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(In the language of the Awabakal people, Wollotuka means “eating and meeting place” )

 

Indigenous Publication

Wollotuka School of Aboriginal Studies supports the most comprehensive range of Indigenous studies programs in Australia.  This is through the influence of the complete Indigenous teaching and administrative staff who manage all the programs through the School.  The education programs within the School can support a student from bridging programs like Yapug Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Enabling Program through to postgraduate studies at Umulliko Indigenous Higher Education Centre.

 

Both the School and Indigenous Support Unit are housed in a uniquely designed learning space which was developed to incorporate aspects of Indigenous practices and culture to present the students with a warm familiar environment.  The design of the building incorporates the motifs of the Eaglehawk, a primary totem of the Awabakal Nation.

 

Birabahn Building
Home to Wollotuka School of Aboriginal Studies.
The building is located on the land of the traditional Indigenous owners - the Pambalong clan of the Awabakal nation.
Photo: Patrick Bingham-Hall

 

 

 

Floor mural
The spirit of Birabahn mural graces the floor of the Birabahn building. Designed by Mandy Davis of Forster, the mural depicts the Spirit of Birabahn - the eagle hawk, flying high and seeing all. The four eagle heads of the mural are the guardians watching over the Awabakal people from Sugarloaf Mountain. The original artwork has been completed by our Indigenous landscape trainees.

 

 

General Enquiries:
Telephone: +61 (2) 4921 5000
Email: enquirycentre@newcastle.edu.au