BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Murdoch Announcements & Events X-WR-CALNAME:Murdoch Announcements & Events TIMEZONE-ID:Australia/Perth X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Perth BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11158@murdoch.edu.au SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260508T170221Z DTSTART:20251205T093000Z DTEND:20251205T130000Z SUMMARY:Birak Festival LOCATION:Boola Katitjin Northern Plaza(Map: https://maps.murdoch.edu.au/?s harepoi=136033.040) DESCRIPTION:Join us in December for the Birak Festival as we celebrate Abo riginal and Torres Strait Islander culture during this FREE community even t. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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\n Birak Festival

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\n \n Date: \n 05 DEC 2025\n Time: \n 5:30 PM to\n 9:00 PM\n \n \n Location:\n\n Boola Katitjin Norther n Plaza \n \n \n Add to Calendar:\n \n \n
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\n Jo in us in December for the Birak Festival as we celebrate Aboriginal and To rres Strait Islander culture during this FREE community event.

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Unwind and enjoy music\, food\, \;markets and free activities. Bring along your family and invite friends and collea gues to have some fun this summer. Everyone is welcome!

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W hy is it called the \;Birak Festival?

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Birak is known as the summer months (December to January) and is repr esented by the colour red as it symbolises heat\, sun and fire.

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As the rain eases\, the warm weather increases\, and the afternoons are cool ed by the sea breezes from the South West\, this is when the Birak season begins.

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During Birak\, native flora bursts into vibrant colour\, w ith candlestick banksias and western woody pears coming into bloom across our landscape. Reptiles become more active and begin shedding their skin\, while young magpies (koolbardi) learn vital feeding skills under the watc hful guidance of their parents.

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