Western Australian Indigenous Tourism Operators Council

17/06/2024

https://www.bunburyentertainment.com/brec-artist-retreat/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABHUv7AVKX0tkOmZbkebVsCX--sEn22xUQvHqFnDAp2Zq2juWrp6dEa4Piug_aem_25QrgrV2LwASpDi9oDC53Q

The BREC First Nations Artist Retreat will be held deep in the South West forest at the Donnelly River Village, 13-15 September 2024 and artist Expressions of Interest are now welcomed.

16/06/2024

Five authentic Aboriginal food experiences to put on your Western Australian itinerary

Breathtaking natural landscapes, unique flavours and connection to Country await you on these Western Australian Aboriginal food experiences

14/06/2024

BREC FIRST NATION ARTIST RETREAT ❤️
EOIs sought | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Artists

Janine Oxenham is a Malgana Yamatji woman from the Shark Bay area in WA who has attended two of our previous BREC Artist Retreats. She is thrilled to be welcoming Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to apply for our BREC First Nations Artist Retreat.

Janine has choreographed and performed as an Independent contemporary Indigenous dancer for numerous festivals and projects in Regional and Metro WA since 2010.

In 2015 she mounted the work W***y W***y as part of the Ausdance's Future Landings project. She has facilitated community dance groups and performed as part of the core crew and movement director for the travelling festival Creality for the past 12 years.

More recently, Janine has worked as Movement Director and choreographer for Yirra Yaakin (YY) Theatre Company and Perth Festival production of Hecate (2020) and Panawathi Girl (2022).

In 2023 Janine worked on various independent projects telling the stories of First Nations People and is currently supporting various regional projects as a producer, creative and performer.

Janine has a love of working with community to tell Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Stories through movement, physical theatre and performance art.

The BREC First Nations Artist Retreat is a 3-day, 2-night residency held at the Donnelly River Village, near Bridgetown in Australia’s beautiful South West.

It provides a supportive, creative environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists like Janine to test ideas and explore cross art form projects with other artists as well as gain invaluable insight and experience from our attending mentors and observers.

We would love to welcome any and all Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander artists to express their interest in attending.

For more information or to submit your EOI please go to the link below.

❤️ BREC presents BREC FIRST NATIONS ARTIST RETREAT 2024
📍 Donnelly River Village
📆 FRIDAY 13 September – SUNDAY 15 September 2024
✏️ EOIs close: MONDAY 24 June 2024 10am AWST
👀 Artists must be 18 years or older at the time of Retreat
🔗 https://www.bunburyentertainment.com/brec-artist-retreat/

12/06/2024

The City of Bunbury is calling for proposals from experienced curators to present the 2024 Noongar Country exhibition. This exhibition is extremely valued by our South West community and generates much interest around Australia. Noongar Country is a contemporary showcase of living culture and story interpreted through diverse mediums by Indigenous artists residing on Noongar Country, giving voice and connection to past and present.
The successful applicant is expected to work closely with the Bunbury Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) team and the City’s Noongar Arts Coordinator to curate the exhibition, help with the marketing campaign, public programs and events associated with the exhibition.

Applications close at 5pm on 19 June 2024.
Curator to start by 1 July 2024.
The Noongar Country Exhibition will run from 7 September to 27 October 2024.

For more information about this exciting opportunity including key responsibilities and criteria, please visit the link below.:
https://www.bunbury.wa.gov.au/brag/news/call-out-for-indigenous-curator-noongar-country-exhibition-2024

📷 Noongar Country 2023

11/06/2024

Congratulations to Josh Whiteland from Koomal Dreaming who won the Individual Excellence in Aboriginal Tourism Award tonight. The award was accepted on Josh's behalf by WAITOC CEO Rob Taylor at the 2024 Perth Airport WA Tourism Conference in Mandurah. Special mention also to the beautiful Rebecca Sampi from Kingfisher Tours WA, and all the other amazing and talented nominees!

02/06/2024

Sea change opportunity 😊

28/05/2024

How fantastic is this 🖤💛❤️

Indigenous-owned Blak Tapas Bush Food Café will open its doors in Kununurra in early June with the support of Job Pathways. The new business will provide job seekers with hospitality training w...

27/05/2024

A great opportunity in the South West

BREC FIRST NATIONS ARTIST RETREAT ❤️
EOIs sought | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Artists

Are you an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artist based in the South West, interested in live performance and working in any discipline or at stage of your career? Then we would like to invite you to submit an EOI for our FIRST EVER First Nation Artist Retreat. We also have two places reserved for artists based eleswhere in WA.

The BREC First Nations Artist Retreat is a 3-day, 2-night residency held at the Donnelly River Village, near Bridgetown in Australia’s beautiful South West.

It provides a supportive, creative environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to test ideas and explore cross art form projects with other artists as well as gain invaluable insight and experience from our attending mentors and observers.

Massive thanks to CircuitWest and Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries for your support for this project!

For more information or to submit your EOI please go to the link below.

❤️ BREC presents BREC FIRST NATIONS ARTIST RETREAT 2024
📍 Donnelly River Village
📆 FRIDAY 13 September – SUNDAY 15 September 2024
✏️ EOIs close: MONDAY 24 June 2024 10am AWST
👀 Artists must be 18 years or older at the time of Retreat
🔗 https://www.bunburyentertainment.com/brec-artist-retreat/

20/05/2024

When Country talks, we listen

18/05/2024

How a former ranger in the WA is transforming Indigenous tourism in Australia

One of Kimberley's leading Indigenous tour operators is using his platform to not only educate about his culture, but ensure its preservation.

13/05/2024

Coming up for Reconciliation Week 🖤💛❤️

Perth fans -
National Reconciliation Week - Bushtucker Talk and Tasting with Dale Tilbrook Experiences
Join Aunty Dale as she shares her knowledge of the food, Aboriginal traditional agricultural practices, and the Noongar Six Seasons. Participants can taste local herbs, leaves, spices lemon myrtle tea, jams from native ingredients, and other goodies.
Light refreshments provided and all ages welcome.
Wed 29th May 2024, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm AWST
City of Vincent Community Centre
99 Loftus St, Leederville WA 6007, Australia
Limited spots available. Bookings are essential in the link in the comments below.

05/05/2024

A great resource 🖤💛❤️

The interactive Gambay map from First Languages Australia showcases more than 700 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. It has accompanying videos and teacher notes, and it's a fantastic way to help kids develop an understanding of the land they live on.

26/04/2024

Coming up - free event.

For Perth fans-
Bush Tucker: Talk & Tasting with Dale Tilbrook
During this session Wardandi Bibbulmun woman Aunty Dale from Dale Tilbrook Experiences , explores Aboriginal agricultural practices and how the six Noongar seasons influenced the location and availability of food sources throughout the year.

Learn about native foods and sample some bush tucker herbs, spices, fruits and nuts, which can be incorporated into your everyday cooking.
Saturday, 4 May 2024 - 2pm to 3pm
Minnawarra Historic Precinct, 7 Orchard Ave, Armadale WA 6112, Australia
This is a Free event thanks to City of Armadale and Armadale Libraries & Heritage Places are limited and bookings are essential.
https://events.humanitix.com/bush-tucker-4fc6a9gv

05/04/2024

If you get the chance, check out Nagula Jarndu exhibition. Details below 👇🏿

Visit NAGULA JARNDU [Saltwater Woman]⁠
Nagula, wula, ngaba, nyingarn ⁠
(Saltwater, freshwater in Yawuru, Kija and Noongar)⁠
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This exhibition highlights the work of four artists: Dena Gower (Noongar), Martha Lee (Yawuru-Karajarri), Rowena Morgan (Kija), and Cecilia Tigan (Mayala). The artwork, presented in various printed media, explores the theme of water and its cultural significance of the artists' respective countries.⁠ Learn more https://aachwa.com.au/project-posts/nagula-wula-ngaba-nyingarn/
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Open until 18 May, in the Lawson Gallery⁠ ⁠
4 Sherwood Court, Perth⁠
Mon - Fri 10am - 6pm, Sat 12pm - 6pm, closed Sun⁠
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Through AACHWA’s Our Country Moves State-wide Arts and Business Capacity Building Project, this series of exhibitions provides WA art centres with the opportunity to showcase their art and culture, create connections in Perth, and build relationships with new engaged audiences.⁠
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Proudly supported by Lotterywest , The Federal Office of the Arts through the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) fund, the Australian Government through Creative Australia .australia and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries .

05/04/2024

Check out this upcoming festival in Geraldton 🖤💛❤️

29/03/2024

28/03/2024

Happening in Geraldton on April 6!

These school holidays all eyes will be on the bright young stars of the newly formed Binmaga Dance Group as they headline the Iwarra Wilungga Festival in Geraldton on Saturday, April 6.

Binmaga, meaning "to shine" in the Badimaya language, is based in Mullewa, and group co-founder/dance mentor Candice Dia couldn't be prouder of her progeny travelling all the way from the Mid-West to take to the stage at this annual showcase of Aboriginal art, craft and cuisine on the Coral Coast.

"We are passionate about giving indigenous children a positive platform to explore and share their cultural identity," said Candice. "Our girls learn self-confidence and a sense of pride in who they are, and we are excited to have the opportunity for the wider community to embrace and share in our beautiful culture too."

The festival's finale evening of free, family-friendly entertainment will take place at Queens Park Theatre, from 3.30pm to 8.30pm.



📸credit by Alessandro Bianchetti

21/03/2024

Happening this Monday! 🖤💛❤️

We’ve released additional tickets for Meeka Moorart – Full Moon Ceremony so that more of you can see performances by our incredible line up of artists, sing the evolving Meeka Moorart song with us and check out the creations of Aboriginal small businesses from across WA at our Maker’s Market.

The night will feature performances from Barkaa, Maanyung , Phil Walleystack Music, Boox Kid and Della Mob.

Meeka Moorart is a free event but registration is essential. Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/meeka-moorart-full-moon-ceremeny-2024

17/03/2024

If you’re heading g to the South West in the coming weeks, check out these experiences 🖤💛❤️

15/03/2024

Congrats CJ Ngurrangga Tours for winning bronze! Amazing ⭐️

⭐ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Tourism Experiences, sponsored by Qantas

And the GOLD winner is wukalina Walk from Tasmania, taking a trip straight to the winners circle! Silver goes to Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula Lodge and Bronze belongs to Ngurrangga Tours from Western Australia.

🥇GOLD - wukalina Walk (TAS)
🥈SILVER - Cape York Peninsula Lodge (QLD)
🥉BRONZE - Ngurrangga Tours (WA)

Tourism Industry Council Tasmania Queensland Tourism Industry Council Tourism Council Western Australia

15/03/2024

Check out the amazing offerings in the South West these coming weeks!

13/03/2024

How deadly is this!! ❤️💛🖤

"It’s good to teach all the little ones from when they’re little, growing up, to learn their language." READ MORE: https://bit.ly/3vfnxpf

13/03/2024

Check it out! Coming up soon.

05/03/2024

Get your tickets now!

Looking forward To Performing at Yagan Square thanks to Tourism Western Australia and DevelopmentWA
March 24th-April 28th-May 19tb
Show starts 6:30pm - 7:45pm
TICKETS FREE at https://events.humanitix.com/kaya

01/03/2024

Call for Expressions of Interest: First Nations Cultural Dancers and Performers for Australian Citizenship Ceremonies

We are currently seeking expressions of interest from First Nations cultural dancers, performers and musicians to enrich the City of Albany’s 2024 Australian Citizenship Ceremony program. The selected individuals/groups will be engaged to perform at three Citizenship Ceremonies held at the Albany Town Hall on 20 April, 30 July and 29 October 2024, providing memorable cultural experiences for new citizens and their families.

For more information and EOI requirements please head to: https://www.albany.wa.gov.au/publicnotices/call-for-expressions-of-interest-first-nations-cultural-dancers-and-performers-for-australian-citizenship-ceremonies/254

Submission Deadline: 5pm, Friday 22 March 2024.

Please email your expression of interest, including all required information to [email protected]

For inquiries or further information, please contact Tammy Flett, Community Development Coordinator on 3820 3023 or email [email protected]

16/02/2024

A warm start to the year at Destination Perth's Member Mingle poolside at Crown Perth yesterday evening. Great to connect with many familiar faces in the industry, and hear the latest from Tourism Western Australia.

It was particularly exciting to have WAITOC and Destination Perth member Fiona from Djinda Kaal Dreaming there displaying her beautiful artwork, sharing information about her art classes, and team building programs.

04/12/2023

01/11/2023

Have you got the dates locked away?

Exiting news Family Shoveller Band (FSB) will be performing at The Nannup music festival 2024 we are so exited to be performing at the Festival.

31/10/2023

Great opportunity 😊

19/10/2023

Kaya 🖤💛❤️

Kaya👋🏽, Quabba Kurumak (hello and good afternoon)

We would like to share a few new words for you to practice your Nyungar skills, and continue to retain our Culture.

Remember, listen to your heart❤️, be Brave🫡 in your journey, Stand up🚶🏽‍♂️ for what you believe, Speak📣 your truth, and choose the right↔️ path that resonates with you. Embrace the beauty of Noongar today! 🌱