For the first time, the traditional Gunditj whale dreaming and birthing story is being shared with the public.
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The Keerray Woorroong Gunditjmara First Nations Peoples are holding the World Environment Day event at the Gunditjmara Aboriginal Co-operative community building at Harris Street Reserve from 10.30am on Sunday.
It includes a Welcome to Country, community acknowledgements, dance, ceremonies and teachings for Gunditjmara Elders and the community with special guests presenting.
If you're in need of a laugh, don't miss out on the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow (MICF) making its way across the south-west this week. The line-up is Kirsty Webeck (as MC), Annie Louey, Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall, Brett Blake and Dahn Rozario.
To have your event featured in what's on email lillian.altman@warrnamboolstandard.com.au or warrnamboolstandard@austcommunitymedia.com.au by 3pm on Wednesday the week of the event with the name, location and time.
WHAT'S ON
FRIDAY
FILM: Downton Abbey: A New Era screening fundraiser for Belfast Aquatics, Reardon Theatre, from 7.30pm.
FUNDRAISER: 15 Minutes of Fame variety concert, St Brigid's Crossley, from 6pm.
COMEDY: MICF Roadshow, Sterling Place, Dunkeld Community Centre, 7.30-9.45pm.
STORYTIME: SES deputy controller Bernie Stiles reads How to Be a Lion by Ed Vere, Glenelg Libraries, Portland, 11am-noon.
LIVE MUSIC: Smash and Grab, The Cally Hamilton, from 8pm. Loose Cannons, Kirkstall Hotel, from 6pm.
SATURDAY
COMEDY: MICF Roadshow, Lighthouse Theatre Warrnambool, 8-10.15pm.
SHOW: Unsung - The Women who Pioneered Music, Hamilton Performing Arts Centre, 7.30-9pm.
CARNIVAL: Monster Trucks, Warrnambool Showgrounds, from 11am (and Sunday).
FOOTBALL: Hampden: Koroit v Portland, Victoria Park, from 2pm. Warrnambool and District: Nirranda v Panmure, Nirranda Recreation Reserve, from 2.20pm.
MARKET: Port Fairy Farmers' Market, Railway Place, 8am-1pm.
SUNDAY
MARKETS: Fresh Market Warrnambool, Lake Pertobe, 8.30am-1pm. Monster Sunday Market, Warrnambool Showgrounds, 8am-1pm.
LIVE MUSIC: Dixie Noveau, Warrnambool RSL, 2.30-5.30pm. Moyne Sessions LIVE, Duke's Commercial Hotel, 1-4pm. Caetline Martin, The Cally Hamilton, from 5.30pm. Wild Roomers, Woolsthorpe Union Station Hotel, 2-5pm.
ANIMALS: Western District Bird Expo, Hamilton Showgrounds, 11am-1pm. Shorebird identification workshop, Port Fairy Community House, 10am-noon.
COMEDY: MICF Roadshow, Portland Civic Hall, 7-9.15pm.
NETBALL: Western Regions Netball Association Championships, Warrnambool Stadium, from 9am.