Songs, Stories and Dance on Country (Ages 2-5)

About this Event

🌿 **Songs, Stories and Dance on Country** 📖 Join us **twice each month** for Noongar stories, language, songs and dance in a natural setting at **Riverside Gardens, Bayswater**. 🤝 Led by **Noongar Elders Aunty Tj and Aunty Alta**, sessions will also include creative activities using materials found beside the **Derbal Yerrigan**. 🎨 🌏 Families will participate with their young children in cultural knowledge sharing, exploring First Peoples’ understanding of the natural world. 🐾 The program will also raise awareness of **Caring for Country** through the eyes of animals. 🧺 A **light picnic morning tea** will be served after each session, giving families time to socialise. The **Oarhouse Cafe** is also nearby. ☕ 💛 Across **sixteen sessions**, the program will be facilitated by two Noongar Elders with extensive cultural knowledge and expertise, alongside experience in education, health and mental health, creative expression, and social and emotional wellbeing. 🎭 **Finale Showcase** The program will conclude with a play celebrating creativity, learning and the environment. Both children (**Coolungas**) and parents or guardians will participate, celebrating the children’s creative expression together. ✨ 📝 **Bookings are essential. Please book only for each child attending.** 🌦️ In extreme weather, sessions will relocate to **Bayswater Library**. 🏛️ This project is supported by funding from the **State Government of Western Australia**, through the **State Library’s Better Beginnings program**. 🔗 **Book now:** [Register via Humanitix](https://events.humanitix.com/songs-stories-and-dance-on-country-ages-2-5)

Event Details

Location

Riverside Gardens, Milne Street Bayswater, Bayswater, WA 6053