Yarns and Events

GLaWAC NAIDOC Community Day
11am - 3pm, Thursday 8th July 2021
Who's getting excited for NAIDOC Week already?! With Covid restrictions easing we're hoping to see all you mob down at the Knob Reserve for a community family day on Country with plenty of food and...

Victorian Goldfields Exploration Licence Application
31 May 2021
Your voice is important. GLaWAC receives numerous exploration licence applications every year for exploration on Gunaikurnai native title-determined land. Under the Native Title Act, GLaWAC has a...

Aboriginal employment in the spotlight
16 May 2021
There was plenty happening on Gunaikurnai Country last week with GLaWAC hosting the third meeting of the Victorian Aboriginal Employment and Economic Council; and a visit from Employment Minister Jaala...


Traditional Owner Native Foods and Botanicals Strategy Launch
13 April 2021
A big thank you to Mary-Anne Thomas MP, the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations and our partners from Wulgunggo Ngalu who came along to Forestec today to launch the Traditional Owner...

Be sure to have your say about Shoreline Drive
29 March 2021
Have you visited the Shoreline Drive precinct between Paradise Beach and Seaspray in the Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park? Did you know it's one of the joint managed areas that GLaWAC and Parks Victoria...

GLaWAC News Yalaban 2021
25 March 2021
Looking for something to read over the weekend? Why don't you check out the latest issue of GLaWAC News? Read about the women working on Country, deadly artwork in the Valley, our historic water win...

Possum Cloak Workshop
10.30am - 2pm, Friday 12th March 2021
Come join the ladies of LEAHA and GLAWAC for a Possum Cloak Workshop and Women's business yarning out at Forestec. Morning tea and lunch are provided and transport is available. To find out more...

Bogong moth remnant find helps to tell the story of the old people at Cloggs Cave
14 February 2021
Cloggs Cave near Buchan has been known to Gunaikurnai people for thousands of years but recently our RAP crew have been trying to understand how long ago the Old People visited the site and what they did...

Beyond The Fire
17 January 2021
Cath Thomas says it right, "Looking after Country has always been part of who we are. It's our Culture, it's everything to us".Cath, together with other GLaWAC staff and Gunaikurnai Elders, features in...