News & Updates

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge, culture and stories, as well as community news and updates.

A holiday message from our CEO

A holiday message from our CEO

Ngaykga-gan Ngalakgan, ngaykgah gojok.Gu-ngey-ngini Desmond. Ngaykgah CEO Welcome To Country-hgin.Mi wandi yu en yu femili mob bla abu gudwan krismis en seifwan  holidei. Thengkyumob bla albumbat m...

World Indigenous Tourism Summit 2023

World Indigenous Tourism Summit 2023

Welcome to Country had the pleasure of attending the World Indigenous Tourism Summit last week on Whadjuk Nyoongar Country. Congratulations to The World Indigenous Tourism Alliance (WINTA) and West...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Seasons

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Seasons

“The land is the mother, and we are of the land; we do not own the land rather the land owns us. The land is our food, our culture, our spirit, and our identity.” – Dennis Foley, a Gai-mariagal and...

Applications are now open for free one-on-one tourism mentoring services

Applications are now open for free one-on-one tourism mentoring services

This free program seeks to connect First Nations Tourism businesses with experienced First Nations Mentors to offer culturally safe and industry specific business mentoring services. The best part ...

Lest We Forget – Black Diggers

Lest We Forget – Black Diggers

It’s 1915, a Gunditjmara man named Chris Saunders tries to enlist to fight for Australia in World War One in a small Victorian town named Hamilton. He, like other First Nations men of the area, are...

Meet First Nations Tourism Mentoring Program mentee Simon Thornalley – Saltwater Eco Tours

Meet First Nations Tourism Mentoring Program mentee Simon Thornalley – Saltwater Eco Tours

Mentee applications are now open for the First Nations Tourism Mentoring Program (FNTMP). The program seeks to connect First Nations tourism businesses with experienced First Nations Mentors to off...