About
Dalki Garringa – Good Growing is owned and managed by the Barengi Gadjin Land Council. We specialise in growing native plants. Our nursery is located at the old Wail Nursery site, which was established in 1946 by the Victorian Forestry Commission
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Barengi Gadjin Land Council (BGLC) represents Traditional Owners from the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk peoples, who were recognised in a 2005 Native Title Consent Determination, the first in south-eastern Australia.
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BGLC purchased the nursery site in 2017 as a key action towards economic sustainability and job creation for the Traditional Owners and broader community.
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Our Goals​​
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•Offer skill development, employment and income for Traditional Owners and the broader Aboriginal community
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•Become a major supplier of native plants
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•Propagate important local native food plants and other useful species
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•Educate children/community to pass on Traditional Ecological Knowledge about
plants to future generations
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•Restore degraded land
Our Vision
”To be recognised as the premier business in the supply of regionally specific native plants whilst simultaneously providing excellent training and employment opportunities for the Wimmera region"
The Story Behind Dalki Garringa Native Nursery
Our People
The beginning of everything we do is our people. The 5 circles represent the 5 clan groups that make up the Wotjobaluk Nations: The Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk peoples. All circles are equal in size as we are all equal.
The circles are arranged in an arc to symbolise the exchange of knowledge among nations, across generations, and within the broader community. They are coloured yellow to represent pollen, which, along with our people, is essential for the protection and growth of our plants.
Our Water
Water is sacred and central to all life. The cross-sections of the water represent our various waterways, connections, and environmental diversity.
Our Plants, Our Knowledge Old and New
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Before we can embrace anything new, we must first acknowledge the old. The darker green symbolises traditional knowledge that has persisted for thousands of generations, while the lighter leaf represents new growth, new knowledge, and new ways of being and learning.
DALKI
GARRINGA
Our Name, our Language
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Dalki Garringa in Wergaia language means “Good Growing”. This refers to the good growing of our Plants, our Culture and our People.
