NAIDOC Week 2022

TAKE HOME ART PACKS

Pop into CYCOS and pick up a fantastic art kit to get creative at home! Kits include scratch art, paint, paint brushes, canvases and more. Click and collect at CYCOS by phoning 0417 262 462.

Address

Cessnock Youth Centre Outreach Service (CYCOS)
49D Aberdare Rd, Aberdare

Cost

FREE

NATIVE PLANT GIVEAWAY

Present your library membership card at Cessnock Library or Kurri Kurri Library to receive one free native plant per household. If you aren't a member, it’s a great time to join! Native plants are available only while stocks last.

Address

Cessnock Library
65-67 Vincent Street, Cessnock

Kurri Kurri Library
251 Lang Street, Kurri Kurri

Time

9am - 5pm

Cost

FREE

NAIDOC WEEK ART EXHIBITION

An exhibition of artworks by young people, created as part of a competition to name five rooms within The Centre.

Address

The Centre
251 Lang Street, Kurri Kurri

Time

9am - 5pm

Cost

FREE

PCYC SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM

A program of activities suitable for ages 5 to 12 at PCYC Cessnock that includes painting, traditional games and more! Creative Kids vouchers are accepted when booking for three or more days.

To reserve your place in the program, call the PCYC on 4991 1407 or visit pcycnsw.org.au.

Address

Cessnock PCYC
Entrance via Mills Crescent, Cessnock

Time

9am - 4pm

Cost

$45 per day or $40 per day with siblings

BARKUMA’S NAIDOC FAMILY FUN DAY

A celebration of culture and community on Country with Barkuma's family fun day. Come along for entertainment, rides, interactive activities, service provider information, and community stalls. Food and drinks will be available for purchase (cash only) and attendees are encouraged to bring a chair or a picnic rug. 

A free shuttle bus is available from Kurri Kurri, please call 4019 9700 to reserve your seat.

Address

Binarri Jinama-Gu
1075 Old Maitland Road, Sawyers Gully

Time

10am - 2pm

Cost

FREE

MY CULTURAL FIRE STORY

Aboriginal cultural fire practitioner Den Barber, will take the stage at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre to discuss his journey from working as a professional fire fighter to becoming a cultural fire practitioner.

Tickets are free however bookings are essential. Please call the CPAC Box Office on 4993 4266 or visit cessnockperformingartscentre.com.au.

Address

Cessnock Performing Arts Centre
198 Vincent Street, Cessnock

Time

10.30am - 11.30am

Cost

FREE

NAIDOC WEEK STORYTIME

Celebrate NAIDOC Week at Cessnock Library with stories, songs and craft, suitable for ages 2 - 6.

Bookings are essential by calling the library on 4993 4399 or visiting cessnock.nsw.gov.au/libraries/Whats-on.

Address

Cessnock Library
65 Vincent Street, Cessnock

Time

Activities begin from 10am

Cost

FREE

NAIDOC WEEK ART EXHIBITION

An exhibition of artworks by young people, created as part of a competition to name five rooms within The Centre.

Address

The Centre
251 Lang Street, Kurri Kurri

Time

9am - 5pm

Cost

FREE

PCYC SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM

A program of activities suitable for ages 5 to 12 at PCYC Cessnock that includes painting, traditional games and more! Creative Kids vouchers are accepted when booking for three or more days.

To reserve your place in the program, call the PCYC on 4991 1407 or visit pcycnsw.org.au.

Address

Cessnock PCYC
Entrance via Mills Crescent, Cessnock

Time

9am - 4pm

Cost

$45 per day or $40 per day with siblings

EMU EGG DECORATING

Learn about the significance of the Emu in Aboriginal culture and decorate your own papier mache Emu egg! This workshop will be held at Kurri Kurri Library, and is suitable for ages 5 - 12.

Bookings are essential by calling the library on 4937 1638 or visiting cessnock.nsw.gov.au/libraries/whats-on.

Address

Kurri Kurri Library
251 Lang Street, Kurri Kurri

Time

4pm - 5pm

Cost

FREE

JEWELLERY MAKING

CYCOS will be holding a special jewellery making workshop on fashioning bracelets using Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander colours with personalised tribal letter beading. This workshop is suitable for ages 10 - 17, and lunch will be provided.

Bookings are essential by calling CYCOS on 0460 032 856 or emailing youthcentre@cessnock.nsw.gov.au.

Address

Cessnock Youth Centre Outreach Service (CYCOS)
49D Aberdare Rd, Aberdare

Time

11am - 1pm

Cost

FREE

NAIDOC WEEK ART EXHIBITION

An exhibition of artworks by young people, created as part of a competition to name five rooms within The Centre.

Address

The Centre
251 Lang Street, Kurri Kurri

Time

9am - 5pm

Cost

FREE

PCYC SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM

A program of activities suitable for ages 5 to 12 at PCYC Cessnock that includes painting, traditional games and more! Creative Kids vouchers are accepted when booking for three or more days.

To reserve your place in the program, call the PCYC on 4991 1407 or visit pcycnsw.org.au.

Address

Cessnock PCYC
Entrance via Mills Crescent, Cessnock

Time

9am - 4pm

Cost

$45 per day or $40 per day with siblings

EMU EGG DECORATING

Learn about the significance of the Emu in Aboriginal culture and decorate your own papier mache Emu egg! This workshop will be held at Cessnock Library, and is suitable for ages 5 - 12.

Bookings are essential by calling the library on 4993 4399 or visiting cessnock.nsw.gov.au/libraries/whats-on.

Address

Cessnock Library
65 Vincent Street, Cessnock

Time

4pm - 5pm

Cost

FREE

NAIDOC WEEK ART EXHIBITION

An exhibition of artworks by young people, created as part of a competition to name five rooms within The Centre.

Address

The Centre
251 Lang Street, Kurri Kurri

Time

9am - 5pm

Cost

FREE

PCYC SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM

A program of activities suitable for ages 5 to 12 at PCYC Cessnock that includes painting, traditional games and more! Creative Kids vouchers are accepted when booking for three or more days.

To reserve your place in the program, call the PCYC on 4991 1407 or visit pcycnsw.org.au.

Address

Cessnock PCYC
Entrance via Mills Crescent, Cessnock

Time

9am - 4pm

Cost

$45 per day or $40 per day with siblings

BARKUMA’S WINTER WALKABOUT FUNDRAISER

Can you stay awake for 24 hours? Barkuma’s Winter Walkabout will raise funds to meet gaps in services for their Mob. This is an opportunity to explore Country in your own backyard and dinner will be provided. Participants will need to collect sponsorship to gain entry on the day.

For more information, and to register for the Winter Walkabout, call the Barkuma Neighbourhood Centre on 4937 1094 or call Barkuma Hut on 4936 1867. 

Address

Binarri Jinama-Gu
1075 Old Maitland Road, Sawyers Gully

Time

10am - 10am

Cost

FREE

NAIDOC WEEK ART EXHIBITION (WINNER ANNOUNCED) 

Join The Centre, as they announce the winners of their 'Room Naming' Art Competition, including a Welcome to Country and a BBQ.

Address

The Centre
251 Lang Street, Kurri Kurri

Time

Welcome to Country begins at 11am

Cost

FREE

PCYC SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM

A program of activities suitable for ages 5 to 12 at PCYC Cessnock that includes painting, traditional games and more! Creative Kids vouchers are accepted when booking for three or more days.

To reserve your place in the program, call the PCYC on 4991 1407 or visit pcycnsw.org.au.

Address

Cessnock PCYC
Entrance via Mills Crescent, Cessnock

Time

9am - 4pm

Cost

$45 per day or $40 per day with siblings

FLAG RAISING AND WELCOME TO COUNTRY | NAIDOC FAMILY FUN DAY

Join us to celebrate NAIDOC Week 2022 and honour our local Aboriginal community, whilst acknowledging the culture of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. There will be carnival rides, entertainment, an Elders marquee and market stalls. Lots of fun for the whole family!

For enquiries, call the Kiray Putjung Aboriginal Corporation on 0474 106 537. 

Address

TAFE Park
1 Darwin St, Cessnock

Time

10.30am - 3pm

Cost

FREE

NAIDOC WEEK FILM SCREENING: ANGELS GATHER HERE | CHEEKY DOG | RINGTONE

A program of three wonderful films from across the country, presented on the big screen at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.

Angels Gather Here is a story of hope and survival. Told with humour and love, the story follows Jacki Trapman as she journeys home to Brewarrina to celebrate her parents 60th wedding anniversary. 

Cheeky Dog is a delightful portrait of young Tennant Creek artist, Dion Beasley. Dion Beasley is an Indigenous teenager who is deaf and has muscular dystrophy. He lives with his family in Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory. With help from his teachers and carers, including Joie Boulter, Dion is encouraged in his skill at drawing, particularly drawings expressing his fascination with dogs.

Ringtone is a beautiful, funny and surprising film about the place of mobile phones in a contemporary Indigenous community. In the once-remote Aboriginal community of Gapuwiyak in northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, individual ringtones reveal rich insights into lives of the Yolngu people. From ancestral clan songs, animal calls and bird songs, to hip hop artists and gospel tunes, a Yolngu ringtone always comes with a great story. 

Tickets to the NAIDOC Week film screening are free, however bookings are essential. Call the CPAC Box Office on 4993 4266 or visit cessnockperformingartscentre.com.au.

Address

Cessnock Performing Arts Centre
198 Vincent Street, Cessnock

Time

10.30am - 12pm

Cost

FREE