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Reading the Cultural Landscape
21 October 2026
“We’re always learning,” says GLaWAC’s On Country Ranger Coordinator Rob Baxter. “Even though this is our Country, when you have the opportunity to show people around who aren’t from here, it helps you see things differently.” Last week, Rob had the chance to do just that when fellow students in the nationally accredited Certificate IV in Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management came to Gunaikurnai Country from all over Victoria.
Getting to know the Burrunan dolphins
14 October 2026
Last week, GLaWAC Rangers Shak Tungai and Deon Baxter got out on the water with our friends at the Marine Mammal Foundation to check in on a very special resident of the Gippsland Lakes – the critically endangered Burrunan dolphin.
Nuntin Grinding Stones Find a New Home on Brayakaulung Country
14 October 2026
There is a new place to witness and learn about the lives of our old people on Country, thanks to a special partnership between GLaWAC and Southern Rural Water.
GLaWAC News Bernak 2026
7 October 2026
From football, to eels, to grinding stones, to drones, the Bernak (Spring) issue of GLaWAC News is full of interesting and uplifting stories from community and from GLaWAC.
Aunty Doris Shares Bush Food Knowledge at Yanun Wanduin
5 October 2026
“I grew up in the bush, and as I would walk with my Mum she would point things out and say ‘see those tree ferns? You can eat those. And see these shoots here, you can eat these too.’”
Building our in-house expertise in Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
28 September 2026
Peter Ritchie - known to most as PJ - and John Proctor are now both fully qualified Aboriginal Heritage Officers. For PJ and John, this is the start of a new area of learning and growth. For GLaWAC, it means more in-house expertise and a stronger foundation for protecting Aboriginal Cultural Heritage on Country. Read on!
Young Adults Community BBQ
Thursday 1st October 2026
Come down to the Morwell Community Hub for a free lunch, a yarn and a chance to connect with community. The BBQ is an opportunity to learn more about Gunaikurnai culture and hear about the work our...
Finding more ways to care for Country
15 September 2026
From walking Country, to flying drones, to working in archeology labs - GLaWAC's On Country Rangers are finding more ways to care for Country.
“They can now carry that cultural knowledge” – Celebrating the garinga djimbayang project
3 September 2026
garinga djimbayang was a year-long cultural and educational journey that saw participants learn about the plants that Aboriginal people have used for food, medicine and cultural practices.
Where the wild eels go
1 September 2026
Eels are slippery, elusive creatures – but we're beginning to find out where they go when they leave Country.
