Each year from 27 May to 3 June, National Reconciliation Week (NRW) invites Australians to reflect on our shared history and collective responsibility to advance reconciliation.
Bookended by dual dates of significance, the anniversaries of the 1967 Referendum and the High Court Mabo Decision, this national observance gives us the opportunity to consider how truth, respect and partnership can shape our future.
Greenfleet is committed to advancing reconciliation through our work restoring and protecting native forests, which is why this year’s NRW theme, All In, is especially close to our hearts. All In is a call for all Australians to commit wholeheartedly to reconciliation every single day and an acknowledgment that it is everybody’s responsibility.
Pictured: William Pepper from the Boonwurrung Land and Sea Council welcoming our supporters onto Country at a tree planting event on Boonwurrung Country.
Tracing the Origins of National Reconciliation Week
National Reconciliation Week spans two defining moments in Australian history.
May 27 is the anniversary of the 1967 Referendum, which saw overwhelming public support to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Constitution and include them in the Census.
The end of the week honours the 1992 Mabo Decision, when the High Court recognised that the Meriam people were the Traditional Custodians of Mer (Murray Island). This landmark decision was a rejection of the concept of terra nullius and paved the way for native title rights.
2026 Theme: All In For Reconciliation
The 2026 theme, All In, is a call to action for Australians: reconciliation is not a spectator sport, and we all have a part to play. The artwork showcased in this year’s NRW is ‘Gaagal’, created by Gumbaynggirr Bundjalung artist Otis Hope Carey.
“All of my paintings connect to water. This artwork uses the ocean as a metaphor for people from all walks of life swirling together to be ‘all in’ for reconciliation,” Otis explains on the Reconciliation Australia website.
Water is central to our purpose. Greenfleet forests help to improve water quality, reduce erosion, stabilise catchments, shade aquatic habitats and filter runoff. The ripple effects of our work create healthy ecosystems and benefit the communities and First Nations peoples on whose lands we work.
How Greenfleet Is Advancing Reconciliation
Greenfleet respects that we are working with, and learning from, the oldest continuous cultures and longest standing land managers on Earth. We recognise that climate action aligns with reconciliation, so we continue to listen to First Nations voices as we work to deliver climate action and restore native habitat.
Greenfleet works with the Boonwurrung Land and Sea Council on our work in South Gippsland. This includes the naming of the Wurneet Laang Laang forest at our Strzelecki Nature Link project and Welcoming us and our supporters to Country with smoking ceremonies.
Below is a selection of projects where we are working directly with the Traditional Owners to restore Country and deliver benefits to local communities:
Our Reconciliation Commitment In Action
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![An aerial view of a planting day. Between low trees, we see marquees and lots of people wearing hi vis vests crowded around them.]()
learn moreGreenfleet is working with the Kabi Kabi people, the Traditional Owners of Queensland’s Sunshine Coast region, along with the Kabi Kabi Peoples Aboriginal Corporation to restore around 900 hectares to native koala habitat in the Noosa Hinterland.
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![A close up of a pair of hands planting a tree seedling into soil.]()
learn moreOn Dja Dja Wurrung Country, near Wedderburn in Central Victoria, Greenfleet is revegetating part of this project with culturally significant food for the Djaara people, like fibre grasses for cultivation and utilisation in traditional practices.
At Greenfleet, we are all in for reconciliation.
Read more about Greenfleet’s partnerships with Traditional Owners.
For more information on National Reconciliation Week, visit Reconciliation Australia.