Dungang/Bila to the Garuwa - This Place

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'This Place' is a partnership between the ABC and First Languages Australia inviting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to create a short video about a place name, and the story behind it. Share with ICTV with support from the Community Benefit Fund.

Arly takes us down to the Dungang or Bila (River) to share with us one of her favourite places on Birpai Country. The dungang/ bila was a major food source supplying oysters, crab, the fish, and apart of the water cycle that starts in the balgar (mountains) and flows into the garuwa (ocean).

More Information
  • Language:Gathang, English
  • English Subtitles:No
  • Genre:Looking After Language
  • Year Completed:2019
  • Writer:Arly McInherny
  • Talent:Arly McInherny
  • Copyright:Shared Community Contributor, ABC, FLA
  • Partner Organisation:ABC
  • Location:Hastings River, NSW
  • Duration:00:03:36
  • Producer or Facilitator:ABC in collaboration with language custodians.
  • Narrator:Arly McInherny
  • Translator:Arly McInherny
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