DJAARA

🌄DJAARA invite you to celebrate International Mountain Day 2024 at Lalgambuk (Mt Franklin). 🌱”International Mountain Day is a day to come together as one People and connect with Country. When we are connected to Country, we can feel its tears, we can hear its voice and continue to share its stories for thousands of generations to come. Connecting with Country leads to a better understanding of Country and what it needs.” Rodney Carter, Dja Dja Wurrung Group CEO. What do mountains mean to you? Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gMtEckCB RSVP: https://wkf.ms/4d8eNRK 📷 Deadly artwork by Stephanie Taylor #MountainsMatter #InternationalMountainDay #Djandak #Djaara #DjaDjaWurrung #Lalgambuk UNESCO Hepburn Shire Council

DJAARA and YWCA Australia are proud to break ground on our Burnayi Lurnayi housing development in Bendigo. Burnayi Lurnayi (meaning ‘young women’ in Dja Dja Wurrung language) will provide 35 high-quality homes for women and their families on the Victorian Housing Register, with half of the properties prioritised for First Nations women. Thank you to Victorian Housing Minister Harriet Shing for attending the groundbreaking ceremony today. Funded by Homes Victoria as part of the $5.3 billion Big Housing Build Regional Round and a grant from the Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation, we look forward to welcoming families in early 2026.

On the 15th October we celebrated our partnership with conservation not-for-profit Bush Heritage Australia by launching a shared plan to guide management of Bush Heritage-managed reserves on Djandak (Dja Dja Wurrung Country) in central Victoria. ⭐️🌱🌞 Both the partnership and plan are a deep commitment to right-way land management and ensure Djaara voices are central to decision making about Djandak. We call our partnership Wurreka Galkangu, which means ‘to yarn, to talk’ and ‘to build together, make things happen together, more connected to Country’ in Dja Dja Wurrung language. https://lnkd.in/guwk-BiU 📷 Ange Thalasinos 📍Bellair Reserve, Djandak, VIC

Join Our Award-Winning Team as a Graphic Designer! DJANDAK is looking for a passionate and innovative Graphic Designer. If you’re driven by purpose and excited about embedding cultural values into captivating designs, we would love to hear from you! As a Djaara Centred Designer, you will: - Lead and support design initiatives that reflect and celebrate Djaara culture. - Develop impactful interpretive signage and artworks to engage the community. - Collaborate with Djaara People to incorporate cultural insights into landscapes and built environments. - Use your creativity to craft compelling stories through art, graphic design, and technology. If this sounds like you, please visit the link to apply: https://bit.ly/3BFSVjz

How many companies can say they've grown by 4566.67% over the last 10 years? Turbo release mode of Remarkable Regional Business Podcast is in full swing and today we've released ep 14 featuring Rodney Carter, CEO of DJAARA. Rodney and the organisation he leads are pioneers in every sense of the word. When he started as CEO, the organisation had 6 employees. DJAARA now has over 200 employees and brings in north or $28M in annual revenue. That growth happened over the last 10 years! Now that's what I call exponential growth. Check out the full episode on YouTube or your favourite podcast platforms to hear what DJAARA looks like today and some being the scenes stories of some of their projects. I love the work DJAARA does in our region and can't wait to see it grow and improve. 👀 YouTube Podcasts - https://lnkd.in/gCMBC5_h 🎧 Apple Podcasts - https://lnkd.in/gaZAstZY 🎧 Spotify - https://lnkd.in/gie8ExCg

Yoorrook Commissioner Travis Lovett visited Djandak yesterday to talk to community following DJAARA’s submissions to the truth-telling authority on Land Injustice and Economic Prosperity earlier this year. We yarned about what the Commission has heard, next steps and Treaty. To view the submissions click here https://lnkd.in/gmRWwYui There is still time for ALL people (Indigenous and non-indigenous) to have the opportunity to have your say and share your truth by making a submission to Yoorrook. Submissions close 22 November: https://lnkd.in/gtebFGs9 Travis Lovett Yoorrook Justice Commission

As part of the Bendigo Art Gallery’s redevelopment, we are looking for a Djaara artist to design a 3D textured surface for the façade of the gallery. This unique opportunity will allow you to create a repeating pattern based on traditional Djaara craftwork, which will be etched into the concrete façade panels. The selected artist will collaborate with the Design Team and Project Team to finalise the design and oversee its construction. This is your chance to be part of an iconic building in Bendigo that honours Djaara Culture. Check out the DJAARA Member bulletin for more information or email us at djandak@djadjawurrung.com.au #djaara #djaaraart #djaaraartist #djadjawurrung #djandak #firstnationsart #firstnationsartist #bendigo #explorebendigo

DJANDAK, A Dja Dja Wurrung enterprise, is thrilled to announce its Gatjin team’s Wanggal initiative is a finalist for the Organisational Excellence Award in the 2024 Australian Water Association Victoria Water Awards! Wanggal is a Djaara-led collaboration with eight water agencies operating on Djandak (Dja Dja Wurrung Country). Wanggal works towards healing Country and waterways through a groundbreaking approach that combines Traditional Owner Knowledge with contemporary water management practices. Chaired by Djaara Elder, Uncle Graham Atkinson, Wanggal manifests the spirit of partnership, bringing together key stakeholders to see through Djaara eyes and work collectively to manage water on Country. This nomination acknowledges the impact of Kapa Gatjin (the name for our Djaara water knowledge-holder group) and the Gatjin team’s leadership in promoting a Two-Way Seeing approach, where Indigenous knowledge and Western science unite to protect and heal our waterways. We look forward to continuing this important journey and thank everyone involved for their dedication to implementing the Dhelkunyangu Gatjin strategy and vision.

DJAARA has won the Victorian Telstra Best of Business Award for Indigenous Excellence! 🎉 We will now go on to represent Victoria at the national level ❤️💛🖤 The recognition comes as DJAARA (the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation) turns 20 🥳 “We are shifting the dial – not only for Dja Dja Wurrung People, but also for other Traditional Owners across Victoria and Australia” – Dja Dja Wurrung Group CEO Rodney Carter. Our work also benefits the wider community in Central Victoria – through economic stimulus, sharing our Culture, and improvements to the natural and built environment.

Today, Dja Dja Wurrung language is present and used daily. There are a few People who know Dja Dja Wurrung a lot, and there are those who are still learning. It does not matter whether someone is proficient or many People who are just learning, as long as it is spoken it is still an oral language. We continue to find ways to continue speaking, hearing, seeing, and knowing our language across Djandak. See the Djali | Dja Dja Wurrung Language page of our website for some Dja Dja Wurrung words https://lnkd.in/g8gTk_ec