Stars and Songlines: Presentation, Cultural Practice, Afternoon Tea and Stargazing

Stars and Songlines: A Celebration of Yaegl Sky Stories is a two-day series of four events. All events are free, and donations are welcome. Presentation, Cultural Practice, and Afternoon Tea at the Maclean Showground. Followed by stargazing at the Maclean Lookout with 5 large telescopes with general and cultural astronomy and astrophysics guides. Yaegl Elders invite you to an introduction to understanding Aboriginal Science and Astronomy, and their connection to Aboriginal Culture and Practice. Dr Bob Fuller returns to Maclean and Yaegl Elders who shared their cultural knowledge with him as he researched his PHD: stars and songlines of the saltwater Aboriginal peoples of the NSW coast. Joining Bob in presenting and yarning are esteemed astronomy, astrophysics and cultural knowledge friends: Prof Ghillar Michael Anderson, Dr Duane Hamacher, Prof Ray Norris, Dr Jodi Edwards and Dr Chels Marshall.