Edith Tom, from Kingaroy, who raised the Torres Strait Islander flag at the opening ceremony, with Bron Langford Martoo and her daughter Minnie and granddaughter Evelyn
July 8, 2026
It was Kingaroy’s turn on Wednesday to celebrate “50 Years Of Deadly” with a NAIDOC Week celebration in the Kingaroy Town Hall Forecourt area.
A section of Glendon Street was blocked off from traffic to allow market stalls and information marquees to be erected.
The NAIDOC celebration included a flag-raising ceremony and speeches by South Burnett mayor Kathy Duff and Cherbourg mayor Bruce Simpson.
Students from Kingaroy State High School performed a series of modern Indigenous dances.
There were also craft demonstrations and activities for the children.
Cr Jane Erkens with her granddaughter Ellie, 4, who was celebrating her Wakka Wakka heritageKingaroy State High School’s Matt Gale carefully prepares Tony Phillips-Petersen ahead of her taking to the stage to introduce her dancing studentsCherbourg artist Peter Carlo was selling his artworks but was also demonstrating emu egg carvingKingaroy State High School’s Dance Mob, who have been practising modern Indigenous dancing, performed at the opening ceremonyThe Dance Mob performed several dances in two performances during the dayAt back, Cr Heath Sander, Cr Ros Heit, Cr Danita Potter, CEO Mark Pitt; at front, Cr Deb Dennien, Cr Jane Erkens, Mayor Kathy Duff, Mayor Bruce Simpson, Uncle Allan Gill (who raised the Aboriginal flag at the opening) and Cr Linda Little (who raised the Australian flag)A crowd gathered in the Glendon Street Forecourt in Kingaroy to watch the opening of the NAIDOC Day celebrations
