National NAIDOC week 2025

Presented by Gwendalyn Webb, Rhyann Roberts, Lillian Langford and Imogen Heap. 

Webinar overview

National NAIDOC week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth. You can support and get to know your local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities through activities and events held across the country. The theme of National NAIDOC Week 2025 is "The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy". 

The Guyati Garraka wa Witing collaboration focuses on providing speech pathology services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Kempsey, NSW. Speech pathology students from the University of Newcastle undertake their final clinical placement with children from Dalaigur and Scribbly Gum Dalai preschools and playgroups on Dunghutti land. This presentation will share some of the learnings gained from this collaborative project.

Target audience

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Workshop details 

• This is a recording of a webinar presented live in July 2025 
• The recording will also be available to purchase on demand for 12 months

Presenters

Gwendalyn Webb is a speech pathology lecturer at the University of Newcastle. She is grateful to have collaborated with partner organisations on the Guyati Garraka wa Witing speech pathology project and to have learned from these experiences. Gwendalyn is excited to share the learnings from this project with the AGOSCI community.

Rhyann Roberts is a Dunghutti woman from Kempsey, NSW. She is a research assistant on the Guyati, Garraka wa Witing project with the University of Newcastle team. Rhyann completed a Bachelor of Speech Pathology at University of Newcastle and is currently working towards her PhD in Indigenous Health.

Lillian Langford is a speech pathologist and PhD candidate based on Awabakal lands. She has worked as a research assistant for the Guyati garraka wa writing project.

Imogen Heap is a Mandandanji woman who grew up on Wiradjuri land. Imogen currently practices as a Speech Pathologist for Health in remote Far North Queensland. She was privileged to be a part of the Guyati, Garraka wa Witing project in 2022 when she undertook her fourth year university placement in Kempsey.

Disclosure

AGOSCI is grateful to Gwendalyn, Rhyann, Lillian and Imogen for presenting this webinar to the AGOSCI community in celebration of NAIDOC Week 2025. 

AGOSCI acknowledges that differing views and opinions may be discussed throughout this webinar and may not always align with AGOSCI philosophies.

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Registration and cancellation policy 

Updated May 2025 

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