Thank you to everyone who joined us for Link-Up (Qld)’s 2025 Sorry Day Breakfast, held on Friday 23 May at Cranbrook Place, West End.
The event honoured the resilience of Stolen Generations survivors and descendants, with moving contributions from guest speakers Aunty Angelique Wittwer and her son Samuel Songoa, a powerful performance by the Wakka Wakka Dancers, and songs by 2023 Australian Idol winner Royston Noell.
Our 2025 Sorry Day Breakfast event was presented by Link-Up (Qld) and supported by Knowmore, Micah Projects, the Healing Foundation, Brisbane City Council and the Queensland Government’s Department of Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism.
Video Recording
Event Photos
About Cranbrook Place
Cranbrook Place in Orleigh Park was once the location of the Aboriginal Girls Home at West End, which served as a depot for Aboriginal girls being sent into domestic work. Each year, we gather here to remember the lives of those who lived in the home and to honour their descendants, many of whom join us annually. Dr. Valerie Coombs, a descendant of former residents, shared poignant memories in a past speech:
“The sadness of my Grandmothers’ story permeated throughout my life, from my aunties and my mother. I wanted to know how and why this happened. We knew she was looking for her daughter Mable and that she had her earnings stolen by the Protector,” she recounted.
“Typically, as Aboriginal People we build resilience even as a Colonised People. This is how we have survived, the Spirit of Aboriginality. This is not to say we haven’t suffered and we continue to do so, our Matriarchs have kept us going,”