Celebrating NAIDOC in CQ

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Celebrating NAIDOC in Central Queensland

17 September, 2026

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NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year. In central Queensland, the celebrations are still going throughout September!

NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth.

A range of community events and activities are still to come across the region, check them out below:

Saturday 19 September

Woppaburra Welcoming of the Whales
8.30 am to 4 pm at Putney Beach, Woppa

Places aboard the vessel are now booked out, but people with their own boat can still travel out and join the celebration.

Iman Wardingarri NAIDOC
9 am until late in Taroom

Wednesday 23 to Friday 25 September

Bangarra Rekindling Youth Program
Free Wulli Wulli Creative Workshop Program
10 am to 2 pm each day

Saturday 26 September

NAIDOC Community Day
11 am to 4 pm in Theodore

Come along and say hello to the FBA team as we celebrate alongside our community at these events.

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