Bolin Bolin Billabong
The Bolin Lagoon (or Bolin Bolin Billabong) was a significant site to the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung people, with camp sites scattered around the lagoon. Towards the end of summer, the Wurundjeri would travel inland by following rivers and valleys towards the Dandenong Ranges, stopping at the Bolin Lagoon to meet with other Aboriginal groups and host ceremonies to initiate youths, the ceremonial timing coinciding with the annual migration of eels downstream. Men would wade into the water and feel for the eels with their feet, then use either their hands or a wooden spear to catch the eels which were then prepared and eaten by the groups.
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EY would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we meet today, the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation and pay our respect to their Elders both past and present, and to emerging community leaders. We also acknowledge the important role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within EY and in the communities we work with.
