brambuk the national park & cultural centre

808kirstya

This building was full of cultural and local information about the Grampians. We really enjoyed coming here for lunch and spent half an hour on a lovely walk through the scrubland. Just beautiful! We also had lunch which was lovely and not too overpriced like a lot of tourist areas are!

HeatherM891

Definitely worth stopping at. Great to read about the many different animal species in the area and where you can see the various aboriginal rock paintings. Lovely cafe offering good food and something different.

time_explorer

The building is very interesting from the outside in the design, once stepping inside we rang the bell a few times and no one came out, we waited for about 10 minutes and eventually someone came out so we could pay the $15 fee for entry which was reasonable.The displays were interesting and the history and stories were good, it was ok overall but could have more in it as really only about 30-40 minutes is required to read all the displays and watch the short movie.The one thing I liked apart from the history was the offroad wheelchair which i thought was fantasticThe shop did have some cool things at reasonable prices.

georgianag815

Lots to see here. We enjoyed the presentation of the Aboriginal artifacts, tools and weapons. Awesome to hear the different animal sounds being represented through the didgeridoo. It was also worthwhile seeing the movies in the theatre.

limibo

The buildings and grounds are definitely worth a look. Many of the stories that you will read in the interpretive displays are very sad and you can feel that mood while you are there. Don't let that put you off though. There is plenty of room for the kids to run around outside to blow of some steam and you might see some native animal wandering around.There is a collection of artwork to look at and for a fee you can paint your own boomerang or mini canvas.We missed the didgeridoo demo and cultural discussion that is on weekends in January so we are planning on going back to see it.The staff were friendly and helpful.Entry to the cultural centre is by gold coin donation. Additional fees apply for art activities approx $10-15, performances ($variable) or documentary screenings $3-5.

Texaroo2

We visited this centre on a very hot day and found it an interesting place to spend a few hours in pleasant cool facilities. However, there didn't seem to be much more than sign boards to read, although the architecture of the building was very well done. My children enjoyed decorating a boomerang then learning how to throw it.

DansTigers

The tourist shop is well stocked with original artefacts. The best experience was participating in the educational show delivered by two aborigines from central Australia. I really appreciated Tommy identifying with all of us Australians as one, and how we all need to understand the spirit of the land that is ours.Thanks, and keep up the painting Tommy.

KSJ_007

Worth a quick visit. There is a visitor information centre located at the same site plus toilet facilities.

kdtotara

We took a tour from the cultural centre to visit some aboriginal rock paintings and learn something of the aboriginal culture. The cultural centre was an interesting place to start but would have been better with more exhibits rather than just sign boards to read. We watched two videos on the creation story of the region and of the cultural and geographical development of the region, both a bit old fashioned in style and presentation. Our guide took us to see rock paintings as well as the source of the that the artists ochre used, and showed us some scar trees. We finished up with a gourmet 'bush tucker' lunch at the Cultural Centre, which was delicious. Although we enjoyed it all, we felt a bit underwhelmed, given the cost of the tour. The guide needed a bit more training - although he was a nice bloke, he didn't know much of the history and was really just a local who was showing us around, when we thought we were paying for knowledge and insight that were more than we could have read for ourselves at the cultural centre.

kevincP3200TT

An important stop for overseas visitors to understand aboriginal history and colonisation, as well as aboriginal practices and way of life.

Barbarella2211

This info centre is useful for local maps and hiking advice. However the choose of souvenirs is rather limited and the cultural exhibition is rather non-inspiring.

Rayzor57

I agree with Dawn B that staffing would have made the tour more interesting especially for the bored kids on our visit. We travelled as a couple but did notice this. For us with some basic questions, a staff member on hand could have made a good day great

rjsFootscrayWest

When I first visited about 20 years ago this was an interesting and very distinctive architectural building in its own right. It stood alone and prominent on the flat grassy plains of Fyan’s Creek. Today it is hidden by trees + bushes that have grown up around it and it no longer contains the park headquarters, which have moved about 50m north. It is still worth visiting as it has a number of displays and it has a small theatrette in which two short movies about the Grampians run.

637paulf

Very well organised with lots of history presented in various formats. Well worth a visit. It's great to see how much it has gone ahead over the years as I have visited several times now.

匿名

Just had the most amazing coffee at Brambuk cultural centre. Blake is an absolute legend of a guy. You've got check this place out.