Goolum Goolum NAIDOC Week Program

Celebrations 2023 Official Program

Goolum Goolum Aboriginal Co-operative respectfully acknowledges that our NAIDOC Week events are based on unceded land of the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawajali, Wergaia and Jupagulk peoples. We pay our respects to their ancestors, and to Elders, both past and present, and to the future Elders and caretakers of this land.

Across every generation, our Elders have played, and continue to play, an important role and hold a prominent place in our communities and families They are cultural knowledge holders, trailblazers, nurturers, advocates, teachers, survivors, leaders, hard workers and our loved ones

Our loved ones who pick us up in our low moments and celebrate us in our high ones Who cook us a feed to comfort us and pull us into line, when we need them too

They guide our generations and pave the way for us to take the paths we can take today. Guidance, not only through generations of advocacy and activism, but in everyday life and how to place ourselves in the world. We draw strength from their knowledge and experience, in everything from land management, cultural knowledge to justice and human rights Across multiple sectors like health, education, the arts, politics and everything in between, they have set the many courses we follow

The struggles of our Elders help to move us forward today The equality we continue to fight for is found in their fight Their tenacity and strength has carried the survival of our people

It is their influence and through their learnings that we must ensure that when it comes to future decision making for our people, there is nothing about us - without us

We pay our respects to the Elders we’ve lost and to those who continue fighting for us across all our Nations and we pay homage to them

Always was, always will be, Aboriginal Land.

2023 National NAIDOC Week theme statement ' For Our Elders'

NAIDOC WEEK 2023

3rd - 7th of July - Horsham and Stawell

Opening Ceremony 8:30am

Goolum Goolum carpark

Walk to Art Gallery for morning te

Art Exhibition opening 10:30am

Screening of NAIDOC Week Film

(locally produced)

Elders & Respected

Persons Silo Art Trail 10:00am

start from Goolum Goolum

Meet the Artists night @ Horsham Art

Gallery 5:30pm - 8:00pm

Premier of Tracey Rigney's film

Meet & Greet afternoon

tea with Courtney Ugle 3:00pm @ Goolum Goolum

Walk Run event from 9:30am @ Weir Park

Community Barbecue

Welcome & Smoking

Traditional Music

NAIDOCWEEK OPENING CEREMONY WelcometoCountry SmokingCeremony TraditionalMusic FlagRaising March'ForOurElders! ' ArtExhibitionopening @GoolumGoolum 43HamiltonStreet, Horsham 8:30amJuly3 & StawellHub,46Leslie Street,Stawellat 2:00pm

NAIDOC Week NAIDOC Week

Art Exhibition Art Exhibition

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to feature at regional gallery.

We are excited to announce our annual NAIDOC Week Art Exhibition at Horsham Regional Art Gallery will be returning!

The exhibition will be at the Horsham Regional Art Gallery from July 3rd to September 3rd, running for 9 weeks.

Elders Silo Art Trail

Goolum Goolum is running a Silo Art Bus Tour for our Elders during NAIDOC Week this year.

5 silo art stops

Fun games & activities

Lunch and dinner provided

Starting Point: Goolum Carpark

When: Tuesday, July 4th

Time: 10:00am - 7:00pm

Contact Kym on 0447 846 250 or Emily on 0447 858 260 to book your spot!

Meet the Artists

This NAIDOC Week Goolum Goolum has partnered up with professional digital story telling company Pink Lake Creative, from Dimboola, to bring you a short film featuring Elders in our community.

This night will also be an opportunity to meet all the budding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists who are displaying their art for our annual NAIDOC Week Art Exhibition. The exhibition will be running for 9 weeks, from July 3rd till September 3rd.

Where: Horsham Regional Art Gallery

When: Wednesday 5th July 2023 5:30-8:00pm

Courtney Ugle Meet and Greet

Courtney Ugle, a proud Noongar woman from Bunbury in the South West of Western Australia will be visiting Horsham.

After losing both her parents in tragic circumstances as a young child, Ugle has used football to transform her life.

She is a player in the VFLW league playing for the Essendon Bombers. Ugle quickly developed into one of the leaders within not only the Essendon team but as a spokesperson for domestic violence, resilience and overcoming adversity for people all over the country.

Where: Aunty Irene Room, Goolum Goolum, 43 Hamilton Street, Horsham

When: Thursday, July 6 Time: From 3:00pm

WALK, RUN FOR OUR HEALTH

Join

Goolum Goolum is encouraging our community to clock up the k's in the month of June, in the lead up to NAIDOC Week.

We recommend setting a goal of 5, 10 or 20km. You can also set your own goal that works for you! We will be handing out medals and merch for community members at a community barbecue for the closing of Goolum Goolum's NAIDOC Week Celebrations on Friday the 7th of July.