Bridging Now to Next
The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2025, Bridging Now to Next, urges us to look ahead and continue the push forward as past lessons guide us.
At a time when Australia faces uncertainty in its reconciliation journey, this 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 Eora nation.
Take a look at the AIATSIS Map of Indigenous Australia for a guide to the traditional owners of the land you are on.
Celebrate with us
In the lead-up to and during National Reconciliation Week, Inner West Council will be holding a range of events for and to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Inner West Council will reflect this year's Reconciliation Week theme Bridging Now to Next through a range of talks, workshops and events to foster cultural learning and community connection.
View our 2024 program below. Check back soon for our 2025 program.
2024 program