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Cultural Heritage Administration Support Officer

Are you ready to be a crucial part of preserving and celebrating cultural heritage? If you thrive in a dynamic environment, love working with a diverse team, and have a passion for cultural heritage, then join us at DJAARA! Salary - $63k-$69k Full-Time on-going position Option of a 9 day fortnight…
13/05/2024
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What is Galk-galk Dhelkunya Forest Gardening?

There are a lot of conversations being had lately about science, conservation, and forest gardening. Recent contributions to the published debate have drawn artificial lines separating western science from Traditional Owner knowledge. DJAARA has worked very hard with ecologists and scientists in developing our Galk-galk Dhelkunya (to care, to heal…
01/05/2024
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DJAARA RSA Trainer

Salary from $95K Full-Time on-going position Option of a 9 day fortnight Hybrid working arrangements Not for profit salary packaging options Why DJAARA? DJAARA is a fast-growing, dynamic organisation which works hard at exercising Dja Dja Wurrung clans’ rights and to provide a safe, rewarding and downright exciting work environment.…
23/04/2024
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DJAARA Timber Creek Implementation Officer

Salary from $104K Full-Time on-going position Option of a 9 day fortnight Hybrid working arrangements Not for profit salary packaging options Why DJAARA? DJAARA is a fast-growing, dynamic organisation which works hard at exercising Dja Dja Wurrung clans’ rights and to provide a safe, rewarding and downright exciting work environment.…
23/04/2024
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DJAARA Rights and Redress Officer

Salary from $93k - $98K Full-Time on-going position Option of a 9 day fortnight NFP Salary packaging options Hybrid working arrangements Learning & Development support to help you be your best How you can make an impact. This role combines the rewarding work of policy, strategy and advocacy, and grass…
23/04/2024
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SURVIVAL DAY STATEMENT

On this day we celebrate the strength and resilience of Dja Dja Wurrung and all Aboriginal People.  We take strength from our own fallen, those wonderful Ancestors that never could imagine how their world was to change in a way that did not value them.   We are showing those Ancestors…
25/01/2024
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Deep past could hold clues for a sustainable future

Understanding more about how Aboriginal People sustained life over many millennia could benefit us today in terms of food certainty and food security. But simplistic labelling of Aboriginal People as ‘hunter-gatherers’ or ‘agriculturalists’ hides the diversity of food systems developed by Indigenous Australians prior to European colonisation, according to a…
28/11/2023
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✨  Our Welcome Baby to Country event was a huge success today with a heartwarming ceremony for new babies aged 0-36 months born on Djandak. This annual event is a beautiful way to recognize the special connection that every infant shares with the land on which they are born. ✨  It…
14/11/2023
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Agencies on board with Dja Dja Wurrung water vision

Water industry representatives joined Dja Dja Wurrung water knowledge holders, Elders, and Dja Dja Wurrung Group staff today to celebrate progress towards implementing the Djaara Gatjin (water) strategy, which was officially launched by the Campaspe River in Axedale. Since the Strategy, Dhelkunyangu Gatjin (‘Working together to heal water’) was released…
13/11/2023
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Referendum: Dja! We’re writing YES!

Everyone needs to make up their own mind about the referendum this year. Knowledge is vital when you’re making important decisions. Watch these videos to learn more about why it’s happening and why it’s important for our mob. Why are we voting on a Voice to Parliament? What does it…
24/08/2023
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Use science to bring the Ancestors home

A scientific method used by the Australian Defence Force could be used to return Aboriginal Ancestral remains to country they were stolen from, according to Rodney Carter, CEO of the Dja Dja Wurrung Group. Mr Carter presented a paper, ‘Bringing the Ancestors home: informed consent’, for the American Anthropological Association…
15/08/2023
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DJAARA water strategy calls for change

DJAARA is calling for involvement in water management, and a share of water entitlements in the Djaara Gatjin (water) Strategy, released today. “Our Ancestors looked after this Country and we are duty-bound to look after it for the next generation – including the water that falls on and flows through…
28/06/2023