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How Looern and the Swan Sisters gave us granite - This Place

02 September 2020
Culture and cultural heritage
A middle aged man with wavy hair dressed in black shirt with Aboriginal flag on the front holds a boomerang in each hand and is in the attitude of singing as he looks out across the landscape. In the background is blue sky and a strip of green land.

Wathaurung man Barry James Gilson tells us how Looern helped create the vast granite formations seen across much of Victoria.

The Wathaurung people of Victoria share a fascinating creation story with their neighbouring tribal groups. Here, Wathaurung man Barry James Gilson tell us how Looern, in his efforts to eat the Koonawarra swan sisters, helped create the vast granite formations seen across much of Victoria.

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