Dharnya Centre media: films, radio, research and news
Gaka Yawal Ngulla – Yenbena Yorta Yorta Woka
Come Walk with us, the people on Yorta Yorta Country
Watch Dharnya Day, explore moments from Dharnya Centre and discover the stories being shared about this special place.
WATCH & CONNECT
Dharnya Day, on film.
THE LATEST FILM · 1 MIN 25 SEC
Dharnya Day
2026
Come together on Yorta Yorta Country. Watch the Dharnya Centre film from Dharnya Day 2026.
Films remain hosted by Dharnya Centre on YouTube. Players load without autoplay; you choose when to watch.
MORE STORIES TO SPEND TIME WITH
Culture, Country & living history.
Selected films from their original publishers.
Viewing advice: these films may include names, images or voices of people who have died, historical mistreatment and culturally significant places. Please follow the original publishers’ viewing notices.
Koorie Heritage Trust
Talking on Country
Elizabeth Morgan Hoffman and Colin Walker share knowledge in a film recorded by Wayne Atkinson in 1988.
Koorie Heritage Trust Oral History Collection. Includes culturally significant site knowledge.
Firesticks
Traditional Lore Should Be Allowed in Every Forest
Uncle Colin Walker speaks at the 2019 National Indigenous Fire Workshop on Dhungala, reflecting on responsibility and caring for Country.
Shared through Firesticks’ learning portal. Original film hosted on Vimeo.
Yarnin’ Pictures · ICTV
Aunty Lorna Walker
Aunty Lorna recalls her early life at Cummeragunja and the 1939 walk-off.
Director: Corey Walker. Yorta Yorta custodians. English subtitles are not listed as available.
Original hosting, publisher credits and cultural rights are retained. If an embedded player is unavailable, use its direct viewing link. No film starts automatically.
LISTEN & LEARN
Radio & podcasts.
Cultural advice: ABC’s page for The Scholar’s Hut includes images of people who have died. Please follow the publishers’ viewing and listening notices.
A BROADER YORTA YORTA STORY
Learning on country
Wayne Atkinson leads University of Melbourne students on Yorta Yorta Country, sharing an approach to learning grounded in Country and culture.
Published · Broadcast
Listen on ABCDHARNYA HISTORY
Acting Up! - 45 Years of FoE - The Barmah-Millewa Collective
Aunty Monica Morgan, Jono La Nauze and Indira Narayan discuss the Barmah-Millewa Collective. 3CR’s description connects this campaign history with the 1998 Dharnya Centre occupation.
Listen on 3CRA BROADER YORTA YORTA STORY
The Scholar’s Hut
Daniel James narrates the story of teacher Thomas Shadrach James and the generations of Yorta Yorta leaders who learned at Maloga and Cummeragunja.
Listen on ABCBROADER YORTA YORTA · CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Water in Yorta Yorta
Ebony Joachim joins Rudi Bremer for a family-friendly exploration of language, waterways and the sounds of Yorta Yorta Country.
Listen on ABCLEARNING ON COUNTRY
Bush University
Yorta Yorta research, past and present
Research reports
NESP Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub
National Indigenous Dialogue on Climate Change
This report documents the national dialogue held at Dharnya from 12–15 November 2018, bringing First Nations participants and climate scientists together.
NCCARF · Dave Griggs and coauthors
Indigenous voices in climate change adaptation: Addressing the challenges of diverse knowledge systems in the Barmah-Millewa
A report by Monash, Brown University and Yorta Yorta contributors records Indigenous-led research discussions and a cultural programme at Dharnya on 14 November 2012.
Related learning & stories
University of Melbourne · Melbourne School of Design
Inland
An architecture studio brief situates a proposed Barmah project within the wider cultural, education and tourism experience, including Dharnya Centre.
ANU Reporter · Jess Fagan
Connecting to Country and culture
An ANU profile records Minda Murray’s recollections of growing up at Dharnya and of school groups learning there.
These references describe their own teaching, research or reporting contexts. Publication dates and event dates are identified separately.
Recordings & DVD archive
Recordings will be added here when they have been digitised and approved for sharing.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Dharnya in the news.
Regional news coverage and travel features from Dharnya and Yorta Yorta Country.
Riverine Herald
Amazing Grace: Dharnya Centre guide named among Victoria’s best
Dharnya guide and Yorta Yorta Knowledge Holder Grace Atkinson was named a high achiever finalist in Victoria’s inaugural Top Tour Guide Awards.
Australian Traveller
8 iconic ways to experience the Murray
Dharnya features in this regional travel guide, produced by Australian Traveller in partnership with Murray Regional Tourism. The original page has been removed, so this links to an archived copy.
Dairy News Australia
‘On Country’ students explore Yorta Yorta land
Greater Shepparton Secondary College students explored the wetlands and travelled aboard the Kingfisher as part of their on-Country learning.
Riverine Herald
Beyond the Waters comes home
Dharnya Centre hosted the on-Country launch of Uncle Wayne Atkinson’s memoir, written with Catherine Guinness.
Riverine Herald
Discover Dharnya Centre’s living classroom
A look at the precinct’s renewal, with Yorta Yorta-guided river cruises, the Yamyabuc Trail and cultural education experiences.
Riverine Herald
Dharnya Day unites community for cultural celebration
A report from Dharnya Day 2025, when community and visitors gathered in Barmah to celebrate culture during NAIDOC Week.
Each story opens on its publisher’s website. Some publications may require a subscription.
LOOKING BACK
From the archive
Selected older reporting and community announcements.
Dates shown are publication dates.
Riverine Herald
Historic Barmah joint management plan launched
Reporting on the Barmah National Park joint management plan and Dharnya Centre renovations then under way.
Numurkah Leader
NAIDOC week celebrated at Barmah
Contemporary local reporting records around 350 people gathering at Dharnya for NAIDOC celebrations, performances and Yorta Yorta language learning. See page 10.
Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation
Yarringa Woka Yenbena Djitiga
An archived announcement of a food and cultural event at Dharnya, planned for March 2016.
Eureka Street · David Glanz
Firmly on the ground
Contemporary reporting from Dharnya on Yorta Yorta land justice. The article appears on printed pages 24–27.
MOMENTS FROM DHARNYA
A place to see. A place to feel.
Country, wildlife and experiences, through photographs from Dharnya Centre’s public gallery.
Photographs sourced from Dharnya Centre’s public gallery. Image and cultural rights remain with their respective rights holders. Please contact Dharnya Centre before reproducing images.
LET’S SHARE THE STORY
Media enquiries & image requests.
For interviews, filming enquiries or permission to use photographs, get in touch with Dharnya Centre.