Gumbi-Gumbi Garden planned for USQ

USQ will develop a bush tucker and medicine garden to promote a better understanding of Indigenous women and health.

The Gumbi-Gumbi (Pittosporum Augustifolium) Garden will be planted on the northern side of the University driveway, from the West Street entrance to the carpark.

In celebration of the planned garden and NAIDOC Week, the USQ Women’s Network is hosting a morning tea on Monday, July 5.

USQ Women’s Network president, Associate Professor Lorelle Burton, said NAIDOC week provided an opportunity to raise awareness of the present circumstances of Australia’s Indigenous peoples and to celebrate the contributions of Indigenous Australians to our community.

'The network is delighted to celebrate NAIDOC with a special welcome to country by Mrs Sandra Bauwens, local elder of the Jarawair tribe, at the Gumbi-Gumbi Garden,' Associate Professor Burton said.

Mrs Bauwens and other special guests at the event will speak on the relevance of the garden to indigenous people’s health and well-being.

The celebrations will be held at USQ’s Toowoomba campus from 9am until 10.30am.

This year’s NAIDOC Week theme is: 'Unsung Heroes – Closing the Gap by Leading the Way'.