Community Resources and Events

Get your Reconciliation On

Join us for a day of family-fun and entertainment to promote equity and inclusion and kick-off National Reconciliation Week!

Where

Frankston Waterfront Reserve

Pier Promenade, Frankston Victoria 3199

​​​When

Saturday 31 May 2025. 10am-3pm.

​​​​Who

Family-friendly fun for mob and allies.

​Run, walk or roll in the all-abilities Fun Run followed by music, entertainment, food trucks and market stalls.

​Let’s celebrate the strengths and diversity of First Nations people and cultures.

To find out more about the event and register for the Fun Run for free:

Get Your Reconciliation On! Tickets, Sat 31/05/2025 at 10:00 am | Eventbrite

In June 2025, Victoria Police is conducting a Community Sentiment Survey.  Vic Pol are inviting 

Victorians to complete the short survey to tell them:

• Their key safety concerns

• How they would like to interact with police

• Where we can focus our efforts to prevent and deter crime

Responses will help inform and improve initiatives Victoria Police delivers to keep the community safer.

SEMPHN is proud to support Get Your Reconciliation On, a vibrant and free community event hosted by First Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing to mark the start of Reconciliation Week 2025. 

This year’s theme, ‘Bridging Now to Next’, invites all Australians to reflect on our shared journey toward reconciliation and take meaningful steps toward a more inclusive future.

Event details

Date: Saturday 31 May

Time: 10 am - 3 pm

Location: Frankston Waterfront Reserve, Pier Promenade, Frankston

Enjoy live performances from Jem Cassar-Daley and Electric Fields, along with Blak market stalls, food trucks and family-friendly activities.

There’s also an all-abilities Fun Run (5km and 2km options)!

We are honoured to support this important event and stand alongside our First Nations partners as we work together to create a more equitable and respectful future for all Australians.

This event is free and open to all. For more information and to register for the Fun Run, visit the event page.

Bridging Now to Next

On 27 May – 3 June, Australia celebrates National Reconciliation Week 2025. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey – the successful 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decision respectively.

This year’s theme Bridging Now to Nextreflects on the ongoing connection between past, present and future. It is a call to all Australians to step forward together whilst holding onto the lessons the past has taught us.

This National Reconciliation Week, WHISE encourages colleagues, community, and partners to learn more about our shared histories, cultures and achievements. There are many events happening across the region that you can participate in. Check them out:

National Reconciliation Week is an excellent time for deep reflection, but we can all still take action throughout the year to work towards reconciliation. Visit www.reconciliation.org.au to learn more

National Reconciliation Week 27 May – 3 June

This National Reconciliation Week we’re getting off the couch and joining RunRona to raise funds for health promotion in Aboriginal communities.

National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for everyone to learn about Australia’s shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.

Since the early days of the reconciliation movement, a lot has happened, including greater recognition of rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, an understanding of the impact of government policies, and an embracing of Indigenous success and contribution.

There is still a lot to be done and everyone can play a role in continuing this journey to reconciliation through building relationships between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

This year’s NRW theme is ‘in this together’. And it couldn’t be timelier. It reminds us that whether we are in crisis or reconciliation, we are all #InThisTogether.

What’s RunRona?

RunRona is a virtual run, or walk, during National Reconciliation Week organised by Aboriginal owned and led label Clothing The Gap.

On 30 and 31 May, hundreds of people and families around the country will head out to their local streets to run or walk in support of the event.

100% of profits from the virtual event will support the work of Spark Health in preventing the onset of chronic disease in the Aboriginal and Australian population. Spark Health is an Aboriginal owned and led health promotion agency committed to adding years to Aboriginal people’s lives to close the gap.

Together Clothing The Gap and Spark Health are working to make a difference to the rising levels of inactivity, obesity, and ill mental health in their communities. They hope the social connection and physical activity of RunRona will help boost mental and physical health during these difficult times.

The Freaky Friday Pride Formal is a free event for young people in Casey's LGBTIQA+ community and allies. 

There will be live music, a DJ, spook-tacular performances, a photobooth, glitter face painting and so much more! Plus, it will be hosted by the one and only Freida Commitment! ✨

Date: Friday 13 June

Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm

Location: Narre Warren (venue information will be sent to ticket holders prior to the event)

Ages: Year 7 - 12 (or age equivalent) 

Cost: FREE

Book your ticket now at https://tickets.bunjilplace.com.au/10559 

Please email youthpride@casey.vic.gov.au if you have any questions 🙂 

We look forward to seeing you there!

🌈 🌈 🌈

Kaci, Kim & Tahlia

From the City of CASEY

Bakhtar Community Organisation is pleased to introduce Becoming Whole Again a 6 – 10 weeks psychoeducational group program designed to support the mental health and wellbeing of newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers in Victoria.

Commencing on Thursday, 13 June at 11:00 AM, the program will take place at Bakhtar Community Organisation, 23–47 Gunns Road, Hallam VIC 3803.

Facilitated by experienced practitioners Kellie King and Matthew Shires, this trauma-informed initiative creates a safe, inclusive space to explore identity, healing, and belonging through storytelling, art, movement, and community connection.

The program is designed to be fully accessible, requiring no reading or writing skills, and includes the use of easy English, visual aids, and interpreters or translated materials where available. Each participant will be guided in creating a personal Living Book, a visual journal reflecting their unique journey.