Understorey: Bindjareb Gabi Wonga
from Understorey Hosted by RTRFM
The State government’s Protection Plan for Binjareb Djilba, Peel-Harvey Estuary, was published four months ago as a beautiful collaborative production between Noongar and western ways. It also chronicles the ecological collapse of this precious Estuarine System. Understorey went along to the recent WA Wetlands Conference in Mandurah to learn more about this special place from Bindjareb elder and educator George Walley. George welcomed us all to country, guided us in the storytelling about the importance of wetlands, of culture, and of holding strong to our shared living heritage, and hosted delegates on an estuarine tour of part of his homeland, the Djilba. George kindly gave permission for us to use his song “Raining on Djilba” – and we were especially pleased that RTRFM and WAM were able to track down a copy of the lost 2003 version which won George Walley a WAMI Award, and return it to him. Photo: George Walley, by A Glamorgan
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