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We are Hiring!
Partnerships and Engagement Coordinator (Forests)
This officer will work in partnership with DELWP, reforming Victoria’s forests management.They will also support broader partnership and engagement priorities. This position will play a lead role in facilitating Traditional Owners and DELWP to work together to:
- develop a vision for the future management of Victoria’s forests
- modernise the five Victorian Regional Forest Agreements, ensuring they appropriately recognise the rights of Victoria’s Traditional Owners to partner in land management and seek economic and cultural opportunities, and
- refresh forest management planning, including greater integration with fire planning.
We are looking for an Indigenous person for this role; preferably a Taungurung person.
The role will be part of a network of Partnerships and Engagement Coordinators across Victorian Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporations.
Position details
Partnerships and Engagement Coordinator (Forests)
Salary - VPS Level 4
Fixed term (12 months)
Located at Broadford, Vic.
Applications close on Monday 15 April 2019
Full details of this position are available from our website as follows :
http://taungurung.com.au/careers/
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As mentioned in our previous newsletter, we will be having our first Cultural Camp for the year at Camp Jungai over the weekend of 6 & 7 April 2019. The primary focus of the camp will be mostly for preparation and polish of our Cultural Song & Dance group, Taungurung Ngarrgi, which we will be launching as a service that TLaWC will be offering to the wider community.
During the camp we will have a number of workshops around dance and song, adornment making, rope making as well as cultural heritage talks and yarning around the camp fire. Songs in language will be recorded for the first time and a CD produced for performances if required. All materials will be provided but if you have feathers, kangaroo teeth or sinew please bring with you to the camp.
Travel Assistance will be provided to the mob in the form of a $30 gift card.
All accommodation and food will be provided over the weekend. We would love to see you there.
Accommodation at Camp Jungai will be available from Friday night 5 April 2019.
It's not too late to register your attendance
but please do so by 31 March 2019
to Emily Loughron at eloughron@taungurung.com.au
or call the office on 5784 1433.
Sharon Briggs
Senior Projects Officer
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Aboriginal Heritage Officer
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Congratulations to our staff member, Taungurung man Shane Monk, on his official recognition as an Aboriginal Heritage Officer.
The indoctrination and presentation was carried out by Annitia Rynhart, for the office of the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs.
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As mentioned in our previous newsletter, we will be having our first Cultural Camp for the year at Camp Jungai over the weekend of 6 & 7 April 2019.
The primary focus of the camp will be mostly for preparation and polish of our Cultural Song & Dance group, Taungurung Ngarrgi, which we will be launching as a service that TLaWC offer to the wider community.
During the camp we will have a number of workshops around dance and song, adornment making and rope making. We will also have cultural heritage talks and yarning around the camp fire.
Songs in Language will be recorded for the first time and a CD produced for performances if required.
All materials will be provided but if you have feathers, kangaroo teeth or sinew please bring with you to the camp.
Travel Assistance will be provided to the mob in the form of a $30 gift card.
All accommodation and food will be provided over the weekend.
We would love to see you there.
Accommodation at Camp Jungai
will be available from Friday night 5 April 2019.
It's not too late to register your attendance
but please do so by 31 March 2019
to Emily Loughron at eloughron@taungurung.com.au
or call the office on 5784 1433
Sharon Briggs
Senior Projects Officer
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We held the first Elders Meeting at Y Water Discovery Centre, Yea on Friday 15 March 2019. Discussion focused on the formation of a TLaWC Elders Group.
The meeting was facilitated by Daphne Yarrum who did a deadly job of keeping the conversations on-topic.
We had a great beginning to this discussion with continuation to be held on Friday 10 May 2019 in the Broadford office.
I've had some positive feedback from some Elders who attended saying that it was a good meeting, where everyone had the opportunity to be heard in a respectful setting and that they are keen to continue talks around the formation of an Elders group.
Sharon Briggs
Senior Projects Officer
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Electrofishing surveys in Sevens Creek
Members of the Strathbogie Ranges Steering Committee, including Taungurung representatives, visited the Sevens Creek a couple of weeks ago to learn from the work of the experts of the Arthur Rylah Institute (ARI) during their electrofishing surveys.
A quick assessment of the environmental conditions, water quality, and temperature showed that the habitat conditions are still good for supporting fish populations despite the low flows in at Gooram Falls. A fair amount of Trout Cod, Macquarie Perch, and other native species were caught; however, our country is waiting for the wet season so that the water flow in the unregulated rivers and creeks will increase improving habitat conditions for native fish.
A new axe grinding site near Ruffy in the
Hughes Creek
Last week after conducting a cultural awareness induction for the GBCMA personnel at the axe grinding site near Tarcombe in the Hughes Creek, Shane Monk was advised by one of the attendants that he knew another spot downstream in the creek with similar characteristics. The group went to the site and because of the low flows in the creek, the grinding site, and possible rock wells were easy to identify. In the following days, TLaWC personnel, revisited the site a couple of times to get footage of the site and assess the rest of the area. The location has been recorded for future registration and protection of the site features, and the footage has been used to make 3D modeling of the grinding site and rock wells.
 
Alexandro Voysest
Water Policy Officer
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The Department of Health and Human Services would like to invite:
Aboriginal young people aged 18-25 years
to participate in a Yarning session for the Voice of the Child project.
This project aims to drive a paradigm shift at DHHS where children’s voices are consistently valued, heard and acted on, by empowering children, including Aboriginal children, to share their voices on decisions that affect them in a way that reflects their diverse cultures, histories and lived experiences.
We hope to create a new relationship between Aboriginal children and young people and government to achieve long-term generational change, improved outcomes and brings us one step closer to Aboriginal self-determination.
The Yarning session will be held at:
Tuesday, 26 March 2019.
9.30am - 2.30pm
Treetops Room
Melbourne Museum,
11 Nicholson Street, Carlton
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Young people will be compensated $100 in the form of a gift card for their time.
Young people can register for the Yarning session here.
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ABC's 'Back Roads'
Dreaming Series
Maddie from the ABC contacted me about producing Aboriginal stories for the ABC Back Roads TV show featured on ABC iview, will be used for the ABC Kids Listen App that is shared on social media widely and be broadcast on TV here in Australia and overseas.
She was wanting to film Elders, knowledge holders or passionate mob telling dreamtime stories or a story about a significant place on country and had a very short deadline to meet.
Maddie took advantage of the Elders meeting at the Yea Wetlands on Friday 15 March and came along to catch up with some Elders who indicated their interest in filming stories for this series.
She also caught up with Uncle Larry Walsh on the Saturday and they travelled to the Cathedral Ranges for filming. TLaWC will have full copyright of these productions and also a copy which we will be able to share with the mob and use as an educational and cultural resource.
Sharon Briggs
Senior Project Officer
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For the past month, I have been studying historical records relating to the ten-year operations of the Port Phillip Protectorate System from 1839. It has been a privilege to have access to the Public Office records and also to speak with Taungurung people about their knowledge of this time. I have concentrated on the Taungurung experiences of the Goulburn Aboriginal station and the Government officials that worked there.
Much of the records tell us what we already know about the impact of European settlement, decimation of food sources, introduced diseases and conflicts between Aboriginal people and European settlers. There is also a lot of statistical information regarding the Aboriginal presence at the Goulburn Central Station. This could lead to an indication of Taungurung patterns of movement to and from the station. An extensive list of names has also been charted thanks to an 1842 register document, which may be useful for future Taungurung genealogical research.
I have been supported greatly by all the staff at the Broadford office and this has enabled me to broaden the scope of the research.
I have read expedition accounts from Taungurung country prior to 1839. This ongoing work may add information to your rich cultural heritage.
There is much archival content still to explore, particularly as the project extends to State Library records. It will be an exciting time for TLaWC research, especially as the State Library are seeking applications for their Cultural Research Fellowship 2019-20 program.
It is a perfect opportunity for a Taungurung candidate to get involved, either as an individual or as part of a group.
Spencer Platten
Research Intern
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We have created a jobs and opportunities page on our website under the News tab.
Please feel free to send us any jobs or opportunities you think could be included. It will also have a Resources page, so likewise please send any link to communications@taungurung.com.au
http://taungurung.com.au/jobs-page/
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Footage from the Garden Range.
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TLaWC is seeking expressions of interest from Taungurung members who would like to perform Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremonies.
Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremonies are practices grounded in traditional lore and provide an opportunity for non-Indigenous people to recognise and pay respect to traditional owners.
If you are interested please email enquiries@taungurung.com.au
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26 March
Voice of the Child
Melbourne Museum
5 - 7 April
Cultural Camp
Camp Jungai
25 - 28 April
Go Fish
Lakeside, Nagambie
27 May - 3 June
National Reconciliation Week
2019 Theme
'Grounded in truth. Walk together with courage'
1 - 14 July
NAIDOC Week
Victoria 1 to 7 July
National 7 to 14 July
2019 Theme
'Voice, Treaty, Truth. Let's work together for a shared future.'
3 October
Tanderrum
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