FREE COMMUNITY EVENT

CELEBRATES LOCAL INDIGENOUS HERITAGE

Booin Gari, means Come This Way in Gubbi Gubbi language and was an opportunity to build positive relationships and share in local Indigenous culture.

The event featured a range of guest presentations from local community artists and performers as well as learning circles and workshops incorporating storytelling, Indigenous art, didgeridoo and dance workshops and bush tucker tastings. Live entertainment, including music, art and dance performances from local young Indigenous talent was a highlight.

There was also  a visual arts exhibition of works from both local and nationally acclaimed Indigenous artists and new talent, and a jumping castle and climbing wall for the children.  Support services provided displays and assisted with information.

Booin Gari was an opportunity for local Aboriginal young people and their families to come together and celebrate their culture, and share it with the broader Sunshine Coast community.

The event provides an annual forum for celebration, connection, engagement and sharing of knowledge, history and culture amongst community members.

The event is now entrenched as an annual event on the Sunshine Coast calendar with attendance numbers continuing to grow each year. It provides a valuable opportunity to connect non Indigenous and Indigenous young people, families and service providers in a respectful and positive environment.

The event was assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, the Queensland Government and the Sunshine Coast Council.