Ride with Aboriginal Peoples
A friendly ride to show respect for Aboriginal People. Do the full 24km or join the ride at Dee Why or Narrabeen and Mona Vale. There will be a support car so were with you all the way, no one is left behind. Meet at West Esplanade, Manly (Kay-ye-my) At the monument between Manly wharf and Manly Museum, where Wil-Le-Me-Ring a Garigal Aboriginal man Speared Governor Captain Arthur Phillip 1778. We will be sent off to the sound of the [...]
Bush Tucker Night
Mona Vale Memorial Hall 1 Park Street, Mona Vale, NSW, AustraliaYour invitation to Join us Wednesday 8th March 2023 Bush Tucker Night Talk by Noah Smith Where do we find Bush Tucker and how do we eat it? Local Aboriginal Girls dancing with Didgeridoo playing - Clap sticks to play with, Music. What a way to start the year of the referendum.
National Sorry Day 2023
Mona Vale Memorial Hall 1 Park Street, Mona Vale, NSW, AustraliaSunday 28th May 2023 Come and join us all welcome. An opportunity for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people to come together and yarn, the way it should be. 1.30pm Start: Program for the Day - Smoking Ceremony- Welcome to Country - One minute silence to remember the stolen generation. - Didgeridoo- playing Clap Sticks - outside hall - everybody to joins in. 2.00pm Every one invited in side hall to look at displays - Kids to start Painting their Boomerang’s - [...]
A Discussion on The Voice Referendum
Mona Vale Memorial Hall 1 Park Street, Mona Vale, NSW, AustraliaJulian Leeser MP said the Voice was not about special privileges. “It is about recognizing that Indigenous Australians are our brothers and sisters, and we have left them behind in our shared national project. Keeping faith with the First Peoples of this land, who want to have a stake in their own future, with a structural change in our constitution to help improve the quality of their lives.” Tim Rowse, Emeritus Professor in the Institute for Culture and Society at [...]
Hearing the TRUTH is not difficult
Mona Vale Memorial Hall 1 Park Street, Mona Vale, NSW, AustraliaYour invited to come and listen to Associate Professor Dr Scott Avery Monday 13th November 2023 Hearing the TRUTH is not difficult! Dr Scott Avery is from the Worimi people, is profoundly deaf and now uses a cochlear implant. • He is an educator, researcher and rights advocate form the First Nations disability community, • He is a research partner of First Peoples Disability Network, • He has led research programs to elevate the voice of First Nations people with [...]
What do Aboriginal People know about Geodiversity?
Mona Vale Memorial Hall 1 Park Street, Mona Vale, NSW, AustraliaCommunity Meeting What do Aboriginal People know about Geodiversity? Guest Speaker Bob Conroy The Natural and Cultural History of the Gu-ring-gai Geo-region Describes the variety of rocks, minerals, soils and landforms, and the processes that have shaped these features over time mountains, caves, beaches, rivers, oceans and even the weather are all elements of geodiversity.
Invitation to National Sorry Day
Mona Vale Memorial Hall 1 Park Street, Mona Vale, NSW, AustraliaCome and join us Sunday 26th May 2024 An opportunity for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people to come together to commemorate Sorry Day recognising the Stolen Generations. Start: 1.30pm • Smoking Ceremony and Welcome to Country • One minute silence to remember the Stolen Generations. • A reading from Aunty Nancy’s Book of Poems. • Didgeridoo playing + Clap Sticks Join us for afternoon Tea, Coffee, Damper, Kangaroo rissoles and more. Everyone is invited inside the hall to look at displays [...]
Aboriginal Astronomy with Will Stevens
Monday 16th September 2024 7:30pm – 9:30pm Join us for an all-ages Aboriginal astronomy talk with Muruwari man Will Stevens Learn about the role of the stars in Aboriginal society Hear cultural night sky stories See where in the night sky these star stories are located Marvel at the depth of scientific knowledge held within stories of the oldest continuous living culture on earth Enjoy Will’s lively presentation drawn from his experiences within his circle of family, elders, [...]
New Moon Ceremony 3rd October
Join us for the NEW Moon Ceremony Thursday 3rd October 2024 6.00pm for 6.30pm start Weather Permitting. Celebrate traditional Aboriginal culture with us in a New Moon Ceremony at Mooney Mooney Boat ramp at Deerubbun Reserve Central Coast Or The Entrance to Narrabeen Lagoon, Ocean Street Narrabeen There will be a Traditional Smoking Ceremony and a Welcome to Country performed by local Garigal men. Immerse yourself in the Smoke and release your problems, leave them with the old moon [...]