Naarm (Melbourne) & Yarra Valley
Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung
"Wominjeka" — /wom-in-jeh-kah/
About this Country
The Woi Wurrung speaking people have lived along the Birrarung (Yarra) for at least 40,000 years. Country reaches from the Great Dividing Range to Port Phillip.
Bunjil the wedge-tailed eagle shaped the mountains; Waa the crow watches over the plains. Together they hold the moiety balance that keeps this country in law.
Cultural protocols
Travelling with respect
When visiting significant sites, walk quietly, take only photos, and acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung as the Traditional Owners of these lands and waterways.
Please
Acknowledge Country
Speak the names of the Traditional Owners when you arrive at a new place.
Consider
Photography
Photograph landscape freely; ask before photographing people or ceremonial objects.
Please don't
Off-track walking
Stay on marked trails near scar trees and middens — the ground itself is heritage.
Language
Words to carry with you
Tap a card to hear the pronunciation.
Trails through this Country
Collection
Poles on this Country
Listen
Stories from this Country
Makers
Artists of this Country
Acknowledgement
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people as the Traditional Owners of Naarm (Melbourne) & Yarra Valley, and pay respects to Elders Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin, Uncle Bill Nicholson.