Bulrush Dreaming once

Posted by Helen (Melbourne, Australia) on 13 June 2007 in Plant & Nature.

Stories from the Nyoongar - SW Australia
Large neighbouring groups of Nyoongar people met to collect Bulrush roots that were pounded into a paste and used as a type of flour. The Nyoongar people referred called Bulrushes Yandjip or Yanget. The name of Yanchep, a town in the area derived from this.

According to Aboriginal tradition, the lake is inhabited by a Waugal (rainbow serpent) and the activities of the Waugal ensure that the springs that feed the lake continue to flow.

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