Friday 25 April from 11am to 4:10pm
Everyone is welcome to join this event commemorating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who served our country in armed conflicts overseas. This year's theme "Defending Country on Ancient Sands" pays tribute to the soldiers in the desert campaigns of war.
Program
Redfern Community Centre
From 11am Serving Country photography exhibition by Belinda Mason
11:45am Smoking ceremony
12pm Flag raising ceremony
12:05pm Cultural dance performance
12:30pm Welcome to Country
12:45pm Welcome cultural dance performances
1pm Speeches
1:30pm The Coloured Digger music performance
2pm March from Redfern Community Centre to Redfern Park
Redfern Park
2:45pm Acknowledgement of Country
2:50pm Welcome cultural dance performances
3:15pm Formal proceedings, welcome prayer, speeches and laying of wreaths
4:10pm End of proceedings
Everyone is welcome to join this free community event.
We aim to produce inclusive and accessible events. If you have any particular access or communication needs, please contact Redfern Community Centre on 02 9288 5713 or redferncc@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au.