Perridak Artists Exhibition at Ballarat Library 26th May - 1st June 2026
26th May 2:30pm Art Exhibition Launch
Ballarat Library - From Sorry to Action
A Celebration of First Nations Culture and Creativity.
A selection of artists from Perridak Arts on two art walls and two exhibition cases at the Ballarat Library to acknowledge Sorry Day 2026 until June 1st through National Reconciliation Week.
Perridak Arts is a proudly First Nations-owned and operated cultural space located on Wadawurrung Country in Ballarat. Dedicated to showcasing the creativity, stories, and cultural knowledge of First Nations artists from Ballarat and surrounding communities, Perridak Arts is an important part of the region’s growing arts and tourism landscape.
Owned and operated by the Ballarat & District Aboriginal Cooperative, it provides a welcoming space where culture, connection, and creativity come together.
Perridak Arts helps support First Nations artists and contributes to the continuation of storytelling, cultural practice, and community connection for future generations.
We acknowledge the Wadawurrung people as the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which Perridak Arts stands and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging. We also acknowledge the wider Aboriginal community of Ballarat and honour their strength, survival, and ongoing connection to culture and Country.
ADDRESS: Ballarat Library, 178 Doveton St N, Ballarat Central
National Sorry Day Healing Foundation 2025 Webinar
Join the Healing Foundation for their online National Sorry Day 2025 Webinar
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2025 marked 28 years since the Bringing them home report was tabled in Parliament — a powerful truth-telling moment that called for justice.
The Healing Foundation report released earlier this year – Are you waiting for us to die? The unfinished
Join the Healing Foundation for their online National Sorry Day 2025 Webinar
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2025 marked 28 years since the Bringing them home report was tabled in Parliament — a powerful truth-telling moment that called for justice.
The Healing Foundation report released earlier this year – Are you waiting for us to die? The unfinished business of Bringing them home – found only 6% of the Bringing them home report recommendations have been clearly implemented
Many of the survivors who shared their stories to the Bringing them home inquiry are no longer with us, because it was a whole generation ago. Those who remain are ageing and still waiting for real action.
This year the message is clear: “We cannot wait another generation” to act on the priority Bringing them home recommendations in 2025.
Be part of this important conversation, led by The Healing Foundation CEO Shannan Dodson. alongside Stolen Generations Survivors Ian Hamm and Yvonne Mills.
2025 PAST EVENT CRAFTnCUPPA at the LIBRARY and BADAC
The City of Ballarat invite one and all to join in Sorry Day activities, Craft and Cuppa
with Lenka (Yawuru), Jane Marini (Noongar) and Shaqiera Cartledge (Wadawurrung)
PAST EVENTS
1. Thursday 15th May
2. Thursday 22nd May
BALLARAT LIBRARY
3. Monday 26th May
BADAC Tree Room with morning tea
- Free Sorry Day flower craft
- Colouring in Yarni
The City of Ballarat invite one and all to join in Sorry Day activities, Craft and Cuppa
with Lenka (Yawuru), Jane Marini (Noongar) and Shaqiera Cartledge (Wadawurrung)
PAST EVENTS
1. Thursday 15th May
2. Thursday 22nd May
BALLARAT LIBRARY
3. Monday 26th May
BADAC Tree Room with morning tea
- Free Sorry Day flower craft
- Colouring in Yarning Circle
- Learning activities
- Bring along your own flower or Cultural craft to share
We'll be learning to make large crepe flowers together to put on exhibition for Sorry Day
and
Yarning about National Day of Healing (Sorry Day)
PAST - 2025 Council and BADAC Commemorative Event
Community Sorry Day Flag Raising
Smoking Ceremony
at BADAC - PAST EVENT
- Wadawurrung, BADAC, City of Ballarat and CAFS invited one and all.
- Smoking Ceremony to commemorate Stolen Generations
followed by
Morning Tea in the Tree Room hosted by BADAC
with Pathways to Healing Yarning Circle with Community facilitated by Lenka
- Local Community Membe
Community Sorry Day Flag Raising
Smoking Ceremony
at BADAC - PAST EVENT
- Wadawurrung, BADAC, City of Ballarat and CAFS invited one and all.
- Smoking Ceremony to commemorate Stolen Generations
followed by
Morning Tea in the Tree Room hosted by BADAC
with Pathways to Healing Yarning Circle with Community facilitated by Lenka
- Local Community Members featured in exhibition; Peter Kennedy Jnr with Photographer David G. Jones Yarning Circle with Community
The City of Ballarat, Wadawurrung Traditional Owners, BADAC and CAFS commemorated 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.
The selection of the Taken photographs on exhibition features local and national Stolen Generations victims from across Australia. This photo book can be loaned from Ballarat and Central Highlands libraries with library membership.
Questions: contact LenkaVanderboom@ballarat.vic.gov.au
National Sorry Day Event at Damascus College
PAST EVENT
Sorry Day Ceremony for Damascus College, Loreto College and St Patrick's schools communities and invited members of community.
Guest Speaker Event
Morning Tea
PAST - FREE MOVIE NIGHT
PAST - FREE MOVIE NIGHT
🎥 SEEN: The Film 🎥
When: Monday, 26th May 2025
PAST EVENT
Where: Palace Regent Cinema Ballarat. 49 Lydiard St N, Ballarat Central VIC 3350
Be part of an inspiring and thought-provoking evening as we screen SEEN: The Film, a powerful documentary exploring the long-term impact of childhood trauma and the journey of healing to create strong
🎥 SEEN: The Film 🎥
When: Monday, 26th May 2025
PAST EVENT
Where: Palace Regent Cinema Ballarat. 49 Lydiard St N, Ballarat Central VIC 3350
Be part of an inspiring and thought-provoking evening as we screen SEEN: The Film, a powerful documentary exploring the long-term impact of childhood trauma and the journey of healing to create stronger, healthier families.
This event is sponsored by the Relationships Australia Victoria. Supported by City of Ballarat.
Tickets: Tickets are free however, reserve your seat now as spaces are limited!
📍 Don’t miss this chance to join the conversation and the movement to create a brighter future for children and families.
Grab your ticket today and help us create change, one story at a time.
Other screening in our region include
(Hepburn Shire)
Wednesday 28 May – 5:00 PM Creswick Neighbourhood Centre, Creswick