About Us
Warrimay Nyuragil is the cultural consultancy and advisory practice of Aunty Theresa Dargin, Worimi and Yorta Yorta woman, Traditional Custodian and Lore woman carrying inherited responsibility to Country through the Dates bloodline connected to Onebygamba (Carrington) and surrounding waterways. Aunty Theresa is also the revivalist of the Traditional Gathang language.
Grounded in Aboriginal Lore, this practice provides cultural governance, advisory engagement, education and healing work across government, corporate and community sectors.
Aunty Theresa Dargin
Aunty Theresa Dargin is a proud Worimi woman, born on Country of the Worimi Nation, and a descendant of the Dates Peoples of Newcastle. As she describes it, she is the 8th generation of her bloodline as a traditional custodian, carrying the knowledge and wisdom of her elders and ancestors who have occupied the land and waters of the Worimi Nation for many decades.
She is a Gathang-speaking L.O.R.E woman of the Worimi Nation — a role that reflects deep responsibility for cultural law, lore, and the passing on of ancestral knowledge to future generations.
Aunty Theresa is recognised as the next generation's Elder of the Newcastle Worimi Community and is also a Spiritual Healer. As a Traditional Custodian of her sacred home, she stands to teach the next generations the L.O.R.E and Dreaming of humanity.
She is the founder of Spiritual Waterways, a proudly Aboriginal-owned and operated business serving the Newcastle and Hunter Region of NSW — Worimi Country. The business offers cultural programs to schools and organisations, smoking ceremonies, Welcome to Country, spiritual cleansing, and weekly cultural programs open to the general public, corporate groups, and schools. Their traditional home is Onebygamba (Carrington, Newcastle NSW), where their ancestors have lived for generations, with strong connections running through the waterways of the area. They call themselves "The Dates Mob," an offshoot clan of the Worimi Nation.
Aunty Theresa is a sought-after cultural leader across the Newcastle and Hunter Valley region. She has led smoking ceremonies at major public gatherings, including at Newcastle's largest reconciliation event, Ngarrama, held at King Edward Park — a coastal headland traditionally used as a meeting place. At Ngarrama, she delivers the Welcome to Country in her Gathang language, and has spoken of her commitment to driving change through education: "As the next generation's elder, teacher, Aunty, I promise you I will make sure I make a change to educate through the systems that we live upon."
She has also been recognised as a proud Traditional Custodian who shares her wisdom, stories, and deep connection to Country with grace and power at civic and community events throughout the region.
Aunty Theresa brings her cultural knowledge to intimate settings as well, hosting storytelling and yarning gatherings — known as "Campfire Yarns" — where she shares Aboriginal stories that speak to culture, community, and deep connection to the lands and waterways, offering both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people a chance to slow down, sit together, and engage with culture in a respectful and welcoming way.