Mount Lockyer Dreamtime Committee in Albany, Western Australia | Community organisation

Mount Lockyer Dreamtime Committee

Locality: Albany, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9841 1166

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25.01.2022 We need to overcome the view that Aboriginal education is only for Aboriginal students - all students need to be learning about Australia’s true history and th...e journey of our traditional owners. We also need to change the way Aboriginal education is delivered - Aboriginal perspectives need to become a regular part of the classroom, not just limited to one week of the year. Lesley Woodhouse Wingaru Education

24.01.2022 Hi Mothers and Carers, We are getting close to Christmas Our mothers Scrapbooking group is making Christmas Art and Crafts. Everyone is welcome to come along You can bring your toddler. Love to see you here. Where: Community Room at MLPS... Time: 2:00pm Every Tuesday Tammy and Chelsea See more

23.01.2022 Please help me promote our local Aboriginal Kindergarten!!! Coolangarras Barmah are taking enrolments now for children who turn 4 by June 30, 2021. We are located on Mokare Road, Albany. 98416511. We need enrolments for our program to continue running.

23.01.2022 ’ We are currently creating promotional material to highlight the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cul...ture and our connection to mob, family and kin including a new television commercial and online content to help promote Children’s Day 2020 on 4 August. We invite you to send us your short (10 to 30-sec) video clips of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children saying our theme: , Please ask your child to look at the camera, saying the words above. Or send us a group of children saying it together. You might also like to send us a video of children learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditions and culture told from an Elder or ancestors. Please shoot your video in landscape format. And don’t forget! We ask all parent/carers to please sign the media consent form (downloadable from the webpage below) and return it to us with your video clips . Thank you! @.. More instructions here: https://aboriginalchildrensday.com.au//be-part-of-our-chi/

21.01.2022 Wishing everyone a safe holidays

14.01.2022 Parents and Carers Please come to our first meeting 2020 This will be the opportunity to come to talk about what’s happening in our school and about NAIDOC WEEK 2020

12.01.2022 This Is on Tomorrow Everyone in the school hall! Come and enjoy morning tea as an end of year celebration!!! We hope to see you all there

10.01.2022 The 2020 NAIDOC theme has been announced! Always Was, Always Will Be. #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #NAIDOC2020

09.01.2022 Every Day Counts

09.01.2022 Dreamtime Committee Meeting @ 9 o’clock at Mount Lockyer Primary School All welcome, please join us, as we are getting closer to the end of the year. Thanks

08.01.2022 "When the salmon [were] running, a group of elders up on the hills would be tapping their sticks together and singing songs and the dolphins would be drawing in... the fish they'd drive them up onto the shore of Binalup and they would catch fish that way." Among the many significant places in Albany, on WA's south coast, lies Binalup. Noongar man Mark Colbung takes us back to a time when historic events took place as the white sand glowed in the morning light.

06.01.2022 NOONGAR PRIDE Have you seen the revamped Alison Hartman Gardens? There's some brilliant local artwork.... We live in a wonderful city where people want to embrace our culture, and in recognition for our people, we’ve got part of our history in this garden," Noongar elder Avril Dean said.

04.01.2022 Noongar Lullabies// Join CAN with the brilliant language facilitator, Charmaine Councillor and talented singer/songwriter Phil Bartlett in Noongar Lullabies, a...n online program designed for Noongar families where you will learn and share Noongar language through lullabies. The program starts with 10 Noongar language classes run by Charmaine Councillor to learn the basics of Noongar. After these sessions, you will have the chance to work with professional artists, including Phil Bartlett, to write, sing and record your own original lullaby. These lullabies will then be made into an album and songbook which will be launched to the wider community. All this will happen over a 6 month period. Participants will need to be willing to have a go at singing and recording their own lullaby. More information and register your interest>> https://loom.ly/VaTNxpA Artwork // Yabini Kickett // https://loom.ly/h6gTS6g

04.01.2022 Rehearsal has changed to peace park thank you hope to see you there

04.01.2022 WELCOME TO MAKURU As temperatures plummet and the winter storms arrive, the Noongar season of Makuru begins the coldest, wettest time of year in t...he south west of the state. Traditionally, this was a time Indigenous communities moved back inland from the coast as the winds turned to the west and south bringing cold weather, rains and occasional snowfall on the peaks of the Stirling and Porongurup Ranges. Makuru is represented by the colour dark blue as it symbolises rain and cold weather. Look out for the blues and purples of the blueberry lily (dianella revolta) and the purple flags (patersonia occidentalis) during this season. As the waterways and catchments started to fill, movement through the country became easier and food sources changed from sea, estuarine and lakes to the land, in particular grazing animals like 'yongar' (kangaroos). As well as a food source, animals provided people with many other things. For example, yongar not only provided meat but also 'bookas' (animal skin cloaks used to keep warm as the nights became much cooler). Nothing was left; even the bones and sinews were used in the manufacturing of bookas and for hunting tools such as spears. Makuru is also a time for a lot of animals to be pairing up in preparation for breeding in the coming season and if you look carefully, you might now see pairs of 'wardongs' (ravens) flying together. Keen observers will notice these pairs not making the usual 'ark ark arrrrrk' noises that these birds are well known for when flying solo. Upon the lakes and rivers of the South West, you'll also start to see a large influx of 'mali' (black swans) as they prepare to nest and breed. As the season comes to a close, you should also start to notice the white flowers of the weeping peppermint (Agonis flexuosa) as the blues start to make way for the white and cream flowers of Djilba. The Nyoongar calendar has six seasons, each representing the changes we see in the environment. Learn more about the six seasons on the Bureau of Meteorology's website: https://bit.ly/2rP5zbx Bureau of Meteorology. Edith Cowan University (ECU).

03.01.2022 I am humbled and excited to release these Nyoongar stories. A special thanks to Richard Walley, John Walley, Kylie Bracknell, UWA publishing and the Dept of Loc...al Government, Sport and Cultural Industries for all their support. Please see links below: https://uwap.uwa.edu.au//nyoogar/products/yonga-and-waitch https://uwap.uwa.edu.au//nyoogar-/products/norn-and-kaarda https://uwap.uwa.edu.au//p/the-dolphin-and-the-spearfisher Sold individually or order all 3 and receive an automatic discount. For a limited time enter UWAFREESHIP to receive free postage.

01.01.2022 All welcome please come