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Background
Being on purpose these days is more
critical than ever before. As a participant in
this special opportunity, your journey begins in
Darwin, Australia’s dynamic Northern
gateway, with a breakfast briefing to set the
scene and outcomes for the journey of Creative
Leadership. The road journey is an opportunity
to parallel and re-view the journey of an
organization or individual through life’s
landscapes. The Garma Festival attracts around
2,500 people, and the Creative Industries Forum,
managed by Yothu Yindi Foundation and
Charles
Darwin
University
brings together expertise and creative solutions
that are practical and grounded. You will see
how the journey reflects and creates our
intentions and expectations, develop synergy and
team skills, and a new clarity that is
compelling, empowering and applicable within
your organizations and networks.
Introduction to Garma
Garma is a nationally significant, intimate,
spectacular celebration of cultural traditions
and practices – dance, song, music, and art
(including presentations, collaborations, sales)
– and the annual venue for a major Key Forum on
Indigenous issues.
At Garma 2009, the theme of the Key Forum will
be Creative Industries. It will include
important and practical discussions on issues
and practices surrounding cultural outputs and
inputs and commercial opportunities afforded
Indigenous Australians through training,
development and practice in many forms of
Creative Industry, including design, music,
graphic art, multimedia, film and photography,
performance arts, visual arts, broadcasting and
electronic media, new media and professional
writing and editing. One of the central issues
to be discussed will be the extent and nature of
the Creative Industries interface with
Indigenous Australians, including cultural and
commercial rights, and the place of traditional
art.
As well as the Key Forum and integrated academic
presentations on language and culture, Key Forum
participants also have the opportunity to watch
the
daily bunggul and music performances, enjoy
Garma
art exhibitions and projects, and
participate in
evening
and night activities.
Garma is a unique combination of education,
entertainment and real cultural interaction,
exchange and immersion. It is indeed a privilege
to experience Garma, and there are several
categories of registration available for
visitors.
Furthermore, all attendance fees and other
revenues received for Garma go to the operation
of the cultural and economic programs – which
have real social, cultural and economic outcomes
– of the Yothu Yindi Foundation, a
not-for-profit Aboriginal organisation with
charitable status and with the three primary
aims of sharing knowledge and culture; creating
economic opportunities for Yolngu; and
nurturing, celebrating and presenting cultural
traditions and practices.
For
more details of
Garma
Festival, Forum and events see
www.garma.telstra.com/index.html.
Susanne
Rix
has been researching the qualities of successful
leadership for over 25 years. Her facilitation
will enable you to explore the leadership
qualities required to lead effectively in a
dynamically changing world.
The Garma festival and the remote
environment will provide a catalyst for
discussion and expanded learning.
www.superworking.co
Journey
Details
with Creative Industries Forum & Garma
Festival.
Day 1
(August 6, 2009) –
Breakfast briefing and introductions at
Darwin
Airport Resort at
8 am. Depart
10 am via Adelaide River for
Pine Creek,
an historic gold mining and
railway town significant to Northern Territory development. We pass via
numerous
World War II airfields critical to the
defence of Australia nearly 70 years ago, to
arrive in the NT’s 3rd largest town,
Katherine in for an optional relax in the
thermal springs before stocking up on final
supplies. Depart the main
Stuart Highway
for overnight camp at
Mainoru
on the road to Nhulunbuy,
Gove
Peninsula. Debrief journey
highlights & application to leadership. BLD
Day 2
– Enter
Arnhem
Land
Aboriginal
Land
Trust area and continue on the Central
Arnhem Road,
(also known as Bulman Track). The road climbs
and descends numerous plateaus as it winds
through grasslands, termite mounds, open
woodlands and stringy bark forests. Birdlife is
prolific at billabongs beside the road with the
Australian bustard a common sight. Buffalo are also seen here.
Lunch at a picturesque river crossing before
arrival in the afternoon for a welcome ceremony
at the
Garma Festival near
Nhulunbuy. BLD
Days
3-5
– Join the Creative Leadership Forum – 3
days interactive forum and Garma events.
Optionally and as preferred, join women’s or
men’s business programs or numerous alternative
Garma activities – full details available on
website or on request. Daily debrief
and integration of highlights & learnings.
Overnights at
Gulkula, Garma Festival site.
BLD
Day
6
–
Pre, post and parallel to the forum are
opportunities to become immersed in local
culture including school visits, connecting with
award-winning
and internationally acclaimed visual art of the
region, men and women indigenous cultural
tourism opportunities including women’s cultural
practices and field trips for the collection of
bush tucker, bush medicine and pandanus leaves
and bush dyes for weaving. Also men’s cultural
practices including spear-making and spear
throwing.
Day
7
– Return journey via the wildlife, rivers and
billabongs of
the
Central Arnhem Road, to overnight at
Mainoru.
BLD
Day
8 –
We travel via
Katherine and after a shady lunch stop
arrive
Kakadu National Park.
Here we
visit the
Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre to
experience
a deeper understanding of local culture.
Overnight
at Cooinda in Kakadu NP.
Day 9 –
(August 14) – Early start to enjoy the birds and
wildlife on the
Yellow
Waters wetlands boat cruise, near the
junction of the Jim Jim and Alligator Rivers,
where crocodiles and fascinating wetland birds
are seen on the flood plain amongst Paperbark,
Pandanus and Fresh Water Mangroves. We visit
the incredible
Nourlangie Aboriginal rock art gallery and
the
Ubirr Rock site before departure for
Darwin. At our conference
centre in
Darwin,
final
debrief workshop & integrations of journey
learnings. Completes 6 pm to allow flight
connections or optionally stay overnight in
hotel for dinner & flight connections next day.
BL
Inclusions
-
Professional journey facilitation and
learnings integration for the workplace from
Suzanne Rix & Richard O’Neill.
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Luxury 4WD transport with professional
driver/guide to Garma Festival from and
return to
Darwin.
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Garma Festival and Forum participation in
these exceptional events.
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All healthy meals including vegetarian
available.
-
8 nights luxury camping. * Optional extra 1
night in hotel, means 10 days/9 nights. Cost
depends on booking date.
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All National Parks entry and camping fees
and Yellow Waters Cruise in Kakadu wetlands.
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Aboriginal Art connections for "direct" art
purchases
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Percent of tour price supports Outback Kids
Fund and nature care projects.
Key Benefits
-
Involvement in a rare opportunity to
experience traditional Yolngu culture and
leading edge cross cultural integration.
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Garma is organised by the
Yothu Yindi
Foundation, a not-for-profit
Aboriginal charitable corporation with
charitable status, and the Leadership
Journey by Excelink International P/L, so
your investment to participate is tax
deductable.
Investment includes Leadership Journey,
workshops and debriefings, Garma Festival &
forum, all meals, fees, guides, 4WD transport, 8
nights accommodation.
Limited
places are available, and application is
required.
APPLY
EARLY to ensure your place using form
attached or at
www.spiritsafaris.com/book.htm
Price
based on entry to Garma as forum participant.
You can also join us as a Cultural Tourist.
Please ask.
9 Days/ 8 nights * - A$ 4,995 incl GST or $
4,550
if booked by June 15.
Call 1300 763 188
* Optional
overnight in hotel means 10 days/9 nights. Hotel
cost approx $160 depends on booking date.
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