SING ON THE BALUN 2026 - BEDS ARE BURNING -SUNDAY 26 APRIL
2026-04-26 09:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Brigalow Country Music Club, 297 Logan St, Eagleby, QLD, 4207, Australia
Jingeri Singers!!!

A friendly reminder – in case you haven’t yet – to register now for Sing on the Balun 2026.

“The time has come to say fair’s fair, to pay the rent now, to pay our share!”
– Beds Are Burning, Midnight Oil.

Last year, 130 of us gathered on beautiful Yugambeh Country at Eagleby Wetlands under the shade of ancient gums, welcomed by Traditional Custodian and Yugambeh Elder, Aunty Robyn Williams, to sing and dance to Solid Rock, for Voices for Reconciliation 2025. There was a powerful energy that we’re still talking about. You can feel it in the video.

Are you coming this year?

REGISTER NOW for SING ON THE BALUN 2026 – BEDS ARE BURNING – via this link.
SUNDAY 26 APRIL, Arrive 9am for 9:30am start til 1pm
Brigalow Country Music Club, Eagleby Wetlands
293 Logan St, Eagleby, Logan.
Get all the info here:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sing-on-the-balun-2026-voices-for-reconciliation-registration-1986042108409?aff=oddtdtcreator

If you can’t make it on the day, you can still add your voice via the Virtual Choir.

REGISTER NOW to receive

links to lyrics, scores, audio demos

further info about the day

invitation to optional practise sessions

Registered singers are invited to two optional in-person singing practises (which will also be live-streamed):

next Monday 13 April, 6-8pm @ Marsden High School

Wed 22 April, 6:30-8:30pm @ Brigalow Country Music Club

A great opportunity to get geared up for Sunday 26th, meet each other and have fun singing!

Can’t make it in person? You can still be part of Sing on the Balun – register to join the Virtual Choir!

Solidarity with First Nations people and the Uluru Statement from the Heart is more important now than ever.

Let’s make this big!

Songfully
Cath & the Sing on the Balun Team

Cath Mundy OAM – pronouns: she/her
Jay Turner OAM – pronouns: he/him
Co-Owners of FREEDOM TRAIN CHOIR and original music duo/family band MUNDY-TURNER

Mundy-Turner acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Custodians of the Land upon which we live and work, and their Elders past and present. Sovereignty has never been ceded.

Truth-Telling Mitchelton Library with Michael Williams
2026-05-03 14:30 - 16:30 | Mitchelton Library, 37 Heliopolis Parade, Mitchelton, Qld, 4053
For decades, as a Gooreng Gooreng man and former head of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit at the University of Queensland, Uncle Michael Williams has been a guiding voice in assuring that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islandercultures are respected, protected, and taught truthfully.

His work has demonstrated a deep commitment to his community and the careful, deliberate sharing of First Nations knowledges. After a long career in senior roles at universities, he is actively engagedwith the School of Languages and Culture at the University of Queensland, providing leadership on Indigenous knowledges.
He is a fully initiated man (a Wati)—referred to as being ‘put into lore’ — with intrinsic connections to Warlmanpa, Yankunytjatjara, Pitjantjatjara, Eastern Aranda and Central Aranda peoples. He has undergone the formal, rigorous rites of passage required to become a custodian of his culture. He teaches that a community’s heritage is not just information to be freely taken, but a living culture that requires disciplined care, respect, and protection.
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Balaangala Restoration Day
2026-05-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Baalangala Garden, 98 Yoorala St, The Gap, Queensland, 4061, Australia
2pm Saturday, 9th May
Balaangala Garden
98 Yoorala St, The Gap

Restoration Day celebrates the 2026 Restoration Fund recipient groups and small businesses.
It’s a day to acknowledge the work that First Nations people are doing in their communities and the contributions from non-First Nations people who are “paying the rent” for living on stolen land.
Come along to hear how the Fund operates and the impact it has.

Performance from First Creatives Dance Group.

All Welcome.

RSVP’s appreciated to – ptrbalaangala2019@gmail.com

‘Caring for Barrambin’ Day
2026-05-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Barrambin/Victoria Park, Herston Road Entrance, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Elders Call for Allies to Join Aboriginal Camp
Join us on Sat, 16th May at Barrambin-Victoria Park
‘Caring for Barrambin’ Day

The Yagara Magandjin Aboriginal Corporation (YMAC) Elders will be announcing their official occupation of Barrambin with a “Balkari” (Welcome) Day on Saturday, 16th May.
This may be our last chance to protect this sacred land, before fences are proposed to go up on June 1st, as GIICA takes control of the land. It is fitting that what may be the last major community event, at this site, is being led by Aboriginal people who are returning to occupy this land.

Program
Saturday, 16th May 2026 – 10am to Midday (approx)
Barrambin / Victoria Park, 309 Herston Rd, Herston, Brisbane, Australia (signed from Herston Rd carpark)
10am MC: Aunty Paula Caldwell-Coghill
Elder “Welcome”

Yagara songwoman
Nunukul Yuggera Aboriginal Dance Company
Prayer and Blessing Ceremony

10.30 Speakers

YMAC Elders
Councillor Seal Chong Wah
Aunty Sandra King
Uncle Coco Wharton
Larissa Waters, Senator & Leader of the Australian Greens

11.30 Balkari ceremony & other cultural activities
We would really love to see you at this event.
It is incredibly important to support this First Nations action to protect and occupy this land.
Yours in solidarity,
Seal Chong Wah, Councillor for the Paddington Ward
44 Latrobe Tce, Paddington, Brisbane 4064
P: 3403 2520 | E: paddington.ward@bcc.qld.gov.au
https://www.sealchongwah.com

First Nations Exhibition at QAGOMA
2026-05-17 10:00 - 23:30 | GOMA, South Brisbane
Noonga Reconciliation Group
facilitated by volunteers of QAGOMA invite you too the
First Nations Exhibition
Sunday 17th May 2026 at 10am
Book Now
Meet out the front of QAGOMA with volunteer guides Gill & Catherine.
Limited number of tickets available – book your ticket today
Noonga Reconcilation Group in collaboration with volunteers of Gallery of Modern Art(QAGOMA) invite its members and supporters to join us to tour the following exhibitions:
Snap Blak new rotation
This exhibition shows contemporary Indigenous photography that champions self representation, identity and belonging
Inscribing a Life new rotation
This exhibition complements Kith and Kin and shares themes of memorials, cosmic time, the wonder of existence and celebrations of life and death. We will focus on indigenous artworks.
Kith and Kin by Archie Moore.
An opportunity to revisit this exhibition from 2024 Venice Biennale (optional)
This tour is Sunday 17th May 2026 at GOMA, 10am start meeting out front of the Gallery of Modern Art
The tour will take approximately one hour with time for questions, discussions and an opportunity to continue conversations over a self-funded coffee or lunch afterwards.
We thank Gill & Catherine our volunteer QAGOMA guides for holding space for our members and supporters to learn and share through the language of art and expression on Turrbal & Jagera lands.
This is a free event however if you want to donate to Noonga Reconciliation Group please get in touch by email at noonga.rg@gmail.com. Donated funds will be used to support local acts of support and care to local mob in the Nundah and surrounding community.
Keep in touch here for more opportunities across 2026
The tour will take approximately one hour.

YARNING CIRCLE with Uncle Billy Gorman
2026-05-17 11:00 - 12:30 | St Johns Cathedral, Darnell Room, Brisbane, Qld, 4000, Australia
Uncle William ‘Billy’ Gorham, a Koa and Cobble Cobble man, came to Brisbane from Cherbourg as a young man and has since over the decades contributed to many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and committees, consistently speaking up on social justice, health, and socio-economic issues affecting First Nations people.
He served on the Council of Management of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service (ATSICHS) Brisbane from 1996, was Board Chair from 2007 to 2018, and was made a Life Member at the organisation’s 50th Anniversary in 2023.
He brings deep cultural knowledge, leadership, and generosity to the May 17, 2026 Yarning Circle at St John’s Cathedral Brisbane.
Lemson. These events help deepen understanding of First Nations perspectives within the Cathedral community and beyond.
H O S T E D B Y UNCLE BILL LEMSON
Co-Chair, First Nations Allies Magandjin
Email: connect@unclebill.online
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Balaangala Sorry Day Commemoration
2026-05-24 14:30 - 16:30 | Baalangala Garden, 98 Yoorala St, The Gap, Queensland, 4061, Australia
Annual Sorry Day Commemoration.

Sunday 24th May at 2.30pm, in the Balaangala Garden

Acknowledging and paying respect to Stolen Generations Survivors and their descendants.
Guest Speaker – Aunty Kathryn Fisher.
All welcome

RSVP’s appreciated.

from Restoration Fund working group and
Sorry Day planning group
Balaangala Community Group

Teralba Park Stolen Generations Ceremony Tue 26 May
2026-05-26 06:50 - 10:00 | Teralba Park, Cnr Osborne Rd/Pullen Rd, Everton Park, Qld
The Teralba Park Stolen Generations Support Group Inc.
National Sorry Day Tuesday 26th May 2026
Morning ceremony. 6:50 am for 7:00 am start
Commemorating the Stolen Generations & their families
Join us to acknowledge this special day as we pay our respects.
You might like to bring flowers to place at the plaque site.
Followed by breakfast in the park – free – all welcome!
Teralba Park, Cnr Osborne Rd/Pullen Rd, Everton Park (entry from Pullen Road)
Teralba Park Stolen Generations Support Group Inc
email: secretary.teralbaparkstolengen@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/teralbaparkstolengen/
Proudly supported by the Brisbane City Council
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Winnam Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Sorry Day Commemoration
2026-05-26 07:00 - 09:00 | BREAKWATER PARK, WATERLOO ESPLANADE, WYNNUM, QLD, 4178
WINNAM ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS CORPORATION
Join us for our National Sorry Day Commemoration Ceremony as we come together to acknowledge the strength of Stolen Generations survivors and reflect on our shared journey towards healing.Date: Tuesday 26th May 2026Time: 7:00am -9:00amLocation: Breakwater Park, Wynnum
NATIONAL SORRY DAY IS A DAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE STRENGTH OF STOLEN GENERATIONS SURVIVORS AND REFLECT ON HOW WE CAN ALL PLAY A PART IN THE HEALING PROCESS FOR OUR PEOPLE AND NATION.
WHILE THIS DATE CARRIES GREAT SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE STOLEN GENERATIONS AND OTHER ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES, IT IS ALSO COMMEMORATED BY AUSTRALIANS RIGHT AROUND THE COUNTRY.

National Reconciliation Week and the Anniversary of 1967 Referendum
2026-05-27
National Reconciliation Week celebrations commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey-the anniversaries of the successful 1967 Referendum and the High Court Mabo Decision

Reflective Vigil, Speakers and Singers - Brisbane City Square 31 May
2026-05-31 16:30 - 18:00 | King George Square Magandjin, Brisbane City, Qld
On Sunday, 31 May, we invite you to gather with us for the First Nations Candlelight Vigil 2026, a reflective community event held in solidarity and goodwill with First Nations peoples.
We will come together to honour First Nations history, reflect on the lived experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and create space for truth-telling, healing, listening, and community connection.
GATHER at 4.30 PM for 5.00 PM START
Adelaide Street Entry, KING GEORGE SQUARE
Why This Gathering Matters
Truth-telling continues. Together, we acknowledge the ongoing impacts of colonisation, racism, youth justice issues, deaths in custody, and the continued work needed to support justice, healing, and wellbeing for First Nations communities.
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'Truth-Telling' session with Dr Noritta Morseu-Diop
2026-06-07 14:30 - 16:30 | Carindale Library, 1151 Creek Road, Carindale, Queensland, 4152, Australia
Save the Date of Sunday 7 June 2026 to attend an important ‘Truth-Telling’ session with our leading First Nations Guest, Dr Noritta Morseu-Diop, from 2.30 PM – 4.30 PM at CARINDALE LIBRARY.
Dr Noritta Morseu-Diop is a First Nations woman originally from Tamwoy Town, Thursday Island, in Far North Queensland. She became the first Torres Strait Islander to graduate with a PhD from the University of Queensland. As a highly experienced academic, social worker and counselling practitioner, Dr Noritta has been working in and alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and within non Indigenous communities throughout the state of Queensland for well over thirty years.
Her areas of work include grief and loss counselling, support and rehabilitation for incarcerated persons, cross-cultural education, and advocacy for Indigenous health, human rights, and social justice.Morseau-Diop has specialised in understanding the experiences of incarcerated Indigenous people and published her research in a book: Healing in Justice: Giving a Voice to the Silent and Forgotten People. In 2018 she received the Indigenous Community Impact Award. She has also received the Winston Churchill Fellowship.
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Voice, Treaty and Truth in the post-referendum landscape with Prof. Megan Davis
2026-06-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Hanly Room, 196 Charlotte Street, Brisbane City, Qld, 4000
Historical acceptance is a key pillar of reconciliation and a key part of the commitment made by the Archdiocese of Brisbane through our Reconciliation Action Plan.
In line with this, the Honouring Our Elders Speaker Event invites you to a conversation with Scientia Professor Megan Davis AC – a Cobble Cobble woman, constitutional lawyer, and internationally respected human rights expert, and co-chair of the Uluru Dialogue. As a key architect of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, Professor Davis will share her reflections on the Voice referendum, the state of Australia’s democracy, and the challenges and opportunities that remain. With insight, honesty, and hope, she will explore how faith-based communities can continue to support the Uluru Statement with courage, commitment, and a spirit of unity.
Professor Davis brings a global perspective, having recently returned from more than a year in the United States, where she served as the Whitlam–Fraser Chair in Australian Studies at Harvard University, Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School, and Bok Visiting International Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.
Join us for a vital national conversation about the work that still lies ahead for our country.
Don’t miss this opportunity to listen, learn, and be part of a meaningful conversation about our shared future.
Register Here
Date: Thursday 18th June 2026.
Time: 6pm
Location: Hanly Room, 196 Charlotte Street , Brisbane City , Qld, 4000
Cost: $20
RSVP: Friday 12th June 2026
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Truth Telling First Nations Allies Wynnum
2026-06-20 14:30 - 16:30 | Wynnum Library, 70 Florence St, Wynnum, Qld, Australia
Celebrating 35 years of Winnam Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Corporation
Providing Culturally grounded Community Support including Aged Care and Housing
Struggles – Triumphs – Future
In conversation with:
Founding Aunties (from left): Merle Dippel OAM, Becky Thompson OAM and Chery Jacob

RSVP: MVONKEYSERLINGK@GMAIL.COM
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Yarning Circle with Dr Noritta Morseu-Diop hosted by Uncle Bill Lemson
2026-06-21 11:14 - 13:00 | St Johns Cathedral, Darnell Room, Brisbane, Qld, 4000, Australia
Dr Noritta Morseu-Diop grew up in poverty on Thursday Island, in the Torres Strait. She went on to become the first Torres Strait Islander to earn a PhD from the University of Queensland. As she says herself: “Education pulled me out of poverty. It gave me the wings to fly.”
But what she did with those wings is why I wanted you to meet her.
During her working life, she visited an Aboriginal mother in prison whose six children were also locked up — seven members of one family locked inside at once. She has never forgotten it. She turned her whole life toward the people our justice system forgets: the ones inside, and the families left behind…..
FLYER: https://unclebill.online/downloads/FLYER-Dr-Noritta-Yarning-Circle-21-June-2026.pdf
More details and RSVP:
https://unclebill.online/sealed/dr-noritta-morseu-diop-2026-06-21.html#rsvp
WHEN
Sunday 21 June 2026 · 11.15 AM
WHERE
Darnell Room, St John’s Anglican Cathedral, 373 Ann Street, Brisbane CBD
WITH
Dr Noritta Morseu-Diop, First Nations Counselling Practitioner, Chair, Gallang Place
COST
Free · All welcome.
RSVP please.

Yarning Circle with Uncle Derek Powder Oram
2026-06-21 11:15 - 13:00 | St Johns Cathedral, Darnell Room, Brisbane, Qld, 4000, Australia
Uncle Derek Powder Oram is a respected Aboriginal Elder, cultural leader,
and defender of Country, with deep connections to Yetimarala Country,
Turrbal/Meeanjin Country, and Woorabinda (in Central Queensland).
He brings cultural authority earned across decades of service. He is known for
cultural education programs, Indigenous forums, language preservation,
Welcome to Country ceremonies, and grassroots organising.
At Uncle Bill’s hosted Yarning Circle on 11.15 AM June 21, 2026 at St John’s Cathedral,
HOSTED BY UNCLE BILL LEMSON
Co-Chair, First Nations Allies Magandjin
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday Mass
2026-07-05 09:45 - 11:00 | St Stephens Cathedral, 249 Elizabeth ST, Brisbane, Qld, 4000
We warmly welcome you to our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday celebration at St Stephen’s Cathedral on Sunday 5th July.

This year’s theme is Walking together in Christ: A Celebration of Faith and Culture. Join us in celebration as a people shaped by story, the Gospel, culture, and the journeys that have brought us to this moment. We gather in the presence of God, who walks with us always, and who calls us into unity as one people.

This year, we commemorate forty years since St Pope John Paul II spoke to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in Alice Springs, and fifty years since the first NAIDOC Week.
After the Mass, we will be celebrating culture, community and faith in the Hanly Room, with activities, cultural dances, guest speakers, elders’ table, and a variety of stalls featuring crafts, artefacts, cake, and activities.

Please note: parking will be available at St Stephens’s Cathedral carpark.

This event has been made possible by funding from the
National Indigenous Australians Agency.

NAIDOC 2026 Family Fun Day at Kupidabin Wilderness in Mount Samson
2026-07-12 10:30 - 16:30 | Kupidabin Wilderness, Mount Samson, Qld, Australia
On behalf of Murin Gari Gin Alliance, we warmly invite you and your family to join us for our NAIDOC 2026 Family Fun Day, to be held on Sunday, 12th of July 2026 at Kupidabin Wilderness in Mount Samson.
This special community event is an opportunity for families to come together to celebrate NAIDOC Week, honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and enjoy a day of connection, learning, and fun for all ages.
We would be delighted to welcome members of our wider community to share in this celebration with us. With support from Moreton Bay Regional Council, we are looking forward to creating a warm, inclusive, and enjoyable day for local families and children.
See event FLYER and program for your reference.
We kindly ask that anyone wishing to attend registers for the event via the Humanitix link:
