Our Yarns
Fingerboards EES Yarn
16 October 2020
A huge shout-out to all who attended our yarn about the Fingerboards EES earlier in the week. For those that missed it, we've put a link on our website and YouTube channel. It's a long watch...
Working together to build a new wetland
15 September 2020
Many hands have made light work at a newly constructed wetlands in Broadlands where the Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (GLaWAC) NRM Crew have been busy planting more than 80,000 native...
Have your say – CATSI Act Review Phase 2 Consultation
30 August 2020
GLaWAC is just one of more than 3,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations around the country who support our community by delivering services and supporting economic development. The regulatory...
Cultural heritage findings in the Mitchell River National Park
2 August 2020
A rock shelter located on Gunaikurnai Country has been revealed to contain highly significant cultural heritage deposits dating back many thousands of years, before the height of the last Ice Age. The...
Lake Tyers State Park Camping & Access Strategy
23 July 2020
The Lake Tyers State Park Camping and Access Strategy is now open for the final phase of community consultations and feedback! Shout out to you mob who have already shared your views; we’re working...
Bush Cafe currently closed
7 July 2020
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the Bush Cafe is currently closed. Our office at Forestec is also closed to the public but please know that while we might not be in the office working, we are still working! If...
NAIDOC Week Postponed
5 July 2020
Like so much else right now, NAIDOC 2020 has been postponed due to Covid-19. We reckon it’s still important to acknowledge this week, no matter what the name. We are Gunaikurnai, the First People of...
Mitchell River planting
22 June 2020
Our NRM crew were out caring for Country on the banks of the Mitchell River last week, working with the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority upstream of the Lind Bridge in Bairnsdale. Crew member...
Have your say on key planning documents
7 June 2020
We’re working to embed Traditional Owner led planning and management into two key State planning documents - the State Forest Management Strategy being prepared by DELWP, and the Land Management Strategy...
Cultural Burning
2 June 2020
The grass was a bit wet and green, but our JM crew took the opportunity to connect with Culture a few weeks back - Traditional Owners burning on traditional land. It was a great day to be undertaking...
