Survival day events in Daylesford and Castlemaine

Terra Nullius Breakfast- Daylesford

When: Tuesday January 26th, 2021, 8am-10am

Where: outside Daylesford Town Hall

Join the fifth Terra Nullius brekky and stand with First Peoples on this sorry day. The Terra Nullius breakfast takes place each year on January 26th. We gather outside Daylesford Town Hall on Dja Dja Wurrung spoken-for country and share breakfast together from 8am to 10am.

The breakfast is a community coming together to acknowledge the legal fiction that the nation state of Australia is founded on. We come together to grieve the suffering first peoples have endured due to ‘terra nullius’ and to praise Aboriginal resilience and renewal in the face of continued colonisation and continued use of the legal fiction ‘terra nullius’.

Always was. Always will be. All are welcome

For more info go to The Annual Terra Nullius Breakfast.

Due to covid please just bring along your own breakfast, with thermos, cups and everything else you need. We will have tables etc., and of course the Terra Nullius banner will be rolled across the town hall for when you arrive.

Survival day smoking ceremony- Castlemaine

Everyone is invited to join a virtual dawn smoking ceremony to acknowledge Australia Day – Survival Day in Mount Alexander Shire.

Event details
What: Australia Day – Survival Day Dawn Ceremony
When: 6.00am, Tuesday 26 January
Where: Join the live stream via Mount Alexander Shire Council’s YouTube channel.

What: Australia Day – Survival Day Community event
When: 10.00am to 12.00 noon, Tuesday 26 January
Where: Victory Park, Mostyn Street, Castlemaine
Watch online via Mount Alexander Shire Council’s YouTube channel.
Bookings: Registration is essential for a COVIDSafe event. Book your free tickets at bit.ly/MtAlexBoxOffice or at the Visitor Information Centre in Mostyn Street, Castlemaine.

To acknowledge this pain and the ongoing journey towards reconciliation, activities in the shire will start with a dawn ceremony as a culturally safe and respectful way to mark the day.Mt Alexander Shire invite everyone to join a live-stream of the smoking ceremony, led by Dja Dja Wurrung Elder Uncle Rick Nelson from the peak of Leanganook (Mount Alexander) at 6.00am.

This ceremony is an acknowledgement of our shared history, and an expression of sorrow for the impacts of colonisation on the Dja Dja Wurrung, and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The dawn ceremony is a chance to connect and stand together in solidarity, witness an age old ceremony, and pause in silence to reflect on the strength and resilience of our country’s First Nations people.

For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Australia Day is recognised as Survival Day or Invasion Day with mixed feelings. While some consider it a day of mourning, many use the day to mark the survival of their ongoing traditions and cultures. To acknowledge this pain and the ongoing journey towards reconciliation, activities in the shire will start with a dawn ceremony as a culturally safe and respectful way to mark the day.

Everyone is invited to join a live-stream of the smoking ceremony, led by Dja Dja Wurrung Elder Uncle Rick Nelson from the peak of Leanganook (Mount Alexander) at 6.00am.

This ceremony is an acknowledgement of our shared history, and an expression of sorrow for the impacts of colonisation on the Dja Dja Wurrung, and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It provides a platform for education and healing, and allows the community to be part of the living culture of the Dja Dja Wurrung people in the region.

The dawn ceremony is a chance to connect and stand together in solidarity, witness an age old ceremony, and pause in silence to reflect on the strength and resilience of our country’s First Nations people.