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Wutiyeti: Bunyip from Ackle Bend – This Place

23 September 2019
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An Aboriginal man in brown jacket and boy in red, black and yellow shirt, stand near a river behind them. Also in the background are trees, grass and a blue sky.

Uncle Ron Marks teaches Hunter King about the legend of the bunyip at Wutiyeti and traditional water management on Barengi Djul.

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:

The Wimmera River is known as Barengi Djul in Wergaia language spoken by the Wotjobaluk people. Along the water, not far from the township of Dimboola is a special place known as Ackle Bend or Wutiyeti which means camping place, and is also known for its stories of Bunyip.

Find out more

For more information, visit This Place.