February 2024 marks our wawa biik one year anniversary. One year on and we’ve been having a laugh about all the funny moments; thinking back to all the great yarns with our friendly guests and reflecting on the honour of being out on Country doing what we love. It’s no secret that running a successful tourism business […]
Sharna Crosbie is the Cultural Experiences Development Manager at wawa biik. Sharna is not a First Nations person but feels honoured to work alongside the Taungurung community in her role. With an extensive career in tourism development and marketing, Sharna has led the small but deadly wawa biik team, through what has been a slow […]
If you’ve been on a wawa biik experience, you would have had plenty of yarns. Yarning is more than a conversation or a story – it’s a deeply cultural way of learning, sharing and connecting. For thousands of generations the tradition of yarning has been practiced by our Taungurung Ancestors and First Nations Peoples across […]
Take a closer look at the beautiful images on the wawa biik website, and below. You may notice they communicate not only the warmth and excitement of the wawa biik journey, but also hint at the pride and connection that the photographer Hunter Callaghan has to his mob and Country. Hunter belongs to the Nira-illim […]
Debbie’s melt in your mouth lemon myrtle cookies have become a much-loved staple of our wawa Euroa experience. Debbie Redding of Debbie’s Delights has been baking delicious food for over 37 years but more recently has enjoyed learning and experimenting with Indigenous ingredients, including our delicious wawa biik morning teas. Deb grew up on Wurundjeri […]
Noah Honeysett is a proud Taungurung man, Collingwood supporter and recently became a Dad which means he can now share more of his Dad jokes! He’s always known his culture and been strongly influenced by the Koorie community around him. Having worked off Country for most of his life, including a stint at a brewery, […]
Trawool Estate is named after the Taungurung word Traawool meaning wild water. Located on Taungurung Country in a breathtaking valley, it is a haven amongst the River Red Gums, expansive green acres, close to the Waring (Goulburn) River and located right on the newly launched Art on the Great Victorian Rail Trail which features works […]
We are well and truly in wayigalk (wattle) season as Taungurung Country explodes with all shades of yellow this spring. Cath from the Euroa Arboretum walks us through what we’ll spot over the coming months on a wawa Euroa experience.
Bonnie Welch (nee’ Cavanagh) is a proud Taungurung woman, descendant of John Franklin, self-confessed sports tragic and the kind of deadly person you always want on your team. Growing up, Bonnie set her sights on being either a physio for the Geelong Football Club or a Forensic Investigator. She opted for the path less travelled […]
We love to take you behind the scenes to get to know our team. Brie Antonopoulos is a proud Taungurung woman who has worked with the Taungurung Land and Waters Council for three years and provides both on-ground support and marketing for wawa biik. With Taungurung heritage from her Mum’s side and Greek heritage from […]