One Mob at Gundabooka
- Jun 10
- 1 min read
Story and photos by Beverley Callow
Past, present and future merged as one at the 30th Anniversary of Gundabooka National Park on Saturday.
Approximately 130 people gathered on Baakintji Ngemba Country for a day of cultural celebration, reconnection and learning. Visitors travelled from across New South Wales and interstate, including from Canberra, Sydney, and Tasmania, to take part in a celebration, including traditional dance, lunch cooked on the fire and cultural walks.
Throughout the day, the idea of belonging was emphasised, reflected in Phillip Sullivan’s message that those gathered were not “a hundred mobs” but “one mob”.
Baakintji and Ngemba Bourke Elder, Phillip Sullivan opened the celebrations with a Welcome to Country, inviting everyone to reflect in silence on those who had gone before them and the connections that continue to unite people. […]
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