BNIF Partnership
PIEEC and the Bribie Island Nature Festival (BNIF) continue to work together through an ongoing partnership grounded in culture, creativity, community connection, and opportunity for young people.
Together, the organisations have collaborated on a number of meaningful projects including the Yarun Cultural Tour, a guided cultural experience around significant sites on Bribie Island (Yarun) led by representatives of Pumicestone Indigenous Education and Employment Council alongside Joondaburri Elders.
The partnership also delivered the two-year Canvas to Catwalk project, supporting ten jarjums to create original textile designs that were transformed into garments and showcased at the opening of the 2024 Bribie Island Nature Festival.
PIEEC is also currently developing the Yarunyung Collection, an emerging streetwear label that will feature in upcoming Indigenous fashion performances, continuing the shared commitment of both organisations to celebrating culture, storytelling, creativity, and future pathways for community.
Yarun Cultural Tour
A guided bus tour around significant cultural sites of Bribie Island (Yarun) led by representatives of Pumicestone Indigenous Education and Employment Council and the Joondaburri elders.
CANVAS to CATWALK
A two year collaboration between PIEEC and Bribie Island Nature Festival creating original fabric designs by ten jarjums. Over the period the girls developed their own fabric designs, that were made into garment and modelled
Yarunyung Collection
YarunYung is a collaborative, community-based creation from Yarun (Bribie Island). Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander jarjums (young people) work alongside Elders and community members to design wearable fashion that not only speaks to cultural identity, but is something they, as young people would wear.
We aim to return autonomy to the historically silenced and misrepresented First Nations youth of our country.
Each item is the embodiment of self-expression - a display of who we are as young people - what we want to say, how we want to dress and accessorise ourselves, and, most importantly, how we want to be seen in the world.
These designs are contemporary and grounded in everyday life. They combine living in the now with our ancient stories and ancestors that live on through us.
YarunYung is the relentlessly authentic voice and vision of our First Nations young people.