11/06/2026
You are invited to attend the inaugural Wunya (Welcome) Baby & Child to Country Ceremony, that is being hosted by Koobara Kindergarten in partnership with Kurbingui Youth & Family Development.
The Wunya (Welcome) Baby & Child to Country Ceremony is part of the First 2000 Days project in the Zillmere, Taigum, Fitzgibbon, Geebung, Wavell/Wavell Heights, Bridgeman Downs, Bald Hills, Brighton, Deagon, Boondall, Banyo, Virginia, Aspley, Chermside/Chermside West, Stafford, Carseldine, Bracken Ridge, Sandgate, Shorncliffe, Nudge, Kedron & Northgate areas.
Up to 20 Babies and 50 Children are invited to be welcomed onto Turrbal Country by Traditional Custodians.
The Wunya (Welcome) Baby & Child to Country Ceremony is a FREE event that will include entertainment and fun activities. The Wunya (Welcome) Baby and Child to Country Ceremony will provide an opportunity for families to spend time together in a culturally safe environment.
The Ceremony is an integral part of welcoming Babies and Children into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and is a cultural practice that involves the whole community; men, women, children, and extended families. For thousands of years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have held Welcome Baby and Child to Country ceremonies to acknowledge Infants’ and Children’s connection to the lands on which they are born and live.
Details of the ceremony are as follows:
Location: Koobara Kindergarten
421 Beams Road, Taigum Qld
Date: 19th September 2026
Time: 10am – 2pm
Registrations Forms are available from
Koobara Kindergarten (address above)
0452 081 477
Jessica Meehan
[email protected]
Kurbingui Youth & Family Development
425 Zillmere Rd, Zillmere Qld
(07) 3156 4800
Tina Ridley
[email protected]
If you have any questions, please contact:
Aunty Deb Jackson 0439 936 167