Date 17 June 2022 Category City news Topic Aboriginal engagement NAIDOC Week runs 3–10 July and we invite you to celebrate the week with us at these events. Free cultural awareness training Date: Thursday 7 July Time: 11am Location: Walyalup Aboriginal Cultural Centre Join Kaya and learn about the history of the world’s oldest living cultures. Disclosure: Strong Black Women Date: Tuesday 12 July Time: 6pm Location: Fremantle Arts Centre Join us for an important panel discussion where First Nations women working in the arts reflect on the role the arts play in creating space for reconciliation in contemporary Australia. 2022 Revealed exhibition: new and emerging WA Aboriginal artists Date: Daily until the end of July Time: 10am–5pm Location: Fremantle Arts Centre The exhibition celebrates the creativity, ambition, and diversity of contemporary Aboriginal art practice in Western Australia. Nyoongar story time and boomerang decorating **Sold out Date: Wednesday 6 July (future dates also available if you cannot make it during the week) Time: 11am Location: Walyalup Aboriginal Cultural Centre Hear the dreamtime stories from Nyoongar Elder Betty Garlett in this special children’s storytelling session for kids. Virtual Whadjuk **Sold out Date: Monday 4 July Time: 9am Location: Fremantle Library (Mardoo Room) Step back in time, 200 years and experience what Whadjuk society was like leading up to the arrival of European settlement. NAIDOC Week community event Date: Tuesday 28 June Time: 3–5pm Location: Fremantle PCYC The event includes Welcome to Country, sand art display, storytelling and dance, bush tucker, community canvas, kid-friendly activities plus much more. Media release 04 May 2026 Backyard Truth-Telling Series returns this month The City of Fremantle and Centre for Stories invite the community to attend the 2026 Backyard Truth-Telling Series, returning to Walyalup/Fremantle this… City news 27 June 2025 NAIDOC Week in Fremantle We are celebrating NAIDOC Week with an engaging program of cultural activities. Media release 22 May 2025 National Reconciliation Week event comes to Fremantle The City of Fremantle is proud to be involved in Reconciliation WA’s flagship event during this year’s National Reconciliation Week. Media release 28 November 2024 Truth telling program continues with launch of new RAP Aboriginal Elders and other community members have been thanked for their work to develop the City’s new Walyalup Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan… City news 11 October 2024 Sealin Garlett nominations still open The nomination period for the City of Fremantle’s Sealin Garlett Community Leadership Awards has been extended until 31 October 2024. City newsMedia release 29 August 2024 Walyalup’s new Reconciliation Action Plan Fremantle Council has adopted a new Walyalup Reconciliation Action Plan (WRAP) that includes for the first time, a section on truth-telling. Media release 05 June 2024 An invitation to tell your truth The City of Fremantle, in collaboration with the Centre for Stories, is calling for storytellers to participate in a Backyard Truth Telling… City news 22 May 2024 Fremantle acknowledges execution of Nyoongar leader Midgegooroo The City of Fremantle will today fly flags at half-mast to mark the execution of Nyoongar leader Midgegooroo on 22 May 1833. Media release 10 May 2024 Walyalup Aboriginal Cultural Centre celebrates 10 years The Walyalup Aboriginal Cultural Centre marked its 10th anniversary on Friday, with a community celebration.
Media release 04 May 2026 Backyard Truth-Telling Series returns this month The City of Fremantle and Centre for Stories invite the community to attend the 2026 Backyard Truth-Telling Series, returning to Walyalup/Fremantle this…
City news 27 June 2025 NAIDOC Week in Fremantle We are celebrating NAIDOC Week with an engaging program of cultural activities.
Media release 22 May 2025 National Reconciliation Week event comes to Fremantle The City of Fremantle is proud to be involved in Reconciliation WA’s flagship event during this year’s National Reconciliation Week.
Media release 28 November 2024 Truth telling program continues with launch of new RAP Aboriginal Elders and other community members have been thanked for their work to develop the City’s new Walyalup Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan…
City news 11 October 2024 Sealin Garlett nominations still open The nomination period for the City of Fremantle’s Sealin Garlett Community Leadership Awards has been extended until 31 October 2024.
City newsMedia release 29 August 2024 Walyalup’s new Reconciliation Action Plan Fremantle Council has adopted a new Walyalup Reconciliation Action Plan (WRAP) that includes for the first time, a section on truth-telling.
Media release 05 June 2024 An invitation to tell your truth The City of Fremantle, in collaboration with the Centre for Stories, is calling for storytellers to participate in a Backyard Truth Telling…
City news 22 May 2024 Fremantle acknowledges execution of Nyoongar leader Midgegooroo The City of Fremantle will today fly flags at half-mast to mark the execution of Nyoongar leader Midgegooroo on 22 May 1833.
Media release 10 May 2024 Walyalup Aboriginal Cultural Centre celebrates 10 years The Walyalup Aboriginal Cultural Centre marked its 10th anniversary on Friday, with a community celebration.
