NAIDOC celebrations are held around Australia in July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

NAIDOC originally stood for ‘National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee’. This committee was once responsible for organising national activities during NAIDOC Week and its acronym has become the name of the week itself.

The week is celebrated not just in the Indigenous community, but also in increasing numbers of government agencies, schools, local councils and workplaces.

This year's NAIDOC Week theme is "Advance Australia Fair?" A whole range of activities will be taking place all week right across Victoria. Reconciliation Victoria has a downloadable copy [236KB] of the official calendar of events .

Related Links:

Reconciliation Victoria

National NAIDOC

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