Noongar culture with Nannup DHS

84 Seymour Street, West Busselton, Western Australia, Australia

We will be spending some time with the students and staff at the Nannup District High School to teach them all about Noongar culture and perspectives on local native animal species. It's going to be a great day out!

Kambarang is here!

84 Seymour Street, West Busselton, Western Australia, Australia

The season of birth During the Kambarang season, usually October to November, we see an abundance of different colours and flowers exploding all around us. It is often referred to by Noongar people as the season of birth, or the wildflower season. The yellows of many of the wattles (Acacias) continue to abound, along with...

Taking a walk through Perup Nature Reserve – Part 2!

Perup Nature Reserve Western Australia, Australia

Well, our September field walk was so over-subscribed that we will be working with the Blackwood Basin Group to hold a second event on Saturday 12 October! We will be walking and talking about Noongar culture and local threatened species in the stunning Perup Nature Reserve. Interested in this free community event? Contact Karrie at...

GMAS year 12 graduation and art unveiling

84 Seymour Street, West Busselton, Western Australia, Australia

We will be attending the graduation ceremony for the Georgiana Mooloy Anglican School Year 12s, where they will officially unveil the Noongar Six Seasons art mural that we have been working with them on as their gift to the school. Exciting!

Bunuru, the Second Summer

84 Seymour Street, West Busselton, Western Australia, Australia

The second summer, or the season of adolescence Bunuru generally falls over the February-March calendar period and is the hottest time of the year in Nyungar boodja (country), with little...

Chill out, Djeran is here!

84 Seymour Street, West Busselton, Western Australia, Australia

Djeran (April – May) Ant season, or the season of adulthood Djeran sees a break in the really hot weather and generally spans April to May. A key indicator of...

Bill’s Birthday!

84 Seymour Street, West Busselton, Western Australia, Australia

Happiest of birthdays to Kooyar Wongi Principal Director Bill Bennell. Thanks for everything you do for this business, your family, your community and your culture. You're one in a million!...

NATIONAL SORRY DAY

Australia

National Sorry Day remembers and acknowledges the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, which we now know as ‘The Stolen Generations’.