26 May - 8 July 2012
2012: One Voice – Still Talking
www.guringaifestival.com.au
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Tim Moriarty
Tim Moriarty and the Mayor of North Sydney, Genia McCaffery
Tim Moriarty is a local artist who has a
degree in Digital Media.
Tim started work with Balarinji in 2005
doing visualisations of art edition
commemorative ThinkPads. Since then
he has worked in a wide variety of
areas including design concepts for the
Qantas Airbus A380, architectural and
interior design for proposed building
development projects, an ‘immersive
contemporary dreamtime environment’
for Sydney’s Wildlife World, branding
content for competitions and events and
television ads for high profile companies.
In 2006, North Sydney Council
commissioned Tim to create a sculpture
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for the upgrade of the newly named
Cameraygal Place as part of the
Guringai Festival. In his design Message
Sticks, Tim used contemporary images
and materials but also incorporated
traditional Aboriginal stories relevant to
the area.
Tim’s work is always visually exciting
and members of the Guringai Festival
Committee are pleased that Tim’s work
is included as part of the Festival once
again. Tim’s vibrant images for the book
and poster for 2011 & 2012 clearly
portray the theme, bringing together all
the elements of the city, the harbour and
the bush as one.
Contents
Welcome
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About the Guringai Festival
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Program at a Glance
Festival Launch
Events in Hornsby
6/7
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9/10
Events in Hunters Hill
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Events in Ku-ring-gai
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Events in Lane Cove
13/14
Events in Manly
15/16
Events in Mosman
17/18/1/9
Events in North Sydney
20/21
Events in Pittwater
22/23
Events in Ryde
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Events in Warringah
25/26
Events in Willoughby
27/28
Acknowledgements
29/30
Important Dates
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Welcome Message from the Chair
Hello and welcome to the 12th annual
Guringai Festival – celebrating Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander culture in the
Northern Sydney region.
Last year we explored the Australian
Constitution and the proposed
acknowledgement of the first people of
Australia which provided the underlying
festival theme ‘One Voice’.
As we work towards addressing the
unfinished business in this country and
collaboratively work towards closing the
gap with regard to social indicators that see
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
continuously falling behind the rest of the
Australian population, we continue to strive
to achieve better outcomes at a local level.
As we share our stories and find the
commonalities in our lives and find ‘our
voices’ as residents of the Northern Sydney
region, I believe we can make a difference.
That’s why we have chosen to continue the
conversation and extend last year’s theme
to ‘One Voice: Still Talking’.
As the Government’s ‘Expert Panel’ of 20
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people are
finalising their report on the next steps, we
will continue to strengthen the relationship
and work done to date in the Northern
Sydney region, in Guringai Country.
Susan Moylan-Coombs and Caroline Glass-Pattison
Co-Chairs, Guringai Festival Committee
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Susan Moylan-Coombs
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of
the land, the Guringai peoples on whose
land we now stand, we pay our respects to
the Elders past and present.
About the Guringai
Festival
Founded in 2001, the
Guringai Festival aims to raise
awareness of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people
living in the Northern
Sydney region. The festival
usually starts on Sorry Day
26 May and goes through
to the end of NAIDOC
Week, the second week
in July each year.
The festival involves
11 Councils
and numerous
reconciliation and
community groups.
Events include
workshops, art
exhibitions,
performances,
films and talks.
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Program at a Glance
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26 May Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Walk
Bush Tucker Workshop
27 May Sorry Day 2012
28 May
Entries Close Writing Competition
Aboriginal Heritage of the Narrabeen Area
30 May
Children’s Voices for Reconciliation
Eastwood
31 May
Children’s Voices for Reconciliation
Gordon
Children’s Voices for Reconciliation
Lane Cove
1 June
Children’s Voices for Reconciliation
Hornsby
2 June
Aboriginal Cultural Bushwalk
Aboriginal Heritage Talk and Walk
3 June
The Aboriginal Experience Family Event
Native Grass Weaving
Newport
4 June -
16 July
Art Project: Mosman High
Mosman
5 June
Pre-School Guringai Storytime
Belrose
8 June
Casey Donovan Live@Lizotte’s
Dee Why
Pre-School Guringai Storytime
Belrose
8 June -
15 July
Exhibition: Danie Mellor
Manly
Exhibition: Jessica Birk
Manly
12 June
Author Talk: Nan Bosler
Pre-School Guringai Storytime
13 June
Playgroup Dreaming
14 June
Talk: Jeff McMullen - Constitutional Change
15 June
Dinner & Conversation
19 June
Pre-School Guringai Storytime
Dee Why
20 June
Film: The Tall Man
Collaroy
21 June
Cross Cultural Learning in Arnhem Land
Pre-School Guringai Storytime
West Head
St Ives
North Narrabeen
West Pennant Hills
Narrabeen
Naremburn
Woolwich
Chatswood
North Sydney
Forestville
North Sydney
Manly
Terrey Hills
Lane Cove
Dee Why
23 June
Discovery Walk in Guringai Country
25 June
Pre-School Guringai Storytime
26 June
Award Presentation Writing Competition
27 June -
7 July
Exhibition: Kurung Tabore
27 June
Pre-School Guringai Storytime Brookvale
29 June
Seniors Guringai Festival Lunch
Mosman
30 June
Chowder Bay Discovery
Mosman
Author Talk: Frances Bodkin
All July
Exhibition: Children’s Art NAIDOC Week
1-8 July
School Students’ Exhibition: NAIDOC Week
2 July
Talk: Bridging the Gap
3 July
Damper Making, Aboriginal Games, Story Telling
NAIDOC Week Morning Tea
Film: The Tall Man
5 July
NAIDOC Week Outdoor Concert
Crows Nest
NAIDOC Week Chatswood Mall Market
Chatswood
6 July
NAIDOC Week Dreamtime Funtime
The Beatty Clan Crew
7 July
School Holiday Family Bushwalk
9 July
Jannawi - dance, story, culture
Panel Discussion: Constitutional Recognition
10 July
School Holiday Bushland Adventure
11 July -
21 July
Exhibition: Jumna Bija Jumna Killi
14 July
Film: Our Generation
*1 Sept -
25 Nov
Exhibition: Bungaree - The First Australian
Pittwater
Brookvale
Chatswood
Hornsby
Manly
Lane Cove
Mosman
North Sydney
Hunters Hill
Hornsby
Epping
Lane Cove
Mosman
Lane Cove North
North Sydney
Mona Vale
Naremburn
Hornsby
Manly
Mosman
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2012 Guringai Festival Launch
Celebrating the Guringai
Festival 2012
Presenting Casey Donovan,
Stiff Gins & more
Friday 8 June, 6.30pm – 10.30pm
Live@Lizotte’s, 4/5 629 Pittwater
Road, Dee Why
Admission Price:
$19 (including booking fee)
A-la-carte menu & bar menu available
Enquiries: Warringah Events 9942 2502
www.warringah.nsw.gov.au
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To officially mark the start of the
Guringai Festival 2012, Warringah
Council is proud to present a great
line-up of Indigenous music at Lizotte’s
dinner/show restaurant at Dee Why.
Casey Donovan, along with the Stiff Gins
will come together to create a night of
music and celebration. Live@Lizotte’s is a
local venue that combines great food and
great music. In order to consume alcohol,
Lizotte’s restaurant licence requires you to
have a substantial meal from the a la carte
or bar menu.
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Call Lizotte’s Restaurant for booking
(02) 9984 9933 or book via the
website www.sydney.lizottes.com.au
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Events in Hornsby
Children’s Voices for
Reconciliation
Friday 1 June, 10.15am – 12.30pm
Hornsby Mall, Hunter Street, Hornsby
Free event
Kurung Tabore (child art)
Dreaming of the Future
Aboriginal Art Exhibition
Wednesday 27 June – Saturday 7 July,
10am – 9pm Mon-Fri, 9.30am – 5pm Sat,
2pm – 5pm Sun
Hornsby Shire Council presents Hornsby
Children’s Voices for Reconciliation,
including Welcome to Country, Smoking
Ceremony, performances of stories, songs,
dance and drama by students.
Hornsby Central Library, 28-44 George
Street (entrance in Hunter Lane),
Hornsby
Enquiries: Sophie Davis 9847 6741
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
students in the Hornsby area were given
the opportunity to learn about techniques
and meaning behind creating
Aboriginal art. This exhibition
sees their work hung alongside
established artists.
www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/whatson
Free event
Enquiries: Sophie Davis
9847 6741
www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/
whatson
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NAIDOC Week Morning Tea
Tuesday 3 July, 10.30am – 11.30am
Jumna Bija Jumna Killi – We
Here We Shine
Free event
Aboriginal Art Exhibition:
Wallarobba Arts and Cultural
Centre
All are welcome to this annual event,
so if you like a delicious morning tea,
Aboriginal stories and music please come
along.
Wednesday 11 July – Saturday 21 July,
10am – 4.30pm
Exhibition Opening and Celebration:
Friday 13 July, 6pm – 9pm.
Enquiries: Sophie Davis 9847 6741
Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre,
Willow Park, 25 Edgeworth David Ave,
Hornsby
Hornsby Central Library, 28-44 George St
(Entrance in Hunter Lane) Hornsby
www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/whatson
Free event
This exhibition is about valuing and
promoting our culture. Artworks are by
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.
Works will be for sale on the opening
night and throughout the exhibition.
Supported by the Hornsby Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Consultative
Committee and Hornsby Shire Council.
Enquiries: Samantha O’Brien
0433 648 334 (HATSICC) or Sophie Davis
9847 6741 (Hornsby Shire Council)
www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/whatson
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Events in Hunters Hill
Aboriginal Heritage Talk
and Walk
Damper Making, Aboriginal
Games and Story Telling
Saturday 2 June, 2pm – 4pm
Tuesday 3 July, 10am – 12noon
Woolwich Pier Hotel, 2 Gale Street,
Woolwich
Fairland Hall, 14 Church St, Hunters Hill
Free event
Learn about local Aboriginal culture
with Dharug presenter Chris Tobin. Chris
has worked as an interpretive guide for
National Parks and Wildlife for the past 12
years. This is a perfect opportunity to learn
more about the fascinating and proud
Aboriginal history of the area.
Enquiries/bookings: 9879 9449 or
council@huntershill.nsw.gov.au
Admission $5 per child, parents free
A fun school holiday activity suitable for
5-8 year olds. Come along and make a
damper together and while it is cooking,
children will play Aboriginal games and be
told Aboriginal stories by Uncle Les.
Enquiries/bookings: Hunters Hill Council
9879 9449 or email
council@huntershill.nsw.gov.au
www.huntershill.nsw.gov.au
www.huntershill.nsw.gov.au
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Events in Ku-ring-gai
Children’s Voices for
Reconciliation
Thursday 31 May, 10.30am – 12.30pm
Ravenswood School for Girls, Cecil
Street, Gordon
Free event
Bush Tucker Workshop with
John Lennis
Saturday 26 May, 2pm – 4pm
Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden,
420 Mona Vale Rd, St Ives
Free event
John Lennis is an Indigenous Consultant
with his company Earth Spirit Indigenous
Services. He specialises in bush tucker,
interpretive walks and Aboriginal
culture. John’s workshop will include a
presentation on bush tucker followed by
an interpretive walk in the Ku-ring-gai
Wildflower Garden. Come along and be
educated, inspired and entertained.
Bookings essential, limited places/
enquiries: Valerie Close 9424 0352
www.kmc.nsw.gov.au/guringai
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Ku-ring-gai Council and Ku-ring-gai
Reconciliation Centre are pleased to
once again present Children’s Voices
for Reconciliation. Indigenous author,
Monty Prior will MC the program
which will showcase the talents of local
school children presenting a theme of
Reconciliation in dance, drama, poetry, art
and song.
Enquiries: Robbie Prince 9424 0992
www.kmc.nsw.gov.au/guringai
Events in Lane Cove
Aboriginal Cultural
Heritage Walk
Saturday 26 May, 8am – 1pm
Lane Cove’s 16th Annual
Children’s Voices for
Reconciliation
West Head
Thursday 31 May, 10.30am – 12noon
Free guide – park entry fees apply
Lane Cove Plaza, Longueville Rd at Burns
Bay Rd.
Join an Archaeologist and Aboriginal
Cultural Heritage Officer from the
Northern Sydney Aboriginal Heritage
Office on a guided walk at West Head.
North Sydney & Lane Cove Council
residents will be given preference. Bring
suitable walking shoes, hat and water.
Bookings essential, RSVP by 22nd May
to Lane Cove Council: 9911 3583
www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au
(In the event of rain, this event will be
held indoors at Lane Cove Civic Centre,
48 Longueville Rd, Lane Cove)
Free event
This event is pure joy! Don’t miss Lane
Cove’s 16th annual combined schools
performance celebrating Reconciliation
and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
cultures.
This year we are again raising awareness of
the Constitutional Referendum regarding
Recognition of Indigenous Australians. All
Welcome.
Enquiries: Frances de Jong on
0420 289 057 (Lane Cove Residents for
Reconciliation) or Faith Wieland on
9911 3594
fwieland@lanecove.nsw.gov.au
www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au
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Mawul Rom: Cross-Cultural
learning in Arnhem Land, NT
Lane Cove NAIDOC Week
Children’s Exhibition
Throughout July
During Library hours, Lane Cove Library,
Library Walk, Lane Cove
Free event
A display of children’s work on the theme
of NAIDOC Week and Reconciliation
represented in art, poetry and prose.
Thursday 21 June, 7pm for 7.30pm –
9.30pm
The Community Centre, 164 Longueville
Road, Lane Cove
Free event
The Mawul Rom Program is a unique
course for accrediting cross-cultural
mediators and for learning within two
knowledge systems – Yolgnu (NE Arnhem
Land) and Balanda (European).
Jennifer Symonds, a Lane Cove Residents
for Reconciliation Committee Member,
was amongst the first group of 18
Indigenous & non-Indigenous students
to graduate - traditionally on Elcho Island
as ‘Peacemakers’ and contemporarily in
Darwin from Charles Darwin University
with a ‘Masters of Indigenous Knowledges
(Mawul Rom)’.
Jennifer will speak about the course, her
experiences and learnings from 2004 –
2010.
Enquiries: Jennifer Symonds 9436 4644 or
Kerrie McKenzie 9428 1197
www.nswreconciliation.org.au
Enquiries:
Frances de Jong 0420 289 057 or Karen
Mitchell 9911 3634
www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au
NAIDOC Dreamtime
Funtime
Friday 6 July, 10.30am – 12.30pm
Lane Cove Plaza, Longueville Road at
Burns Bay Rd
Free event
International award winning artist,
educator, performer and Aboriginal Elder,
Walangari Karntawarrra facilitates learning
in a fun filled, activity based environment.
Participate in an art and culture class
aimed at breaking down barriers and
creating a better understanding of
Aboriginal culture.
www.walangari.com.au
Enquiries: Kerrie McKenzie on 9428 1197
or Faith Wieland on 9911 3594 or
fwieland@lanecove.nsw.gov.au
www.lanecovecouncil.nsw.gov.au
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Events in Manly
Exhibition: Danie Mellor
Exhibition: 8 June – 15 July, TuesdaySaturday 10am – 5pm
Thursday 5 July gallery open to 8pm
Launch: Friday 8 June, 6pm
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, West
Esplanade, Manly
Free event
European
histories, Mellor
incorporates
colonial voices
and references to
his own diverse
ancestry, creating
both a new visual
narrative of Australian history and a new
language for today.
Solo exhibition of new works by
celebrated artist Danie Mellor. Addressing
Australia’s shared Indigenous and
Enquiries: 9976 1421
Exhibition: Jessica Birk
Works in the Frameworks public space by
Northern Beaches Indigenous artist and
educator Jessica Birk. Birk paints to explore
her mixed heritage and to develop her
understanding of the rich and profound
meaning of country.
Exhibition: 8 June – 15 July, open all
hours (Frameworks Public Spaces)
Launch: Friday 8 June, 6pm
The eight Frameworks spaces are
located on the north wall of MAG&M
and in Market Place on the wall opposite
Manly Library
Free event, open all hours
www.manly.nsw.gov.au/attractions/
art-gallery-museum/
Enquiries: 9976 1421
http://www.manly.nsw.gov.au/
attractions/art-gallery-museum/
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Talk: Jeff
McMullen Constitutional
Change
Thursday 14 June,
6.15pm for 6.30pm – 8pm
Manly Art Gallery and Museum, West
Esplanade, Manly
Enquiries: Robynne Millward
9976 2842 or Robynne.
millward@manly.nsw.gov.au
Free event
www.mec.org.au
Come and hear a passionate Dr Jeff
McMullen speak on the key subject of
this year’s festival: Constitutional Change.
McMullen, a well-known journalist, is
today a committed campaigner who is
touring the country in a bid to recognise
the legal right to self-determination for
Australia’s first people.
Enquiries: 9976 1421
www.manly.nsw.gov.au/attractions/
art-gallery-museum/
Frances Bodkin: Author talk
Saturday 30 June, 2pm – 4pm
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, West
Esplanade, Manly
Free event
‘D’harawal Natural Resource Management
Practices’ by author Frances Bodkin, covers
those practices the D’harawal Peoples
used to care for this land over millennia.
These practices were based upon the
Mudong Cycle, or the 11-12 year cycle of
fire and flood, and lay to rest the belief
that Aboriginal people consistently
burned the land.
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The Manly Environment Centre invites
you to join Frances Bodkin, a traditional
D’harawal Aboriginal knowledge-holder,
teacher and storyteller, at the Manly
Art Gallery and Museum followed by
afternoon tea.
Film: Our
Generation
(plus Q&A with
Damien Curtis)
Saturday 14 July, 4.45 for
5pm – 7.30pm
Manly Art Gallery and Museum, West
Esplanade, Manly
Free event
Come see this important documentary
film by Sinem Saban & Damien Curtis
which explores the Yolngu people of
Northeast Arnhem Land’s struggle for
their land, culture and freedom.
‘The truth in this film is like a red hot poker
driven into the conscience of a nation.’
(Jeff McMullen)
Enquiries:
9976 1421
www.manly.
nsw.gov.au/
attractions/
art-gallerymuseum/
Events in Mosman
Mosman High Art Project
Chowder Bay Discovery
Monday 4 June – Monday 16 July,
10am – 5pm daily (closed public
holidays)
Saturday 30 June, 11am – 12pm or
1pm – 2pm
Mosman Art Gallery, Cnr Art Gallery Way
& Myahgah Rd
Free event
A collaborative artwork produced by Year
7 students from Mosman High School
explores the themes of the Guringai
Festival and NAIDOC Week.
Enquiries: 9978 4178
www.mosmanartgallery.org.au
Seniors’ Guringai Festival
Lunch
Friday 29 June, 12pm – 2pm
Meet at Chowder Bay Beach. Access
is via Morella Rd or Chowder Bay Rd,
Mosman. Parking is available adjacent to
Clifton Gardens Reserve (from Morella
Rd) or along Chowder Bay Rd - parking
fees apply.
Free event
Join National Parks & Wildlife Service
guides on a tour of the Chowder Bay area.
This Aboriginal cultural awareness tour
will encompass bush foods and medicines
used by the local Gameragal people.
Bookings: online at
trybooking.com/20756
www.mosman.nsw.gov.au
Mosman Seniors Centre, Mosman
Square, Spit Junction
Admission: $12.00 per person
The Community Restaurant will celebrate
the Guringai Festival by serving a
‘bush’ style lunch accompanied by
entertainment.
Enquiries/Bookings: 9978 4128
www.mosman.nsw.gov.au
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NAIDOC Week School
Students’ Artwork
Exhibition
Sunday 1 – Sunday 8 July, open library
hours and business hours
Mosman Library, Mosman Art Gallery,
Commonwealth, Westpac & National
Australia Banks – Mosman & Neutral Bay
Free event
Displays of artwork by public and private
school students in the Mosman, Cremorne
and Neutral Bay areas on the Guringai
Festival theme: “One Voice: Still Talking” and
theme of NAIDOC Week: Spirit of the Tent
Embassy: 40 years on
Enquiries: Frennie Beytagh 9909 0203 or
frennie@tpg.com.au
www.mosman.nsw.gov.au
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The Beatty Clan Crew
Friday 6 July, 11am – 11.50am
Mosman Library, Library Walk,
605 Military Road, Mosman
Free event
Taryn Laleen and her family present a
program of stories, songs and dances
from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
cultures focusing on Australia’s unique
native animals. Children are encouraged
to join in the show, where they will be
introduced to instruments, costumes and
various artefacts.
Enquiries/bookings: 9978 4091
www.mosman.nsw.gov.au/library/
children
Bungaree: The First
Australian - Guringai Festival
Exhibition in Development
Saturday 1 September – Sunday 25
November,
Mosman Art Gallery hours, 10am – 5pm
daily (closed public holidays)
Mosman Art Gallery, Cnr Art Gallery Way
& Myahgah Rd
Curated by renowned Aboriginal curator
Djon Mundine, the exhibition features
artworks by Frances Belle-Parker, Mervyn
Bishop, Daniel Boyd, Karla Dickens, Fiona
Foley, Aroha Groves, Adam Hill, Warwick
Keen, Gary Lee, Peter McKenzie, Danie
Mellor, Caroline Oakley, R e a, Gordon
Syron, Leanne Tobin and Jason Wing.
Enquiries: 9978 4178
www.mosmanartgallery.org.au
Free event
The biggest exhibition project staged by
Mosman Art Gallery to date, Bungaree:
the First Australian is an exhibition of
commissioned artworks by sixteen
emerging and established contemporary
NSW Aboriginal artists who have created
new works to acknowledge and critically
re-interpret the story of Bungaree.
Bungaree was known as the Chief of
the Broken Bay Aborigines, and was a
central figure in early Colonial Sydney. An
Aboriginal leader, he was the first person
known to have been called an ‘Australian’.
His story presents a rich and layered
history of one man’s remarkable exploits
and ability to navigate calamitous times
to become a highly respected leader, and
bridge between Aboriginal and white
cultures.
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Events in North Sydney
Playgroup Dreaming
Wednesday 13 June, 10am – 12.30pm
Author Talk: Nan Bosler –
The story of Bob Waterer and
his family: 1803 – 2010
Tuesday 12 June, 1pm – 2pm
Stanton Library, Level 1, 234 Miller Street,
North Sydney
Free event
Local Historian Nan Bosler has painstakingly
researched this fascinating family and
local history covering the early days of the
Lower Hawkesbury River, Scotland Island,
Pittwater and Brookvale. Bob Waterer is
the great, great grandson of Sarah ‘Biddy’
Wallace who is believed to have been a
member of the Aboriginal clan led by the
famous Bungaree. The book contains one of
the few published stories of an Aboriginal
woman born in Sydney’s colonial days and
her family.
Bob Waterer’s great grandmother Catherine
Bens, 1838-1920, was known as ‘The Queen
of Scotland Island’. The book follows Bob’s
school and working years, his deep love for
his family and passion for Rugby League.
Light refreshments and book signing after
the talk.
Enquiries: Gillian Hill 9936 8417
www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/library
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North Sydney Community Centre,
220 Miller Street North Sydney
Free event
Join the North Sydney Community Centre
for a ‘Playgroup Dreaming’ spectacular.
Celebrate and learn about Indigenous
culture. The event includes an interactive
aboriginal art session, dreamtime
storytelling, traditional ochre face painting,
Didgeridoo performance and traditional
dance show! Children are encouraged
to join in activities and have fun whilst
learning about Indigenous culture and
spirit. Performances provided by the
Koomurri Aboriginal Music & Dance Group.
Enquiries: Kylie Davies 9922 2299
www.northsydneycentre.com.au
Talk: Dr Kyllie
Cripps - Bridging
the Gap
by a musical performance by a member of
the Diramu Aboriginal Didgeridoo troupe.
Monday 2 July,
1pm – 2pm
www.crowsnestcentre.org.au
Enquiries: Zaneta Figiel 9439 5122
Stanton Library, Level 1, 234 Miller
Street, North Sydney
Free event
Dr Cripps is a Pallawah woman and
a Senior Lecturer at the Indigenous
Law Centre, University of New South
Wales. A lively and engaging speaker,
Dr Cripps will discuss the serious
health gap between Indigenous and
non-Indigenous Australians and what
can be done to close the gap. Light
refreshments after the talk.
Enquiries: Gillian Hill 9936 8417
www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/library
NAIDOC Week Outdoor
Concert
Thursday 5 July,
11am – 2pm
Village Green, Ernest
Place, Crows Nest
Free event
We will begin the
day with a Welcome
to Country and Smoking
Ceremony by Aboriginal Elder,
Uncle Max. Uncle Max has been doing
smoking ceremonies for over 30 years
and has performed at festivals, schools,
international conventions and jails. Uncle
Max’s smoking ceremony will be followed
Jannawi – dance, story and
culture for children
Monday 9 July, 1pm – 2pm
Stanton Library, Level 2, 234 Miller
Street, North Sydney
Free event
Jannawi - with me, with you
Choreographers, dance teachers and
ex-Bangarra dancers; Peta Strachan and
Rayma Johnson present an interactive and
spellbinding programme of traditional
and contemporary dance, story, culture
and artifacts. Recommended audience
ages 5-12 years. Bookings are essential.
Enquiries/bookings: Yasmin Greenhalgh
9936 8400
www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/library
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Events in Pittwater
Sorry Day 2012
Sunday 27 May, 3pm – 6pm
Scout Hall, Bilarong Reserve, Wakehurst
Parkway, North Narrabeen
Free event
Meet members of Aboriginal Support
Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater at
3pm, Berry Park (near the Tramshed),
Narrabeen, for Welcome to Country then
Remembrance Walk to Bilarong Scout
Hall. The day will be commemorated
with dancers and didgeridoo playing,
storytelling, craft making and free BBQ.
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Aboriginal Heritage of the
Narrabeen Area
Monday 28 May, 7pm – 9.30pm
Narrabeen Tramshed, 1395A Pittwater
Road, Narrabeen
Free event
Speakers: Julie Janson, Clair Jackson, Lois
Birk and Dennis Foley
In association with: Friends of Narrabeen
Lagoon Catchment
Supper provided.
Enquiries: Neil Evers 9999 3045
Bookings essential, enquiries:
Judith Bennett 9905 2135 or
sydney.educ@npansw.org.au
www.asgmwp.net
www.narrabeenlagoon.org.au
marinated kangaroo, emu sausages and
Johnny cakes.
Bring suitable walking shoes, hat and water.
Bookings essential, numbers are limited
RSVP by 15 June
Enquiries/bookings: Laurie Bimson
0438 877 509
www.asgmwp.net
Native Grass Weaving
Sunday 3 June, 2pm – 4pm
Newport Community Centre,
The Boulevarde, Newport Beach
(off Barrenjoey Road)
Admission: $15 per person. Cheques
payable to Pittwater Community Arts
Karleen Green will be teaching basic skills
in grass weaving. Learn how native grasses
have been made into beautiful and useful
objects. Light afternoon tea will be served.
www.pittwaterarts.com.au
Bookings essential/enquiries:
9979 3181 (maximum 25 people)
Constitutional Recognition
of Indigenous Australians Will We Get it Right?
Monday 9 July, 7.15pm for 7.30pm
Discovery Walk in Guringai
Country
Saturday 23 June, 9am – 1pm
Mona Vale Memorial Hall, 1606 Pittwater
Road, Mona Vale (next to Mona Vale
Library)
Kuringai Chase National Park
Free event
Free event
A panel discussion.
A guided tour of Aboriginal rock carvings.
The walks are friendly and easy, led by Les
McLeod, a Discovery Ranger and Laurie
Bimson, a Guringai descendant. Followed
by Aboriginal games and barbecue with
Enquiries: Lizzie Landers 9918 2594
www.asgmwp.net
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Events in Ryde
Children’s Voices For
Reconciliation
Wednesday 30 May, 11am – 1pm
Tuesday 3 July, 6.30pm refreshments for
7pm film
Eastwood Public School, Rowe Street,
Eastwood
St Albans Church Hall, 3 Pembroke Street,
Epping (close to Epping Station)
Free event
Free event (donations welcome)
The 6th Annual Ryde Voices for
Reconciliation is an educational, social
and cultural event where school children,
teachers and parents learn, participate and
celebrate the rich culture and history of the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The Tall Man is the story of Palm Island,
the tropical paradise where one morning
Cameron Doomadgee allegedly swore at a
policeman and forty minutes later lay dead
in a watch house cell.
Enquiries: Pam Studd 9807 2986/
0410 341 048, Carol Drake 9869 1737
www.ryde.nsw.gov.au
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Film: The Tall Man
Enquiries: Carol Drake 9869 1737
Bennelong & Surrounds Residents for
Reconciliation
Events in Warringah
Celebrating the Guringai
Festival 2012
Presenting Casey Donovan,
Stiff Gins & more
Friday 8 June, 6.30pm – 10.30pm
Live@Lizotte’s, 4/5 629 Pittwater Road,
Dee Why
Admission Price:
$19 (including booking fee)
A-la-carte menu & bar menu available
Call Lizotte’s Restaurant for booking
(02) 9984 9933 or book via the website
www.sydney.lizottes.com.au
To officially mark the start of the Guringai
Festival 2012, Warringah Council is proud
to present a great line-up of Indigenous
music at Lizotte’s dinner/show restaurant
at Dee Why. Casey Donovan, along with
the Stiff Gins will come together to create
a night of music and celebration. Live@
Lizotte’s is a local venue that combines
great food and great music. In order to
consume alcohol, Lizotte’s restaurant
license requires you to have a substantial
meal from the a la carte or bar menu.
Enquiries: Warringah Events 9942 2502
www.warringah.nsw.gov.au
Dinner and
Conversation
with Auntie
Ali Golding –
Listening to
the deep spirit
in this land
Friday 15 June, 6.30pm
for 7pm dinner – 9.30pm
St Anthony in the Fields, 46 Myoora
Road, Terrey Hills
Admission Price: $25 (BYO drinks)
Bookings essential: Closing Date:
Monday 1 June, Cheque payable to
Frenchs Forest Catholic Parish
Over a scrumptious meal, listen to Auntie
Ali share her wisdom about the unspoken
message of the spirit in this land. There
is a need for deep listening to what the
spirit of the land is saying to all of us as we
prepare to vote for Aboriginal recognition
in the Australian Constitution. Join in
conversation.
Aunty Ali Golding is a grassroots
Indigenous leader recognised as a valued
elder, who demonstrates compassion,
humility and justice. She was awarded
female Elder of the Year at the Deadly
Awards for her advocacy and work in
education and reconciliation.
Enquiries: Anne Lanyon 0408 279 871 or
Imogen Kelly 0425 226 380
www.sjaroundthebay.org
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Film: The Tall Man
Wednesday 20 June, 10am – 12noon
Collaroy Cinema, 1097 Pittwater Road,
Collaroy
Warringah Library Services’
Guringai Pre-School Story
Time Sessions
10.15 – 11am
Admission: Gold coin donation
Free event
The Tall Man is the story of Palm Island,
the tropical paradise where one morning
Cameron Doomadgee allegedly swore at
a policeman and forty minutes later lay
dead in a watch-house cell.
Belrose Library
5 and 8 June
Enquiries: Lizzie Landers 9918-2594
www.asgmwp.net
Forestville Library
12 June
Dee Why Library
19 and 21 June
Warringah Mall Library
25 and 27 June
Bookings are required at Belrose and
Warringah Mall Branches:
Belrose Library 9452 3211
Warringah Mall Library 9942 7999
www.warringah.nsw.gov.au
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Events in Willoughby
Chatswood Mall Market
Celebrates NAIDOC Week
Thursday 5 July, 1pm – 6pm
Chatswood Pedestrian Mall, Victoria
Avenue, Chatswood
Free event
The traditional Aboriginal didgeridoo
and dance troup, The Diramu Aboriginal
Performers will stage an enthralling and
engaging piece to celebrate NADOIC
week. The group will be lead by Aboriginal
Elder Walangari Karntawarra who will then
complete a Sand Art piece in the mall.
Enquiries: Willoughby City Council Events
Department 9777 1000
www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/
Guringai Festival
Reconciliation Writing
Competition 2012
Entries Close Monday 28 May
Award Presentation Tuesday 26 June, 6pm
Level 6, Council Chambers, 31 Victor
Street, Chatswood NSW
Free event
The Harbour to Hawkesbury Australians for
Reconciliation, sponsored by Willoughby
City Council, is once again calling for
students to participate in the Guringai
Festival Writing Competition 2012.
Now in its 6th year, the competition is
open to all students in years 5-9 in the
Northern Sydney Region and aims to
promote Reconciliation amongst younger
Australians.
The TOPIC for 2012 is:
An Aboriginal student enrols at your school:
(a) What could you learn from the student
and what could the student learn from
you?
(b) In what way could you help the student
feel at home in your school and profit
fully from school activities?
Students should limit themselves to 800
words. Winners will receive cash prizes.
Enquiries: Allan West, Convenor, Harbour
to Hawkesbury Reconciliation Group
9484 5693 or west2@aapt.net.au
www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au
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Aboriginal Cultural
Bushwalk
School Holidays Family
Bushwalk
Saturday 2 June, 1pm – 3pm
Saturday 7 July, 1pm – 3pm
Flat Rock Gully Reserve, Naremburn
Mowbray Park, Lane Cove North
Free event
Free event
She will introduce you to the local fauna
and flora used by the local Cammeraygal
people for food, craft and medicines. This
is a 3km medium grade circuit walk with
steep sections and creek crossings.
Bring your family on an Aboriginal cultural
experience with Aboriginal Education
Officer, Karen Smith. We’ll start with
a bushwalk amongst the mangroves
beside the Lane Cove River, followed by
story time and singing in the Aboriginal
Interpretive circle and some tasty bush
tucker.
Bookings essential, enquiries: Di Eva
9777 7755
Bookings essential/enquiries: Di Eva
9777 7755
www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au
www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au
The Aboriginal Experience
School
Holiday
Bushland
Adventure
(for 5-12yrs
old)
Enjoy a journey with Karen Smith, the
regional Aboriginal Education Officer.
presented by Jews for Social Action
Sunday 3 June, 2pm – 4pm
North Shore Temple Emanuel,
28 Chatswood Avenue, Chatswood
Free event Any donations will go to
an Aboriginal cause chosen by the
presenters.
This family event includes presentations
by Uncle Les McLeod on Aboriginal
Culture and children’s games and by
Aunty Fran Bodkin on native plants for
food, medicine and for other practical uses
– with tastings.
Enquiries: Nic Witton 9888 5774
Tuesday 10 July, 10am – 12.30pm
Flat Rock Gully, Naremburn
Free event
How would you have survived living in the
bush beside Flat Rock Creek thousands of
years ago? Find out on a fun-filled school
holiday bushland adventure with Karen
Smith, the regional Aboriginal Education
Officer. Explore the gully, play some Koori
games and listen to some stories of the
Dreaming.
Bookings essential/enquiries: Di Eva
9777 7755
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www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au
Acknowledgements
Aboriginal Child,
Youth & Family
Strategy
Aboriginal Heritage
Office
Aboriginal Support
Group - Manly
Warringah Pittwater
Frenchs Forest
Catholic Parish
Friends of Narrabeen
Lagoon Catchment
Harbour to
Hawkesbury
Australians for
Reconciliation
Bennelong &
Surrounds Residents
for Reconciliation
Hornsby Council
Crows Nest Centre
Hornsby Area
Residents for
Reconciliation
Hunters Hill Council
Jews for Social
Action: North Shore
Temple Emanuel
Lane Cove Council
Lane Cove Residents
for Reconciliation
Lizotte’s Restaurant
Koori Kids
Manly Art Gallery
Hornsby Aboriginal
and Torres Strait
Islander Consultative
Committee
Ku-ring-gai Council
Hornsby Aboriginal
Corporation
Ku-ring-gai
Reconciliation
Centre
Manly Council
Manly Environment
Centre
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Acknowledgements
Mosman Art Gallery
North Sydney
Council
Mosman Council
North Sydney
Community Centre
Mosman
Reconciliation
Pittwater
Community Arts
Narrabeen Tramshed
Pittwater Council
National Parks
and Wildlife
NAIDOC Week 2011
NSW Reconciliation
Council
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Reconciliation
Network: Northern
Sydney Region
Ryde Council
Warringah Council
Willoughby Council
Important Dates:
Sorry Day
NAIDOC Week
Thursday 26 May
Theme:
Spirit of the Tent Embassy:
40 years on
Annual commemoration of the tens
of thousands of Indigenous people
who were forcibly removed from their
families as children.
www.nsdc.org.au
Reconciliation Week
Sunday 1 – Sunday 8 July
NAIDOC Week celebrates the survival of
Indigenous culture and the Indigenous
contribution to modern Australia.
www.naidoc.org.au
Sunday 27 May –Sunday 3 June
Each year National Reconciliation
Week celebrates the rich culture and
history of the First Australians. It is the
ideal time for everyone to join the
reconciliation conversation and to think
about how we can help turn around
the disadvantage experienced by many
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people.
“Copyright©Commonwealth of Australia [2012].
Reproduced with permission of the Department
of Families, Housing, Community Services and
Indigenous Affairs.”
The theme for 2012 will be “Let’s Talk
Recognition!” with a particular focus on
constitutional recognition of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
www.nswreconciliation.org.au
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