Year 07 - Life of the Bunurong - Humanities: Home

This video was made in partnership with Phillip Island nature Parks, Bass Coast Shire Council, Bass Coast Health and Westernport Water.

A description of the life of the Bunurong people on Millowl (Phillip Island).

The Phillip Island Advertiser gives an overview of the history of the Bunurong on Millowl.

Boon Wurrung elder and language specialist Aunty Fay Stewart-Muir shares ten words that were once spoken in the coastal region of Victoria stretching from Werribee River to Wilson’s Promontory

The Inverloch Historical Society has published this piece written by Steve Compton – Coordinator of the Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation.

Wattle seed icecream, anyone? Bracken ointment? A cumbungi bag? Terri Allen describes some local plants that were used by Indigenous people for food, fibre and medicine.

A story about Bunjil, a close look at middens and a discussion of the importance of caring for country.

Story told by Aunty Carolyn Briggs