Oceania, Aotearoa and Australia
Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung
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Lands
Melbourne and surrounding lands, including the Birrarung (Yarra River), Victoria, Australia
Countries Australia
Facts 3
Land
Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people are the Traditional Custodians of Melbourne and the lands around it.
As of 2026 Source: Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation, Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
In 2017 a Yarra River protection bill was the first legislation put before Victoria's parliament with a dual Aboriginal language title: Wilip-gin Birrarung murron, keep the Birrarung alive.
As of 2017 Source: Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation, Recent Past & Present (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Governance
The Wurundjeri council was set up in 1985 by Wurundjeri descendants and gained Registered Aboriginal Party status for cultural heritage in 2008.
As of 2008 Source: Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation, Recent Past & Present (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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