Makuru Aboriginal Tote Bag Art with Noelene Regan
Date: Monday 7 July 2025
Time: 10 - 11.30am
Venue: Vincent Community Centre, 99 Loftus Street, Leederville
Cost: FREE
Learn about traditional Aboriginal art style and techniques as you decorate your own tote bag under the guidance of Yamatji Noongar artist Noelene Regan. During the workshop, Noelene will share her stories, culture, and country through the art.
Noelene will also share her knowledge about NAIDOC Week and the Noongar Six Seasons, particularly Makuru that is the wet season where Noongar people traditionally moved inland away from the coast.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Registration is essential. Please click HERE to book your free ticket.
NOTE:
- Priority will be given to City of Vincent residents to attend this event.
- Bookings are essential at these events.
- Photographs and videos may be taken of the event.
- Please book one ticket for each person attending.
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Noongar Art and Craft Workshop with Belinda Cox
Date: Wednesday 9 July 2025
Time: 6.30-7.30pm
Venue: Vincent Community Centre, 99 Loftus Street, Leederville
Cost: FREE
Join us for a very special session with Belinda Cox. Learn some of the stories and meanings behind message and tapping sticks throughout an interactive art and craft workshop.
Light refreshments will also be provided by local Aboriginal business, Gather Foods.
Registration is essential. Please click HERE to book your free ticket.
NOTE:
- Priority will be given to City of Vincent residents to attend this event.
- Bookings are essential at these events.
- Photographs and videos may be taken of the event.
- Please book one ticket for each person attending.
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Kaarla Kaatijin by Yirra Yaakin theatre Company
Date: Friday 11 July 2025
Time: 10 - 11am
Venue:Community Centre, 99 Loftus Street, Leederville
Cost: FREE
Come on a journey into the lives of Djitty Djitty (Willy Wagtail), Kulbardi (Magpie), Yonga (Kangaroo) and many more familiar friends as they explore the importance of Kaarla (Fire) in the next chapter of Yirra Yaakin’s immersive Kaatijin series.
Travelling through four different stories, audiences will learn about Meeka, Kaarla and Djitty Djitty the Brave, How the Magpie and Crow Got Their Colour and Songs and How We Made Fire.
Through a mix of traditional Noongar dreaming stories and contemporary Indigenous storytelling, Kaarla Kaatijin explores the importance of fire spiritually and practically as well as unpacking what it means to be a strong, centred individual learning about the world.
Light refreshments will also be provided by local Aboriginal business, Gather Foods.
Registration is essential. Please click HERE to book your free ticket.
NOTE:
- Priority will be given to City of Vincent residents to attend this event.
- This event is recommended for children 7 - 12 years old.
- Bookings are essential at these events.
- Photographs and videos may be taken of the event.
- Please book one ticket for each person attending.