Koojay Corroboree
Wet Weather Update – Koojay Corroboree
Due to the forecast weather conditions, we’re adapting today’s Koojay Corroboree to ensure we can still come together and honour this important event.
While the formal ceremony will not go ahead, everyone is warmly invited to join us at Coogee from 10am to enjoy:
🖤💛❤️First Nations market stalls
🎵 Music
🌭 Free BBQ
Come on down to celebrate Reconciliation Week.
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Stallholders
This year, we are excited to be bringing market and information stalls to Koojay Corroboree. Please come along and visit our stallholders from 10 am-1 pm.
Market Stalls
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| Caressa Designs is a story-led fashion label creating limited garments through textile design, cultural expression, and considered production. |
| Natural fibre and feather earrings and necklaces. |
| Rex Winston / Walford is a local aboriginal artist of the Gamilaroi language group and resides on the Mid North Coast of NSW. All towels are an exact replica of Winston Walford’s paintings. They are reproduced dot for dot on premium quality pure combed cotton. |
Information Stalls
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Cultural Workshops
Extending beyond the sands of Coogee Beach, Koojay Corroboree also includes cultural workshops on Goldstein Reserve.
Stallholder Image | Workshop | Workshop facilitator |
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| Indigenous Games | |
| Johnny Cake Making | With Aunty Maxine Ryan |
| Ochre Paint Ups & Native Plant Workshop | Kodi Mason & Malima |
Stage Program
Koojay Corroboree 10 am - 12 pm
- MC Welcome: Luke Carroll
- Welcome to Country: Aunty Maxine Ryan, La Perouse local Aboriginal Land Council
- Song in Language: We Are One, La Perouse Public School
- Speech by Mayor Dylan Parker
- Speech by Local Students
- Saltwater Dancers, Chifley Public School
- Galu Dancers, La Perouse Public School
- Wagana Dancers
- Mui Mui Bumer Gedlam Dance Group
Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (postponed until further notice)
History
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) runs annually from 27 May – 3 June. These dates mark two milestones in Australia’s reconciliation journey:
- The 1967 referendum and the historic Mabo decision, respectively.
- The 1967 successful referendum paved the way for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to be counted in the census and gave Commonwealth Government powers to make laws for the benefit of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
- The Mabo decision by the High Court of Australia turned over the notion of terra-nullius recognising Aboriginal native title of the lands of Australia.
Koojay Corroboree was first held in 2015 and has grown in to a significant Council event. The Koojay Corroboree is a celebration of the continuation of local Aboriginal culture and knowledge.
For more information on National Reconciliation Week please click here