NAIDOC Week 2025: Honouring Legacy, Empowering the Next Generation

NAIDOC Week marks 50 years of honouring and elevating Indigenous voices, culture, and resilience. This year’s theme, “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy,” celebrates not only the achievements of the past but the bright future ahead, empowered by young leaders, community vision, and ancestral legacy.

This milestone is deeply resonant as Marist180 also celebrates 30 years of supporting communities, empowering youth, and fostering pathways to independence and self-determination. Both journeys-NAIDOC and Marist180-are rooted in the strength of community, the wisdom of Elders, and the belief in a future shaped by courage, insight, and unity.

NAIDOC began as a movement for recognition and rights, sparked by Indigenous communities who envisioned a just and equal future. Over five decades, it has grown into a national celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander strength and culture. Similarly, Marist180’s three-decade journey has been one of transformation, walking alongside young people, amplifying their voices, and building bridges to opportunity.

In 2025, the National NAIDOC Committee embraces self-determination, a principle that also guides Marist180’s work.

With every story shared, every act of resilience remembered, and every cultural practice celebrated, we honour a legacy that reaches far into the past and extends into the future.

Together, these anniversaries remind us that legacy is not just what we inherit, it’s what we build. From strong foundations, the next generation rises, grounded in history, inspired by vision, and committed to creating a future of unity, respect, and self-determination.

This NAIDOC Week, and in celebration of Marist180’s 30 years, we honour not just milestones, but movements, driven by community, sustained by vision, and carried forward by the next generation.

 Join us in celebrating NAIDOC Week 2025: You're invited to our NAIDOC Week event, a space for reflection, celebration, and connection

 Emerton Youth Recreation Club

 Friday 25th July from 10am to 2pm