Mount Sugarloaf

Cultural Education Experience

Mountain | Foundation Session

Join Aboriginal cultural educators for a three-hour guided experience exploring one of the Hunter's most iconic landscapes. Perfect for visitors to the Hunter, locals wanting to experience Mount Sugarloaf differently, and anyone looking to connect more deeply with Country.

Available dates:

3 August, 1:00pm
7 September, 9:00am
11 November, 1:00pm

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Location

Mount Sugarloaf is the starting point for the Cultural Education experience. This foundational session establishes shared understanding, expectations, and responsibilities that guide all learning that follows.

During your experience, you'll:

  • Understand the purpose of the Cultural Education journey
  • Hear Aboriginal stories connected to Mount Sugarloaf
  • Walk through Country with Aboriginal cultural educators
  • Discover native plants and their traditional uses
  • Share Indigenous-inspired catering
  • Experience one of the Hunter's most iconic landscapes differently
  • Discover cultural perspectives that focus on responsibility and building relationships

What we explore

  • Participant introductions and shared intentions
  • Cultural responsibilities and obligations to Country
  • Worldviews based on sharing, giving, and building relationships
  • Observing Country beyond the visible landscape
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Catering

Featuring Indigenous-inspired foods as part of the Cultural Education experience. Sharing food provides an opportunity to pause, reflect, and continue conversations together. Please advise of any dietary requirements at the time of booking.

Participants Receive:

  • a Journey Marker unique to this place
  • a Certificate of Completion acknowledging learning at this location

Who this session is for

This session is designed for individuals, organisations, schools and community groups beginning their cultural learning journey, and is equally suited to visitors exploring the Hunter, locals wanting to experience Mount Sugarloaf differently, and anyone looking to connect more deeply with Country.

Before you book 

Accessibility & physical considerations
This session involves walking and standing on uneven ground and sloped terrain. If you have any accessibility needs or support requirements, please let us know at the time of booking so we can do our best to accommodate you.

Weather
Sessions run in most weather conditions and can be exposed at higher elevation. Please come prepared with appropriate clothing and footwear. If conditions are unsafe, we will contact you to reschedule.

Cultural protocols
Participants are expected to follow facilitator guidance, including cultural protocols and site-specific safety requirements.

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  • "My cultural education day at Mt Sugarloaf with Mawambul was an absolute turning point. Learning directly from Elders and leading cultural consultants moved me from a place of hesitation into a welcoming introduction to the Aboriginal worldview. They revealed the profound connectivity of the landscape and our place within it. The experience reiterated to me a need for planning systems to move beyond viewing flora and fauna as isolated elements and towards genuinely understanding our role in a sophisticated, living system of storylines that define the health and history of Country."
     
    Amanda
    Way Planning and Advisory

  • "I thought I was simply heading out for a walk in Country, but what unfolded was something far deeper. It was an experience that settled me. It was a shift in how I see the world and how I choose to now work. Being in Country changed the way I think about my connection to land, to the people who have cared for it since the beginning of time, and to the relationships that shape my work, my family, and my community. That day didn’t end when I left, it continues to influence how I move through life."

    Gemma
    Avyon Consulting

  • "I particularly enjoyed the dream time stories, as told by Mawambul’s CEO David Newham, about the creation of the Mount Sugarloaf landscape. The knowledge I gained during the Cultural Education Program is something I will take with me through life and has inspired me to continue my education in Indigenous thinking. I am currently reading Professor ‘Uncle’ Paul Gordan’s book on the subject and feel I still have so much to learn."

    Izzy
    Sparke Helmore Lawyers
  • "My cultural education day at Mt Sugarloaf provided the opportunity to rethink and reconsider the world through an Aboriginal lens and connect to and learn more about Awabakal Country - the place I am originally from. The generosity of Mawambul to share knowledge and hold space for us to learn in an immersive way was a deep and meaningful experience that has also given me more confidence and understanding in my planning and engagement practice"
     
    April
    The Planning Studio
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