Kangaroo Valley Voice

Kangaroo Valley Voice, Community, Selena

Winter warmers

A little good news to warm the cockles of your heart … from our own scientists
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From a Few Folk, Big Folk Festivals Grow

In a year we’ve lost music festivals across the nation, Kangaroo Valley stands strong, its success due to the low-politics dedicated, unpaid organising committee and the large crew of volunteers. As fab festival duo Stuart…
Kangaroo Valley Voice, Community, Selena

VOLUNTEERING: THE BEST MEDICINE

One might say that Kangaroo Valley has been built by groups of volunteers, from the sports, arts and social activities on offer, to the local Rural Fire Service brigade and even the public amenities.
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How art holds the Kangaroo Valley community together

Kangaroo Valley is full of creatives and many of our local events are centred around the arts. For some young people, growing up in such a creative town inspired them to explore their own artistic…
Kangaroo Valley Voice, Community, Events, NAIDOC Week, Selena

Connecting to Country: a win for local school students

In the Valley this school term, young people have been given the opportunity to connect to nature and sense their belonging to the world in new ways, through two powerful programs facilitated by cultural education…
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Reflecting on relationships from Arnhem Land

In 2015, sisters from Matamata, East Arnhem Land, Grace and Kitohnia Gurruwiwi, stayed with Mike and Cathy Gorman. The girls, who were 15 and 12 at the time, are Yolngu people and belong to the…