National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children's Day Celebrations - Strong in Culture, Stronger Together

Event Description

Join us at Healesville Library in partnership with Oonah Aboriginal Health and Community Services for our National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children's Day Celebrations including; stories, songs and rhymes, a special performance by First Nations Artist Shauntai Sherree Abdul-Rahman, a craft activity and a morning tea.

Shauntai has recently performed in the Blak & Bright Storytime series at the State Library of Victoria as part of the Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival.

Families and caregivers are welcome to stay afterwards to socialise in the children's area.
Conditions of entry must be observed.

Event Partner

Shauntai Sherree Abdul-Rahman is a proud Wiradjuri woman, living and working on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung land, she is a multi-faceted vocalist and composer who effortlessly inhabits the worlds of opera, inspirational soul and gospel, classical composition, and theatre making. Shauntai is a principal artist with Short Black Opera, and has performed with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, for the Indigenous All Stars Basketball Round 2023, Port Fairy Spring Musical Festival and Australian Dance Theatre, to name a few. Shauntai is currently in the process of writing her first Australian Musical which is supported by Creative Victoria, inspired by the life of her late father Wally ‘Wait a While’ Carr an Indigenous boxer who is inducted in the boxing Hall of Fame in Melbourne.

Bookings

There's no need to book your place for this event. Just meet us at Healesville Library.