Noongar Boodja continues to grow

Kings Park Education connects thousands of Western Australian school students to culture and Country annually through the program, which is delivered in partnership with Fugro.

Across 2025, Noongar Boodja reached over 3,400 participants, including 2,819 students and 610 teachers and accompanying adults, who attended the five seasonal festivals held across the year.

Each festival featured four days of activities tailored to the relevant Noongar season, from exploring wetlands and fire knowledge to learning about bush foods, medicine and caring for Country. 

Fugro’s ongoing partnership continues to play a vital role in the success and growth of Noongar Boodja. Their support enables Kings Park Education to deliver high-quality cultural programming at scale, while ensuring authentic experiences led by local Noongar presenters. Since the program’s inception in 2018, the partnership has supported the sharing of Aboriginal cultural knowledge with more than 20,000 students. 

In 2025, Fugro employees were actively involved beyond funding, contributing as enthusiastic corporate volunteers and supporting delivery on the ground. Together with the wider volunteer cohort, 39 volunteers contributed 198 hours, guiding school groups and assisting presenters across the festivals. 

Fugro’s backing also supports program accessibility, with targeted support through the Access for All initiative helping to remove barriers to participation. The initiative ensures more students – particularly those from underrepresented or disadvantaged communities – can access these valuable cultural learning experiences.  

Looking ahead, BGPA’s successful collaboration with Fugro has now been extended through to 2030, ensuring Noongar Boodja Six Seasons will continue for at least another five years. This milestone secures the program’s long-term future and strengthens its role in fostering reconciliation and environmental stewardship among young Western Australians.

Kings Park Education is also exploring how cultural knowledge can shared to a wider audience through the design of a new two-way science program.

This initiative would represent an exciting evolution of Noongar Boodja, bringing together Aboriginal knowledge systems and Western science to deepen student understanding of the natural environment. 

With strong demand from schools, ongoing innovation, a satisfaction rate of over 90% reported in 2025, and the continued support of partners like Fugro, Noongar Boodja is well placed to keep inspiring future generations to connect with and respect the deep cultural knowledge of Western Australia’s First Peoples.

Visit the Noongar Boodja Six Seasons page for more information and to book.