Bilya Koort Boodja

17/06/2026

🪃 It’s more than an exhibition…it’s a place to learn, reflect and respect.

Open 7 days, from 9am to 4pm.

08/06/2026

🥳 Look at our local legends Duana and Adrian, power coupling hard and taking out Mr and Miss NAIDOC 2026 on the weekend! 🙌

👣 The future is bright with these two leading the way 😎

05/06/2026

🎨 We’re teaming up with Avon Community Services every Monday 🎨

To celebrate NAIDOC ‘50 Years of Deadly’, we invite all young people to join us, and create a meaningful piece inspired by this year's Northam NAIDOC celebrations.

Come along, get creative, share your story, and be part of something special.

🏆 Great art prizes to be won!

- NORTHAM -

🎨 Attention all 12–18 year olds! 🎨

Join us every Monday at the Bilya Koort Boodja Centre leading up to NAIDOC and take part in this year's art competition!

As we celebrate 50 Years of Deadly, we invite all young people—whether you're an experienced artist or trying art for the first time—to create a meaningful piece inspired by this year's Northam NAIDOC celebrations.

Come along, get creative, share your story, and be part of something special.

🏆 Great art prizes to be won!

We can't wait to see your creativity shine! ✨

01/06/2026

🌧️ MAKURU ⛈️

The Storm Season - June to July 🌊

🌦️The weather is getting wet and cold, bringing storms with heavy rainfall and strong, gusty winds.

26/05/2026

❤️💛🖤 27th May to 3rd June; National Reconciliation Week

Australia’s first National Reconciliation Week was launched in 1996 by the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation.
Thirty years on, Reconciliation Week encourages all Australians to be a part of sharing history, stories and culture, and to strengthen relationships between communities for the benefit and futures of all.

Sources; https://www.reconciliation.org.au/our-work/national-reconciliation-week/
National-Reconciliation-Week-factsheet.pdf
Walk to the Future - Creative Spirits, retrieved from https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/arts/poems/walk-to-the-future

25/05/2026

🖤💛❤️ 26th May; National Sorry Day

Today marks the 29th anniversary of the ‘Bringing them Home’ report, which shared the truths and stories of the Stolen Generation with all Australian people.
Recognising this date and its significance is an integral part of community healing, and is an opportunity for all to learn about and acknowledge the impact this part of our history still has on those involved, and future generations.

Sources; thf_sorry_day_2026_fact_sheet_a4_flyer_v4_web.pdf
National Sorry Day | The Healing Foundation
The Children - Creative Spirits, retrieved from https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/arts/poems/the-children

21/05/2026

🪃 Hear their voices. Learn their truths.

These aren’t the stories from a land faraway, they’re the lives and journeys of those within our own community ❤️💛🖤

Walk with them through our interactive exhibition, open daily from 9am to 4pm

15/05/2026

👣 Step into story, culture, and connection at the Bilya Koort Boodja. 🪃

Immerse yourself in the rich history and living traditions of the Ballardong people at our state of the art Exhibition ❤️💛🖤

Open daily from 9am to 4pm

07/05/2026

✨ Exploring the Avon Valley (Ballardong Boodja) this weekend and making a stop in Northam?

Why not wander through our interactive exhibition at the Bilya Koort Boodja and immerse yourself in the culture and history of the Ballardong people. ❤️💛🖤

Open daily from 9am to 4pm

24/04/2026

Today we remember our fallen warriors, and honour the courage and sacrifice of all who served.

He said goodbye to family
Sailing aboard a ship to hell
His mates were in the trenches
With the mud, the blood, the smell.

Like many who were with him
Small towns from where they came
To give themselves for freedom
For their country here no shame.

They stood side by side as equals
Regardless of their skin
United they were brothers
As Fritz fire kept them in.

Sgt Smith got wounded
Bandaged, and as he turned away
Machine gun fired and hit him hard
And took his life that day.

His Mother received a letter
To say he won't return
They sent home all that Smithy had
Only then she learned:

Not her sons belongings
A different soldier boy
The sadness heavy in her heart
For another's pride and joy.

His brother then decided
To face this bloody war
Fight for King and Country
And all that it stood for.

Before he had to board that ship
War's final days they came
Boys returned to their small towns
Though their lives were not the same.

We will remember all of them
Courageous brave and strong
A land so far away from home
Where none of them belong.

In their hearts and spirit
Dreamtime be
The Aboriginal soldier
Who gave all for you and me.

Source: The Aboriginal Soldier - Creative Spirits, retrieved from https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/arts/poems/the-aboriginal-soldier

Lest we forget 🖤💛❤️