General News
8 January, 2026
BEST OF 2025: NAIDOC Week begins
First published July 10, 2025. It is a milestone year for the celebration of NAIDOC Week, marking 50 years of the annual event.
Locally, schools celebrated early as the holidays overlap the event which this year runs nationally from July 6-13.
Gilgandra Public School held its annual NAIDOC Day Assembly on Friday, July 4 (pictured above). The theme for this year’s NAIDOC Week is: ‘The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy’. The week is organised by the National NAIDOC Committee. “In 2025, we celebrate 50 years of NAIDOC Week, celebrating our cultures and teaching about our people’s histories and cultures,” said committee Aunty (Prof.) Lynette Riley AO (Wiradjuri and Gamilaroi) on the NAIDOC website. “Each year, we select a theme to further develop greater understanding of our issues, in line with our Elders’ initial concepts for NAIDOC Week.
“The [2025] theme, focuses on our youth – future leaders in Culture, and all the social and political parameters we need their ongoing help with as we continue to fight for justice and equity in Australia. We want to highlight the amazing role our youth play in our futures. They are our strength, they provide our vision through their ongoing work with Elders in their own communities and they are responsible for future legacies.”
Along with the local school events, there are a number of community events being held to celebrate NAIDOC Week.
