The Gulumoerrgin

The Gulumoerrgin (Larrakia) seasonal calendar is divided into seven main seasons:

• Balnba (rainy season) - November to December - long bums, black plum and bush potatoes.

• Dalay (monsoon season) - January to March - crocodile laying eggs and big red apple fruiting.

• Mayilema - March to April - dragonflies and bush cherry.

• Damibila (Barramundi and bush fruit time) - April to June - black cockatoo and bush peanut.

• Dinidjanggama (heavy dew time) - June to August - dugong and water Lillie’s.

• Gurrulwa (big wind time) - July to September - stingray and yellow kapok.

• Dalirrgang (build-up) - September to October - flying fox, cocky apple and cycad nuts.