Library Cinema at narrm ngarrgu

Come along for contemporary, classic and documentary films on the big screen. Feel free to stay for snacks and a chat afterwards.

12 June screening: Mabo (PG)

In 1973 Eddie ‘Koiki’ Mabo was shocked to discover that the ownership of the land his ancestors had passed down on Murray Island in the Torres Strait Islands for over 16 generations was not legally recognised as theirs. Rather than accept this injustice, he began an epic fight for Australian law to recognise traditional land rights. Eddie never lived to see his land returned to him, but the name Mabo is now known in every household throughout the country.