06/08/2026
Out on Country and abroad - here's the latest updates from DJAARA >>
🚶 DUMAWUL guides led the first walk along the Nyerna Djayi Wurreka trail at Hepburn - eight pause points of Dja Dja Wurrung art, delivered with Parks Victoria. Tours are open now - join the next one at dumawul.com.au/tours
🌏 Our delegation travelled to Aotearoa for a two-way cultural exchange with Ōnuku Rūnanga - learning how Māori communities heal Country through native plant reintroduction. In turn, we shared Djaara knowledge on healing Country with cultural burns. Being welcomed onto Ōnuku and Rāpaki Marae, and joining Matariki at Takapuneke, were among the many highlights. Later this year, we'll welcome Ōnuku Rūnanga to Djandak
🐦 The new Marrungi Wayaparra Kindergarten in Marong has launched, with Wurrekiya Waa-i - a sculpture by Natasha "Yaapan Nyauwi" Carter at its heart - helping embed Djaara storytelling into an educational setting. It's part of how DJANDAK "Djaara-fies" spaces, bringing Dja Dja Wurrung culture into everyday life
🦅 We celebrated World Ranger Day - a shoutout to our Djaara Rangers. Indigenous Rangers have a strong history of caring for Country through traditional knowledge, conservation, fire management and cultural site protection - and the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) honours that by building real pathways for Djaara people into this work
🐕 Our staff were thrilled to meet Pumbah, an alpine dingo from Dingo Discovery Sanctuary, who dropped by Larnangurrak for the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations CEO forum
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Batak (take care) 🦅
