National Sorry Day
May 25 @ 1:30 am - 4:30 pm
National Sorry Day
Come and Join us
Sunday 25th May 2025
An opportunity for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people to come together.
The way it should be.
Start: 1.30pm, Outside of the Main front doors.
- Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony
- One minute of silence to remember the Stolen Generations
- Didgeridoo and Clap Sticks playing
Everyone please join us inside the hall for
afternoon tea, all afternoon
Look at the displays and do some weaving.
- Extract from Aunty Nancy’s Book of Poems. Read by Catherine Donnelly
- Listen to Matt James on
- Guest Speaker/Video, Melanie Hogan Australian award-winning filmmaker. Since 2004, Hogan has made documentaries in remote Aboriginal communities, exposing the challenges they face.
- Aboriginal Girls from Forest High dancing, this is a must see wearing their hand-crafted Emu belts by Aleta Wassell
- Boomerang’s painting for the Kids with help from the Biala Girls
- Colouring in for the younger Everything is provided
- You can enjoy Weaving with Aunty Karleen Green, take home what you create
- See the amazing Aboriginal Artefacts display by GuriNgai tours
- Hand-crafted Aboriginal Jewellery and homecrafts by Marruy Designs for sale
- Display of Hand Painting from Reconciliation NSW for sale
- Listen to the amazing voice of Aleta Wassell, she is deadly!
- ASG Book Large display of new and preloved books
- A show and tell, see the created weaving, what the kids have done with the Boomerang painting, then the kids receive a small gift to take home.
Aboriginal Support Group – Manly Warringah Pittwater
Memorial Hall Mona Vale
1 Park St Mona Vale
This free community event is alcohol-free