Opening - Yila Corroboree

The Yila Healing Trail opens on Friday afternoon with a ceremony inviting and welcoming all to be part of what is on offer for the next ten days.

Down in Paringa Park in Nowra, which has much Cultural significance around here in association with the Black Cockatoo Creation story we welcome you to our Coroborree. Where fresh water comes travelling songlines down to meet saltwater songlines and unite our absolute connection - Gupoo Ngullie --bubbly water.

Walk through the Smoking Ceremony into the grounds of Paringa and join us for a Welcome to Country with our precious Elders, Aunty Ruth Simms, Aunty Margaret Samoes, Uncle Sonny Simms and Uncle Paul Mcleod.

Sit or lie down and be treated to the sound of Didge with David Little, Reconnecting to Country and presencing yourselves before the evening ahead.

We have invited three delicious food trucks to join us down at Paringa and are shouting dinner for local Aboriginal Community members who join us. if you are from Community just let us know  who you are booking so we can extend this mark of Respect to you.. Please note this is an alcohol free event.

We then welcome Mudjingall Yangamba, our incrdible local women's choir to sing for us and bring Paringa alive.

Àinee Tyrell is joining us from afar, up on the rock, with her amazing songs in support of Aboriginal Community and reminding us of all our part in the healing.
We are in the tail stages of negotiating with one or two other frontline performers - so stay tuned! And of course

Our MC,  Joe McLeod, has invited dancesrs from this area to be with us alongside Doonoooch Dancers for the evening Corroboree, including Gumaraa  from the Illawarra and Warren Foster from  Wallaga Lake.

It will be a night of coming together and helping us know, down to our bones that this Always was, Always is and Always will be Aboriginal Land. A fact we can draw strength from.