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Barrulin, the big stones of Bundaberg - This Place

Culture and Capability
Head and shoulders photo of an elderly woman with greying hair and wearing glasses and a purple shirt. Behind her is thick green vegetation.

Learn how place names around Bundaberg connect to the Taribelang people.

For thousands of years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have been naming places that were sacred or important to them.

This video is part of an ABC produced series named This Place. It tells the story behind one of these special places:

Melinda Holden takes us into Bundaberg, out to the coast, through the scrubs and up the river to exemplify how the local place names represent deep connections to the Taribelang people and culture.

Find out more

For more information, visit This Place.