UPPER YARRA STAR MAIL
Home » Entertainment » Ngulu Festival

Ngulu Festival



Yarra Valley ECOSS invites you to Ngulu Festival, Honouring Sorry Day and our Indigenous Community Yarra Valley ECOSS on Sunday May 26, 1pm-5pm.

Ngulu Festival (Ngulu meaning voice in Woi Wurrung) aims to give a voice to the first nation people.

This is the official opening of our translations signage, in Woi Wurrung language, the critically endangered language of the local Indigenous Wurundjeri people.

Featuring famous Indigenous Artists: Kutcha Edwards, Amos Roach, Ganga Giri Boys and Men Didgeridoo workshop, Wayapa Wurrk with Michelle Atwell, Poetry reading from Nikki Madgwick and more.

Event Organiser Leanne Arvanitakis Hall said, “The day offers space for the whole community to learn about our local indigenous culture, to learn some Woi Wurrung language, and take the time to consider how we can cultivate a respectful and prosperous future with our Indigenous Community.”

This event is a part of the Indigenous Languages Project funded by the Australian Indigenous Languages and Arts Grant that ECOSS received this year.

Yarra Valley ECOSS said they are grateful for the opportunity to work with local Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Kim Wandin, and Yarra Valley Signs Brad Charman, to create the signage that will be revealed at this event.

The grant also offered Yarra Valley ECOSS the opportunity to engage with Healesville Indigneous Community Services Association to undertake a Cultural Audit.

Bookings via: https://events.humanitix.com.au/ngulu-festival

Digital Editions


  • Douple Header at home for the Burras

    Douple Header at home for the Burras

    The Weekend Pennant Competitions continued Saturday with a thrilling Double Header at home. Both Warburton sides were determined to hit the green running and put…

More News

  • Police arrest Yellingbo man after he steals car, falls asleep

    Police arrest Yellingbo man after he steals car, falls asleep

    Lilydale Uniform members have arrested a 24-year-old Yellingbo male after he was found in Coldstream on 31 December asleep at the wheel of a vehicle he allegedly stole from Devils…

  • Reverse vending machine ‘an accident waiting to happen’

    Reverse vending machine ‘an accident waiting to happen’

    Businesses owners, sporting clubs and residents in Yarra Junction have labelled the recently opened reverse vending machine an “accident waiting to happen” over concerns surrounding traffic and pedestrian safety. Cafe…

  • Sunny pony fun

    Sunny pony fun

    A lovely sunny weekend for Yarra Valley Jump Club’s event at Shirley Heights Equestrian Centre. Winners from Saturday’s event were; 70cms Amelia Terrill on Black Layce, 80cms Avah Hammond-Smith on…

  • Sporting clubs, volunteer orgs lose cash source after refund point shutdown

    Sporting clubs, volunteer orgs lose cash source after refund point shutdown

    Local sporting clubs and volunteer organisations have lost a crucial income source after the Little Yarra Ranges Egg Farm recyclable refund point was shut down last December. Yarra Junction Sporting…

  • An injured Sanders crosses the finish line

    An injured Sanders crosses the finish line

    After a gruelling 13 stages, Yarra Ranges rally-raid legend Daniel “Chucky” Sanders finished Dakar 2026 with a broken collarbone and sternum in fifth place. The Three Bridges local was the…

  • A deep dive into the history of the Upper Yarra River Reserve Committee of Management

    A deep dive into the history of the Upper Yarra River Reserve Committee of Management

    The Yarra/Birrarung River is one of Warburton’s defining features. The flows of the river has been the town’s soundtrack for over a century, and the Wurundjeri people’s for thousands of…

  • Cartoon: Hot Cold

    Cartoon: Hot Cold

    Award winning, Healesville based cartoonist Danny Zemp makes light of the wildly fluctuating temperatures in the past week.

  • Make this a reading year

    Make this a reading year

    Welcome to the 2026 edition of Passion for Prose, a column dedicated to promoting everything about books, especially those created by Australian authors and artists. To make up for my…

  • Prepare for hard waste collections

    Prepare for hard waste collections

    On behalf of Yarra Ranges Council, welcome to 2026 and the second edition of the Star Mail News for the year. I hope you are all reading this relaxed and…

  • A subpar modern persona

    A subpar modern persona

    Sentimental Value Starring Stellan Skarsgärd, Renata Reinsve and Inga Ibsdotter Lileaas M 4/5 Nominated for seven Golden Globes, Sentimental Value is a comfortable but poignant Norwegian drama full of rich…