Budja Budja Aboriginal Co-operative

15/06/2026

Our next Keeping Strong & Deadly Gardening Workshop is happening tomorrow 🌱

Come and yarn about growing vegies this time of year and good health and wellbeing.

Plant vegies in the Budja Budja garden and take home seeds for your own home-grown veg.

Lunch provided.

📅 Tuesday 16 June
⏰ 12pm
📍 Budja Budja, Halls Gap

We'd love to see you there.

11/06/2026

🖤💛❤️ Last chance to nominate someone deadly.

Do you know someone who inspires others, gives back to community, shares culture, or helps make our community stronger?

Nominations for the 2026 Budja Budja NAIDOC Awards close today at 5pm.

Submit a nomination here:
https://tinyurl.com/2026-budja-budja-naidoc-award

Thank you to everyone who has already taken the time to recognise the people who make our community strong.

11/06/2026

What a deadly day at our Gardening Workshop 🌱

Thank you to everyone who came along to our last workshop, shared a yarn and got their hands in the garden.

From planting seedlings to spending time together outdoors, it was a great way to connect, learn and enjoy being out in nature.

Hope those seedlings are settling in nicely at home 🌿

We're looking forward to doing it all again at next week's workshop and seeing some familiar faces around the garden.

10/06/2026

Thank you to all the women who joined us and helped make our Self-Care Day so special💜

Last month, women from our community came together for a Self-Care Day as part of Family Violence Prevention Month.

It was a chance to slow down, connect, share a yarn and spend some time together.

The day was filled with connection, conversation, laughter and a little time to be looked after.

These moments matter. They give us space to come together, support one another and strengthen our connections with community.

💜 We loved sharing the day with you.

09/06/2026

Do you know someone who makes a difference in our community?

Someone who gives back, supports others, shares culture, inspires young people, or quietly helps make our community stronger?

The Budja Budja NAIDOC Awards are an opportunity to celebrate the people who lead, create, care and contribute in so many ways.

Take a look through the award categories and consider nominating someone deserving.

🖤💛❤️ Nominate here:
https://tinyurl.com/2026-budja-budja-naidoc-award

📅 Nominations close Friday 12 June at 5.00pm.

Our strength comes from our people, our stories, and our connection to community.

08/06/2026

🚐 We're on the road this month!

As part of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, the Budja Budja Tulku Wan Winnun (Health to You) van will be visiting Stawell, Ararat and St Arnaud for a soup, a yarn and a chat about gut health.

📍 Stawell
Thursday 11 June
10am–1pm
SES / Drill Hall

📍 Ararat
Thursday 18 June
10am–1pm
Alexandra Gardens

📍 St Arnaud
Tuesday 23 June
10am–1pm
Market Square

Bowel cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting Mob, but when it is found early there are more options for treatment and better health outcomes.

If you're aged 50 to 74, you should receive a free bowel screening test in the mail every two years.

If you’re aged 45 to 49, you can also get a free kit.

It’s also important to follow up any unusual signs or symptoms. If something doesn’t feel quite right, book in for a yarn with one of our health team.

Come and see us for a yarn about gut health, bowel screening and staying strong.

🌿 Deadly Gut Health Bags available.

All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mob and families welcome 🖤💛♥️

05/06/2026

Budja Budja is hiring! Come and work with us.

03/06/2026

The colder weather is here 🥶
If you've been meaning to get your flu shot, we're holding vaccinations tomorrow at Budja Budja Halls Gap.

Getting your flu shot is a simple way to help protect yourself, your family and community this winter.

If you'd like to book in, give us a call today for a yarn.

📍 Halls Gap
🕐 Tomorrow from 1:40pm
☎️ 5356 4751

31/05/2026

World No To***co Day, May 31
Mob across Victoria have already written more than 5,000 postcards sharing their thoughts, stories and messages to the to***co industry.

Now Budja Budja is joining The Koori Way Postcard Project.

If you’d like to add your voice, come in and write a postcard with us.

Whether it’s sharing your story, your thoughts or simply having your say, every voice matters.

***coday

29/05/2026

A reminder that our Mabo Day film screening is coming up next week

Come along to watch Mabo together, share lunch and reflect on the legacy of Eddie Koiki Mabo and what this day means for our communities.

📍 Budja Tulku Wan Centre, Halls Gap
📅 3 June
🕥 10.30am – 1.30pm

Please RSVP to the SEWB team by 1 June. Limited numbers available.

Come along and join us for a special screening of Mabo this June.

We’ll come together to share lunch, reflect and honour the legacy of Eddie Koiki Mabo and what Mabo Day means for our people and community.

📅 3 June
🕥 10.30am – 1.30pm
📍 Budja Tulku Wan Centre, Halls Gap

Please RSVP to the SEWB team by 1 June
📞 5356 4751
Numbers are limited.