Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung

How the Birrarung Was Made

A Wurundjeri creation story

Excerpt

"Long before the city, an ancestor being dragged her digging stick across the plain and water followed."

Narrated by Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin

Narration · Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin

How the Birrarung Was Made

0:00Chapter 1 of 3 · Before the river12:00

Chapters

In this narration

01Before the river
3 min
02The digging stick
4 min
03Waterways and clans
5 min

How did this land?

Cultural protocols

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When visiting significant sites, walk quietly, take only photos, and acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung as the Traditional Owners of these lands and waterways.

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Speak the names of the Traditional Owners when you arrive at a new place.

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Photograph landscape freely; ask before photographing people or ceremonial objects.

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