Date:        Tuesday, 26th January 2021
Time:        05:00am - 06:00am (Dawn Service - Kings Domain, Resting Place)
                 06:00am - 08:00am (Breakfast - Lawn 5)
Location: Kings Domain, Resting Place
                 See directions to event HERE.
Ticket: FREE. Registration required.

Due to COVID-19 safety requirements, please bring with you either a printed copy of your registration or an e-registration visible on your mobile phone as confirmation.

Registration will be required upon entry to the event. On arrival you will be scanned into the event using your registration QR code.
About:
We acknowledge our Ancestors, Elders and Community that make up the 38 plus Nations of the colonial state of Victoria, and pay our respects to the many who paved the way, past and present.

January 26, marks a Day of Mourning, ongoing dispossession, displacement and oppression for the First People of this place.

On 26 of January 1938 a number of Elders called for a Day of Mourning, whilst a new nation celebrated nationalism and occupation.

The Victorian NAIDOC Committee are honoured to be invited by the Community, to ensure the continuation of the Dawn Service, upholding the legacy of our Ancestors, Elders and Community members who have called for a Day of Mourning since 1938.
The voices of our old people have been overlooked and ignored for far too long.

This year’s Day of Mourning, Dawn Service will take place from 5:00am at Kings Domain Resting Place, Linlithgow Ave, Melbourne and will be live streamed across multiple channels for those who cannot physically attend.

Supported by the City of Melbourne, we will hold this significant ceremony in line with COVID-safe protocols.

Program:
4:30am – Gates Open – Smoking on arrival
5:00am – Commencement of Dawn Service
  • Stacie Piper, Wurundjeri and Dja Dja Wurrung woman, Chairperson for the Victorian NAIDOC Committee.
  • Welcome to Country – Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin, Senior Wurundjeri Elder
  • Ceremony - Djirri Djirri Dances
  • John Patten – a Bundjalung – Yorta Yorta; History of the Day of Mourning
  • Reading of the Victorian Aboriginal Massacres
  • 1 minute silence
  • Stacie Piper closes Ceremony and invites people to join for reflection together at Breakfast.  

6:00am – Breakfast
  • Performance by Kutcha Edwards and Daniel J Marquez
COVID-19 related information:
* Information relevant as of 11 December 2020
  • In accordance with contact tracing requirements, attendees will be required to sign in at both the Dawn Service (Burial Stone) and Breakfast (Lawn 5). This information will be kept as a record for 28 days.
  • Please follow COVID Safe protocol and carry a mask with you
  • Each attendee will be required to complete a symptom self-assessment prior to leaving home and not attend if they are unwell or have been instructed to isolate or quarantine.
  • Attendees must maintain at least 1.5m physical distance between those from other groups at all times.
  • Hand sanitising stations will be available throughout the event and please observe cough etiquette.
  • In the event the above conditions are not met by individuals, the event organisers have the right to refuse entry or ask an individual to leave if they are not complying with the Chief Health Officer’s advice or with the organiser’s terms and conditions.
Cancellations
  • If the event is cancelled for any reason, information will be posted via the multiple social media channels and an email will be sent out to all registered attendees.   
To view our COVID-19 Safe Event Checklist, please click here.
Ticket Information
Type
Available Until
Price
Booking Fee
Quantity
Day of Mourning 2021
Ended
Free
None
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  • It may be a condition of entry that a search of person and / or their possessions will be required at the time of the entry to the relevant venue.
  • Entry may be refused upon not abiding by the COVID-19 Safe regulations outlined by the Victorian Government.
  • To attend the event, you must bring your registration confirmation either by electronic device or print out. You will be able to register on the day and be allowed access into the event area. 
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  • It is a condition of your ticket purchase that the ticket is non-transferable. 
  • If you attend a City of Melbourne event, we will collect your name and telephone number and the location, date and time of your visit, for the purpose of contact tracing in the event of a suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) case.  The information will not be released to the public or shared with any third party except the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, who will use it to contact people who may have been exposed to coronavirus (COVID-19). The information collected will be destroyed after 28 days.
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