2024 Discover Ipswich Visitor Guide

4 Learn more about Indigenous culture with Didgeridoo Festivals . The business is focused on sharing cultural traditions with future generations, including the skill of didgeridoo making. Didgeridoo Festivals is located at Augustine Heights, surrounded by eucalyptus trees in a bush setting. Men and boys can purchase from the shop or learn how to make and play the didgeridoo.You can also book traditional storytelling, dancing and art workshops, and women’s flora and fauna workshops.

5 Hike the paths at Purga Nature Reserve. This reserve is culturally significant to the Traditional Owners due to its connection and close proximity to the (former) Purga Mission, with many artefacts recorded in the area. Traditionally, the Swamp Tea-tree was used for medicinal purposes due to its antiseptic and anti- inflammatory properties - treating coughs, colds, sore throats, alleviating headaches and other ailments. The trees are home to ghost moth larvae (culturally known as witchetty grub or Jebbim), which are high in protein and a staple food source. The forest also attracts other native species that formed the traditional staple diet.

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