Sorry Day Commemoration
When: Friday 26 May, 10.30am
Where: Castlemaine Secondary College, 2 Lawson Parade, Castlemaine (meet at the sports oval)
What: A Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony, guest speakers, and student representatives from Castlemaine Secondary College, Chewton Primary School and Winters Flat Primary School.
National Reconciliation Week Launch
When: Saturday 27 May, 10.30am
Where: Market Building, Castlemaine
What: Guest speakers acknowledging National Reconciliation Week, a speech from Council’s CEO Darren Fuzzard, a performance from the Peace Choir and the Nalderun Awards presentation.
Taproom Pub Sing
When: Saturday 27 May, 7.30pm-9.30pm
Where: Shedshaker, Castlemaine
What: A very special PubSing in honour of Reconciliation Week. Together we will learn Uncle Archie's song "We won't cry" in three part harmony, and raise our voices for reconciliation. Please join us in our shared intention to take action as allies together with First Nations people. Singing together is such a powerful way to share the reconciliation message.
Book: www.bit.ly/PubSingArchieRoach
Film Screening: Walkabout
When: Sunday 28 May, 2.00pm
Where: Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
What: Walkabout is the story of two children, one a teenage schoolgirl and the other her little brother, who are put into a deeply disturbing and unexpected situation that changes both of their lives forever.
Book: www.theatreroyalcastlemaine.com.au/cinema
Film screening: Limbo
When: Sunday 28 May, 4.00pm
Where: Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
What: Travis, a jaded detective, arrives in the remote outback town of Limbo to investigate the cold case murder of local Indigenous girl Charlotte Hayes 20 years ago. As truths about the murder begin to unfold, the detective gains a new insight into the unsolved case from the victim’s fractured family, the surviving witnesses and the reclusive brother of the chief suspect. A poignant, intimate journey into the complexities of loss and the impact of the justice system on Aboriginal families in Australia.
Book: www.theatreroyalcastlemaine.com.au/cinema
Guided Story Walk with Kath Coff – BOOKED OUT
When: Monday 29 May, 1.00pm-1.30pm
Where: Castlemaine Library
Film Screening: Walkabout
When: Monday 29 May, 2.00pm
Where: Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
What: Walkabout is the story of two children, one a teenage schoolgirl and the other her little brother, who are put into a deeply disturbing and unexpected situation that changes both of their lives forever.
Book: www.theatreroyalcastlemaine.com.au/cinema
Film screening: Limbo
When: Monday 29 May, 4.00pm
Where: Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
What: Travis, a jaded detective, arrives in the remote outback town of Limbo to investigate the cold case murder of local Indigenous girl Charlotte Hayes 20 years ago. As truths about the murder begin to unfold, the detective gains a new insight into the unsolved case from the victim’s fractured family, the surviving witnesses and the reclusive brother of the chief suspect. A poignant, intimate journey into the complexities of loss and the impact of the justice system on Aboriginal families in Australia.
Book: www.theatreroyalcastlemaine.com.au/cinema
Author talk: Sand Talk by Tyson Yunkaporta
When: Tuesday 30 May, 6.00pm-7.00pm
Where: Online
What: Tyson Yunkaporta is an academic, an art critic, and a researcher who belongs to the Apalech Clan in far north Queensland. Tyson’s book Sand Talk provides a template for living. It’s about how lines, symbols and shapes can help us make sense of the world. It’s about how we learn and how we remember. It’s about talking to everybody and listening carefully. It’s about finding different ways to look at things. Most of all, it’s about Indigenous thinking and how it can save the world. Join us via Zoom for what promises to be a thought-provoking discussion.
Book: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-sustainability-hour-tyson-yunkaporta-tickets-545680614407
Story time at the library with Kath Coff
When: Wednesday 31 May, 10.30am
Where: Castlemaine Library
What: TBC
Book: TBC
Reconciliation walk
When: Thursday 1 June, 10.00am
Where: Chewton
What: Inspired by The Long Walk, the Chewton Primary School community with the support of Nalderun invites you to walk along the Leanganook Walking Track. There will be stops along the way with story boards and thought-provoking reflections to look, listen and learn about identity, kinship, connection to Country, reconciliation, truth telling and celebrating Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people who have worked for change.
We finish at Me Mandook Galk (The Grandmother Tree), where we make a commitment to be a voice for generations.
Walkers are asked to wear red, black & yellow.
Book: www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1061116?eid=1061116&
History walk with Uncle Rick
When: Thursday 1 June, 10.30am-11.30am
Where:Castlemaine
What: Reconciliation Week Walking Tours have been held in Castlemaine since 2014. The one-hour leisurely walk is an opportunity to learn about some sites of significance to local Aboriginal people. The walk ends at a Dja Dja Wurrung National Reconciliation Week display at the Market building. Local Elder Uncle Rick Nelson, a Jaara descendant and Dja Dja Wurrung Traditional Owner, will lead this walking tour. The walk is suited to all fitness levels and abilities, and will be postponed if there is heavy rain.
Cost: $5 donation to Nalderun
Book: Please call Dhelkaya Health on 54791000
More information: www.chirp.org.au/national-reconciliation-week-walk-with-uncle-rick/
Film screening: Walkabout
When: Thursday 1 June, 5.00pm
Where: Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
What: Walkabout is the story of two children, one a teenage schoolgirl and the other her little brother, who are put into a deeply disturbing and unexpected situation that changes both of their lives forever.
Book: www.theatreroyalcastlemaine.com.au/cinema
Film screening and Q&A: Fighting Giants
When: Thursday 1 June, 7.30pm
Where: Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
What: The stunning, intact landscapes of the Kimberley and the rich culture of its Aboriginal custodians are at risk. Frackers are the closest they have ever been to turning the region into an industrial wasteland and wrecking the climate in the process. Frack Free Kimberley teamed up with Kimberley Traditional Owners, climate scientists and economists from The Australia Institute to produce Fighting Giants and can’t wait to share this ode to the Kimberley and urgent call to action with you, your family, and your friends.
Book: www.bit.ly/FightingGiantsQandA
Reconciliation walk
When: Friday 2 June, 10.00am
Where: Chewton
What: Inspired by The Long Walk, the Chewton Primary School community with the support of Nalderun invites you to walk along the Leanganook Walking Track. There will be stops along the way with story boards and thought-provoking reflections to look, listen and learn about identity, kinship, connection to Country, reconciliation, truth telling and celebrating Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people who have worked for change.
We finish at Me Mandook Galk (The Grandmother Tree), where we make a commitment to be a voice for generations.
Walkers are asked to wear red, black & yellow.
Book: www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1061116?eid=1061116&
Facilitated conversation: White privilege
When:Where: Castlemaine Library
What: A facilitated discussion enabling non-Aboriginal participants to improve their cultural competency and understanding of the impacts of white privilege for Aboriginal Australians. This is an introductory session to explore how western culture and systems direct thinking and behaviour, and impact on relationships and work with Aboriginal people, communities and agencies. Facilitated by Zoe Scoglio and Emma King
Book: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/white-privilege-a-facilitated-discussion-tickets-636336438417
Film screening: Limbo
When: Friday 2 June, 5.00pm
Where: Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
What: Travis, a jaded detective, arrives in the remote outback town of Limbo to investigate the cold case murder of local Indigenous girl Charlotte Hayes 20 years ago. As truths about the murder begin to unfold, the detective gains a new insight into the unsolved case from the victim’s fractured family, the surviving witnesses and the reclusive brother of the chief suspect. A poignant, intimate journey into the complexities of loss and the impact of the justice system on Aboriginal families in Australia.
Book: www.theatreroyalcastlemaine.com.au/cinema
Film screening: The Survival of Kindness
When: Friday 2 June, 8.00pm
Where: Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
What: The Survival of Kindness uses allegory to analyse race and privilege, as it follows protagonist BlackWoman (South Australian Mwajemi Hussein), abandoned in a cage in the middle of the desert.
Book: www.theatreroyalcastlemaine.com.au/cinema
Peace Choir
When: Sunday 4 June, 11.00am
Where: Market Building, Castlemaine
Short films screening
When: Sunday 4 June, 5.00pm
Where: Yandoit Hall, Uniting Church Road
What: Featuring 'Lake of Scars'
Fee: Entry by donation
Film screening: The Survival of Kindness
When: Sunday 4 June, 7.00pm
Where: Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
What: The Survival of Kindness uses allegory to analyse race and privilege, as it follows protagonist BlackWoman (South Australian Mwajemi Hussein), abandoned in a cage in the middle of the desert.
Book: www.theatreroyalcastlemaine.com.au/cinema
Central Victorian Indigenous Film Festival
The Central Victorian Indigenous Film Festival is back in 2023 to celebrate National Reconciliation Week.
Experience a range of films, videos, activities and discussions in local venues and online. This year’s festival showcases an exciting range of First Nations films, documentaries and videos starring and telling stories about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People from Central Victoria and across Australia.
The festival runs from Saturday 27 May to Saturday 3 June.
Download the program.