CULTURAL IMMERSION TOURS (From $550)

A standard Cultural Immersion tour may include: –

The story of Willum Warrain and its importance to the local Aboriginal community
A brief coverage of pre- and post-contact history
Kinship, moiety, totems, the Dreaming
Traditional material culture (possum skin cloaks, coolamons, woomeras, etc.)
Touring our Koorie plant trail and Pun Puns (wetlands)
Interactive activities including storytelling and dance
A welcoming ceremony including a smoking and a water blessing
Contemporary issues
Promoting reconciliation.

WORKSHOPS

Want to extend your Tour with an add on workshop?

Cultural activities	Format	Time	cost
Option 1	e.g. Making string from cumbungi; simple group painting – 2 rotating groups (30 mins each)	I hour	$300
Option 2	e.g. Painting boomerangs; gum leaf book marks; cumbungi bracelets – 3 rotating groups (30 mins each)	1 hour and a half	$450
Option 3	e.g. Story-telling & dance; – 2 activities (45 mins each)	1 hour and a half	$450
Option 4	e.g. A detailed group painting OR making clapsticks including burning designs – 1 activity only	1 hour and a half	$450
Option 5	e.g. Spear-throwing/ burning possum skin bracelets – Gender-based activities (traditional male/female however non-binary participants welcome too N.B. will have to choose a gender option however) – 2 activities running simultaneously	1 hour	$300
Option 6	e.g. Introduction to traditional basketmaking	2 hours	$550
Volunteer activities	Many corporates or agencies have staff volunteer days with the dual aims of doing social good and team building.		No cost
Option 1	Working in our Bush Nursery (doing pricking out seedlings or cutting propagation – light duties).	1-2 hours	No cost
Option 2	Working in our grounds (planting tube stock including mulching and weeding – medium duties)	1-2 hours	No cost

Cultural Activities	Descriptions
Group paintings	Workshop participants contribute to pre-designed reconciliation paintings. Simpler version using ochre and hand prints vs more substantial and detailed one. To take home or to office.
Individual paintings	Individual small canvasses with pre-coat. Totem designs to take home.
Clapsticks	Shorter version pre-prepared then designs added. Longer version making clapsticks then burning designs. To take home.
Boomerang	Blanks supplied. Designs painted on or burnt. To take home.
Spear throwing	Safety spears using woomeras plus kangaroo target. Suit teenagers and adults.
String and rope-making	Making string or rope with traditional materials.
Introduction to traditional basket-weaving	Teenagers and adults using raffia. To take home.
Traditional feather flowers	Decorative pieces made from feathers and plant material. To take home.
Possum-skin bracelets	Making bracelets and burning designs. Lower and upper secondary. Adults. To take home.
Aboriginal jewellery-making	Traditional materials. Upper primary and above. To take home.
Rock-painting	River stone, simple traditional symbols. Suits young children. To take home.
Traditional Aboriginal games	Suit all ages primary and secondary.