A MESSAGE FROMAUNTY DULCIE NICHOLLSARAKWAL ELDER & CHAIRPERSONON BEHALF OF BUNDJALUNG OF BYRON BAY ABORIGINAL CORPORATION (ARAKWAL) BOARD OF DIRECTORS

On behalf of the Bundjalung of Byron Bay Arakwal People we welcome you to our tra-ditional lands for the inaugural Boomerang Festival. Our people continue to have strong association with this small coastal township (Byron Bay) which was once known by the Bundjalung people as “Cavanbah”meaning meeting place.This festival is a wonderful platform for our community to come together and show-case our people and culture in a warm and friendly environment.We would like to express our support and thanks to the Boomerang and Bluesfest or-ganisers and wish you all every success and a wonderful few days of entertainment.We do ask that you all respect our country whilst you are here and please do take the opportunity take in some of the natural beauty that is Byron Bay.

A MESSAGE FROM THE HON TONY ABBOTTPrime Minister Of AustraliaI am pleased to send my best wishes to everyone attending the Boomerang Festival in Byron Bay.The Boomerang Festival is a unique op-portunity for the whole community to ex-perience and to enjoy Indigenous culture through music, dance, theatre and visual arts. It will bring together many of our best Indigenous artists.A nation’s cultural depth is enhanced by the creativity it sees and encourages. The Boomerang Festival’s support for Indig-enous artists and their work will ensure that many thousands of people, not only from Australia but also from around the world, can enjoy Australia’s immense creative talent.I am sure everyone will enjoy the perfor-mances and displays by some of our mosttalented Indigenous artists. I congratulate everyone involved with the BoomerangFestival for presenting this wonderful opportunity to celebrate Indigenous culture andheritage.Please accept my warmest wishes for the inaugural Boomerang Festival. I am sure itwill be a great weekend.

ABOUT THE BUNDJALUNG OF BYRON BAYABORIGINAL CORPORATIONSince 2001 the Bundjalung of Byron Bay Arakwal people have enteredinto three Indigenous Land Use Agreements with the New South WalesGovernment recognising their Native Title rights as Traditional Owners of lands and waters in and around Byron Bay.The Arakwal retain a strong connection in caring for, pro-tection of and management of Aboriginal cultural values and country.MESSAGE FROM THE ARAKWAL‘BUMBERLINE’ ELDERS“We want to see Country how it used to be. We want to continue to look after Country and want it to look after us. We want our people to be back on Country, caring forand using Country like we always have. We want to share parts of our culture with the wider community so they learnabout and respect Country like we do. We want everybody to work together to keep Country clean and healthy”

JINGI WAHLA WIDHA!!WELCOME TO COUNTRY - Arakwal Bundjalung Jagun

(Arakwal Bundjalung Land)

A MESSAGE FROM THE HON TONY BURKE MP

From the moment I was told about the Boomerang Festival at this year’s Bluesfest, I have been looking forward to coming back to Byron to hear some of the best Indigenous music and therefore some of the best music in Australia.The line-up cuts through from artists such as Archie Roach, who has been well known for years, to the internationallyrenowned Gurrumul.The constant development of the artists at this festival is at the cutting edge of creativity. The recent album of Shellie Morris blend-ing the music of ancient song lines with modern riffs provides us with art and energy that is uniquely and distinctively music of this land.The inspiration of Peter Noble and Rhoda Roberts will be a lasting legacy for theAustralian music scene, and in years to come, we will all be saying that we were at the first Boomerang Festival.

A MESSAGE FROM THE HON DON PAGE MPWelcome to the Boomerang Festival. This is an exciting new event forthis region and I am confident it will grow to become a premier festival inAustralia. I am very proud of our Bundjalung heritage and I know Rhodaand Peter are looking forward to sharing it with you. The line-up for theBoomerang Festival looks amazing. Not only will it be a taste of differentmusic styles from around the world, it will be an educational event – achance for us to see, hear and learn about different indigenous cultures –their people and their music. It’s also a great opportunity to showcase ourAboriginal heritage with Archie Roach, Gurrumul and the Chooky Dancersfrom Elcho Island off the coast of Arnhem Land.For three days you will be treated to incredible music and entertainment celebrating world music and global cultures. Dance, laugh and sit back and relax to the beat and rhythms from countries including New Zealand, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Canada, Chile and East Timor.I am confident the Boomerang Festival will grow to become one of the most popular events on the festival calendar in Australia, and internationally. I know you will enjoy yourself here. Thank you for supporting this festival. I am sure this will be one of the highlights of 2013. Have a fantastic time.

A MESSAGE FROM RHODA ROBERTS FESTIVAL CURATOR & DIRECTOR

As a Widjabul woman I acknowledge our Arakwal custodians and feelhonoured we are able to continue the ways of the old ancient gatheringsin a new era here on the Bundjalung homelands.Like many of you I have witnessed the fostering and explosion of music, dance and cultural exchanges acrossmany festivals. It is a joy and incredibly humbling to have one of our most pres-tigious events, the Bluesfestopen their arms and embrace Boomerang offering us a permanent home annually. Peter Noble’s personal passion, desire and financial support along with histeam’s tireless work has resulted in a festival that celebrates not only culture across all genres and ages but is commit-ted to honouring protocol and sharing the deep intellectual strength of Abo-riginal knowledge from across Australia and that of other first peoples across the globe.On a personal note, the relationship with landscape country and kin is the keystone to developing broader under-standing and tolerance. Many of our performers, knowledge keepers and elders represent the clans of the Bund-jalung. Come and meet our mob in the Bundjalung Way.

Experience the profound, the mesmer-ising and side by side we will witness something that is so uniquelyAustralian.

A MESSAGE FROM PETER NOBLE

We pay our deepest respects to the Arakwal as we acknowledge their strong commitment to custodianship and the Bundjalung gener-osity of Spirit.Over the years we have listened andlearned from Indigenous artists and heard their desires to have a specific world class event promoting some of the finest cultural keepers and performers around the Globe.The time is right for Boomerang. It’s a time to create a very specific vehicle for our own personal wishes and the nationsdesire for Reconciliation, through a thoughtful and more tangibleexperience under the curatorial of Rhoda Roberts. Including workshops, conversa-tions, ideas, music, comedy, film, theatreand dance, we know you will be as excited as we are about our inaugural program. Boomerang Festival is for all Australians and our team, volunteers and media part-ners are thrilled to be continuing some of the longterm relationships we established with our first nations artists at Bluesfest over its 25-year history. It’s a time for us to pay homage and our respect to the late Dr. Yunupingu who wowed audienceswith Yothu Yindi at Bluesfest - our sister festival - in 2003 and 2006. It was a time we saw the shifting sands of music and the many collaborations musicians de-velop who were and are simplycolour blind. It’s this collaborative ap-proach that is highlighted and continues with many of our artists working together, including Gurrumul, David Bridie with Frank Yamma and the concert seriesWantok plus many more.So lets experience together what has sustained the worlds oldestliving culture, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia and welcome other world cultures to this extraordinary event.

A MESSAGE FROM MAYOR SIMON RICHARDSON BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Welcome to the 2013 inaugural Boo-merang Festival. Byron Shire isincredibly privileged to have a vibrant living Indigenous culture within ourregion. As a community we have a strong partnership with the Bundjalungof Byron Bay Aboriginal Corporation (Arakwal) and we are committed toacknowledging and assisting with their caring for country.In 1998 we proudly signed the 1998 Heads of Agreement between theBundjalung of Byron Bay Arakwal Peo-ple and Council along with IndigenousLand Use Agreements 1, 2 and 3. The agreement was the first of its typebetween a local council and native title applicants in New South Wales.Whilst you are here, enjoy and immerse yourself in the weekend’s celebrations; take the opportunityto learn about traditions and cultural identity. Explore our iconic beaches, eclectic villages andtowns; sample our magnificent local produce at our cafes and restaurants. Take the time tocelebrate with food, dance and song.We extend a warm welcome to all our brothers and sisters who have travelled and say thank you tothe local mob who continue to teach us about connection to place, the environ-ment and family.

WELCOME TO BOOMERANG!A NEW WORLD INDIGENOUS FESTIVAL FOR ALL AUSTRALIANS

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3 FULL DAYS OF PERFORMANCES AND EXPERIENCESFROM MUSIC TO WORKSHOPS FIRE GATHERINGS

DANCE PARTICIPATIONS COMEDY SPEAKERS AND MORE!LAUNCHING THE BOOMERANG INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL (BIIFF)

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3 FULL DAYS OF PERFORMANCES AND EXPERIENCESFROM MUSIC TO WORKSHOPS FIRE GATHERINGS

DANCE PARTICIPATIONS COMEDY SPEAKERS AND MORE!LAUNCHING THE BOOMERANG INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL (BIIFF)

ARCHIE ROACHWITH LOU BENNETT, EMMA DONOVAN &

DELINE BRISCOE AND A 10 PIECE ENSEMBLE ERNIE DINGO

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WANTOK: SING SINGTHE MUSIC OF OCEANIA – AND THEIR 17 PIECE STAR STUDDED ENSEMBLE OF MUSICIANS AND

DANCERS! FEAT. FRANK YAMMA, DJAKAPURRA, ACCOMPANIED BY THE AMAZING GEORGE TELEK, VIKA & LINDA BULL, AIRILEKE – ALL UNDER THE

MUSICAL DIRECTION OF DAVID BRIDIE.

PRINCIPAL MEDIA PARTNER:

B O O M E R A N G F E S T I V A LA NEW WORLD INDIGENOUS FESTIVAL FOR ALL AUSTRALIANS

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3 FULL DAYS OF PERFORMANCES AND EXPERIENCESFROM MUSIC TO WORKSHOPS FIRE GATHERINGS

DANCE PARTICIPATIONS COMEDY SPEAKERS AND MORE!LAUNCHING THE BOOMERANG INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL (BIIFF)

ARCHIE ROACHWITH LOU BENNETT, EMMA DONOVAN &

DELINE BRISCOE AND A 10 PIECE ENSEMBLE ERNIE DINGO

THE CHOOKY DANCERS GURRUMUL

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WANTOK: SING SINGTHE MUSIC OF OCEANIA – AND THEIR 17 PIECE STAR STUDDED ENSEMBLE OF MUSICIANS AND

DANCERS! FEAT. FRANK YAMMA, DJAKAPURRA, ACCOMPANIED BY THE AMAZING GEORGE TELEK, VIKA & LINDA BULL, AIRILEKE – ALL UNDER THE

MUSICAL DIRECTION OF DAVID BRIDIE.

PRINCIPAL MEDIA PARTNER:

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Friday 4th OctOber

Muru Nu Main Stage Quique Neira3.30 - 4.30pmbusby Marou 5.00 - 6.00pmOpening ceremony6.15 - 6.45pm archie roach 7.15 - 8.30pm Wantok: Sing Sing9. 15 - 10.45pm

alterNatiVe Stage Open Poetry with Poetribe3.30 - 4.30pm Shellie Morris 5.00 - 6.00pmOpening ceremony6.15 - 6.45pmi don’t Wanna Play house 7.00 - 8.00pm Jerome Kavanagh:te haa aio8.30 - 9.30pm Warriors canadian Films 9.45 - 11.00pm dance Grounds rako dancers3.30 - 3.50pm Malu Kiai Mura buai dance troupe4.00 - 4.20pm Move it Mob Style4.30 - 4.50pm Jannawi dancers5.00 - 5.20pmWelcome to country6.00pm 6.10pmOpen ceremony feat chooky dancers6.15pm 6.45pm

Saturday 5th OctOberMuru Nu Main Stage ray beadle 11 - 12pmShellie Morris12.30 - 1.15pmthelma Plum1.45 - 2.30pmdr Gondarra & Xavier rudd 3 - 4.45pmWantok: Sing Sing5 - 6.15pm Medics6.45 - 7.45pmcasey donovan8 - 9pm Gurrumul9.30 - 10.30pmalterNatiVe Stage blackboi11am - 12pmMark Olive, clayton donovan & George Negus 12.30-1.30pm the F Word1.45pm - 2.45pmJerome Kavanagh:te haa aio3 - 4pmbastardy Screenings - Jack charles 4.15 - 6pm i don’t Wanna Play house 6.15 - 7.15pmNga tae7.45 - 8.45pmSean choolburra9 - 10pmWarriers - canadian Films10.45 - 11.30pm dance Grounds chooky dancers 2.30 - 2.50pmMalu Kiai Mura buai dance troupe3.00 - 3.20pmrako dancers3.30 - 3.50pmarakwal dancers 4.00 - 4.20pmchooky dancers4.30pm 4.50pm Move it Mob Style5.00pm 5:20pm Jannawi dancers5.30 - 5.50pm

SuNday 6th OctOberMuru Nu Main Stage Supafresh11.00 - 11.30am Slip on Stereo12.pm - 12.45pmtjupurru and Guests1.15pm- 2.15pm Nga tae 2.45 - 3.45pm John Williamson with special guest Warren h Williams - 4.15 - 5.15 pm closing ceremony5.45 - 6.15pm Oka6.30 - 7.45 pmMoana and the tribe8.30 - 9.45pm airileke10.15 - 11.30pmalterNatiVe Stage ProppaNow, djon Mundine & Vernon ah Kee12.30 - 1.30pmarchie roach & Jeff McMullen1.45 - 2.45pm i don’t Wanna Play house3 - 4pmrichard Frankland, behind Lateral Violence 4.15 - 5.30pm closing ceremony5.45 - 6.15pmNrL GraNd FiNaL6.30 - 9.30pmwith George Negus & ernie dingoWarren h Williams 9.30 - 10.15pm Warriors canadian Films 10.30 - 11.15pm dance Grounds Malu Kiai Mura buai dance troupe2.30 - 2.50pmMove it Mob Style3.00 - 3.20pm rako dancers3.30 - 3.50pmJannawi dancers4.00pm 4.20pm arakwal dancers4.30pm 4.50pm closing ceremony 5.00pm 5.20pm chooky dancers5.45pm 6.15pm

Workshops & activitiesWeaving circlesMaori healing Story telling at the tea housethe bundjalung Way

GalleriesProppaNow GalleryPasifika GalleryOchre & Glaze GalleryMother tongues

Food byron Japanese Kitchencafe LatinoFalafel & KebabsPizza LocoSweetheartsVegetarian delightsyaman

Market Stallsbody bubble MassageGoddess of babylon clothingGondwana drumshoi Polloi clothingKashi australiaKnicker ParlourKu clothingMina Mina GalleryMochica-cultNaturally WickedPirates dreamingSand Wizard craftsShining Star australiaSkin draft Leatherboomerang Merchandise

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TIMESFriday 4th October Gates open: 2pm Close: 12amSaturday 5th October Gates open: 11am Close: 12amSunday 6th October Gates open: 11am Close: 12am WRISTBANDSTake good care of your wristband. It is not transferable and once removed it will become invalid. PASSOUTSAs Boomerang is a three day event, you are welcome to come in and out of the festival grounds. Your wrist-band acts as your passout. SHUTTLE BUSFriday 4th OctoberBus departs Byron Bay Tourist Centre bus zone every 45mins (subject to traffic) between 2.00pm and 6.00pm. Bus departs Boomerang Festival every 30 mins (subject to traffic) between 9.00pm and 1.00am. Saturday 5th October & Sunday 6th OctoberBus departs Byron Bay Tourist Centre bus zone every 45mins (subject to traffic)between 12.00 noon and 4.00pm. Bus departs Boomerang Festival every 30 mins (subject to traffic) between 9.00pm and 1.00am.Buses will be run by Blanch’s. Avoid the fuss and take the bus. INFO & SAFETYThe Boomerang Information stall is there to help you with all enquires you may have including first aid enquiries. In the event of an emergency, please make your way to one of the emergency exits and follow the directions from Boomerang management and security to the evacuation assembly area.

ENVIRONMENT & RECYCLINGPlease be aware that you are surrounded by wild flora and fauna; we ask that you respect the environment around you, and leave animals alone and please don’t damage any flora whilst staying at the festival. Plastic, cans, cigarette butts and sharp objects all endanger native wildlife, so please dispose of rubbish thoughtfully and recycle!

ATMSGet your $$$ out from an onsite ATM!

NO SMOKING inside festival tents. Please respect the comfort of others. Thank you for your co-operation.

BOOMERANG 2014 TICKETS!A limited number of discounted tickets for Boomerang 2014 will be available from the merch tent and entry gate box office- don’t miss out!