Highlights | Australia Day 2024

NOW ON CTV+ | Relive the moving speeches, performances and spectacle of 2024 Australia Day in South Australia events Mourning in the Morning and Aus Lights on the River, on-demand on community TV streaming platform CTV+. Watch now at ctvplus.org.au...
Mourning in the Morning
Relive the moving talks and performances from Mourning in the Morning, recorded live on Kaurna Yerta (Adelaide) on 26 January 2024.
Mourning in the Morning, held at Elder Park/Tarntanya Wama, included a new segment entitled ‘Respectfully Yours’ with warm words of solidarity for First Nations peoples from community allies, a cleansing smoking ceremony by Major Moogy Sumner and the Tal-Kin Jeri dancers, alongside other Elders and young people who shared inspiring words.
Aus Lights on the River
Relive the wonderful performances and visual spectacular of Aus Lights on the River, recorded live on Kaurna Yerta (Adelaide) on 26 January 2024.
Over 30,000 people gathered in Elder Park/Tarntanya Wama to celebrate their sense of belonging to this great country and showcase their cultural identity with a Welcome to Country by Senior Kaurna Elder Frank Wanganeen featuring Ngarrindjeri dancer Kenny Johnson, followed by the Respecting Country Parade, featuring over 1,500 South Australians from around the world, and the big sounds of Matsuri Taiko Japanese drummers.
As the sun went down, audiences were treated to extraordinary performances by Nancy Bates and the Song Birds Ensemble, the Adelaide Youth Orchestras, Young Adelaide Voices and Adelaide Choral Ambassadors, followed by a spectacular cinematic fireworks display lit up the banks of the River Torrens/Karrawirra Parri.