NATIONAL SORRY DAY
2020-05-26, 2021-05-26, 2022-05-26, 2023-05-26, 2024-05-26, 2025-05-26 | Australia
Observed annually on 26 May, National Sorry Day remembers and acknowledges the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, which we now know as ‘The Stolen Generations’.
National Sorry Day is a day to acknowledge the strength of Stolen Generations Survivors and reflect on how we can all play a part in the healing process for our people and nation. While this date carries great significance for the Stolen Generations and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, it is also commemorated by Australians right around the country.
The first National Sorry Day was held on 26 May 1998, one year after the Bringing Them Home report was tabled in Parliament. The Bringing Them Home report is a result of a Government Inquiry into the past policies which caused children to be removed from their families and communities in the 20th century.

National Reconciliation Week 2020
2020-05-27 - 2020-06-03
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
The dates for NRW remain the same each year; 27 May to 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey— the successful 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decision respectively.
The theme for #NRW2020 – In this together – is now resonating in ways that could not have been foreseen when it was announced last year, but it reminds us that, whether in a crisis or in reconciliation, we are all in this together.
Reconciliation is a journey for all Australians – as individuals, families, communities, organisations and importantly as a nation. At the heart of this journey are relationships between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
We all have a role to play when it comes to reconciliation, and in playing our part we collectively build relationships and communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, cultures, and futures.
Find out more about National Reconciliation Week
Check out 20 ways you can be In this together in 2020

Rug up for Makuru!
2020-06-01 | 84 Seymour Street, West Busselton, Western Australia, 6280, Australia
MAKURU (JUNE – JULY)
Cold and wet season, or the season of fertility
Makaru sees the coldest and wettest time of the year come into full swing, as the winds turn to the west and south bringing the cold weather, rains and occasionally even snow on the peaks of the Stirling and Porongurup Ranges. Traditionally, this was a good time of the year to move back inland from the coast. And it was a good time to rug up and keep warm in the mia mia (house/shelter) near the karl/kaarla (fire). In some ways, nothing much has changed because we’ve certainly been staying inside where it’s warm and cozy!

We are just wild about the wildflower season!
2020-10-01

Nerilee's Birthday!
2020-10-03
Happy birthday to Kooyar Wongi Director Nerilee Boshammer-Bennell! You’re the best! #whatateam

Bill's Birthday!
2021-04-05, 2022-04-05, 2023-04-05, 2024-04-05, 2025-04-05 | 84 Seymour Street, West Busselton, Western Australia, 6280, Australia
Happiest of birthdays to Kooyar Wongi Principal Director Bill Bennell. Thanks for everything you do for this business, your family, your community and your culture. You’re one in a million! #bestbossever #whatateam
