Athletics West are hosting the 2026 NAIDOC Event, in celebration of NAIDOC Week and with thanks to the support of the Bibbulmun Fund.

The event will provide a fun, interactive day of clinics (Run, Jump and Throw) and opportunities to engage with elite Australian Athletes. Celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. (Everyone is welcome to attend, Non-Indigenous or Indigenous)

Registrations for 2026 are NOW OPEN!

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For any queries, please email hayley@athleticswest.com.au.

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2026 NAIDOC WEEK THEME: 50 Years of Deadly

For five decades, NAIDOC Week has celebrated the voices of our communities — steady, unapologetic, and proud. Each year, its themes have called for truth, celebrated culture, honoured resistance, and reminded the nation of who we are.

Fifty Years of Deadly marks a milestone. It’s a tribute to the people who built this movement. The Elders who stood firm, the organisers who made space, the artists who turned resistance into expression, and the communities who keep showing up, year after year.

NAIDOC has always been more than a week — it’s a platform, a protest, a celebration, and a statement of survival.

This moment is about looking back at the stories, the marches, the languages, the art, the leadership. At the strength it took to get here. It’s about recognising how far we’ve come, not by chance, but because generations of people refused to be silenced.

It’s also about the here and now, who we are today. Grounded in culture. Strong in our identity. Leading change across every field, from health and education to media, business, and the arts. We’re telling our own stories, in our own way, on our own terms.

And it’s about the future. The next 50 years. The young ones growing up proud. The return of language. The return to the country. The fight for justice continues with new tools, new voices, and the same fire.

Fifty Years of Deadly is a marker, not just of time passed, but of the momentum still building. It’s proof of what our people build when culture leads, and community comes first. NAIDOC belongs to mob. It always has.

We honour what came before by continuing the work.

This is our story. This is our celebration. This is our future.

Still deadly. Always.

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