The latest news from Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (GLaWAC)
Gunaikurnai Settlement review update
Here’s where this review is up to. Given the importance to Gunaikurnai, we are keeping this review going as a high priority. We’re still on track to have a draft report ready by the end of April for GLaWAC and Elders to review. Note that we were planning full group yarns, but given the COVID-19 restrictions we will be ensuring that we post further surveys and feedback options so Gunaikurnai community can provide individual feedback to this review. Our magazines and annual reports have included articles regarding this review to keep you in the loop.
Watch this space for more updates.
Working together to build a new wetland
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 seedlings, giving the site a much-needed facelift and providing...
Have your say – CATSI Act Review Phase 2 Consultation
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 framework and support to these corporations is provided by...
Cultural heritage findings in the Mitchell River National Park
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 shelter is situated in the Mitchell River National Park and has not...
Lake Tyers State Park Camping & Access Strategy
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 with Parks Victoria to hear more of your voices but Covid-19 has been...
Bush Cafe currently closed
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 you need to get in touch you can still call us on (03) 5152...
NAIDOC Week Postponed
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 our Country. We have survived for tens of thousands of years, often...
Mitchell River planting
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 Max Solomon remembers that the area was fully overgrown a few...
Have your say on key planning documents
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 being prepared by Parks Victoria. For the past 12 months, we...
Cultural Burning
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 a cultural burn out at Knob Reserve with some of the mob from the...
Coffee and cool tucker at the Bush Cafe
The Bush Cafe is off and running for 2020. We'd love to see you! Opening hours: 9.30am - 3pm Mondays to Fridays
We’re hiring!
EOI flyer all positions 2020 (002) PD_Community Engagment Coordinator 2020 PD Media and Comms Manager 2020
Bush Cafe re-opens on Monday 6 January 2020 – Head Chef Kevin Murray and the staff are looking forward to seeing you!
Photo credit Nicole Cleary Click on the audio below to hear Kevin talk about the Bush Cafe in an interview that aired on ABC Gippsland last October when the cafe launched. The Bush Cafe operates Monday to Friday, 9.30 am - 3.00 pm and is located at GLaWAC's Forestec...
GLaWAC News Bernak (Spring) 2020
Have you checked out the latest copy of GLaWAC News yet? Hot off the press, highlights include: • Constructed Wetlands • Treaty Update • Gunaikurnai Water for Country • Cooking Through Covid • Mitchell Rock Shelters Hard copies will be mailed out to our...
Fingerboards EES Yarn
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 but given the seriousness of the matter, we recommend you take a look. We...
Working together to build a new wetland
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 seedlings, giving the site a much-needed facelift and providing...
Have your say – CATSI Act Review Phase 2 Consultation
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 framework and support to these corporations is provided by...
Cultural heritage findings in the Mitchell River National Park
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 shelter is situated in the Mitchell River National Park and has not...
Lake Tyers State Park Camping & Access Strategy
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 with Parks Victoria to hear more of your voices but Covid-19 has been...
Bush Cafe currently closed
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 you need to get in touch you can still call us on (03) 5152...
NAIDOC Week Postponed
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 our Country. We have survived for tens of thousands of years, often...
Mitchell River planting
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 Max Solomon remembers that the area was fully overgrown a few...
Have your say on key planning documents
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 being prepared by Parks Victoria. For the past 12 months, we...
Working together to build a new wetland
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 seedlings, giving the site a much-needed facelift and providing...
Have your say – CATSI Act Review Phase 2 Consultation
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 framework and support to these corporations is provided by...
Cultural heritage findings in the Mitchell River National Park
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 shelter is situated in the Mitchell River National Park and has not...
Lake Tyers State Park Camping & Access Strategy
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 with Parks Victoria to hear more of your voices but Covid-19 has been...
Bush Cafe currently closed
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 you need to get in touch you can still call us on (03) 5152...
NAIDOC Week Postponed
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 our Country. We have survived for tens of thousands of years, often...
Mitchell River planting
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 Max Solomon remembers that the area was fully overgrown a few...
Have your say on key planning documents
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 being prepared by Parks Victoria. For the past 12 months, we...
Cultural Burning
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 a cultural burn out at Knob Reserve with some of the mob from the...
Coffee and cool tucker at the Bush Cafe
The Bush Cafe is off and running for 2020. We'd love to see you! Opening hours: 9.30am - 3pm Mondays to Fridays
We’re hiring!
EOI flyer all positions 2020 (002) PD_Community Engagment Coordinator 2020 PD Media and Comms Manager 2020
Bush Cafe re-opens on Monday 6 January 2020 – Head Chef Kevin Murray and the staff are looking forward to seeing you!
Photo credit Nicole Cleary Click on the audio below to hear Kevin talk about the Bush Cafe in an interview that aired on ABC Gippsland last October when the cafe launched. The Bush Cafe operates Monday to Friday, 9.30 am - 3.00 pm and is located at GLaWAC's Forestec...