Hi, I am Mandi Barton, I'm the Cultural Identity and Wellbeing Facilitator at Biyala B. I am a Yorta Yorta woman, a mother of 3 daughters, an Aboriginal community member in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne with connections to Northern Rivers, Bundjalung mob.

I'm Passionate about wellbeing and healing, I love seeing people ‘connect’. Sporty, arty, country drives, avid cloud and sunset watcher and occasional sunrise watcher (when I go to bed way to late) I need to be near water (river/ocean/creek any body of water will do), I daydream about travelling and want to visit every country on earth.

I have worked with both Aboriginal communities and mainstream agencies to deliver cultural programs and workshops. I have obtained a:

Bachelor of Arts, Deakin Uni
Graduate Diploma of Natural Resources Management
Cert 3 ATSI Art and Design, RMIT
Master of Indigenous Studies (Wellbeing), Southern Cross University
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DADIRRI

In the heart of Biyala B is Dadirri, an Aboriginal way of being still and quiet to reconnect with each and every element. As we are not just connected, we and all living and non-living things are part of the energetic flow of life. It is our DNA, our Spirit Ancestors, the ocean currents, the rain falling down on Mother Earth, it is the trees swaying in the wind, the sparkling stars showing the way, it is the footprints left by the emu, it is in the wing of Bunjil the eagle. It is the past, present and future.

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