Awabakal/Worimi - Newcastle/Callaghan Community
Mayfield West Walks a Mile
Walk A Mile Koori Style has been an annual community event in Newcastle since 2013. It is held each year...
Dharawal - Campbelltown Community
Mary Brooksbank School Celebrates NAIDOC Week
Smoking ceremony during NAIDOC Week During our celebrations of NAIDOC Week, we had the pleasure of having Joshua Bell and...
Yuin - Moruya Community
Narooma, Wagonga Inlet and Baranguba (Montague Island)
Like the Clyde and Moruya Rivers, Wagonga Inlet continues to be a focal point for Aboriginal people’s connection to the...
Yuin - Moruya Community
Glasshouse Rocks / Handkerchief Beach / Nangadga Lake
‘……Glasshouse Rocks is another significant, traditional fishing area. We can’t get in there now because the main access is privately...
Yuin - Moruya Community
Corunna Lake, Fullers Beach and Bogola Head
“…………Corunna Lake is one of our traditional prawning places. Nan Stewart told me that Christy Stewart and Emily Walker said...
Yuin - Moruya Community
Mystery Bay, Pooles Point, 1080 Beach and Tilba Lake
As evidenced by the archaeological remains throughout the area, it is likely that the area was utilised well before the...
Yuin - Moruya Community
Najanuka (Little Dromedary Mt)
Violet Parsons’ elders told her the mythical Dreamtime story relating to Gulaga, Najanuka and Baranguba. See above [Violet Parsons 6.4.2006]....
Yuin - Moruya Community
Tilba Tilba / Central Tilba
The Tilba Tilba and Central Tilba area is in close proximity to the Wallaga Lake community. Many Aboriginal people’s stories...
Yuin - Moruya Community
Gulaga (Mount Dromedary)
Gulaga [Mount Dromedary], Najanuka [Little Dromedary Mountain], in the Tilba area and Baranguba [Montague Island] to the north off the...
Worimi - Port Stephens Community
Shoal Bay Public School celebrates NAIDOC
The students and staff of Shoal Bay Public School celebrated NAIDOC Week on Tuesday 18 July 2017. The staff and...
Worimi - Port Stephens Community
Sista Speak
In 2016, we launched the Sista Speak program where our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls in Years 4, 5...
Worimi - Port Stephens Community
Bro Speak at Tanilba Bay Public School
The Bro Speak program was again offered to students at Tanilba Bay Public School in Term 4 of 2016. Positions...
Gumbaynggirr - Nambucca/Bellingen Community
About Gumbaynggirr
The Gumbaynggir people Perhaps one thousand Gumbaynggir people lived on the coast of south-east Australia before the disruption of white...
Gumbaynggirr - Nambucca/Bellingen Community
Elders of the Gumbaynggirr Community
Here is a collection of photos showing Elders from the Gumbaynggirr Community.
Gumbaynggirr - Nambucca/Bellingen Community
Aunty Violet
Aunty Violet Williams is the eldest daughter and second eldest of nine children (six girls and three boys) to Clive...
Gumbaynggirr - Nambucca/Bellingen Community
Sawtell Public School end of year dance
For our end of year concert, themed ‘Australia’, 2/3W created a dance to celebrate Aboriginal culture. Watch the performance below....
Gumbaynggirr - Nambucca/Bellingen Community
Gary Williams – childhood memories
Garry Williams talks about his childhood memories. He talks about the weekends he spent in the bush with his friends....
Gumbaynggirr - Nambucca/Bellingen Community
Dreaming story: the emergence of the different Aboriginal languages
Gumbaynggirr Elder Ken Walker tells us a Dreamtime story of his people. This story has been passed down for generations...
Gumbaynggirr - Nambucca/Bellingen Community
Ken Walker talks about the history of Gumbaynggirr country
Elder Ken Walker talks about the history of Gumbaynggirr country and the territory it covers. He focuses on the area...
Gumbaynggirr - Nambucca/Bellingen Community
Neville Buchanan – childhood memories
Neville Buchanan talks about his life growing up in the Nambucca area. He talks about his father and being taken...
Gumbaynggirr - Nambucca/Bellingen Community
Jesse Williams – childhood memories
Jesse Williams speaks about the meeting of her parents and the initiation of her father into the Gumbaynggirr tribe. She...
Gumbaynggirr - Nambucca/Bellingen Community
Rosie Boston – childhood memories
Rosie Boston shares stories about her childhood and living off the land. She talks about being taught which plants were...
Gumbaynggirr - Nambucca/Bellingen Community
Stan ‘Pompe’ Marshall – childhood memories
Stan Marshall shares stories about his childhood on Stuart Island. He remembers how they would play in the mud after...
Gumbaynggirr - Nambucca/Bellingen Community
Emily Walker – childhood memories
Emily Walker shares stories about her childhood in Smithtown, on the banks of the Macleay River. They lived in an...