Wiradjuri Study Centre (WSC)
About Us
The Wiradjuri Study Centre (WSC) is to promote the study and understanding of Wiradjuri culture. Important as this core aim is, the WCC has developed a wider notion of a WSC. According to this broader concept, the WSC is envisaged as the foundation for cultural rejuvenation, social change and sustainable self-determination by the Aboriginal people of the wider Wiradjuri nation. The result will be a vibrant, independent, sustainable and self-determining Aboriginal community.
Through the WCC, the community has refused to take the 'sorry town' path and has decided to be proactive rather than a reactive.
The conceptual thinking behind the WSC is holistic in nature. It is a crucial vehicle through which the WCC constitutional objective of supporting its people will come to fruition. Through the WSC, there will be activities which will revitalise local Aboriginal culture, give meaning and substance to a Wiradjuri world view and foster new attitudes among local Aboriginal people toward learning and self esteem, from which will come the energy of local people to establish culturally appropriate, sustainable economic wealth-creating activities. In brief, this centre reflects a New Beginning for the Kalarie people of Condobolin.
The WSC is a pedagogical centre of learning. So, not only will it be able to provide culturally appropriate learning, more importantly, it will create an environment that is culturally sensitive to the learning needs and aspirations of the local aboriginal people.
The WSC is proposed as an iconic centre for Aboriginal cultural understanding, learning, research, training and wellbeing. The process begins by the fact that the building will be constructed by teams of local Aboriginal people using materials they either have made (eg compressed earth blocks), or are local to the region (eg cypress timber), and all is consistent with sustainability and caring for country principles. It will be accessible to interested non-Aboriginal students and visitors. With that end the WSC has the following components; Cultural Centre, Conservation and Environment Centre, Skills Development Centre, Indigenous Training, Wellness Centre, surrounding landscape and sporting facilities and a Yarn Up Space.
