Burruguu Dharriwaa-gu launched

Elders knowing & showing

High salt levels in water endangers our health

Dharriwaa Elders Group is alarmed about the impacts on Walgett's wellbeing from the mismanagement of water in the Murray Darling Basin.

Great Artesian Basin management plan

DEG's Secretary Virginia Robinson signed the organisation's brief submission to the Dept of Agriculture's invitation to comment on the Draft Great Artesian Basin Strategic Management Plan

Engineers invited by Elders to Walgett

UNSW Engineering visited Walgett in September, through Dharriwaa Elders Group's Yuwaya Ngarra-li partnership with UNSW. Before they arrived, Dharriwaa Elders Group had prioritised

Reko Rennie Walgett project

Acclaimed artist Reko Rennie returned to Walgett October 2018 to develop a new project for Dharriwaa Elders Group. DEG was pleased to facilitate some reunions with his Walgett mob

DEG welcomes new Council GM

Dharriwaa Elders Group invited Walgett's ACCOs (Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations) to meet the newly arrived Acting General Manager of Walgett Shire Council,

Warning: Images of deceased persons may appear. Yuwaalaraay / Gamilaraay pronunciation guide.

the launch of language resource booklet "Burruguu Dharriwaa-gu - the creation of Narran Lakes, by the DEG in June 2011

Dharriwaa Elders Group launched its booklet "Burruguu Dharriwaa-gu - the creation of Narran Lakes" in June 2011. It was produced to be used in classrooms in Gamilaraay and Yuwaalaraay countries, to assist teachers to use local cultural content. It outlines how the use of the creation story can deliver curriculum outcomes from different ages and subject areas. It gives the story as recorded by DEG, language and place information. It also refers teachers to further reading about this highly significant wetland 50kms to the west of Walgett.