Giiyong Ganya Workshops

Saturday 28 November 2026, at Jigamy - between Eden and Pambula, NSW on Thaua Country.

These small intimate workshops are designed to allow participants to connect more deeply with Culture and Country.

All workshops require bookings and incur a cost. There are no walk-ins on the day. These are Aboriginal-led, ally-friendly workshops. Find out more and book by clicking on the information below.

Please note that community-based mob-only workshops will take place in the week leading up to Giiyong Ganya. These will be promoted through Twofold Aboriginal Corporation networks.

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DJINJIMA BARIN (SHELLWORK) EXPERIENCE

Learn about the significance of shellwork to the Yuin people, whilst creating your own shellwork piece with Yuin, Dharawal, Monero and Gunai Kurnai Aboriginal artists, Ashweeni Mason and Bella and Arianna Landini.

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BUSH TUCKER & NATIVE PLANTS

Budawang Elder Uncle Noel Butler and Chris Harris from Black Duck Foods present a special workshop on native plants and grains and bush tucker. One session only. Small group.

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DANCE FOR MUMS AND KIDS

Explore Traditional and contemporary dance techniques to tell a story, led by visiting dancers from Burrundi Theatre. For mums and kids.

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Writing Local: Experiments in Poetry and Place

Join Nicole Smede and Luke Patterson from The Poetry Company at Giiyong Ganya on Saturday 28 November for a workshop examining how we write place, and how place writes itself into our work.

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TRADITIONAL FIBRE & WEAVING WORKSHOP

Hands-on workshops with Ashweeni Mason and Shane Herrington, exploring natural fibres and Traditional Aboriginal weaving techniques used by both women and men to make objects used in everyday life. Participants will begin their own weaving project to take home.