
INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN DAY WALKS from 6 – 10 DECEMBER + BOOK LAUNCH & DJAARA CELEBRATION on 11 DECEMBER
GDTA has organised a series of walks and community events between 6-11 December in collaboration with DJAARA (the Traditional Owners), Outdoors Victoria, Federation University, Hepburn Shire, Mt Alexander Shire and Central Goldfields Shire in the lead up to International Mountain Day (IMD) and Barry Golding’s Six Peak Speak book launch. GDTA Walk bookings (in bold below)open two weeks prior to each walk, and are already open for GDTA’s Friday 6 Dec Gurutjanga (Mt Kooroocheang) cultural landscape tour and walk. No bookings are required for the local community presentations, but the 11 Dec DJAARA celebration at Mt Franklin does require registration via DJAARA. Visit – https://djadjawurrung.com.au/projects/imd/
Please circulate the information, summarised below via your networks, family & friends. We hope you can get to at least one of these.
- Fri 6 Dec: 9.30am-2.00pm, Gurutjanga / Mt Kooroocheang GDTA Cultural Landscape Tour & Walk; 8.00pm, Gurutjanga Speaks presentation at Commercial Hotel, Kingston.
- Sat 7 Dec: 9.30am-2.00pm, Liyanganuk / Mt Alexander GDTA walk; 8.00pm, Lalkambuk (Mt Franklin)) Speaks presentation Daylesford Neighbourhood House.
- Sun 8 Dec: 9.30am-1.00pm, Dharrang Gauwa / Mt Tarrengower GDTA walk; 2.00pm, Dharrang Gauwa Speaks presentation, Community Centre, Maldon.
- Mon 9 Dec: 9.30am-2.00pm, Mt Greenock (plus Mt Glasgow & Merin Merin) GDTA Tour & Walk; 8.00pm, Mount Greenock Speaks presentation, Maryborough Library
- Tues 10 Dec 9.30am-2.00pm, Nyaninuk (Mt Beckworth) GDTA walk; 8.00pm Nyaninuk Speaks presentation, Esmond Gallery, Clunes.
- Wed 11 Dec: 9.30am-1.00pm: Caring for Country Caring for People, DJAARA IMD Celebration Lalkambuk / Mt Franklin; 2.00pm Six Peaks Speak Book Launch, Castlemaine VIC.
