Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
This is a recording of a discussion filmed at the Eureka Centre on Saturday 13 July 2024 about the cultural and historical significance of the Yarrowee River, known to the Wadawurrung people as Yaramlok, with Federation University Australia's Dr David Waldron, and Wadawurrung traditional owners, Shannen Mennen and Koby Phillips.
This is a recording of a discussion filmed at the Eureka Centre on Saturday 13 July 2024 about the cultural and historical significance of the Yarrowee River, known to the Wadawurrung people as Yaramlok, with Federation University Australia's Dr David Waldron, and Wadawurrung traditional owners, Shannen Mennen and Koby Phillips.







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