Binambi Barambah

 

Binambi Barambah Aboriginal Corporation (BBAC) is registered through the Corporation (ATSI) Act 2006 and operates under a Board of Management.

DIRECTOR:	Moira Bligh
DIRECTOR	Mayleah Bemrose
DIRECTOR:	Steve Bemrose
DIRECTOR:	Bev Hickey
DIRECTOR:	Glenys Frederiksen

Postal Address: PO Box 118 Taigum Q 4018

Binambi Barambah Aboriginal Corporation's main activity is to provide cultural enrichment camps to children aged from 7 years to 13 years.

Binambi Barambah Aboriginal Corporation is also available to provide special activity camps for:

Fathers and Sons
Mothers and Daughters
Youth aged 13 to 17 years old
Men's Groups and
Women's Groups

Binambi Barambah Aboriginal Corporation also conduct Didgeridoo workshops as requested.

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History

From 1989 - 1995, Aboriginal Elder, Author and Community Activist, Mrs Ruth Hegarty was instrumental in establishing and building two very successful programs through her active involvement with the Geebung Baptist Church.

The Sunday School Program

Vacation Care Program

This was at a time when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families moving to the northside of Brisbane / Caboolture was growing at a steady rate and the need to support these families was becoming a priority.

As the Vacation Care Program started to develop its own cultural identity and purpose, the church handed the program over to Mrs Hegarty who then established the Indigenous organisation
"Binambi Barambah Aboriginal Corporation" (BBAC)
registered under the then Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act.
BBAC is a not-for-profit community based organisation that delivers a four day vacation care program incorporating activities that reflect the cultural and social aspects of Aboriginal people.

As the then Chairperson of Binambi-Barambah Aboriginal Corporation (BBAC), Ruth Hegarty accepted her rights and responsibility of continuing the program and developing it into its own entity through the efforts of her son Norman Hegarty
and the Board of Directors

For twelve years, BBAC has provided countless experiences for young people who come back year after year for their Binambi-Barambah experience.
The camps provide a holiday program for disadvantaged Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal primary school children aged between 7 years and 13 years.
BBAC utilises the established campsites in South-East Queensland participating in all their usual vacation and camping adventures and incorporating traditional Aboriginal cultures and experiences such as traditional games, traditional songs and traditional stories.