NAIDOC Week

The National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee was once responsible for organising national activities during the week. The acronym (NAIDOC) has since become the name of the week itself.

NAIDOC Week is celebrated each year between the first and second Sunday in July. The week is not only celebrated in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. It's a great opportunity for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians to join together and recognise the valuable and continuing contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians make to this country, helping to promote understanding, acceptance and reconciliation.  

Cessnock City Council supports a program of community events and activities held across the region for NAIDOC Week.

Council is committed to providing opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses, performers and organisations as part of our National Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC Week activities.