	{"id":97338,"date":"2024-07-05T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=97338"},"modified":"2024-07-04T15:20:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T05:20:44","slug":"flag-raising-to-launch-naidoc-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/flag-raising-to-launch-naidoc-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Flag raising to launch NAIDOC Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A CIVIC reception and flag raising ceremony will mark the beginning of NAIDOC Week 2024 in Bendigo.<\/p>\n<p>City of Greater Bendigo Mayor Cr Andrea Metcalf said this year&#8217;s 10-day program will feature a range of local activities between Thursday 4 July and Sunday 14 July, with the flag raising taking place on Monday 8 July in the Bendigo Library gardens.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Bendigo NAIDOC Week Committee has again produced a wonderful program of events which is available on the City&#8217;s website and the Bendigo NAIDOC Week Facebook page,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;NAIDOC Week is a celebration of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is also a great opportunity for all Australians to come together to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and the oldest continuing cultures on the planet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Other events for the week include the Bendigo &amp; District Aboriginal Co-operative NAIDOC Ball at the All Seasons Hotel on Friday 5 July, a Welcome Baby to Country ceremony at Harry Trott Pavilion on Tuesday 9 July, the BDAC Family Day at the Prince of Wales Showgrounds on Wednesday 10 July, and the North Bendigo juniors indigenous football round from 13 to 14 July.<\/p>\n<p>The origins of NAIDOC week go back as far as 1957, when the National Aborigines Day Observance Committee was established. 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