News and announcements

Keep up to date with news and events for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community of the Gold Coast.

Be part of Closing the Gap, proudly presented in partnership with Gold Coast Health and Griffith University. Everyone is welcome to join this important conversation!

Friday 21 March
⏰ 10.30am – 1.30pm
 Kalwun Wellness Centre, 118 Bonogin Road, Bonogin

Let's connect and celebrate with:
 • Morning tea & Deadly Choices BBQ lunch
 • Live entertainment & cultural performances
 • Activity & information stalls

Everyone is welcome—come along for a deadly day of community, culture, and connection!

Stalls available!

If you are interested in holding a stall at this event, please completed the following form fields and click SUBMIT at the end. The closing date for stall holder registration is Wednesday 12 March.

Please ensure you have organised an activity for community to engage at your stall as there will be a passport system where community have their passport stamped to go in the draw to win prizes.

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Join us for a special evening dedicated to embracing the world’s oldest living culture. Through yarning, storytelling, music, and art, we’ll come together as a community to honor the resilience and strength of First Nations People.

📅 Friday, 24th January 2025
📍 Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Burleigh Heads
⏰ 5.30pm – 8.00pm

What to expect:
Smoking Ceremony
Live Music
Food Trucks
Beach Corroboree

💡 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
To make this night unforgettable, we’re looking for local Indigenous talent! If you want to celebrate culture with us, please apply via our website: https://www.kalwun.com.au/culture/events

📌 Save the date!
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🎄✨ Save the Date! Kalwun Christmas Festive Fun Day ✨🎄
Wednesday 18 December 2024
📍 Gainsborough Parklands, Great Sandy Circuit, Pimpama
⏰ 10am - 1pm

ALL SITES: 

Closed from Monday 23rd December 

Reopens Monday 30th December

Other dates closed: Wednesday 1st January

JELLURGAL:

Closed Tuesday 24th December

Reopens Friday 27th December

Other dates closed: Wednesday 1st January

🎄 Kalwun Christmas Toy Drive is NOW OPEN 🎁
 
We’re calling on you to help spread the Christmas spirit to our jarjums this year! Last year’s toy drive was a huge success, bringing smiles to the faces of so many children in care or part of Kalwun programs. Let’s do it again and make this Christmas special for families in need.

Kalwun Development Corporation acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the Lands upon which we work – the Kombumerri, Bullongin, Wanggeriburra, Birinburra, Mununjali and Minjungbal peoples and the wider Yugambeh language speaking group. We pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, past, present, and emerging.

WARNING: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this website may contain images, voices or names of deceased persons in photographs, film, audio recordings or text.