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All generations are welcome to gather together for a meal every now and then. We enjoy each other’s company, share knowledge and learn. Our people talk about the bigger issues which affect Indigenous families in the community.

Bayside Community Options employs Indigenous Support Workers.

Ba’la Wandiny is also a community outreach program. Support Workers visit homes for a cuppa and a chat and they keep people informed about current services and upcoming local events.

Every year our staff, participants in Ba’la Wandiny and Brighton State School teachers and students celebrate NAIDOC week by sharing culture at the school.

The Ba’la Wandiny painting was created by local artist Peter Tapau. Peter is of Torres Strait Islander background and lives locally.

The painting depicts two Ba’la (fresh water jew fish) which is the symbol chosen by local elder Aunty Viola Hill, a local Gubbi Gubbi woman. It also shows the journeys to a gathering place (Wandiny) for both men and women. The colours represent both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.