Milbi and Meebar: Culture on Canvas
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Welcome
Come immerse yourself on a journey through the Bundaberg region
learning our rich Aboriginal culture
and history through authentic story telling
from the oldest living culture on earth
Discover a unique cultural experience and connect with country like never before.
Guided by Elders past, present and emerging, join your Taribelang Bunda tour hosts, as they take you on a journey through time, learning important teachings of aboriginal culture through authentic storytelling and Dreamtime, that has been more than 60,000 years in the making. Explore sites of significance across the region and experience a genuine connection between the land we live on today and the true stories of Taribelang Bunda. Tantalise taste buds with raw flavours from native bush tucker and be in awe of traditional aboriginal artefacts like the Boomerang, while gaining a newfound appreciation for how they are made and the meaning behind this tool for the Taribelang people. This inclusive and cultural awakening experience offers guests the opportunity to engage in open conversation, brought through friendship and warm welcomes encouraged by your tour hosts.
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EXPERIENCE THE HISTORY OF BUNDABERG
Shining a light on Taribelang Bunda's vibrant culture that has been embedded throughout the Bundaberg region for many years, join Taribelang Bunda guides as they paint a picture of what life was like prior to colonisation, with an immersive experience sharing with you traditional artefacts and raw flavours of native bush tucker on a Half-Day Cultural Tour.
Come discover the true stories of Taribelang Bunda and immerse yourself in Dreamtime with this unique introduction to the Bundaberg regions rich aboriginal culture and history.
ABOUT US
Born storytellers with a desire to share aboriginal culture and the history of Bundaberg with those near and far, Taribelang Bunda Cultural Tours is family-owned and emerged with the support from Taribelang Elders past and present. Passing on stories from Dreamtime and those that live on in the hearts of our Elders, tour hosts Bec and Nigel will share with you sacred teachings as you visit sites of significance across the region. With the hope to educate, grow and learn as a community, Taribelang Bunda Cultural Tours offers guests a unique opportunity to connect and create authentic friendships with tour hosts among a small group tour experience. Throughout your tour embark on a journey of cultural immersion uncovering aboriginal culture throughout all corners of the town. The Taribelang Bunda people hold an inherited responsibility to care for country, and respect cultural lores, ensuring the preservation, sustainability and continuity of our ancestral lands and traditions for future generations.
OUR STORY For more than 60,000 years Taribelang Bunda, Bunda meaning people, have stood on the land and in the water, yesterday, today and tomorrow. Stretching from Woodgate Beach in the south to Baffle Creek in the north and inland where the mighty Burnett River flows through the North Burnett, is Country where Taribelang call home. Caring for the land and waters, the Milbi, Milbi meaning freshwater turtle, is the Taribelang sacred totem bringing about important morals and life teachings of Aboriginal culture. With many of these stories handed down through generations, we hope to share with you a piece of our culture, and our passion for country through these tours.
Taribelang Bunda guides share language, dreamtime and historical stories from Elders at significant sites across the region
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"A TRULY AWAKENING EXPERIENCE THAT FILLS YOUR MIND AND HEART WITH CULTURAL TEACHINGS.
LEARNING ABOUT THE REGIONS COLOURFUL ABORIGINAL HISTORY THAT ISN'T NECESSARILY TAUGHT IN THE CLASSROOM OR THROUGH A BOOK, WAS INCREDIBLY UNIQUE AND SOMETHING I RECOMMEND ALL TO EXPERIENCE."
- Connie, November 2021
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What an excellent and very informative Taribelang Bunda cultural tour you organised yesterday! It was set at a pleasant and relaxed pace providing an ideal learning experience.
Host Bec was outstanding, with a wealth of interesting history and titbits on where we now call home. The "morning smoko" damper was a tasty treat. A thoughtful and special gift; the Message Stick made by the Taribelang Bunda Elders, will always be a nice memento of a great experience and a very special day.
Let us say a big thank you for making possible a most enjoyable and unique glimpse into your rich history.
PS: We have already related our experience on the tour to the Bundaberg Tourist Office!"
- Regie and Terry Lewis, November 2021
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I wanted to let you know that I enjoyed the Taribelang Bunda Cultural Tour on November 6. I enjoyed hearing the stories and the guide was friendly and welcoming. The aspect I most appreciated was the fact that the history was told from multiple perspectives. This is something that has been missing from similar tours I've done in other places. If this tour is offered on a regular basis in the future I will recommend it to family members when they are visiting Bundaberg.
- Denise Wratten, November 2021
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