Waddananggu Narrayina ('always here') - Four year celebration of reoccupation

Waddamuli wanggarrayn, wurba-gu ngali bula bularunggu Warraba yiyala Yinda dabu-na binbi yina
~ Waddamuli everyone, come to our 4th birth day, you all are good here ~

Everyone is invited and welcome to join us on Wangan and Jagalingou Country, to celebrate FOUR years of reoccupation at Waddananggu and learn about the power and significance of reoccupying land to protect Culture.

* Ticket sales close midnight Friday August 15th *

WHAT: Four day celebration to celebrate Waddananggu's fourth birthday. Join us for time connecting on Country, ceremony, yarns and live music by special guests, including of course Gurridyula!

And we will have a special challenge to find a new plant at Waddananggu, not yet recorded by western science!

WHEN:

Celebration: Saturday 23rd to Tuesday 26th August

Arrive/Depart:

Main arrivals on Friday 22nd; Main departures on Wednesday 27th
Build Crew arriving from Monday 18th (expressions of interest captured at registration time)
People are very welcome to remain after the celebration, provided they are self-sufficient with food (there will be fires to cook upon)

WHERE: Waddananggu Cultural Ceremony site on Wangan and Jagalingou Country in central Queensland, around a 13 hour drive north from Brisbane and 9 hours drive south from Cairns.

FLYING TO EMERALD: We will commit to ensuring anyone who flys in and/or departs at the following times has a lift to/from Waddananggu. You can arrive earlier / depart later on these same days, but may need to wait.

Arrive Emerald: Friday 22nd 11:30am
Depart Emerald: Wednesday 27th, 2:55pm

You still need to initiate self-organising a pick up via the Facebook Organising Space.

In August 2021, we set up a stone Bora ring and ceremonial ground opposite Adani’s mine and have been continuously re-occupying our land since then ~ ‘Narrayina - always here’ ~ asserting our human rights as Wangan and Jagalingou people to practise culture and live on our yamba nani (homelands) .

Despite Adani’s attempts to remove and antagonise us, we have continued our cultural ceremony unhindered. And we have made history - our rights to practise our culture on a mining lease have now been recognised under the Queensland Human Rights Act.

Join us for a very special four day celebration at Waddananggu to mark four years of strength, determination and Wangan and Jagalingou resilience.

ACCOMMODATION: you will need to bring your own camping gear or camper vehicle.

FOOD: All meals, tea and coffee (BYO snacks) will be provided for the duration of the celebration (Saturday/Sunday/Monday/Tuesday), Friday dinner and Wednesday breakfast.

Please BYO food for any meal outside of these times. Those helping with set up will also have meals provided during the build.

COST: to cover food, artists, hire equipment, gas and more:

Concession: (Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues) $100
Waged: (Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues) $240
Children (12 and under): $50
Donate to "Pay it Forward" to support someone else to attend

We don't want costs to be a barrier for anyone attending the event. Limited free tickets and a “pay what you can” option are also available by request - simply email wandjcustodians@gmail.com for the promo code.

SETUP and PACKDOWN: Volunteer to help! We will need help setting up and packing down the event and we’d love to have you join us! Check out the Info Pack here for more information on what this involves, and let us know when you secure your ticket that you’ll be coming to help.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW: Read the info pack here