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Acknowledgement of Country

Dharug

Bayadyinyang budyari Dharug yiyura Dharug Ngurra.
Bayady’u budyari Dharug Warunggadgu baranyiin barribugu.
Bayady’u budyari wagulgu yiyuragu Ngurra bimalgu Blacktown City. Flannel flowers dyurali bulbuwul.
Yanmannyang mudayi Dharug Ngurrawa. Walama ngyini budbud dali Dharug Ngurra Dharug yiyura baranyiin barribugu.

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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this Land, the Dharug people, and their continued connection to Country.
We pay our respects to Elders from yesterday to tomorrow.
We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Blacktown City where the flannel flowers still grow proud and strong.
We will walk softly on this land and open our hearts to Country as the Dharug people have for tens of thousands of years.

Credit to: Dharug woman Rhiannon Wright, daughter of Leanne ‘Mulgo’ Watson Redpath and granddaughter of Aunty Edna Watson

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  • June 2026

  • Wed 3
    Opportunities

    2026 Blacktown Shorts Film Festival application

    Wednesday 3 June to Tuesday 7 July 2026
    The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

    Applications have closed. Blacktown Short Film Festival is back for 2026! The fbi.radio award winning program is seeking short film proposals from western Sydney filmmakers.

  • February 2026

  • Sat 14
    Performance

    Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Elara

    Saturday 14 February 2026, from 5 pm to 9 pm
    The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

    This Summer, live music is headed to Elara Food Markets!
    Sit back, relax and enjoy some good food with family and friends, set to a soundtrack of local music acts.

  • January 2026

  • Thu 15
    Festivals

    Sydney Festival: Blacktown Garage Party

    Thursday 15 and Friday 16 January
    The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

    Event has ended. Blacktown Garage Party invites the public to our backyard!

  • Thu 8
    Making

    Kahoa and Adornments with Sione Monu and Salote Tawale

    January 8 and 9, 2026
    The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre
  • December 2025

  • Wed 10
    Digital

    Digital Stories with Si Yi Shen

    The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

    This summer instalment of Digital stories follows Si Yi Shen as she archives one of her parents’ (are Jimmy Shen and Jenny Duan) final prints at K-2 Printing in Seven Hills.

  • November 2025

  • Sat 29
    Festivals

    Western Sydney Fashion Festival and Pasifika Makers Markets

    29 November, 1 pm to 8 pm
    The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

    Join us for a day of Pasifika Makers Markets, mat-weaving workshops, and a Western Sydney Fashion Festival runway show.

  • Thu 27
    Making

    OCEAN WE’VE with Powerhouse Parramatta

    Thursday 27 November and Saturday 13 December
    The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

    Join Pacific weavers across Western Sydney this summer to create 80 handmade woven mats that will be used to celebrate the opening of Powerhouse Parramatta.

  • Fri 21
    Performance

    SUBMERGE.FM

    Friday 21 November, 6 pm to 9 pm
    The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

    SUBMERGE.FM is back! Join us for an immersive evening of music in Blacktown.

  • Sat 15
    Making

    Cooking workshop with Dayaa School and Kitchen

    15 November, 11 am to 1 pm
    The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

    Join us for a morning of cooking, snacking and storytelling with Siham and Justine of Dayaa School and Kitchen.

  • Wed 12
    Digital

    Digital stories with Iki Haangana and Western Sydney Fashion Festival

    From November
    The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

    For this edition, Western Sydney Fashion Festival Director Thuy Nguyen interviews Iki Haangana, founder of fashion label Public Island Society.

  • October 2025

  • Fri 17
    Performance

    Ghosts in the Kitchen Opening and Performance

    Friday 17 October, 6 pm to 9 pm
    The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

    This event has ended. Join us in celebration of the opening of Ghosts in the Kitchen with an evening of First Nations performance, dance, poetry and music.

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    Little Spirits in the Kitchen: School Holidays workshops

    1 and 8 October, 10.30 am to noon
    The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

    These workshops have ended. Join us for Little Spirits in the Kitchen, 2 fun-filled workshops unpacking themes from the Ghosts in the Kitchen exhibition.

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We acknowledge the Dharug people as the original custodians of the land on which Blacktown City is built. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and acknowledge the Aboriginal people for their custodianship of this land. We will work together for a united City that respects this land and values the contribution to our community and culture of all people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.
We acknowledge the Dharug people as the original custodians of the land on which Blacktown City is built. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and acknowledge the Aboriginal people for their custodianship of this land. We will work together for a united City that respects this land and values the contribution to our community and culture of all people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.
We acknowledge the Dharug people as the original custodians of the land on which Blacktown City is built. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and acknowledge the Aboriginal people for their custodianship of this land. We will work together for a united City that respects this land and values the contribution to our community and culture of all people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.
We acknowledge the Dharug people as the original custodians of the land on which Blacktown City is built. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and acknowledge the Aboriginal people for their custodianship of this land. We will work together for a united City that respects this land and values the contribution to our community and culture of all people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.
We acknowledge the Dharug people as the original custodians of the land on which Blacktown City is built. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and acknowledge the Aboriginal people for their custodianship of this land. We will work together for a united City that respects this land and values the contribution to our community and culture of all people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.
We acknowledge the Dharug people as the original custodians of the land on which Blacktown City is built. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and acknowledge the Aboriginal people for their custodianship of this land. We will work together for a united City that respects this land and values the contribution to our community and culture of all people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.
We acknowledge the Dharug people as the original custodians of the land on which Blacktown City is built. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and acknowledge the Aboriginal people for their custodianship of this land. We will work together for a united City that respects this land and values the contribution to our community and culture of all people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.
We acknowledge the Dharug people as the original custodians of the land on which Blacktown City is built. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and acknowledge the Aboriginal people for their custodianship of this land. We will work together for a united City that respects this land and values the contribution to our community and culture of all people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.
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