Aboriginal place name mapping portal launched
Yvette Hidderley Yvette Hidderley

Aboriginal place name mapping portal launched

Unveiled at the Midland NAIDOC event on Tuesday and delivered in collaboration with Landgate, the City is proud to support the launch of a new Aboriginal place names mapping portal as part of the Place Names Maali project.

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 Midland Closing The Gap Day
Yvette Hidderley Yvette Hidderley

 Midland Closing The Gap Day

Midland Closing The Gap Day – Thursday the 16 th March.

Join us between 9.30am and 11.30 to help celebrate Closing the Gap - acknowledging the ongoing strength and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in sustaining the world’s oldest living cultures.

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Whadjuk – Boya Ngura Shadow Arbour finished
Richard Green Richard Green

Whadjuk – Boya Ngura Shadow Arbour finished

The recently completed Wadjuk Boya Ngura Shadow Arbour tells a story of Wadjuk culture and life. Shadow makers which relay elements of Noongar culture within the City of Swan throughout history as well as in present day.

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WHADJUK - BOYA NGURA SHADOW ARBOUR
Richard Green Richard Green

WHADJUK - BOYA NGURA SHADOW ARBOUR

Warrine (aka. Warran, Ijjecka, Dtjokoh, Warrany) is an edible native yam, harvested during the Noongar season of Kambarang (Oct – Nov).

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WHADJUK - BOYA NGURA SHADOW ARBOUR - Meeting Place
Richard Green Richard Green

WHADJUK - BOYA NGURA SHADOW ARBOUR - Meeting Place

Midland has always been the gateway between the North and East with groups travelling through Wyalunga National Park that is also connected to Bells Rapids and beyond to Toodyay to the North East then on to places Like New Norcia, Mogumber and Moora.

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WHADJUK - BOYA NGURA SHADOW ARBOUR - Fishing for Jilgies
Richard Green Richard Green

WHADJUK - BOYA NGURA SHADOW ARBOUR - Fishing for Jilgies

Jilgies, or Cherax quinquecarinatus, are a small freshwater crayfish endemic to the south-west corner of Australia. It is one of two species known as gilgie, or Jilgi, which is a seasonal food source for people of the region.

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WHADJUK - BOYA NGURA SHADOW ARBOUR - Echidna - nyingarn
Richard Green Richard Green

WHADJUK - BOYA NGURA SHADOW ARBOUR - Echidna - nyingarn

Echidnas, sometimes known as spiny anteaters, are quill-covered monotremes (egg-laying mammals) belonging to the family Tachyglossidae. Echidnas and the platypus are the only living mammals that lay eggs. Echidnas live in Australia and New Guinea.

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WHADJUK - BOYA NGURA SHADOW ARBOUR - Waugyl
Richard Green Richard Green

WHADJUK - BOYA NGURA SHADOW ARBOUR - Waugyl

The Waugyl (also written Waugal and Waagal and variants) is the Noongar manifestation of the Rainbow Serpent in Australian Aboriginal mythology, from the culture based around the south-west of Western Australia.

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Midland’s Weeip Park officially opens
Richard Green Richard Green

Midland’s Weeip Park officially opens

Elements of the classic Australian backyard, play areas and hangout zones for all ages, and special recognition of history and heritage is what will welcome visitors to Weeip Park in Midland, which officially opened on October 30 as part of the Kambarang Festival.

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Kambarang Festival
Richard Green Richard Green

Kambarang Festival

Kambarang Festival is a brand new event that celebrates the traditions of the Noongar nations residents of Midland, showcases their art, culture and practices and seeks to heal country, restore nature and connect community.

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WHADJUK - BOYA NGURA SHADOW ARBOUR - Witchetty Grub (Bardi)
Richard Green Richard Green

WHADJUK - BOYA NGURA SHADOW ARBOUR - Witchetty Grub (Bardi)

Witchetty Grub (Bardi), An Australian Bush Tucker Food

The thought of eating an insect may makes some people squeamish, but for many this is their main source of protein. The Australian Aboriginal communities have embraced the nation’s nature and lived off witchetty grubs for many years.

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Whadjuk – Boya Ngura Shadow Arbour
Richard Green Richard Green

Whadjuk – Boya Ngura Shadow Arbour

Due for completion later this year, the Wadjuk Boya Ngura Shadow Arbour tells a story of Wadjuk culture and life. Shadow makers which relay elements of Noongar culture within the City of Swan throughout history as well as in present day.

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