own Aussie Animal or Boomerang. Art Play targets ages 5-15 years, however all ages are welcome!
  • Sunday 14 July
  • 12-2pm
  • Alan Baker Art Gallery

This class is FREE, no bookings necessary. 


Other resources