NAIDOC Poster winner & Lifetime Achievement Award announced

The National NAIDOC committee has announced the winner of the 2025 NAIDOC Poster Competition and the recipient of the National NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Award.

These two powerful announcements reflect this year’s NAIDOC theme: “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy”. 

The theme celebrates not only the achievements of the past but the bright future ahead, empowered by the strength of our young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, the vision of our communities, and the legacy of their ancestors.

Poster Winner: Jeremy Morgan Worrall — Ancestral Lines

Jeremy Morgan Worrall is a proud Ngarbal/Gomeroi man from Emmaville and Deepwater in northern New South Wales. 

In his stunning digital artwork titled Ancestral Lines, Jeremy honours the knowledge, care and cultural strength passed down through generations — from Ancestors Lucy, Enoch and Nonie Wright to his Nanna Audrie and his mother Vanessa. The artwork is set beneath the swirling clouds and moonlit skies of Tenterfield, where the next generation gathers around the fire — to listen, to learn, and to lead.

Jeremy’s poster will be available across the country in Kmart and Target stores from the 15 June 2025 and is available for download at naidoc.org.au.   

Lifetime Achievement Award: Michael Long

Michael Long is a proud Anmatjere and Marranunggu man, football icon, and lifelong advocate for truth, justice, and self-determination.

Michael Long’s leadership has lit the path for generations. From the AFL field to the front steps of Parliament House, his actions have inspired a nation. In 2004, he undertook “The Long Walk” — a 650-kilometre journey from Melbourne to Canberra — to demand better outcomes for First Nations people. He’s never stopped walking since.

For more information about this year’s NAIDOC Poster and NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Award, please visit the NAIDOC website www.naidoc.org.au.