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WEBSITE COPYRIGHT AND ICIP NOTICE

Copyright © Taungurung Land and Waters Council (Aboriginal Corporation) 2024

wawa biik is a tour operator established under the Taungurung Land and Waters Council (TLaWC).

All images, text, information, and other content used on this website is owned or licensed by Taungurung Land and Waters Council (Aboriginal Corporation) (‘TLaWC’) and protected by the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth).

wawa biik operates scheduled and private cultural experiences on Taungurung Country, led by Taungurung community members. These experiences are a proud platform to educate, inspire and advance self-determination of the Taungurung Nation. Taungurung knowledges and perspectives are an integral part of these cultural experiences.

This site respectfully acknowledges the contributions of Taungurung People and their continued ownership of their Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP). This ICIP includes knowledges, languages, cultural expressions, and experiences that may be shared orally or contained in audio-visual material, audio and written materials, photographs, performances, interviews, speeches, and other material.

You are not permitted to commercialise any plant, bushfood, or medicinal knowledge, cultural practices or otherwise appropriate ICIP shared with you through our website or during our experiences. You may only deal with the content of this website with the prior written consent of TLaWC, the copyright owner and/or the Traditional Custodians of that ICIP, and with attribution. Visitors who book cultural tours through this website must comply with the wawa biik Ltd Standard Booking Conditions, available here

Please note that this website may include the names, images, spoken words and performances, of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have passed away. Please be respectful in referring to them and consider cultural mourning protocols.

If you wish to use or reproduce any part of this website or its content, please contact hello@wawabiik.com.au to discuss permission.

In the Media

wawa biik features in a range of publications, websites and across news outlets as we highlight the Taungurung story alongside the experiences offered.

wawa biik Newsletters

Please click here to read the latest edition Just like the pride and purpose our Elders feel when wrapped in their possum skin cloak, we want wawa biik to be a warm and inspiring space that brings people together to celebrate and learn about our traditional and contemporary aspects of Culture.

wawa biik is set for tourism growth!

Big things are happening for First Peoples tourism in Victoria – and wawa biik is right at the heart of it.

Keeping Culture strong on Country: The passing down of Taungurung Knowledge

On Taungurung Country, the making of cultural artefacts is much more than a skill — it is a way of reading, listening to, and caring for Country.

The journey of Truth-telling and Treaty

The Yoorrook Justice Commission published its final landmark report last week — a powerful and definitive account of Victoria’s history since colonisation, as told by First Peoples.

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We acknowledge and pay respects to Taungurung Ancestors and Elders, past present and emerging. We continue to remain strong in culture, traditions and memories of those who have paved the way for Taungurung People and Country. We move forward proudly and thank our Ancestors for their guidance and protection throughout our journey.

Experience Taungurung culture & country with wawa biik. 

Led by first nations guides our experiences provide a safe, positive space for yarning, learning and experiencing the changes of biik (country) together.

To book your tour today, head to our website or shoot us an email!
 
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Years everyone! 

We’re wishing you a restful holiday surrounded by loved ones!

#christmas #merrychristmas #merrychristmas❤️ #seasonholidays #holidayseason
As 2025 comes to an end, we’re reflecting on just how big this year’s has been. Our team has been incredibly busy, and wawa biik continues to grow from strength to strength. 
 
Over the last 12 months, we’re proud to have:

- Provided cultural education to more than 730 guests, including staff from 25 organisations. 
- Delivered the wawa dharrang experience in collaboration with Ngarga Warendj.
- Welcomed our first kindergarten group.
- Run our second wawa biik cultural guide program.
- Welcomed deadly new team members.

Ngun Godjin (thanks) to everyone who has been part of our journey in 2025. We’re excited to continue this deadly work into 2026!
The December wawa biik newsletter has just been released today. 

Click on the QR code to access the full newsletter. Stories include: 
- A highlights video from 2025 with photos from our experiences. 
- A yarn with Anne Burns who shares her story and her inspiration for being a wawa biik guide. 
- A fun promotional video of our wawa tabilk tabilk experience made by Elise Travel Diary.
- Learn about the turtles of Tahbilk. 
- News of our new Taungurung festival. 
- A yarn with local tour operator Double Black Alpine about their RAP journey. 
- Upcoming tours for 2026.

Happy reading! 😊
Ngun godjin (thanks) to everyone who joined us on today’s wawa tahbilk-tahbilk tour. With uncle Shane and Anne leading the way, the group shared a rich and memorable cultural experience.

#taungurung #taungurungcountry #tahbilkwinery #taungurungland

This website and any content on this website are protected by the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), and may also contain Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP). All rights are reserved.

You may only deal with the content of this website with the prior written consent of TLaWC, the copyright owner and/or the Traditional Custodians of that ICIP, and with attribution. Contact communications@tlawc.com.au for enquiries about permitted reproductions. Visitors who book cultural experiences through this website must comply with the wawa biik Standard Booking Conditions, available here.