Wollotuka Institute at The University of Newcastle

Wollotuka Institute at The University of Newcastle moves into its new purpose-built headquarters, which is called Birabahn in honour of both the Eagle-hawk totem of the Awabakal and the Awabakal scholar by the same name who worked with Rev Threlkeld on Lake Macquarie during the early 1820s. The building's surrounding native plant landscaped gardens and ponds were constructed by CDEP workers engaged through Yarnteen Aboriginal Corporation. In late-2002, Gibalee, the Indigenous Education Centre on the Ourimbah Campus officially merged with the Wollotuka School of Aboriginal Studies and Indigenous academic activity at The University of Newcastle increased. Wollotuka offers programs across the University's three major campuses: from access, through undergraduate degrees to postgraduate doctoral programs.