Bush medicine
Tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) Bundjalung Aboriginal people from the coast of New South Wales crushed tea-tree (or paperbark) leaves…
Deadly Dancing
Jay Currie from Great Lakes Community Resources Homebase wanted to help young Aboriginal boys gain knowledge about their culture. It…
NAIDOC Week 2019 – Worimi culture and language
Great Lakes College Forster Campus celebrated NAIDOC Week 2019. The theme was Voice, Treaty, Truth. HSIE ATSI Project Aboriginal Elders…
NAIDOC 2018 Because of Her We Can
In 2018 the theme for NAIDOC Week was Because of Her We Can. This video represents a remembrance of how…
Aunty Janice’s Story
The following extracts are from Aunty Janice Paulson’s personal recount of growing up in Forster in the 1950s. Aunty Janice…
Nabiac Public School NAIDOC Week 2017
NAIDOC celebration at Nabiac Public School 2017 NAIDOC Day 2017 saw all our students listen to special guests, including Elliot…
Worimi Woman Saves the Day
The Indigenous girls of Year 6 decided to make a bush tucker movie with a twist. Worimi Woman Saves the…
Grannies Rock
This is a local Worimi story called ‘Grannies Rock’ told by three Indigenous Forster Public School students in Year 4….
NAIDOC Week 2015 celebrations at Forster Public School
A collection of photographs of NAIDOC Week 2015 celebrations at Forster Public School. Student’s, family and friends at Forster Public…
Dance groups perform for NAIDOC Week 2015 at Forster Public School
For NAIDOC Week 2015, Forster Public Schools’ boys and girls dance groups treated everyone to a performance. Girls’ Dance Group…
Isaiah talks about lemon myrtle
Watch as Isaiah talks about the lemon myrtle tree and its many uses.
The Yalawanyi Project
After securing funds from the NSW Environmental Trust Eco Schools grant, the vision of a bush track, bush tucker garden…
Ron Potter: Nutraditions
Aboriginal artist Ron Potter tells us how his artwork shows the different kinds of foods found within the Worimi country,…
Our Aboriginal Diggers
This is a story to show our respect for the local Aboriginal soldiers who fought courageously for our country. Aboriginal…
Paintings by Terry Johnstone
These paintings, by local artist Terry Johnstone, depict the dolphin which is the local totem. Terry has learnt a lot…
Terminology
The titles Indigenous, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander are colonial labels used to group many diverse cultures. Thus, it can…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags
The Aboriginal flag The Aboriginal flag is divided horizontally into equal halves of black (top) and red (bottom), with a…
Welcome to Country
Traditionally, when Aboriginal people travelled beyond their own nation, they would be welcomed by the Traditional Owners of that land…
Our history
The Worimi region is situated between the Biripi nation to the north and Awabakal nation to the south. The exact…