Camping on Country

10 x 3-minute documentary stories
National award-winning men’s health and culture program

BushTV produced a series of ten short documentary films, each approximately three minutes in length, capturing the national award-winning Camping on Country men’s health and culture program, with Ernie Dingo serving as Ambassador.

Each month, the program travelled to a remote community and worked alongside local Leadership and law men for that Country to create a safe, culturally grounded space for men to gather on Country. The films document daily yarning circles where men speak openly about personal health, wellbeing and responsibility, guided by cultural authority and lived experience.

The camps are not classroom workshops. They are lived cultural practice. Men go hunting, cook together, make artefacts, sing and dance, paint and learn from one another. Pride in culture and community is strengthened through action, not theory.

Local health stakeholders and community organisations were engaged to ensure the camps were safe, accountable and connected to ongoing support. On Country, men accessed culturally safe health checks, counselling and mental health first aid in an environment that felt familiar and respectful.

The documentary series highlights how community-led solutions, grounded in culture and leadership, create meaningful shifts in men’s health and wellbeing. It demonstrates that when men are given space to gather, practice culture and speak honestly, strength and healing follow.