About the Aunty Betty Memorial Reconciliation Walk

Hundreds turn out for the Aunty Betty Memorial Reconciliation Walk on a beautiful sunny day at Dicky Beach including many of our local schools and politicians.

The walk commences with a Welcome to Country, Kabi Kabi dance and history of Aunty Betty before Traditional Custodians lead a short walk on-Country, providing information and stories about the area.

The morning provides everyone the opportunity to connect with our local First Nations cultural heritage through dance, music, and the guided walk with Traditional Custodians.

In 2015, SCRGI held its first Coastal Walk. Aunty Betty saw this as an opportunity to expand the reach of the group and worked over following years to continue obtaining sponsorship and planning of the walk – her legacy to the community.

From 2019 the Walk has been known as the Aunty Betty Memorial Reconciliation Walk where we pay tribute to the life and work of our much loved Patron Aunty Betty McMahon.

The National Reconciliation Week theme for 2025, Bridging Now to Next, reflects the ongoing connection between past, present and future.

Members of Aunty Betty’s family are always in attendance to celebrate the life of this extraordinary woman and her enormous contribution to services for First Nations peoples on the Sunshine Coast.

Sponsors

This year’s walk is again being generously supported by a number of community organisations, businesses and government agencies, including the Department of Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games, Five Bridges, Life Without Barriers, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health, Queensland Ambulance Service, Relationships Australia Qld, Suncare Community Services, Suncoast Community Legal Service, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service and UnitingCare.

Sunshine Coast Reconciliation Group invites all First Nations peoples and allies to join us for this engaging and educating activity as we continue our shared work to advance the process of reconciliation with the Traditional Custodians.