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2 July, 2025
NAIDOC week fun
SOMERSET Regional Council will host a special NAIDOC Week activity on Sunday, July 6 at the Kilcoy Visitor Information Centre.
The ceremony will start at 9.30am with a flag raising for the facility’s newly installed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags, followed by a smoking ceremony and traditional dance with the Jinibara Dance Troupe, and a morning tea.
The regular Midday Movies session will follow at 11.30am with a free screening of the 1976 film Storm Boy, an Australian drama about a boy living on the Coorong coast in South Australia. While Midday Movies is traditionally reserved for seniors as part of the In Good Company program, this event is open to the wider community.
Kilcoy Library will also join other Somerset libraries in hosting a variety of activities to celebrate First Nations culture for NAIDOC Week 2025. From 10am to 11.30am on Friday, July 4 at Kilcoy Library, join Kabi Kabi artist Zartisha Davis and bring your creative vision to life at the Cultural Art Painting workshop, celebrating First Nations cultural stories and symbols.
Somerset Regional Council Mayor Jason Wendt said the program includes educational and creative sessions for adults and children. “NAIDOC Week is an important time to recognise Australia’s oldest living culture, and what better way than immersing yourself in these free sessions,” Cr Wendt said. “Somerset Libraries have prepared a suite of activities to engage our communities with the culture and values of our First Nations communities, and I encourage the community to get involved.”
NAIDOC Week adult creative workshops will be held on 4 and 18 July. From 10.30am to 12pm on Friday, 4 July in Lowood Library, join Sarima Chong and Mulinjarli, Walkaman, Wangarbarra and Yidinji women to explore cultural stories, symbols and traditions with the Introduction to Culture through Jewellery workshop.
From 10.30am to 12pm on Friday, 18 July, Esk Library will host Cabrogal, Dharug artist Mandy Draper for hands-on decorating for the Deadly Dot Pots workshop, where participants will learn traditional and contemporary painting techniques.
Bookings are essential - download the Somerset On The Go app or contact Council on 5424 4000 or mail@somerset.qld.gov.au
Children’s activities will have a First Nations theme for the week beginning 14 July, including Steam Squad after school in all libraries and Storytime at Esk, Kilcoy and Lowood libraries. There will also be a range of other children’s activities held over the winter school holidays from 30 June to 10 July, including pet rock crafts, badge making, a
