Event Information
DUMAWUL provides several exciting opportunities each year for Djaara creatives to build livelihoods around our Culture. Both public and private events are scheduled, including exhibitions, markets, and workshops.
DUMAWUL curates and hosts several events throughout the year. If you would like to keep up to date, please keep an eye out on our social or join our mailing list.
Change of seasons, Boyn (Bread) and Lawan (Mallee fowl) time
Hargreaves Mall, Bendigo. 12.00pm, Monday September 1st
The next changing of season will be Monday, 1st September, when we will welcome the Boyn (bread) and Lawan (Mallee fowl) time. The days become warmer and the bush bursts into life. Murna seeds and tubers are used to make bread. Lawan nest and lay their eggs.
DUMAWUL and City of Greater Bendigo hosted two lunchtime gatherings at 12pm in Hargreaves Mall, Bendigo, honouring Dja Dja Wurrung knowledge, Culture, and Country.
Dja Dja Wurrung People (Djaara) have long recognised six seasons, each carrying deep ecological wisdom—guiding when to harvest, hunt, and Care for Country in harmony with complex climate conditions. Despite the disruption caused by the imposed four-season model during colonisation, this invaluable knowledge and practice continue to thrive.
These successful events have brought together Indigenous and non-Indigenous workers from the region, allowing them to reflect and reconnect with place and season. Colleagues have gathered with curiosity and lunch in hand, embracing the wisdom and traditions of the land.
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