Aboriginal heritage – The Murray

This region is home to some of Australia’s most significant Aboriginal sites, which bear signs of ancient lives and remain spiritually significant.

Take a tour into tradition
A great way to experience these places and learn about the Aboriginal dreamtime heritage is to take a tour with an Aboriginal guide. Aboriginal descendents of the Yorta Yorta and Barkindji people of the area run tours from Mildura to various significant sites, offering visitors an insight into their traditions and legends.

Journey to Mungo National Park, north of Mildura, where evidence of indigenous camp fires, middens and burials dates back nearly 40,000 years. Choose from a guided daytrip or a multi-day tour that includes camping out under the stars.

Culture from the experts
The Barmah Forest near Echuca-Moama has special significance for the Yorta Yorta people, whose ancestors are said to have lived and hunted in the area for 40,000 years. Visit the Dharnya Centre and learn about the forest and the history and culture of the Yorta Yorta people.

Australia's ancient parliament
Head to Albury Wodonga in November to join in the celebration known as the Mungabareena Ngan-Girra Festival. This event commemorates the ancient tradition of the district's seven Koori tribes who met each spring by the river at Mungabareena near Albury to hold a 'parliament' before heading up the valley to the high country in pursuit of the Bogong moth. Walk along the Wiradjuri Walking Track at Wodonga or visit the Wiradjuri Cultural Interpretation Centre or the Burraja, the Journey centre in Albury, for a fascinating insight into the cultural and environmental lifestyle of the Wiradjuri.