Ngadhu gawambanna ngindhugir Wiradjuri garai,
I welcome you all to Wiradjuri land,
ma ingu Dulin totem
people of the goanna totem
Wiradjuri Greeting by Gloria Rogers, Wiradjuri Elder, Bathurst
The Wiradjuri people were known as the people of the three rivers:
the Wambool (now known as the Macquarie River), the Kalari (the Lachlan
River, from which the electorate takes its name) and the Murrumbidjeri
(the Murrumbidgee River).
At the time of European colonisation there were approximately 600
Aboriginal peoples in Australia, each with their own language, cultural
practices and beliefs. In New South Wales at least 70 Aboriginal
languages and dialects were spoken.
Wiradjuri country is the largest in NSW, stretching from the eastern
boundary of the Great Dividing Range. Drawing a line from the present
towns of Hay and Nyngan approximates the western boundary. While
Gunnedah and Albury mark the northern and southern boundaries of
Wiradjuri country.
The electorate of Calare sits in the eastern portion of Wiradjuri
Country.
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