Wednesday 5 July
9:00AM | GUIDED GARDEN WALK | CIRCLE OF SAND TOWN SQUARE | 30 MINS
Guided Garden Walks
Meet at the Circle of Sand at Town Square Lawn where your guide will show you around the Resort Gardens highlighting the seasonal local flora, highlighting bush foods, trees native to Australia and the medicines traditionally used.
10:00AM & 10:30AM | BUSH YARNS | CIRCLE OF SAND TOWN SQUARE | 30 MINS
Bush Yarns
Listen to the stories of Aboriginal culture and tradition where you will be shown men's weapons that were used for hunting or women's tools and techniques to gather bush tucker in the central desert.
10:30AM | ART TALK & TOUR | GALLERY OF CENTRAL AUSTRALIA (GOCA) | 30 MINS
Gallery of Central Australia
Join us for a tour of GoCA where we exclusively celebrate the vibrancy, creativity, and culture from the Central and Western Desert region. Learn about the origins of dot painting and be guided across traditional and modern Indigenous art as we shine a light on the artists through enriching discussions.
1:00PM | BUSH FOOD EXPERIENCE | ARKANI THEATRE | 45 MINS
Bush Food Experience
Learn about Australian and local bush tucker and how for many centuries local Indigenous groups would hunt, gather and prepare these bush foods.
2:00PM | CAPTURING THE COSMOS | ARKANI THEATRE | 45 MINS
Capturing the Cosmos
This astronomy documentary reveals the current research and technologies about radio astronomy, dark energy and Australia's role at the forefront of radio astronomy.
3:00PM | PUTUPARRI AND THE RAINMAKERS | ARKANI THEATRE | 1 HR 36 MINS | RATED M
Tom 'Putuparri' Lawford has been fighting for 20 years to regain his people's sacred waterhole 'Kurtal'. Supported by his grandparents Spider and Dolly, Putuparri navigates the deep chasm between his western upbringing and his traditional culture.
Plagued by alcoholism and domestic violence, Putuparri must stay strong and put his traditional culture first if he is to secure the future of Kurtal for his people.
There will be a Yarning Circle after this movie - everyone is welcome!
3:00PM & 3:30PM | BUSH YARNS | CIRCLE OF SAND TOWN SQUARE | 30 MINS
Bush Yarns
Listen to the stories of Aboriginal culture and tradition where you will be shown men's weapons that were used for hunting or women's tools and techniques to gather bush tucker in the central desert.
3:00PM | DIDGERIDOO WORKHOP | TOWN SQUARE FOUNTAIN | 45 MINS
Didgeridoo Workshop
Listen to the enchanting sounds of the didgeridoo. Yidaki, the traditional Aboriginal term for the didgeridoo, was discovered in East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia.
4:00PM | GUIDED GARDEN WALK | CIRCLE OF SAND TOWN SQUARE | 30 MINS
Guided Garden Walks
Meet at the Circle of Sand at Town Square Lawn where your guide will show you around the Resort Gardens highlighting the seasonal local flora, highlighting bush foods, trees native to Australia and the medicines traditionally used.
