Historic Shearing Shed Tour
Join Mansfield Historical Society on a wander through three of Mansfield district’s famous historic shearing sheds on Sunday 4 May Delatite Station, Glenroy and Dueran Station offer their shearing sheds for you to visit and imagine how they operated in the days of hand shears and bustling activity of the wool boom. Hear stories of…
Read MoreTaungurung Market Stall
The team welcome a range of Taungurung artists, crafters and creators to the Mansfield Farmers Market with jewellery, paintings and more! Proudly sponsored by the Mansfield Farmers Market. Part of NAIDOC Week celebrations.
Read MoreNAIDOC Week Pyrography Workshop
Iluka Sax-Williams is a proud Taungurung artist. His broad artistic practice involves acts of cultural reclamation, pyrography, traditional dance, fashion and modelling. Sax-Williams’ love for sharing his culture was born from spending his childhood accompanying his mother to teach Koorie education in Early Childhood settings. Pyrography translates from Greek to “writing with fire”.
Read MoreNaidoc Week Native Plant Dye Workshop
Come along and learn from passionate cultural educator Cassie Leatham about native plants, dyes and more! Cassie Leatham is an Indigenous artist, jewellery and fashion designer, master weaver, traditional dancer, bushtukka woman and educator. They are extremely lucky to have her join in and conduct a fun workshop around native dyes, plants and the creation…
Read MoreNAIDOC Gadhaba Storytime
Join Gadhaba Chair Miranda for a reading of some of her favourite Indigenous childrens books and stories. Also a range of kids colouring in and activities. Lots of fun for all! Suitable for 5-12 year olds.
Read MoreNAIDOC Week Launch
Come join in at the Mansfield Visitor Information Centre/Gadhaba Gathering Place for the start of Naidoc Week! Welcome to Country, Smoking and Flag Raising Ceremony. Join in as you are officially welcomed to Taungurung country as they raise the flag and cleanse the area with a smoking ceremony to signal the start of Mansfield’s NAIDOC…
Read MoreArt Exhibition : Iluka Sax-Williams
Award winning Taungurung artist Iluka Sax-Williams is hitting Mansfield! Come and immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Iluka Sax-Williams’ art at the Mansfield Visitor Information Centre. See his collection of mesmerizing artworks that will ignite your imagination all fuelled by the rich Aboriginal culture. Whether you’re an art enthusiast or simply looking for some…
Read MoreNAIDOC Week
A celebration of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with a range of week-long events and attractions as well as a number of unique daily events, all of which are free. NAIDOC art exhibition by Iluka Sax-Williams at the Visitor Information Centre , cultural workshops, Wetlands Walk, story telling…
Read MoreHorsepower in the High Country
Enjoy a family day out with a spectacular array of cars, motorbikes and boats on display, with children’s rides, food, beverages and live music. Merchant stalls all things vehicles. Vehicle registrations for entry via the website and spectators entry on gold coin donation.
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