National Sorry Day

Knox City Council acknowledges the traditional custodians of the City of Knox, the Wurundjeri and Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation.

Knox City Council is committed to progressing Aboriginal reconciliation in practical and symbolic ways.

Wednesday 26 May 2021 marks National Sorry Day, a day of recognition of The Stolen Generations and an important part of healing. We will observe National Sorry Day and the start of Reconciliation Week with traditional Aboriginal ceremonies and the raising of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flag. Join us on facebook.com/knoxcouncil from 10.30am on Wednesday 26 May for a live stream of this event and experience:

For more information about Aboriginal reconciliation, visit knox.vic.gov.au/reconciliation or call give us a call on 9298 8000.

Is the annual National Sorry Day of commemoration and remembrance of all those Aboriginal people who have been impacted by the government policies of forcible removal that have resulted in the Stolen Generations.

The first National Sorry Day was held on 26 May 1998 - one year after the tabling of the report Bringing Them Home in May 1997. The report was the result of an inquiry by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission into the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families.