YARRAMUNDI AUDIO WALK : 11 Stories from the River Dyarubbin

Listen: to stories of Dyarubbin / The Hawkesbury River at Yarramundi and original music and song they have inspired as you walk along the rivers at Yarramundi North Reserve, NSW, Australia ...or from the comfort of wherever you are. Still holding its original name, Yarramundi is at the confluence of Dyarubbin and the Grose river, a significant meeting place, ceremonial ground, river crossing and tool making workshop in the heart of Dharug Country. Guided by Yarramundi descendant Jasmine Seymour in this audio walk we hear stories of deep time geology, fish traps, rock engravings and songlines, of a landscape on the move, as floods reshape and shift the ground, of frontier conflict and war and of Yarramundi or Yellomundee, the leader and Garadyi / Clever Man, for whom this place is named; of the Badung Platypus, the Magura Australian Bass and Barra Eel, of the ecology of the river, of water quality, water mills, sand and gravel mining, farming, fishing and the bush regenerators, Waterkeeper and Custodians who seek to restore balance to this wild and beautiful place.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised that the audio walk contains stories of historical violence and Aboriginal People now resting in the dreaming. DIRECTIONS: The walk begins at the North Yarramundi Reserve carpark, Springwood Rd, Yarramundi. We’ll walk down the path to the Grose River, then along the Grose to its confluence with Dyarubbin, head right up the Nepean and before you reach the bridge walk back around the lagoon to the viewing platform and then return to the carpark.

Headphones recommended.

GUESTS:

Leanne Mulgo Watson, Dharug artist Erin Wilkins, Dharug educator Gil Jones, Geologist and author of "Wasteland, Wilderness, Wonderland" Mark Anderson, local bush regenerator Fred Wood, local bush regenerator Grace Karskens, Emeritus Professor of History at University of NSW and author of “People of the River" Bessie Clemson, Yarramundi local (from an archival interview recorded in 1984 for the On the Record Project, Courtesy of Hawkesbury Voices, Hawkesbury Library Service OTR.) Dr Ian Wright, Associate Professor Water Science, Western Sydney University Alan Izzard, Sydney Bass Fishing Club Emily Ada Dunk, (OTR.) Jen Dollin, Head of Sustainability Education, Western Sydney University Children form Hawkesbury Independent School, years 3,4,5 & 6, 2019 Dr Michelle Ryan, Lecturer Ecology and Environmental Science, Western Sydney University and Hawkesbury Nepean Waterkeeper

Students from Windsor High School, years 7, 8 & 9, 2019

MUSIC: 11 Stories from the River Dyraubbin' © Oonagh Sherrard, with Dharug songs © Jasmine Seymour and © Stacy-Jane Etal and musicians: Dimitri Vouros, Gary Daley, Jess Ciampa and Oonagh Sherrard

ABOUT:

11 Stories From the River Dyarubbin is 11 audio walks along Dyarubbin - stories of the rivers history, ecology, geology & people at the places they happened with original music. A collaborative public art work led by composer/ producer Oonagh Sherrard with Hawkesbury Regional Museum, Dharug Custodian Aboriginal Corporation, WSU Sustainable Futures and Hawkesbury Historical Society. Created with support from the NSW Government through Create NSW, Museums and Galleries NSW and assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its Arts funding and advisory body. FURTHER INFORMATION: https://www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/museum/historical-walks/11-stories-from-the-river-dyarubbin

WATCH EPISODE ON YOU TUBE:

https://youtu.be/i84tgNxhmeY