Join us for a morning of connection and cultural learning. We’ll meet at Pinky Flat for a workshop with a local guide from Walking Together With Kaurna, who will share insights into the Kaurna people’s deep connection to Country and the cultural significance of Pinky Flat. There will be artefacts to explore and an opportunity for conversation and reflection.

We’ll meet at Pinky Flat on Karrawirra Parri, Redgum Forest River (Torrens River) where life along the parri (river) is revisited through oral histories and paintings. The effect of colonisation on Kaurna life here is starkly evident through these primary sources. There will be opportunities to connect and reflect on the session with other attendees and members of the NAWO Network.

About our hosts

‘Walking Together with Kaurna‘ began in 2017 when Kaurna Elder Uncle Frank Wanganeen and early childhood educator Liesl von der Borch began collaborating to create meaningful experiences for children on Country. Since then, the business has grown and evolved and now offers four on-Country workshop experiences as well as individually tailored workshops relevant for children aged 2 through to corporate PD sessions.

Today Drew and Liesl bring their individual wisdom and lived experiences to the workshops as they honour traditional cultural practices through sharing knowledge and facilitating an understanding of the past, its relevance to the present and its importance for the future.

This session will be hosted by:

Drew Vincent Kilner

Drew is a Kaurna, Ngarrindjeri man from Aldinga beach where he loves to fish, walk in the bush, and do anything that connects him to his Culture. He is continually broadening his involvement in Kaurna Cultural events, practices and new enterprises. He’s currently involved with the repatriation of ancestral remains, the healing of Country through revegetation projects, Cultural heritage surveys and monitoring and the Kaurna Cultural Burn (firestick farming) team being trained by Victor Steffensen.

Liam Kilner

A proud Kaurna and Ngarrindjeri man, Liam has lived in Southern Adelaide for most of his life. He has worked closely within community in various roles, including in schools as an ACEO, and within mental health services supporting primarily Aboriginal young people. He also contributes towards local events in the South ran by Onkaparinga Council, providing a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony at certain events such as Rec in the South and NAIDOC celebrations.