Welcome to the Mungo Youth Project

The next conference will take place in September 2013

The 2011 Mungo Youth Project was a great success with over 200 students, 50 teachers and numerous guests including Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, Governor of New South Wales; Stephen ‘Baamba’ Albert of Bran Nue Dae fame and Graham 'Buzz' Bidstrup with Adam James from the Jimmy Little Foundations’ Thumbs Up program. Students embarked upon three days of discovery, sharing, learning and exploring of this very special place along with elders, discovery rangers, pastoralists, scientists, educators and special guests.

Teacher Feedback about the 2011 project
“What we noticed with the students in both the lead up to the festival and during the festival was the increase in self esteem, respect for others and pride in their personal history and knowledge. As educators, we could never have gotten the same results from a classroom, the hands on approach and self-lead learning the girls went through was invaluable.... The feedback from the students was so positive and self affirming that to not make Mungo a regular part of Worawa, would be a mistake. ” Megan Nash, Teacher, Worawa Aboriginal College

The Mungo Youth Project provides students with skills in knowledge development, environmental education and more importantly builds optimism, capability and aims for a cultural change in the way we use and understand our natural environment whilst developing capabilities as public speakers who can communicate ideas in many different forms.

Using the Kids Teaching Kids model students learn about specific areas related to Mungo and the Willandra World Heritage area.

During the Project all students learn in specific subject areas then take part in exploration and cultural tours and activities led by elders from the two traditional tribes - Paakintji and Ngyiampaa, scientists, national parks and pastoralists in this spectacular and culturally rich world heritage area of international importance.

In 2011 new interpretations were developed for Mungo National Park and in addition to visitor centre upgrades and a re-creation of the 20,000 year old fossil trackway, the new website is a fabulous resource for research. www.visitmungo.com.au