Lee Couch – First Nations Wellness
Lee Couch is a First Nations wellness facilitator and educator offering various retreats, workshops and products. Lee offers unique essential oil blends to complement her wellbeing practices. Her journey with essential oils began over 10 years ago when she was working as a Kinesiologist. Essential oils allow clients to connect deeply with Aboriginal ways of…
Read MoreCultural Immersion
Lee’s retreats combine education and health and wellness activities with her deep Cultural knowledge and practices for an experience you won’t find anywhere else. Her ability to lead with change coupled with her passion to work towards a healed nation makes Lee Couch’s retreats unforgettable. Experience a unique cultural immersion including a Welcome Ceremony, two-day…
Read MoreAboriginal Cultural Heritage Education
ACHE’s vision is to connect people to Aboriginal culture through sharing ancient stories and knowledge. Visitors will have an opportunity to experience walking on country with Traditional owners to view country through a cultural lens. Learn how to identify culturally significant sites, trees and the local history and stories of the Bangerang people. Visitors will…
Read MoreYackandoona Cultural walk
Visitors will learn about traditional country management tools and methods to encourage healing people through healing country – an ancient Aboriginal core value and teaching. Visitors will learn a range of country knowledges by walking side by side with Aboriginal Elders, including bush tucker and medicine knowledges, cultural trees of significance and traditional use of…
Read MoreMarmungun Rock – Bullawah Cultural Trail
Marmungun Rock is at the beginning of the Bullawah Cultural Trail, with the word ‘Marmungun’ meaning ‘of this group/area’ – it is the closest traditional Bpangerang word for community. The featured hand prints are an enduring tribute to outstanding individuals in our community. During National Reconciliation Week, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community recognises…
Read MoreBullawah Cultural Trail and Ovens Riverside Path
In the Bpangerang language, Bullawah (bulla meaning two and wah meaning water) signifies the two suspension bridges crossing the river as well as the joining of the two rivers and the coming together of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. Embark on a self-guided family adventure and explore the 2.4-kilometre stretch along the Ovens River, where you…
Read MoreYea Wetlands Discovery Centre
The Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre incorporates a fully accredited Visitor Information Centre and interactive environmental interpretive displays to inform visitors about the importance of water resources and wetland ecology. Located adjacent to the Yea Wetlands the Centre is a striking, architecturally designed building incorporating sustainable design elements. The friendly Visitor Services team can provide information…
Read MoreBenalla Heritage Trail
From the site of the original Broken River Border Police Station, to the Barber Shop where Ned Kelly tried to escape custody, the Benalla Heritage Trail is packed with over 20 sites that bring to life the stories and histories of this beautiful rural city. Discover for yourself with this self guided heritage tour around…
Read MoreBenalla’s Aboriginal Garden
Explore Benalla’s beautiful Aboriginal Community Garden located within Moira Reserve along the banks of the Broken River. Nestled in amongst a stand of beautiful old River Red Gums, this peaceful bush oasis is a place for rest and reflection and for deepening appreciation of Indigenous culture and the natural environment. Experience the plants and waterway…
Read MoreAboriginal Exhibitions Gallery at De Bortoli Rutherglen Estate
Aboriginal Exhibitions Gallery at De Bortoli Rutherglen Estate is a unique joint venture between the winery and Australian Aboriginal art collector, Hans Sip. Operating as a commercial art gallery housed within the Rutherglen cellar door complex, visitors to Rutherglen can enjoy free entry to curated exhibitions that are presented quarterly. As part of the joint…
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