Brambuk - The National Park & Cultural Centre, Victoria Australia
Be sure to join in on some of the activities and tours offered at the centre. The Bunjil Creation Tour takes you on an educational journey of the local Dreamtime creation story. You will view the ancient rock art at the resting place of the Creator Spirit Bunjil, his two helpers the Bram-Bram-Bult brothers, and learn about the spiritual significance of the area (3hrs). Take the opportunity to experience Six Seasons Tour, where you will be given the chance to immerse yourself in the Aboriginal culture AND spectacular environment of the Grampians National Park. You will venture out and explore a variety of ancient rock art and view the Park from the most scenic vantage points (5½hrs, pre-booking required). You may also choose from a range of exciting cultural activities offered at the centre. Learn how to throw a Boomerang, discover the Didgeridoo and its hypnotic tones, stroll through the gardens on a Bushfoods Discovery Walk or join the Badeema Djilga Creations activity and create a unique momento of your self drive trip using Aboriginal art as your inspiration (choose from message stones, boomerangs or canvas). All this and more awaits you at The National Park and Cultural Centre in Halls Gap, Victoria, Australia. Video Credit: Great Southern Touring Route
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Brambuk the National Park and Cultural Centre (Grampians)
Brambuk - The National Park & Cultural Centre
This impressive centre brings to life the history and culture of the Jardwadjali and Djab Wurrung Aboriginal communities of South-Western Victoria, and offers visitors a range of activities and tours as well as information on Aboriginal cultural
heritage, local rock art sites and the Grampians National Park.
Brambuk Cultural Centre (Halls Gap)
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Brambuk Cultural Centre - Halls Gap - The Grampians - Victoria
Travelling Australia with kids and discovering the beauty of The Grampians on our big lap!
ROONY INTERVIEW GARIWERD NATIONAL PARK VC AUSTRALIA DEC 2012
Aruna or 'Roony' is a fantastic person I met who worked at the Brambuk Cultural Heritage Centre in Halls Gap, Victoria, in the heart of Gariwerd National Park (The Grampians). In this excellent interview he shares the story of his people, the REAL indigenous people of Australia, as well as his own personal story.
Brambuk Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Grampians/Gariwerd ...
Discover the culture of the Aboriginal communities of Western Victoria through multimedia shows, art exhibitions, artefact displays, cultural talks and lots of great activities such as didgeridoo music, traditional dance, basket weaving, boomerang throwing and painting.
Brambuk Gift Shop offers art and crafts, ceramics, paintings, boomerangs, music etc. The Bush Tucker Café is licensed and serves delicious bush tucker and contemporary food.
Grampians National Park
Visit Halls Gap - the heart of the Grampians National Park in western Victoria - wildlife, scenery, and nature, shops, wineries. The Grampians have been a favorite haunt for many Victorians over two centuries and when all around is enduring rapid change how comforting to know some things stay the same.
The mountains continue to inspire; the mossy dells cooled by overhanging canopy; an enchantment of rivulets gently trickling over contoured rocks; the majestic views taking away the breath; the fresh clean air zings with a cacophony of bird song; kangaroos forage for a taste of new green shoots; tree frogs by the dozen cling to the outside of windows; the echidna doggedly progressing in search of rich insects; emus inquisitively peering through the gums.
The past presence of the very first Australians makes an ethereal feeling of spirituality weaving in between crevices of these ancient rocky crags. Its all still here for you to enjoy and bring you slowly back to normality when times get tough.
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Brambuk At Grampian National Park, Victoria, Australia
Day trip to this stunning place, about 3 hrs outside of Melbourne. Wildlife and beautiful mountain range, lakes, waterfalls and wildlife.
Day trip to this stunning place, about 3 hrs outside of Melbourne. Wildlife and beautiful mountain range, lakes, waterfalls and wildlife. Brambuk: is a visitor centre for the Grampian National Park.
Scenes in the Grampians National Park
A video, with sound, of our trip to the Grampians National Park, Western Victoria, 3-6 March 2007. Those views were superb!
OZEncounters present Brambuk, Halls Gap
OZEncounters present Brambuk, Halls Gap
Brambuk Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Grampians/Gariwerd
Discover the culture of the Aboriginal communities of Western Victoria through multimedia shows, art exhibitions, artefact displays, cultural talks and lots of great activities such as didgeridoo music, traditional dance, basket weaving, boomerang throwing and painting. Brambuk Gift Shop offers art and crafts, ceramics, paintings, boomerangs, music etc. The Bush Tucker Café is licensed and serves delicious bush tucker and contemporary food
Gariwerd/Grampians - Cross Country, Channel 7
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Brambuk
Outside of Brambuk aboriginal culture centre in Halls Gap in the Grampians
Kangaroos In Grampians National Park, Victoria, Australia
Thursday, June 7th, 2012
Came across some kangaroos chomping away in Halls Gap in front of Brambuk Cultural Centre. This was my first time coming across so many!
Australia's Grampians National Park in Victoria
I had no idea that the Grampians National Park is one of Victoria's most popular destinations!
I stayed in Halls Gap, such a cute small little town filled with Kangaroos, from there it was a small drive to the start of the walk!
For more info (There are heaps of different walks & hikes) check out Brambuk- The National Park & Cultural Centre.
WURDI YUOANG
In Victoria interest is growing around an Indigenous stone arrangement near Melbourne.
Grampians - Aboriginal Dance
One of the performances put on for us at the Brambuk Cultural Centre. Its an Aboriginal Dance about men swatting mozzies!
The Grampians
The Grampians (Gariwerd) are an ancient sandstone mountain range where you can experience amazing views from the mountain top, some beautiful waterfalls or rock climb and walk amongst Australian bushland.
Aboriginals inhabited the region for up to 32,000 years and that up to 70% of Indigenous rock art in Victoria is in this region with well over 100 sites identified. 4 are promoted to tourists
Hiking up to the Pinnacle, Halls Gap - Grampians, Victoria- Australia
Unfortunately due to bad weather (Rain) we were not able to reach the pinnacle.. Watch video till the end to see how far we reached... :(((
Halls Gap is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on Grampians Road, adjacent to the Grampians National Park, in the Shire of Northern Grampians local government area. The town is set in the Fyans Valley at the foot of the Wonderland and Mount William ranges.nAt the 2011 census Halls Gap had a population of 613. The approximate driving time from Melbourne is 3 hours.
From the Main Street of Halls Gap, at the base of the sandstone mountain range that is at the heart of the Grampians National Park, or Gariwerd as it is called in the local Aboriginal language, you can see The Pinnacle. It is one of the rocky spurs jutting out from the jagged cliff faces that loom over the town.
From the street, The Pinnacle appears unnervingly high and potentially difficult to walk. The good news is that it is not, and the views from the lookout make every bit of effort worthwhile. It is one of the very best vantage points in the Grampians National Park for terrific scenic views over a vast expanse of western Victoria.
There are a number of walking options to reach The Pinnacle, varying in distance and difficulty. The easiest route to The Pinnacle departs from the Sundial carpark within the national park and ascends to The Pinnacle via Devils Gap. This is the best route to use if young children or unconfident walkers are part of your walking group. The 4.2km walk will take one and a half to two hours for the return trip. It does include some water crossings and rock-hopping, so good sturdy shoes are essential.
A more challenging walk departs from the aptly named Wonderland carpark and ascends via the impressive Grand Canyon. It does not resemble the American canyon of the same name but is equally impressive with its unique Australian rock formations, albeit on a smaller scale! The walk continues through the Silent Street before rising up to The Pinnacle.
For the really adventurous, you can walk to The Pinnacle from the base of the mountains, starting at the Halls Gap caravan park. This extended walk will take around five hours return so is suitable for fit and experienced walkers.
All these walks offer a variety of incredible rock formations to see and negotiate, as well as lush vegetation that has recovered from bushfires with fresh spurts of new growth. In springtime, wildflowers burst into life with their brilliant bright colours. With an abundance of wildlife living in the park, your walk may also include glimpses of koalas, kangaroos, snakes, skinks and maybe even an echidna or two.
Whichever way you get there, the view from The Pinnacle lookout will astound you. While you get your breath back after your ascent, you will be able to see Halls Gap far below you, as well as Lake Bellfield. Plus you will get a close-up look at the irregular and fascinating rock formations for which the Grampians are so well-known.
The outstanding natural beauty of this area led to its inclusion on the Australian National Heritage List in 2006. For comprehensive information about this natural environment, as well as about the indigenous culture and heritage of the region, a visit to the Brambuk the National Park and Cultural Centre in Halls Gap, which is free to enter and open daily, is a must.
For those with Apple or Android mobile devices, Parks Victoria provides free interactive maps of the park that provide an overview of facilities, walking tracks and distances. So as well as The Pinnacle, all the wonderfully-named park locations such as Jimmy Creek to Mt Zero are now just a click away.
The Grampians National Park is around 260km from Melbourne and 460km from Adelaide. From Melbourne, it is around a three-hour drive by car or alternatively regional rail provides regular services.
Don’t just look at the weathered peaks and escarpments of the park, like The Pinnacle, from your car window on your way to Adelaide. Halls Gap is a great location for a stopover on your journey, so that instead of admiring the rock formations from below, you can take the time to walk to The Pinnacle and view a spectacle more awe-inspiring than anything visible from a city skyscraper.