Kamilaroi elder Michael Cain used to collect wood for didgeridoos from Eura Forest but was banned once it became Breelong national park
Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community
Twice a year, Kamilaroi elder Michael Cain, known as Uncle Mick, makes the eight-hour drive north from his home in Gilgandra to the Tabulam correctional facility to teach detainees how to make didgeridoos from scratch.
Until recently, he collected the wood himself from Eura forest, which is just outside Gilgandra in western New South Wales. But a few years ago he saw signs saying there were no chainsaws allowed.
Sign up to receive Guardian Australia’s fortnightly Rural Network email newsletter
About Author
More Stories
Second Sydney synagogue vandalised with swastikas as NSW premier condemns ‘monstrous’ acts
Stormy, hot weather forecast for most of Australia with flash flooding risk in NSW and Queensland
Labour MPs urge Rachel Reeves to demand Jimmy Lai’s release