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wawa dharrang (hello tree)
Highlights
- Join Uncle Mick Harding to explore culturally modified trees and uncover their significance over 60,000 years.
- Savour bush foods at a barbeque while sharing stories and yarning with local Taungurung culture.
- Create stringybark rope in a hands-on workshop, connecting with traditional techniques and materials.
- Wander through the landscape on Country, immersing yourself in rich cultural history and natural beauty.
Join Taungurung artist and Elder Uncle Mick Harding to celebrate the story and art of culturally modified trees – a cultural practice that is as important today as it has been for over 60,000 years.
Visit culturally modified trees on Country to learn of their techniques and importance, and share a bush foods barbeque, and enjoy yarning and stringybark rope making workshop. Yarn, walk, learn, listen, and make.
Itinerary highlights
We Scar Many Trees – artwork
Artfully created culturally-modified trees created as part of the Art on the Great Victoria Rail Trail project.
Tour details
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Single Available from 11 April 2025
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Single Available from 12 April 2025
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Single Available from 30 May 2025
Features
Service facilities
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
- Website meets <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/" target="_blank">WCAG 2.0</a> accessibility standards
- Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Accessible seating areas in theatrette
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- Wheelchair access to amusements and activities including boats and bush trails (includes tour rides, skyways, trolley cars, flying fox, amusement rides and boating).
- A wheelchair/scooter charging station (power point) in an accessible location is available.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
- Wheelchair accessible transport options available in the general vicinity (provide information on name of the operator, phone and website link to individual providers for private vehicles, community transport train, mini vans, hire cars, buses, taxis, ferry, tram, light rail etc in their access statement).
Access & Inclusion
An access and inclusion statement is available on the business website.
- https://wawabiik.com.au/accessibility/
Operation information
wawa biik – Taungurung Cultural Experiences
Wumindjika. wawa biik offers Taungurung-led cultural experiences across diverse biocultural landscapes of Taungurung Country. ‘wawa biik’ means ‘hello country’ in Taungurung language – both a recognition of the deep importance of Country to all Taungurung People and a warm invitation to the wider community to say hello to Country and deepen their relationship with Taungurung culture.
Experiences immerse visitors in the Taungurung story – a resilient and inspiring story that spans thousands of years. Spend time with Country, hear stories of cultural heritage, the impacts of colonisation and cultural practices and ingenuity. Choose from half day experiences in Nagambie and Euroa.
All experiences are led by knowledgeable Cultural Tour Guides and include a Welcome Grounding Ceremony, yarning circle, guided cultural walk and morning tea.
Indigenous Culture
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