Welcome to Country

Murrundindi, is the ngurungaeta (headman) of the Wurundjeri people and a descendant of William Barak. The name, "Murrundindi," means Home in the Mountain and was given to Murrundindi in a naming ceremony by his mother Gumbri. Murrundindi is much more than a peace keeper and a spiritual custodian of the land around the Melbourne region. He has spent the last 40 years sharing his culture and his message of love and acceptance through education in schools, many communities, and at Healesville Sanctuary. He is keenly motivated to share his knowledge of plants, animals, food and cultural practices of the Wurundjeri with all people.

Dance Performance

Djirri Djirri are the only Wurundjeri female dance group, and are Traditional Custodians of Narrm (Melbourne) and surrounds. Djirri Djirri means Willy Wagtail in Woiwurrung, our Mother Tongue. The Willy Wagtail is the Spirit’s Messenger and gave us dance! Our dances honour our Liwik (Ancestors), Kerr-up-non (Family), Biik (Country) and animals. We are all connected by blood through one woman, Borate, Berak's (William Barak’s) sister. We ngarrga (dance) and yinga (sing) together as bininang (cousins), babi (nieces), girrin (aunties), baban (mothers), manggip (daughters), liwurruk (sisters) and bubup (babies).  

This logo represents the tail of the Djirri Djirri. The lines within depict the carving style of Wurundjeri people. These symmetrical and flowing lines are found on our wooden implements such as shields and boomerangs, but also on possum skins that are sewn together to create a possum skin cloak.

These unique designs are regional identifiers, as each region have different symbols.