Saltwater Country

Bibulmun Wadandi Boodja

Welcome to Wadandi Boodja

 

Kaya nalamaat “Gabbi Djalum”. Kalleep Wadandi Yungunjarli Boodjara.

Our Family Welcomes you to Saltwater. Home of the Saltwater Peoples’ Country.

 

Nala wongie Yanganan Boodja, yennar jen koonyip, djinnung, nhi kattajinje, barl wongi Bonar.

We ask that you respect the Country, walk softly and take time to see and listen to Country as she talks of the seasons.

 

Nala Yanagan Demala Goomala djanga jin jin kalleep yennar jen Boodja, kordadjanga wirin,  gurjyte Marminrum. Nala Galyarra bularnga Yeranga Boodjarra.

We respect the Ancestors whose spirits reside on Country and walk the Land, as their heart spirit flows through all creation. We all come together as friends on Country.

 

 

This welcome statement has been provided by local Elders and shared here with their permission. 

Korrianne Gnwirri sculpture by Sandra Hill and Cerys Allerton. Photo by Tim Campbell