26 January - Day of Mourning Ceremony

Join Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Elder Uncle Bill Nicholson for the January 26 Mourning Ceremony: Healing, Resilience and Survival.

26 January is a day of grief for many First Peoples, as it marks the beginning of dispossession and ongoing impacts of colonisation.  

In 2017, Merri-bek City Council chose to no longer refer to 26 January as Australia Day and supports calls for a new day that brings people together.  

This ceremony is a time to reflect on resilience and survival, to listen and learn, and to stand together for truth-telling, justice and Treaty.  

The Mourning Ceremony will be held on Monday 26 January from 9-11am at Urquhart Street Courtyard (behind Coburg Civic Centre), Coburg. 

Light refreshments will be available from 9am – please bring a coffee cup.

This is an outdoor event and there will be limited access to seating and shade. 

 

Suitable for

everyone.

Access

  • If you require any additional support or assistance to attend this event, please reach out to (civicevents@merri-bek.vic.gov.au or 9240 1111) and we will endeavour to meet your access requirements.

  • This event will take place outside on a level surface. Minimal seating will be available.

  • There will be an accessible toilet available.

Contact

Merri-bek City Council