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DJAARA launches Climate Strategy

On the 24th May 2023, DJAARA launched the Dja Dja Wurrung Climate Change Strategy – a holistic approach to climate action, in contrast to colonial and western approaches that see people, Country and climate as separate. The Strategy outlines Djaara-led land management practices that can enhance carbon storage and increase…
06/06/2023
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DJAARA signposts new way of caring for Country

L-R: Parks Victoria District Manager Suzanne Hughes, our CEO Rodney & our General Manager Cassandra following the sign’s official unveiling.   A massive storm didn’t dampen the mood as DJAARA, Dhelkunya Dja Land Management Board and Parks Victoria celebrated joint management between DJAARA and Parks Victoria with the unveiling of…
06/04/2023
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Dja Dja Wurrung in the spotlight

Dja Dja Wurrung history and Culture opens ‘The Trentham District Story’, a series of signs about the history of the Trentham district, which were launched by the Trentham and District Historical Society outside the society’s museum on Camp Street Trentham on 24 March.    Dja Dja Wurrung Elder, Uncle Rick Nelson…
05/04/2023
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Bendigo Law Courts Opening

Friday 24th February 2024 Today was a momentous occasion at the opening of the Bendigo Law Courts. Prior to the proceedings, Dja Dja Wurrung Group Board members, Staff, Dja Dja Wurrung artists and original Wartaka members were part of smoking and cleansing ceremony of the building. DJAARA’s collaboration with the…
01/03/2023
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DJAARA launches Forest Gardening Strategy to heal Country

Today, the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation, trading as DJAARA launched its anticipated Forest Gardening Strategy Galk-galk Dhelkunya (“to care for/to heal, many trees”). Dja Dja Wurrung Group CEO Rodney Carter said, “For two centuries the forests have lost Traditional Owner specialist knowledge and hands-on tending. Today is the start of nurturing Country.…
13/12/2022
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Our work healing the Wombat State Forest

“As Djaara, both our responsibilities to keep Country healthy and the knowledge to do this work are profound and inherited from our Ancestors’ managing Country for over 60,000 years.” Rodney Carter, Dja Dja Wurrung Group CEO The community is still experiencing the effects of the extraordinary storms of June and…
23/11/2022
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Talking Treaty

More than 2000 people attended Treaty Day Out on Saturday – it was a great event for community to come together on Country.   DJAARA chair and Dja Dja Wurrung Reserved seat holder Trent Nelson performed the smoking ceremony, while Dja Dja Wurrung Group CEO Rodney Carter welcomed everybody to Country.  …
03/10/2022
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Our Country Needs to be Healed

“We can’t keep doing the same things anymore. You take a look at our Country at the moment and you think, it’s not well, there’s something we’ve got to do. Let us be what our Ancestors expected us to be. They expected their children, their descendants, to be back at…
09/09/2022
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Our Culture lives in us

MEDIA STATEMENT: Barramul (the emu) has a really significant connection to the Dja Dja Wurrung and the Milky Way. As Djaara, Dja Dja Wurrung People, when we look at the night sky we can see our relationship with our Ancestors through story and Country. We feel this profound connection to…
09/09/2022
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A celebration of life

On 19 July 2022, family and friends gathered to celebrate the life of  Dja Dja Wurrung and Yorta Yorta Senior Elder, Uncle Clive Atkinson. Uncle Graham Atkinson shared stories of Uncle Clive's life, adventures, and legacy as he farewelled his big brother. Clive was born in Echuca in November 1940…
04/08/2022
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We are grieving for Country

MEDIA STATEMENT “While Country is broken, we too cannot heal. As Traditional Owners, we experience our environment to the core of our beings, in our very spirit. The health of Country affects the wellbeing of our communities. Making Country safe provides safety for all on Country.” - Rodney Carter, Dja…
03/06/2022
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Djandak Jobs

Call out to the mob! DJAARA members seeking work out on Country, in the office or on the works crew are encouraged to yarn with either Renee Affleck or Ann Lansberry to discuss new and current opportunities. Please contact Renee on 0499 607 732 or Ann on 0487 386 871…
23/05/2022
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Dhelkunya Dja Land Management Board member position

The Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation, now trading as DJAARA, is seeking applications from Members for a position on the Dhelkunya Dja Land Management Board. The Dhelkunya Dja Land Management Board is the board that is overseeing the implementation of the Joint Management Plan for the national parks and…
30/07/2021