The 8th – 15th November is NAIDOC Week. NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July (this year in November) to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

NAIDOC originally stood for ‘National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee’. This committee was once responsible for organising national activities during NAIDOC Week and its acronym has since become the name of the week itself.

One of the ways we will be celebrating NAIDOC week at Coomera Rivers is a whole-school colouring competition. Students have been invited to participate in this competition, and one student from each year level will be lucky enough to take home a NAIDOC Week prize pack next week.