On Tuesday May 23, 53 people will tour significant local Darumbal sites including Mount Archer National Park, Mount Jim Crow National Park, Bluff Point National Park, Tanby Point and Mount Wheeler.

The response to this tour has been so great that a follow-up tour on June 5 has been planned to accommodate all bookings.

The tours have been organised by the CQU Community Program.

Local Woppaburra and Darumbal descendant Bob Muir will talk about the extent of the Darumbal Nation, bush tucker, local totems, Dreamtime stories, massacres and much more.

Councillor Mary Carroll, Mayor Margaret Strelow and the crew from Bush TV’s Murri Minute will all be a part of this tour along with staff and students from CQU’s Nulloo Yumbah ‘Foundations of Indigenous Learning’ course, two of whom are from overseas.

CQU acknowledges that its original campus is located on ceremonial land which is spiritually significant to the Darumbal people and as part of its commitment to the way forward, this tour is planned as both an enjoyable and educational experience for members of the public.

The tour will commence at 9am and travel to the top of Mount Archer to view some of the Darumbal nation and find some bush tucker.

Contact Glenys Kirkwood, CQU Community Program Co-ordinator on 49 282 098 or 0412 730 489 for more information.