When
to
Where
The Briars
450 Nepean Highway
Mount Martha VIC 3934
Australia
Why
A family friendly community day for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander people and allies. Cultural experiences, music and food.
We would like to acknowledge and pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians across Australia, extending this acknowledgement to all our stolen children yet to find home, and to all First Nations people across the world. Thank you to all of our ancestors who protected and nurtured the land for us.
~ Who ~
Our Survival Day is brought to you by Our Songlines, a 100% Aboriginal-owned and woman-led organisation that is passionate about making Indigenous culture accessible to First Nations and allies alike, in a supportive, safe environment.
~ Where ~
We are honoured to be hosting Our Survival Day at The Briars, Mt Martha on Bunurong land, of the Boon Wurrung Language Group within the Kulin Nation, amongst Indigenous plants, trees, birds, and habitat for wildlife.
~ What ~
With a focus on Indigenous education, cultural entertainment, food and sustainability through the theme of ‘Her Story; Matriarchs of 2026' will have something for everyone. Our Survival Day is a place to be proud, vulnerable and supported. It is a culturally safe and environmentally friendly space set amongst the hills of The Briars. You will feel the connection as soon as you walk onto Bunurong Country: be welcomed by the trees, the birds, the First Nations musical voices, the smell of Indigenous bush foods, friends enjoying picnics and playing games, cultural workshops, dancing, families of diverse backgrounds and many activities to participate in at your leisure. This is an all-inclusive supportive space, so if you have any requirements you’d like us to accommodate please do not hesitate to reach out to us.
Honour a First Nations Matriarch through our website.
Ceremony
The day will begin with a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony by Jill & Josh West, Bunurong Traditional Owners.
Our Master of Ceremonies for the day will be the incredible Jony Berry supported by our beautiful Jill West.
Mindfullness practice will begin with Juzzi taking us through Aboriginal wellbeing practice Wayapa Wuurrk.
Our all First Nations music line up will echo this years theme.
Our Yarning tent is full of story tellers, giving you a deeper understanding of our culture and there will be activities from weaving, to dancing, to a slow bush walk to learning about bush foods.
Mother Earth
Our 2022, 2023 and 2024 and 2025 events were completely carbon positive, we intend on expanding our green initiatives to ensure we leave the land better then when we started.
Our Survival Day vendors, artists, stallholders and workshops will be caring for country by using environmentally responsible packaging, materials, and saying no single use plastics. We will also be planting trees to offset our carbon emissions from the event. You will find bins around the event including composting and recycling - with our aim to reduce our waste consumption as much as we can.
We are grateful to be on this land and we hope you will join us in gratitude by respecting the natural environment and leaving the site as clean as when you arrive. We encourage you to bring your reusable items with you including your keep cup, a drink bottle which you can fill up on the day, and of course - a bag to store your goodies purchased on the day supporting Blak businesses.
Important Information
Our Songlines ensures that all activity selection, supervision and management practices are child safe.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will have access to FREE tickets.
All tickets options, including FREE tickets for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are available from Eventbrite.
Getting to the event/transport
Limited free parking is available on site, however we encourage you to ride share with friends and family, bike to the event, catch public transport, or use other alternative transport options to reduce the environmental impact of the day and connect to the country you are on.
Thank you to our sponsors
- Creative Victoria and Music Victoria
- Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation
- First Peoples Health and Wellbeing
- Monash University
- Peninsula Health
- Monash Health
- Jillian West Consulting
Our planning team are all volunteers, coming together via the collective values they share with each other, and those of Our Songlines.
The grassroots event was only made possible with the incredible support, donations and volunteers.
Tickets
Tickets are available from Eventbrite.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will have access to FREE tickets.
All tickets options, including FREE tickets for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are available from Eventbrite.
Connect
For updates and more information check the Out Survival Day website, or the Eventbrite event, or the Facebook event.
Our Songlines
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oursonglines.com | oursurvivalday.com
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