Galiwin’ku Community, Yalu Marnggithinyaraw

Vacation Care

Various holiday programs assist parents by providing recreational activities for primary-school children including camping and hunting trips.

Yalu Marnggithinyaraw Cultural Knowledge Centre

A knowledge centre for the Yolngu culture focusing on the gathering & teaching of traditional language and culture.

Programs include family support services; recreational &educational activities with a focus on culture; integration of cultural knowledge in primary-school and secondary-school curricula; family & community camp-fire nights; a drop-in centre for individuals and families needing assistance; recording of family histories and traditional stories; traditional fruit and bush medicine gardens; collaboration with the health clinic, school and other community organisations to provide health & wellbeing information and activities; parenting classes including specific classes for young mothers; cultural ceremonies; and vacation care programs focusing on traditional cultural activities.