The 2025 National NAIDOC Week theme is
The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy
As we enter 2025, NAIDOC Week marks a powerful milestone: 50 years of honoring and elevating Indigenous voices, culture, and resilience. The 2025 theme, “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy,” celebrates not only the achievements of the past but the bright future ahead, empowered by the strength of our young leaders, the vision of our communities, and the legacy of our ancestors.
The NAIDOC journey began as a movement for recognition and rights, sparked by Indigenous communities who saw a future built on justice and equality. Over the decades, it has grown into a powerful national celebration, a testament to the enduring strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. As we commemorate this 50-year legacy, we also look forward, honouring the next generation who will carry the torch, shaping the future with courage, insight, and deep respect for our roots. Guided by the wisdom of our Elders and the groundwork laid by our forebears, each NAIDOC Week reinforces our vision for an Australia where Indigenous voices are not only heard but lead the way.
This year, the National NAIDOC Committee takes an important step toward independence, embracing self-determination as a model for the next generation. With every story shared, every act of resilience remembered, and every cultural practice celebrated, we honour a legacy that reaches far into the past and extends into the future. As we celebrate this milestone, we look toward the next 50 years with excitement and confidence, while everyday ensuring that NAIDOC remains a movement grounded in community-led vision and integrity.
From this solid foundation, the next generation will rise—grounded in the strength of our Elders, history, inspired by a shared vision, and committed to building a legacy of unity, respect, and self-determination for all. This NAIDOC Week, we celebrate not just a milestone but a movement that endures, grows, and evolves—driven by the unwavering strength of our communities, the shared vision of our people, and the enduring legacy we pass on to those who will shape our future. Together, we walk forward, honoring where we’ve come from and looking boldly to the next generation who will carry NAIDOC and their communities into the future.
Nominations for the 2025 Kullarri NAIDOC Awards are open!
If you know someone in your community who deserves to be recognized for their contribution then complete the nomination form for the 2025 Kullarri NAIDOC Awards to be held on Saturday the 12th July, 2025.
Hard copy forms can be found at Goolarri Reception or there is also the option to fill out the online form below.
Reconciliation Walk
Friday 27th June
Phone: (08) 9194 9999 Time: 9:00am to 9:30am Venue: Meet outside the NIAA building on Short street The 2025 Kullarri NAIDOC Reconciliation Walk marks the commencement of NAIDOC activities in the Kullarri region. This short walk brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, local schools and Indigenous organisations to show their support of reconciliation in modern Australia.
Opening Ceremony
Friday 27th June
Phone: (08) 9194 9999 Time: 9:30am to 10:30am Venue: Our Lady Queen of Peace lawn, Weld Street The Reconciliation Walk culminates in the official Opening Ceremony on the shady lawns of the Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral. Be greeted by Traditional Owners, learn about the achievements of our local people, listen to local school choirs and watch Indigenous performers showcase various aspects of local Indigenous culture.
Junior NAIDOC Netball Round
Saturday 28th June
Phone: 0409 203 353 Time: 7:30am – 11:30am Venue: BRAC Courts
The Broome Netball Association welcomes everyone to not only celebrate the health and wellbeing that comes
with playing sport but also to take part in NAIDOC activities which include Indigenous themed face painting, arts
and crafts and delicious homemade damper
