Starts: July 9, 2026 5:30 pm
Ends: July 9, 2026 7:00 pm
Address: CD Blake Lecture Theatre
Campus: Albury-Wodonga
For the first time the Oration will not be held in Canberra, but on Charles Sturt University’s Albury-Wodonga campus as part of NAIDOC Week.
This year’s oration, 60 Long Years of Agricultural Truth-Telling, marks the 60th anniversary of the Gurindji walk-off at Wave Hill Station and reflects on the question: How can conversations about Country, culture and history strengthen the future of Australian agriculture?
We’re honoured to welcome Worimi man Joshua Gilbert, author of Australia’s Agricultural Identity: An Aboriginal Yarn, as this year’s speaker, with Distinguished Professor Stan Grant serving as MC.
We would love to welcome people from across the region, industry, government and community to join us during NAIDOC Week for this important conversation. This is an outdoor fireside event, so bring a blanket, a thermos, and settle in for what promises to be a thoughtful evening.