The Black Seahorse

08/20/2023

https://www.tropicalnorthqueensland.org.au/articles/discover-wunyami-green-island-with-traditional-owners/

Discover the Indigenous stories, legends and traditions of Wunyami (Green Island) from the Gungganji and Yidinji people as you join them on a guided island tour and learn about their cultural, ceremony and life with Wunyami Tours.

05/12/2023

04/19/2023

Discover the rich cultural heritage of Green Island with Wunyami Tours! 🌿 Our cultural tour takes you on a journey through the history and traditions of the local Indigenous peoples.

Learn about their deep connection to the land and sea, and gain a greater understanding of the importance of preserving and respecting these ancient traditions. Our knowledgeable guides will lead you on a journey of discovery that will leave you with a newfound appreciation for the beauty and diversity of the natural world.

12/09/2022

After bombarding you with my side hustle products I thought I'd share a piece that I've just finished. It will be delivered to Cannington Community College early next week, just in time for the year 6 students I worked with to see it. Over 2 days 52 students learnt how to coil and then they spent their art lessons over the following weeks finishing their contribution to this piece. It was my job to bring them all together to make a piece of art. I think I nailed the brief ✔️

07/22/2022

Congratulations to Gunggandji and Yidinji and all involved!!
Cairns Indigenous Tourism Hub

New gift shop and interactive cultural walking tour launched
A new gift shop and indigenous tour experience now available at an island off Cairns is offering visitors insight into traditional food and rainforest medicine.
Peter Carruthers, The Cairns Post July 20

A NEW gift shop and indigenous tour offering Green Island visitors insight into traditional food and rainforest medicine is now available through Great Adventures and Green Island Cruises.

Launched with a traditional smoking ceremony last week Wunyami Cultural Walking Tours is a new indigenous tourism product providing an authentic indigenous experience for visitors to Green Island.

The new business venture also includes the Black Seahorse gift shop which has opened in Green Island Resort’s day visitor area.

The shop takes its name from the black seahorse, known as a lucky charm for the saltwater women and sells a range of authentic indigenous artworks and merchandise.

Quicksilver Group managing director Tony Baker said the Wunyami Cultural Walking Tour is indigenous owned and operated with proper consent from Gunggandji and Yidinji Traditional Owners.

“It’s a wonderful addition to the island experience bringing traditional stories to life and a whole new perspective to the cultural history,” he said.

On the interactive tour, designed for small groups, participants learn about traditional food and medicinal uses of the rainforest plants, participate in traditional fire lighting techniques and can learn about cultural importance of clay painting.

Cairns MP Michael Healy, Gunggandji Elders June Noble and Dorita Wilson with Quicksilver Group CEO Tony Baker cut the ribbon to officially open Wunyami Cultural Tours on Green Island. Picture: Supplied

“Our guides explain how the island is connected to an ancient journey of two ancestral story-time beings who fought and formed the island and who still protect it today,” Elders Gudju Gudju Fourmile and Garth Murgha said.

“Our guides tell of the relationship of these warriors and the connectivity of this iconic island to the ancient seascape.”

The Wunyami Cultural Walking Tour will be available daily and takes about one hour departing at 9.45am and 1pm.

An adult ticket price costs $29 and for children the tour costs $14.50.

Tours can be pre-booked with Great Adventures and Green Island Cruises or from the Black Seahorse gift shop on the island.

https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/new-gift-shop-and-interactive-cultural-walking-tour-launched/news-story/3a16f885f0b53f1ed47d2d028999c98e

07/22/2022

It was an enormous pleasure to join with Gunggandji Elders June Noble and Dorita Wilson and Tony Baker from Quicksilver to officially open Wunyami Cultural Tours on Green Island.

The walking tour explains the island’s connection to an ancient journey of two ancestral story-time beings who fought and formed the island and who still protect it today.

And participants will learn about traditional food and medicinal uses of the rainforest plants, the traditional fire lighting techniques and the importance of clay painting.

Running each day at 9.45am and 1pm, the tour takes one hour and can be pre-booked with Great Adventures - Green Island and Great Barrier Reef Cruises or from the Black Seahorse gift shop on the island.

Congratulations to all involved!

07/16/2022

07/16/2022

Thank you everyone for a fantastic launch of our new Shop Rangers he Black Seahorse and Wunyami Tours.

07/09/2022