We will be marking the commencement of each of the Noongar six seasons throughout the course of the year. Today is the first day of Birak season. Birak sees the rains ease up and the warm weather taking hold. It is hot and dry with easterly winds during the day.
We will be marking the commencement of each of the Noongar six seasons throughout the course of the year. Today marks the beginning of Bunuru, the hottest season and one of our favourites! We will post more information about this glorious time of the year on our blog over February and March, so stay tuned.
We will be spending some time with the students and staff at the Nannup District High School to teach them all about Noongar culture and perspectives on local native animal...
The season of birth During the Kambarang season, usually October to November, we see an abundance of different colours and flowers exploding all around us. It is often referred to...
The second summer, or the season of adolescence Bunuru generally falls over the February-March calendar period and is the hottest time of the year in Nyungar boodja (country), with little to no rain. Hot easterly winds continue, with a cooling sea breeze most afternoons if you're close to the coast. Therefore this was, and still...
Djeran (April – May) Ant season, or the season of adulthood Djeran sees a break in the really hot weather and generally spans April to May. A key indicator of...
Happiest of birthdays to Kooyar Wongi Principal Director Bill Bennell. Thanks for everything you do for this business, your family, your community and your culture. You're one in a million!...
National Sorry Day remembers and acknowledges the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, which we now know as ‘The Stolen Generations’.
