Warrawong NAIDOC Family Fun Day 2025 – Celebrating Strength, Vision & Legacy  

This year’s Warrawong NAIDOC Family Fun Day – held on Tuesday 8 July 2025 at Darcy Wentworth Park (in the southern suburbs of Wollongong) – was an incredible celebration of culture, community, and connection.

 
As proud members of the Warrawong NAIDOC Organising Committee, the Illawarra Legal Centre and Illawarra and South Coast Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service were honoured to play a role in bringing this special event to life – marking 50 years of NAIDOC Week and celebrating the powerful 2025 theme: "The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy."
 
The day was a huge success, filled with music, storytelling, creative workshops, food, children’s activities and cultural pride. Families, Elders, young people and over 60 local organisations came together to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples – their strength, resilience, and achievements.

NAIDOC Week reminds us of the power of community, the strength found in culture, and the responsibility we all share in building a more just and inclusive future. As we look ahead to the next 50 years, let us walk forward with the next generation – stronger, wiser, and more connected.

In addition to supporting the event’s planning and coordination, we also hosted an interactive stall – offering a fun and meaningful activity for kids and connecting with community members throughout the day. We loved seeing children engage with the Children’s Passport activity, excitedly collecting stamps and deepening their understanding of culture and community along the way.
 
We’d like to extend our deepest thanks to our fellow committee members and collaborators for their dedication and teamwork in delivering such a meaningful day: Coomaditchie United Aboriginal Corporation, Barnardos, Warrawong Residents Forum, Wollongong City Council, Mission Australia and the NSW Government Department of Communities and Justice.  Together, we created a space of learning, respect, celebration and hope – walking forward with the next generation, stronger and more united.
 
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make the day such a success, and to all who attended, participated, danced, played and shared. Together, we honoured legacy, championed vision, and celebrated strength. We can’t wait to do it all again next year!
 
Illawarra Legal Centre is a Community Legal Centre that provides free legal advice, advocacy and representation, where appropriate, in relation to tenancy matters through the Illawarra and South Coast Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service. Illawarra Legal Centre also provides free legal advice in most areas of general law. The Centre offers a Welfare Rights service, Child Support service, Financial Counselling service and Community Legal Education.