A MULLAWALLAH Memorial walk to Ballarat General Cemetery and smoking ceremony will be a highlight of the city’s upcoming NAIDOC Week celebrations.
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The week, which runs July 3 to 10, will include a number of events such as a flag-raising ceremony, a free roast community lunch, screenings of Indigenous documentaries and a Koori Youth Forum.
A Mr and Ms NAIDOC Award will be held July 1, which aims to honour young Indigenous people and the role they play in the community.
A celebration day will be held in Market Street on July 6, with a range of stalls, an Indigenous hip hop dance workshop, Aboriginal singers and dancers and a smoking ceremony led by Elder Ted Lovett.
The Mullawallah Memorial Walk and smoking ceremony will be held July 4, leaving from 5 Market Street along Lydiard Street from 10am.
For more information on the week’s events, visit www.badac.net.au