Eve Lamb
Plans to create a new rock climbing club are among a suite of new outdoor adventures and cultural opportunities planned for Castlemaine and surrounds.
Experienced rock climbing instructor Emma Dubuc runs not for profit Mirawara Outdoor Experiences which is preparing to host famed rewilding mentor Claire Dunn as part of an educational and culturally enriching three-day camping experience over April 9-11.
Set for the Walmer bushland the upcoming Way of the Ancestors camp will also feature Dja Dja Wurrung Indigenous elder Aunty Marilyn Nichols who will share knowledge of traditional Indigenous culture including some hands-on basket weaving techniques.
“We need to learn from the Indigenous ways of living more sustainably,” says Ms Dubuc whose background is in outdoor education.
“A main focus is to reconnect kids with nature.”
As part of next month’s two-night camp, Claire Dunn bestselling author of My Year without Matches and Rewilding the urban soul will share her know-how and survival skills including… Read more in today’s Mail