Yarns and Events

South East NOW 2026

Our Opening Saturday 13 June, 10:30am. Exhibition runs until 25 July 2026.

South East NOW is a celebration of the depth, diversity and strength of contemporary First Nations art, bringing together established and emerging Koorie artists with deep connection to Gunaikurnai Country — held across two beautiful venues in the heart of Gippsland.

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Endangered Little Fish Get a Big Helping Hand in Tyers River

8 May 2026

Photos and video courtesy Victoria Fisheries Authority. Forming strong partnerships to help heal and protect Country means more good work gets done than we can do alone. That’s why we were very...

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Listening to the Rivers

6 May 2026

We had a great day out on Country recently with West Gippsland CMA, as part of our ongoing partnership agreement and our shared commitment to learning together and supporting each other's aspirations for Country.

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Troy McDonald Reports from the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

4 May 2026

Last month Troy McDonald, GLaWAC’s Reserved Seat Member on the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria and the Chair of GLaWAC’s Board of Directors, travelled to the United States for the 25th session...

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Community Bus Trip – Tarra-Bulga National Park

Sunday 24 May 2026, 10.30am - 2pm

GLaWAC is working to strengthen how Gunaikurnai culture and stories are shared across our jointly managed parks and reserves. We’re inviting community to join us for a day On Country at Tarra-Bulga...

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Custodianship in action

28 April 2026

There’s something special about managing Country using fire. A quiet sense of pride. A powerful feeling of custodianship and care. There is nothing quite like it.

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Training up, up and away

15 April 2026

Proud of Trey Parsons, John Baxter, and Deon Baxter, who last month completed Mixing and Loading training at the Benambra Airbase.

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Reserved Seat Nomination Form

9 April 2026

GLaWAC welcomes and invites all people who identify as Gunai, Kurnai, Gunai/Kurnai or Gunaikurnai — being people who are descended from one or more of the Gunai/Kurnai Apical Ancestors — to nominate...

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Square illustration with "Cruise on the Lakes" in the center with a blue background with dolphins, turtles and a school of fish illustrator in Gunaikurnai style

Cruise on the Lakes 2026

9.45am - 2pm Friday 17th April 2026

Join us for a Community Cruise on the Gippsland Lakes aboard the Seabird, with a cook-up courtesy of our On Country crews over at Sperm Whale Head. 📅 Friday 17th April🕥 9.45am, boat is leaving...

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Towera Crew Conducts GLaWAC Burn Along Uncles Road

26 March 2026

GLaWAC On Country Ranger Bryce Baxter, part of our Towera crew, conducts a planned burn in Colquhuon State Forest on Monday. On Country Fire occurs with the right fire in the right time, the right...

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