National Reconciliation Week

NRW 2025 theme: Bridging Now to Next  

The National Reconciliation Week (NRW) 2025 theme, Bridging Now to Next, reflects the ongoing connection between past, present and future.

At a time when Australia faces uncertainty in its reconciliation journey, this year's NRW theme calls on all Australians to step forward together.

Australia’s history of reconciliation is not a linear one but one that includes both great strides and disappointing setbacks. Twenty-five years ago, Corroboree 2000 brought together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous leaders in a historic call for reconciliation. 

We continue that work in 2025, inviting all Australians to join us in Bridging Now to Next – building a more united and respectful nation.

Corroboree 2000 and the Sydney Harbour Bridge Walk were significant events in our long journey and our determination to continue that journey towards a reconciled Australia and justice for First Nations peoples is unstoppable.

Inner West Council acknowledges that this land area traditionally belonged to the Gadigal and Wangal peoples of the Sydney Basin.

Take a look at the AIATSIS Map of Indigenous Australia for a guide to the traditional owners of the land you are on.