Visit Mungo National Park with Kids

Visit Mungo National Park with Kids

Have you ever visited a destination where, when the wind died down, you could stand in the absence of sound? A visit to Mungo National Park with kids provides this opportunity. It’s a surreal place, an ancient place, a sacred place. It is a place that needs to be on your bucket list so you …

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Australian Outback Adventures : Cobar with Kids

Australian Outback Adventures : Cobar with Kids

On an Australian Outback Adventures road trip from Sydney to Broken Hill (or vice versa) a stop over at Cobar should be on your itinerary. Cobar with kids is an adventure and provides an opportunity to learn a little about mining. Australian Outback Adventures : Cobar with Kids Situated on the crossroads of Kidman Way and …

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Australian Outback Adventures : Nyngan with Kids

Australian Outback Adventures : Nyngan with Kids

Australia’s red dirt is iconic and often thought to cover much of our land. However, it isn’t until you head into the Outback that you see it in all its glory. On a whim, we decided to hit the road and travel from Sydney to Broken Hill during the April school holidays on our very …

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Saltbush : Children’s Cheering Carpet – Celebrating NAIDOC Week

Reflecting upon my Aboriginal experience growing up is clouded in a lot of confusion and incorrect information. Whilst born in Tasmania, we moved to Darwin when I was quite young. I went to a local public school where, in my memory bank at least, the Aboriginal children were clearly labelled and clearly segregated from everyone else. …

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Lake Parramatta : An Oasis in Sydney’s Second CBD

Lake Parramatta : An Oasis Sydney's Second CBD

Parramatta is an ancient place. While British settlement spans right back to 1788, the Burramattagal clan of the Darug Aboriginal people have been living in the area for 60,000 years. Look carefully enough and you’ll find evidence of where they met and traded for thousands of years. When I arrived in Sydney, my first teaching …

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