On 4th of July we celebrated at Koobara the Northside NAIDOC Committee annual NAIDOC Family Fun Day! The rain didn’t dampen the spirit of our community. Our community showed up in the hundreds, it was such a beautiful turn-out for 2023 years theme ‘For Our Elders’.

Uncle Robert West did the acknowledgement of country, we had an amazing Torres Strait Islander dance troupe, Aunty Sharron mirii Bell children’s entertainer, The Huntsman provided beautiful music, we had traditional Torres Strait Island food and weaving, loads of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations with plenty of activities and free merchandise.

Thanks you to all of our community, volunteer, supporter and local organisations who came out and braved the weather to make the day possible.