Boon Wurrung

Boon Wurrung country includes Western Port and its islands, where mudflats, saltmarshes and mangroves meet the waters of Bass Strait. The Bunurong people travelled by canoe to French Island, known also as Bellarmarin, to gather food including seals and seabirds. Eels move between the bay's fresh and salt waters, while the tidal flats support many shorebirds. The islands and sheltered passages form part of a coastal landscape known and cared for by Bunurong families.