Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

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NameAboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAlternative NameDharawal CountryCollection summaryShellharbour City lies in Dharawal Country.

The Wodi Wodi and Elouera People, Traditional Custodians of the Illawarra and part of the larger Dharawal Nation have lived on, and with this Country for millennia.

The Aboriginal community in Shellharbour has a strong affinity with their cultural heritage and Aboriginal places are significant to the community.

Several creation stories are linked to the Country on which Shellharbour City resides including Gang-Man-Gang - Windang Island, Gurangaty - Lake Illawarra and waterways, Oola-boola-woo – the Five Islands, Merrigong – Illawarra Escarpment, Dienbella - Mount Kembla, and Djeera – Mount Keira.

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LocalityIllawarra

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