Yagara Magandjin Aboriginal Corporation (YMAC) Elders are inviting the community to gather at Barrambin / Victoria Park this week for a cultural event focused on protecting the sacred site and celebrating continuous Aboriginal custodianship.

Set to be held on Saturday at Herston Ridge, Victoria Park Barrambin, from 10am to 2pm, the Caring for Barrambin Day event will include cultural performances, speakers, tours, talks and community activities centred on the cultural significance of Barrambin.

YMAC Elders and organisers, Gaja Kerry Charlton and Aunty Sandra King, said the event would welcome cultural custodians, allies and people wanting to learn more about the site.

The event comes amid ongoing opposition to the proposed Brisbane 2032 Olympic stadium development planned for Victoria Park Barrambin.

Ms Charlton said Barrambin remained a sacred living site with deep cultural importance to Aboriginal people.

"Barrambin is a living Country, possessing sacred, ancient and significant relationships within our cultural heritage systems," she said.

"Barrambin is alive due to thousands of years of cultural custodianship. Harming or destroying trees on a massive scale breaks Goori lore/law."

The event comes after the Queensland Government passed legislation last year to fast-track Olympic infrastructure and remove several planning and heritage hurdles.

The Planning (Social Impact and Community Benefit) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 amended the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements Act 2021, giving the state broader powers to accelerate Games projects.

Queensland Deputy Premier, Jarrod Bleijie, previously confirmed those powers could be used to override cultural heritage protections if agreement could not be reached with Traditional Owners.

Save Victoria Park has also raised concerns that the state Olympic laws reduced consultation timeframes and removed rights under the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act to seek stop work orders or injunctions to protect cultural heritage impacted by Olympic projects.

Gaja Kerry added damaging the site would impact Aboriginal spirituality, cultural knowledge systems and cultural practices.

"This is invasive to the Aboriginal people's spirituality, centrality of cultural knowledge systems, practices, structures and culture. This site must be protected," they said.

Speakers at the event will include Aunty Sandra King, Uncle Coco Wharton and other community representatives.

Cultural performances will feature Kaylah Coghill, Nunukul Yuggera and Gavin Tyson.

Activities planned for the day include mural art, a yarning circle, face painting and Greg Manning's Mausoleum to Language.

Tours and talks will also be held at the Sacred Spring, ancient trees and flowing waters across the site.

The event is being supported by Save Victoria Park and Paddington councillor Seal Chong-Wah.