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The City of Ballarat, BADAC and CAFS will commemorate the National Day of Healing (Sorry Day) and Reconciliation Week 2025 with a powerful photographic exhibition as guided by Ballarat Elder Uncle Murray Harrison and Stolen Generations survivors.
Commemorative Flag Raising EVENT
When: 9:15am, Monday 26th May
Where: BADAC Market St Carpark and entry via 108 Armstrong St, Ballarat Central
9:45am Morning Tea and Pathways to Healing Yarning Circle in the BADAC Tree Room
Loan of The TAKEN exhibition is generously provided by photographer and author David G. Jones. We will have, with permissions granted by survivors from Ballarat including Uncle Murray Harrison, Charmaine Clarke and Peter Kennedy and families, a small selection of the images exhibited at BADAC's Tree Room from 26th May to early June 2025.
The selection of the Taken photographs on exhibition features local and national Stolen Generations victims from across Australia. This important photo book can be loaned from Ballarat and Central Highlands libraries with a library membership.
Questions: contact LenkaVanderboom@ballarat.vic.gov.au
26th May 9:15am BADAC/City of Ballarat Flag-raising and Wadawurrung Cultural Ceremony to mark the National Day of Healing (Sorry Day) 2025 for one and all. Followed by Pathways to Healing Morning Tea Yarning Circle Tree Room at 108 Armstrong Street.
27th May - 4th June - The Taken Exhibition on show at BADAC Tree Room
Annual collaborative event by Loreto College Ballarat, St Patrick's College and Damascus College to mark National Sorry Day.
Monday 26th May
10am Official Welcome and Smoking Ceremony
Sorry Day Service and VIP Guest Speaker
11:30am Morning tea for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and community members, students and their families.
Contact: Alex Jameson a.jameson@damascus.vic.edu.au
STAND TOGETHER to mark the anniversary of the tabling of the Bringing them Home Report and to commemorate the children and families impacted by the Stolen Generations policies.
9:15AM Monday 26th May 2025
Flag-Raising Morning Tea and Yarning Circle to mark
National Day of Healing
at BADAC
THE TAKEN - Photographic Exhibition
by David G. Jones in collaboration with Stolen Generations survivors of Australia and will be on show until June 2025 at BADAC Tree Room.
Event co-designed with survivors and
Uncle Murray Harrison and Charmaine Clarke.
#NRW2025 #LocalStories #StolenGenerations
#SorryDay
contact: lenkavanderboom@ballarat.vic.gov.au
The Arthur Rylah Institute will be hosting a hybrid seminar Working together to understand the impacts of Cultural Burning at 1pm on Monday 27 May 2024.
This seminar will feature Blair Gilson (Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation) who will tell us about the cultural burning program on Wadawurrung Country and its cultural significance.
This will be followed by Dr Brad Farmilo (ARI) who will discuss the monitoring element of the project, and what we have learned so far.
BALLARAT LIBRARY EXHIBITION
EXTENDED to MID JUNE
BALLARAT LIBRARY EXHIBITION
EXTENDED to MID JUNE
New Book in the Library cataloque is complemented this Reconcilational Week with David G. Jones' photos featuring national and local Stolen Generations survivors. Uncle Murray Harrison calls for you to share this event and to head down and have a look at this collection of powerful images.
EXTENDED EXHIBITION DATES
FREE
BALLARAT LIBRARY
DOVETON ST
Monday 27th May
10:30am Flag raising and Wadawurrung Ceremony to mark the Anniversary of the 1967 Referendum and the beginning of National Reconciliation Week followed by 11am - 12:15pm:
Morning Tea and Yarning Circle event hosted upstairs at the Trench Room,
Ballarat Town Hall. Speakers:
Free Guided Tour
Wednesday 29 May 11.00 am
45 - 60 minutes
Dress for all weather
Enjoy the trees and beautiful floral beds of the Botanic Gardens on this guided tour to discover simple ways we can create a safe haven for local native plants and animals in our own gardens. Learn why this is important and how to join the growing band of Garde
Free Guided Tour
Wednesday 29 May 11.00 am
45 - 60 minutes
Dress for all weather
Enjoy the trees and beautiful floral beds of the Botanic Gardens on this guided tour to discover simple ways we can create a safe haven for local native plants and animals in our own gardens. Learn why this is important and how to join the growing band of Gardeners For Wildlife.
Venue: Ballarat Botanic Gardens; Meet outside between the Robert Clark Centre and Conservatory (Large Glass House)
Ages: All ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Other: Maximum 20 participants.
Wheelchair accessible tour (some paths can be boggy after rains.)
Free take home information
Contact: anita.kane88@gmail.com
Theatre Event
Tuesday 28th May 7pm
45min play followed by a Q&A
For community members, educators, secondary and tertiary school groups, and local government representatives and officials committed to learning more about reconciliation, "Facing Up" offers a powerful platform for reflection, dialogue, and collective action. Don't miss this ch
Theatre Event
Tuesday 28th May 7pm
45min play followed by a Q&A
For community members, educators, secondary and tertiary school groups, and local government representatives and officials committed to learning more about reconciliation, "Facing Up" offers a powerful platform for reflection, dialogue, and collective action. Don't miss this chance to be part of this experience during Reconciliation Week.
FACING UP by Lynden Nicholls combines historical records and personal stories to create a compelling theatrical experience. The play presents familiar events, such as the 1967 referendum, the enquiry into Aboriginal deaths in custody, and the Tent Embassy, while also revealing lesser-known, powerful moments that evoke a sense of urgency for change and progress.
DURATION
45 minute show with a 30 minute Q and A
WARNINGS
Facing Up references some incidents in First Nations history that could be upsetting to some.
Suitable for a general audience.
Facing Up in partnership with Wendouree Performing Arts Centre discounted tickets for #NRW2024
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
Lynden Nicholls
CAST
Trudy Fatnowna Edgeley
Zerene Jaadwa
Shannon Nicholls
CULTURAL ADVISER
Tammy Gilson
EDUCATION PACKAGE
Hermione Higgins and Deb Lowah Clark
(available on request)
CANCELLED EVENT
One show only at
Ballarat Civic HalL
HIT Productions is proud to be presenting this important Australian work in Ballarat.
It’s the summer of 1946, and the war is over. Aboriginal soldier Frank Doyle has spent years fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with
CANCELLED EVENT
One show only at
Ballarat Civic HalL
HIT Productions is proud to be presenting this important Australian work in Ballarat.
It’s the summer of 1946, and the war is over. Aboriginal soldier Frank Doyle has spent years fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with troops from all over Australia, but when he steps onto the Brisbane wharf he finds some things haven’t changed.
Filled with hope and defiance, Frank sets up his own ballroom, The Sunshine Club, where everyone is invited to meet, mingle and sway the night away.
Queensland Theatre audiences first fell in love with The Sunshine Club in 1999. The First Nations artists behind it are now household names. Just when the world needs a beacon of hope, this glorious musical classic is here to leave you grinning and tapping your toes.
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