The Galari Domigbane Project is a multi-disciplinary, performed, community story and cultural exchange between the Aboriginal and Sierra Leonean communities, occurring on the shores and in a boat on the Galari (Cooks) River, in Marrickville South.

Galari: “Pelican”, Language: Wiradjuri, Aboriginal (suggested name of Cooks River),
Domigbane: “Meeting place”, Language: Timni – Sierra Leone

Galari Domigbane will be both a process and a performance. It is a process of cultural exchange, a celebration of the known history and the unknown future. It represents the beginning of a meeting place for Sierra Leone Culture and Aboriginal Culture in Marrickville, Sydney, in an inventive approach to tackling social issues, cultural exchange and theatre-making. It involves a wide range of activities that lead in 2008 to a Creative Development Showing of the Galari Domigbane performance - a theatre show that explores significant local and cultural issues, such as the relationships between the communities, their experiences of a changing environment, their relationship with rivers (in Particular the Cooks River) and the connection between young people and Elders. 2008 initiatives include a joint elders’ bus trip, a youth camp and workshops leading into the Galari Domigbane performed community story.