Reconciliation Week
National Reconciliation Week occurs on the 27 May to 3 June and is a chance for all Australians to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.
It is a time for all Australians to reflect on our shared histories and relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation. The week is framed by the anniversaries of two significant milestones in our reconciliation journey - the successful 1967 Referendum (27 May) and the High Court Mabo decision (3 June).
The National Reconciliation Week theme for 2026, All In, represents a call for all Australians to commit wholeheartedly to reconciliation every single day.
Truth, listening and action: A community panel
Reconciliation Week 2026 theme, 'All in', calls on all Australians to take an active role in reconciliation. This event provides a space to reflect on what that looks like in practice for individuals, organisations and the wider community.
Guided by the themes of truth, listening and action, the discussion will bring together First Nations voices, lived experience and organisational perspectives in a respectful and moderated conversation.
Participants will be encouraged to reflect on their own role and consider how meaningful change can happen at a local level.
Monday 1 June, 9.30am Civic Precinct and Community Hub, Footscray
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Maribyrnong Reconciliation Choir
For National Reconciliation Week 2025, Reconciliation Australia called on singers across the country to come together to sing the iconic Australian anthem Solid Rock by Goanna.
This song, released in 1982 was a call to action to the broader Australian community to understand the truth of our history and the importance of land rights. It became a classic Australian anthem, as relevant today as it was on its release.
According to songwriter Shane Howard, the inspiration for the song came on a camping trip at Uluru in 1980, where he saw ‘an incredible injustice that needed to be dealt with … I had to reassess my whole relationship with the land and the landscape, and understand that we had come from somewhere else, and we had disempowered a whole race of people when we arrived.’
Council’s newly established Reconciliation Choir raised our voices in support of reconciliation, along with many other choirs across the country.
Thank you to Deaf Children Australia for their generous support in teaching our Reconciliation Choir members Auslan signs for the chorus. Your guidance has helped us make our performance more inclusive and meaningful. We're so grateful for your time, knowledge, and commitment to building connections through language and song.