Harmony Day celebrated at Goranwarrabul House

By Bianca Hall

Mar 24, 2023

Team work: Stinoy Thomas, Frankie Doig, Grace Jackson and Shashi Gamage at the headspace stall.

This years Harmony Day theme of ‘Living in Harmony’ was put into action at a community get-together on Thursday, March 23.

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Community groups and organisations set up stalls alongside workshops, activities and an ice-cream truck out the front of Goranwarrabul House in Seymour.

The day is a chance to celebrate cultural diversity and respect, and coincides with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

All smiles: Leading Senior Constable Brooke Malane from Mitchell Proactive Policing Unit.

Event attendee Ross O'Donovan said the celebration was a chance to get to know other people.

Ross and his partner, Irene, were previously living in Cairns with their children and grandchildren.

“If you’re new in town like we were five years ago, this was the place where we could meet other Indigenous people and their partners and friends, and start to build those community connections,” Mr O’Donovan said.

“Particularly for Irene and the kids, Goranwarrabul House is the spot to meet other people.

“The footy club took our boys in and therefore the community took them in quickly. The girls have been at St Mary’s for five years now, this is their home.”