Ganbu Gulin: Gugung Murrup
Artwork commission Lyn Thorpe
Ganbu Gulin: Gugung Murrup invites all residents, old and new, to be welcomed onto Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country.
Co-presented by FUSE and the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation
Ganbu Gulin, meaning "One Mob" in the Woi-Wurrung language, is an annual inclusive celebration where new citizens to Darebin are formally welcomed to Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung Country with a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony.
This year’s event, Ganbu Gulin: Gugung Murrup has been curated by Darebin local and FUSE Curator-In-Residence Allara Briggs Pattison. Allara is a powerful Yorta Yorta winyarr. She is a storyteller, composer, director, producer, musician and sound designer. With humour and integrity, Allara uses the double-bass and sound samples from Country to weave textures for healing in her work 'I am Sovereign, I am Free'. Allara's innovative music speaks to Blak justice and sovereignty.
The Curator-in-Residence program highlights inclusive and artist-driven works, bringing together local creatives and musicians in a new location at Bundoora Park Farm, for this signature FUSE event.
Ganbu Gulin reminds us Country, our kin, our wise teacher and holder of knowledge, story and songline, our Elder, reminds us of a Matriarch's wisdom within us all. There is a softness, a slowness, and an intelligence within her workings that we are intrinsically linked to and when all are in harmony, we all thrive. Yorta Yorta Elders call the bush, our university and supermarket, our Country has everything we need, in generosity and abundance, but what do we do when we live off our traditional homelands? And how do we pay respect and care for the lands and people where we live now?
Ganbu Gulin: Gugung Murrup takes place at Bundoora Park Farm – Heritage Village on Saturday 14th September and features a full program curated by Darebin based artist, Allara Briggs Pattison.
Featuring:
Welcome to Country by Uncle Bill Nicholson
Djirri Djirri Dancers
Wurundjeri Education stall
Mayors welcome
Community planting workshop with Sustain
Food For Thought - First Nations Food Justice panel discussion
Aunty Brenda’s Aboriginal Cultural Experience
Damper offering from Yorta Yorta educator and author Sue Briggs
Poorneet Tadpole Season in the Darebin Art Collection display
and
Music by Ensemble Dutala featuring Mandy Nicholson, MpathSoul and Alice Skye
Short Black Opera
Short Black Opera presents Ensemble Dutala feat. Deborah Cheetham Fraillon
Ensemble Dutala is Australia’s first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander chamber
ensemble. Currently consisting of 5 musicians from the Noongar, Gamilaroi, Boon
Wurrung, Yorta Yorta and Wiradjuri nations, Ensemble Dutala was established in 2019
by Deborah Cheetham Fraillon and the Short Black Opera company as part of the One
Day In January scholarship project. Ensemble Dutala is a beacon to young ATSI
musicians who are searching for a pathway which will lead them to a career as a
classical musician. Online auditions are accepted June - October each year.
Ensemble Dutala have just returned from a successful tour to Yolŋu country to perform
at the Garma Festival.
"Blak loud and proud, we let those sparks fly through our songs and ceremony to light a cool burn, slowly but steadily cleaning out old colonial formats to make space for justice for our people, waters, lands and kin, as well as standing in solidarity and power with all oppressed peoples across the world. Together with Wurundjeri, on Woi Wurrung Country, Join us in listening deeply to the wisdom of Country, Mother Earth who imbeds story and lore within her, and within us when we learn to understand. Ganbu Gulin, will remind us of ways we can care for and connect to Country and show us ways to respect our place here."
Further information and activities
Music
Reminiscent of Allara’s co-curation alongside Jarra Steel for Yaluk-ut Weelam Ngargee - Gareeal, Ganbu Gulin: Gugung Murrap will premier new string arrangements by Aaron Wyatt Creative Director of Ensemble Dutala to be performed with Mandy Nicholson, Alice Skye, Monica Jasmine Karo - MPathSoul and Allara.
Food For Thought
First Nations Food Justice
'Food For Thought' will be a panel yarn discussing the many elements of food justice we face, including conversions on Land Back, Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property (ICIP), Climate Justice, access to land and more.
Planting workshop
'What do we want? First Nations food justice… aka LAND RIGHTS! When do we want it? NOW!'
During Ganbu Gulin we will be facilitating a planting session with our partners SUSTAIN who are preparing a First Nations Food Garden at the Bundoora Heritage Park site. Come and get your hands in the dirty as we plant 3 significant plants to First Nations women throughout so-called Victoria: Murnong, Kangaroo Grass and Dianella, commonly known as Flax Lily. Each of these plants has been harvested, predominantly by Aboriginal women, forever. They are all food plants as well as having other important cultural uses.
Damper Making with Sue Briggs
Experience fresh damper made with native flour, facilitated by Yorta Yorta educator and author Sue Briggs.
For the kids
Aunty Brenda Fahey's Aboriginal Cultural Experience for kids includes dot painting, drawing, creating, as well as storytelling. Families are warmly invited to join Aunty Brenda of Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, for some fabulous stories and free craft activities showcasing Indigenous culture. Activities include gum nut painting, leaf painting, ochre painting, storytelling, emu feathers and necklaces, macrame, and a range of other activities.
Poorneet Tadpole Season in the Darebin Art Collection
Presented as part of Ganbu Gulin 2024, the works in this exhibition explore the intricacies of Country and its changing seasons. Drawn from the Darebin Art Collection, the exhibition features work by Aunty Frances Gallagher, Aunty Gwen Garoni, Aunty Bunta Patten, Deanne Gilson, Marlene Gilson, Moorina Bonini, Peta Clancy and more. Each work is imbued with sensitivity and power all at once.
Information for new citizens
New Citizens to the City of Darebin should make their way to the New Citizens table to receive their Acknowledgement print by Aunty Lyn Thorpe
Food and beverages available on the day
The Coffee School bus
Low-cost BBQ courtesy of Rotary Preston
Weather update
Attending Ganbu Gulin in the rain? Please be cautious of slippery surfaces and take care when moving through the event space." Bringing an umbrella and appropriate footwear will help you stay safe and comfortable while you enjoy the event.
Keep an eye on our website for any additional updates.
Please note the event closes at 4.00pm.
Getting to Bundoora Park Farm Heritage Village: Address: 1069 Plenty Rd, Bundoora VIC 3083
Take the 86 tram – stop #61
Walk to the Heritage Village site which is located 500m away or take a free shuttle bus from stop 61 on the 86 tram to the entry of Ganbu Gulin.
Parking:
Located at the Cafe and limited street parking within the park grounds
Tickets: Free but bookings encouraged.
Photo credits:
@Wild_hardt www.wildhardt.com.au
Ganbu Gulin: Imagining 2022, presented by FUSE and the Wurundjeri Land Council
Partners
| CURATED BY ALLARA BRIGGS PATTISON | Allara is a powerful Yorta Yorta winyarr. She is a storyteller, composer, director, producer, musician and sound designer. With humour and integrity, Allara uses the double-bass and sound samples from Country to weave textures for healing in her work 'I am Sovereign, I am Free'. Allara's innovative music speaks to Blak justice and sovereignty. Allara was the recipient of the Archie Roach Foundation Award for Emerging Talent (Music Victoria Awards 2021) and is a founding member of Ensemble Dutala. Allara is driven by collaboration and improvisation, inspired to bring language and cultural practice to the forefront of her work. Mentored by matriarchal Songwomen; her Djetja, Dr Lou Bennett AM, Deborah Cheetham AO and anganya Nancy Bates, Allara has become an unstoppable force for love, art, music and transformation, empowered by her yakapna (family) and her Ancestors, dhama yenbena (old people).
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| AUNTY BRENDA FAHEY | Aboriginal Cultural Experience Aunty Brenda Fahey will be providing an Aboriginal Cultural Experience for kids, including dot painting, drawing, creating, as well as storytelling. Families are warmly invited to join Aunty Brenda of Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, for some fabulous stories and free craft activities showcasing Indigenous culture. Activities include, gum nut painting, leaf painting, ochre painting, storytelling, emu feathers and necklaces, macramé, and a range of other activities. |
| LYN THORPE | Lyn Thorpe is a proud Yorta Yorta woman. Art has always been an important aspect of her life. As a teenager Lyn loved working with textiles, designing and hand-sewing her own clothes. She has experimented with new and different techniques and styles in making art including digital media by mixing photos, paintings and craft in a digital format. This process culminated in her first exhibition in Melbourne. For Lyn, art is more than the object itself, but rather the social connection to the stories and people she works with. She says, ‘Art is a pleasure especially for kids, it gives them that space to pull back, to focus on one task at a time and do something meaningful to them.’ Further she states, ‘Art is a valid way to create or tell a story. It builds relationships and enables people to feel the history of country so they can be more closely connected.' |
| DJIRRI DJIRRI /DANCERS | Djirri Djirri are the only Wurundjeri female dance group, and are Traditional Custodians of Narrm (Melbourne) and surrounds. Djirri Djirri means Willy Wagtail in Woiwurrung, our Mother Tongue. The Willy Wagtail is the Spirit’s Messenger and gave us dance! Our dances honour our Liwik (Ancestors), Kerr-up-non (Family), Biik (Country) and animals. We are all connected by blood through one woman, Borate, Berak's (William Barak’s) sister. We ngarrga (dance) and yinga (sing) together as bininang (cousins), babi (nieces), girrin (aunties), baban (mothers), manggip (daughters), liwurruk (sisters) and bubup (babies). |
Event & ticketing details
RegisterAccessibility
Dates & Times
| 14 September | Saturday - 12.00pm - 4.30pm |
Tickets
| FREE |
