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The Barengi Gadjin Wimmera River Aboriginal Water Project – called River Yarns – has provided the opportunity for Traditional Owners to get out on country, reconnect with important places and talk to water managers about their ideas and passion for how water is managed along the Wimmera river.
This project aimed to discover more about significant story places, plant and animal species along the rivers from Traditional Owners to enable these values to be supported using environmental flows. To achieve this objective, we used the Aboriginal Waterways Assessment.
"The elders had not been to some of these places for a long time and it was very emotional to go back there."
The project found that one of the most significant benefits for Traditional Owners was the opportunity to reconnect with many parts of their country.
The river trips and community gatherings, as part of this project, generated memories and stories that have not been shared for decades.
Page last updated: 10/10/23